KnightVerse Academy / Career roadmaps

Career roadmaps

Pick the job.We'll map the way there.

Every roadmap lays out the skills in order, why each one matters, which certifications employers look for, a portfolio project per stage, and a readiness exam that tells you when to start applying.

AI Security Engineer

Secure applications built on large language models: find prompt injection, data leakage and unsafe tool use before attackers do.

4 stages12 skills3 certificationsReadiness exam

Start from: Some programming and basic security knowledge

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Cloud Security Engineer

Protect cloud infrastructure: identity, network boundaries, data protection and detection across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.

4 stages12 skills6 certificationsReadiness exam

Start from: Basic networking and Linux

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SOC Analyst

Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts; the most common way into a security career.

3 stages9 skills2 certificationsReadiness exam

Start from: No security experience needed

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Penetration Tester

Break into systems with permission and explain how to fix what you found.

3 stages9 skills3 certificationsReadiness exam

Start from: Networking and Linux basics

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AI Engineer (Claude)

Build reliable products and agents on Claude: prompting, tools, retrieval and evaluation, with Anthropic's certification path.

3 stages9 skills4 certificationsReadiness exam

Start from: Comfortable programming in Python or TypeScript

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DevOps Engineer

Build the operating skills behind reliable delivery: Linux, automation, containers, Kubernetes and CI/CD.

3 stages9 skills0 certifications

Start from: No infrastructure experience required

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GRC Analyst

Govern security risk: policies, audits, compliance frameworks and third-party risk, including new AI governance work.

3 stages9 skills2 certificationsReadiness exam

Start from: No technical background required

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