Security Analyst
Monitors alerts, investigates activity, and supports organizational security operations.
Cyber Club
Careers
Explore workforce frameworks, job-market tools, federal cybersecurity career pages, student pathways, and role examples tied to cybersecurity education.
Example Cybersecurity Roles
These examples help connect curriculum, skills, and real-world career pathways.
SOC Analyst
Works in a security operations center triaging alerts and supporting incident handling.
Incident Responder
Investigates breaches, contains threats, and helps restore systems after incidents.
Threat Intelligence Analyst
Studies adversary tactics, vulnerabilities, and emerging threat trends.
Penetration Tester
Assesses system weaknesses through authorized testing and security evaluation.
AI Security Analyst
Supports secure AI use, model risk awareness, validation, and AI-enabled cyber workflows.
Federal Careers and Workforce Resources
These resources help students understand cybersecurity work roles, job demand, entry points, internships, and long-term career progression.
NICE Framework Resource Center
Categories, work roles, competencies, and task, knowledge, and skill statements.
CyberSeek
Cybersecurity supply-and-demand data, salary trends, and pathway tools.
DHS Cybersecurity Careers
Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity career opportunities and hiring pathways.
DHS Cybersecurity Service
A specialized cybersecurity hiring system supporting national cyber defense.
CISA Careers
Cybersecurity and IT jobs supporting critical infrastructure and national resilience.
CISA Student and Recent Graduate Opportunities
Internships and early-career federal opportunities for students and recent graduates.
CISA Career Map
Explore cybersecurity work roles and pathways with career discovery tools.
NSA Careers
Career fields spanning cybersecurity, engineering, analysis, and national security mission support.
NSA Student Programs
Internships, co-op programs, scholarships, and other student pathways.
Cyber Career Awareness
Career-awareness materials for students, educators, and communities, including CYBER.ORG resources.
Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Job
A guidebook that explains how cybersecurity connects to business functions and operations.
Executive Summary
Overview of findings from workforce white papers sponsored by CISA and authored by Carnegie Mellon SEI.
Cybersecurity Careers of the Future
Explores workforce gaps and the skills needed for emerging cybersecurity roles.
Cybersecurity Talent Identification and Assessment
Examines how cybersecurity talent is identified, assessed, recruited, and developed.
Cybersecurity Career Paths and Progression
Examines entry into the field, early exposure, progression, and long-term development.