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Cybersecurity

Security Analyst/Information Security Analyst

Security Analysts serve as the frontline defenders of organizational cybersecurity, responsible for monitoring systems, detecting threats, and responding to security incidents. They bridge the gap between technical security controls and business risk management.

📅 September 06, 2025📚 17 resources
Critical Priority
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Engineer

Cybersecurity Engineers are architects of secure digital infrastructure, integrating security controls into systems and automating security processes at scale.

📅 September 08, 2025📚 18 resources
Critical Priority
Cybersecurity

Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineers secure cloud infrastructures, implement compliance controls, and manage identity systems for cloud environments.

📅 September 09, 2025📚 18 resources
Critical Priority
Cybersecurity

AI Security Specialist

AI Security Specialists secure AI systems and defend against AI-powered threats, including adversarial attacks and model poisoning.

📅 September 01, 2025📚 17 resources
High Priority
Cybersecurity

DevSecOps Engineer

DevSecOps Engineers integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and automate security testing throughout the software development lifecycle.

📅 September 04, 2025📚 16 resources
High Priority
Cybersecurity

Threat Intelligence Analyst

Threat Intelligence Analysts collect, analyze, and disseminate actionable intelligence about current and emerging cyber threats to guide security decision-making.

📅 September 06, 2025📚 16 resources
High Priority
AI Development

Vibe Coding / AI-Assisted Development

Vibe coding is a revolutionary approach to software development where you describe what you want to build in natural language and AI generates the code. Coined by Andrej Karpathy, this paradigm shift enables anyone to create functional applications by focusing on ideas rather than syntax, making software development accessible to non-programmers while dramatically accelerating experienced developers.

📅 December 11, 2025📚 14 resources
High Priority
Cybersecurity

Penetration Tester / Ethical Hacker

Penetration Testers are offensive security professionals who simulate real-world attacks to identify vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can exploit them. They combine technical expertise with creative thinking to find security weaknesses in networks, applications, and systems, then provide actionable remediation guidance.

📅 December 20, 2025📚 5 resources
High Priority
SOC & Incident Response

AI-Powered SOC Analyst / Threat Detection Specialist

AI-Powered SOC Analysts leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to detect, analyze, and respond to security threats faster than ever before. This role combines traditional SOC skills with expertise in AI-assisted threat hunting, automated incident response, and tools like Microsoft Security Copilot to defend organizations at machine speed.

📅 December 29, 2025📚 9 resources
Critical Priority
Red Team & AI Security

AI Red Team / Breach & Attack Simulation Specialist

AI Red Team Specialists use automated and AI-driven tools to simulate real-world attacks against organizations and AI systems. This role combines offensive security expertise with knowledge of LLM-powered automation, agentic AI security testing, and autonomous red teaming tools to continuously validate security controls and identify weaknesses in both traditional infrastructure and AI systems.

📅 December 29, 2025📚 9 resources
High Priority
Software Testing & QA

AI-Assisted QA Engineer / Software Tester

AI-Assisted QA Engineers leverage artificial intelligence to revolutionize software testing and debugging. This role combines traditional QA expertise with knowledge of AI-powered testing tools like TestRigor and GitHub Copilot, automated test generation, and AI-enhanced debugging techniques to deliver higher quality software faster than traditional methods allow.

📅 December 29, 2025📚 9 resources
High Priority