Technology · Career move
Security Engineer → Senior Security Engineer
What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.
The trajectory
$177,000 now → $262,000 in 3 yrs
~3 yrs typical
The path
Route: impact-promotion
Skills to add
What Senior Security Engineer needs that Security Engineer typically doesn't.
- Detection engineering + response
Credentials on this route
- Security+ early; CISSP becomes relevant approaching senior
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Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.