P.K. SHARMA
Cyber security intelligence, AI governance, practitioner analysis
Session based
Session-based career coaching for security and technology professionals: we start with what actually attracts you, then map the road that fits, whether that is one of cyber security's many paths or the move into AI.
Cyber security does not have one career road map; it has many, and they demand different things. Governance, engineering, offensive security, incident response, leadership, and now AI security are separate roads. These sessions start with what actually attracts you, then work out which road fits and what the next step on it looks like.
Governance and audit
ISO lead auditor, risk, compliance, and assurance roles
Engineering and defence
Security architecture, cloud security, detection and response
Offensive security
Penetration testing, red teaming, and adversarial research
AI security
The newest road, and the one most people ask how to reach
Leadership
The practitioner to manager to CISO progression
The session opens with the honest question: which parts of the work pull you in, and which you tolerate. Interest sustains a career; job titles do not.
The roads that fit what attracts you, described plainly: what the work is actually like day to day, what it pays, and what it demands.
For the road you choose, what a hiring panel will look for, and what you already have that counts. Certifications are sequenced, not collected.
One concrete move to make before the next session: a project, a certification, a conversation, or an application.
Book more as you need them. Some people take one session and go; others check in quarterly through a transition.
Example scenario
A SOC analyst three years in felt stuck, assuming the only way up was management, which held no appeal.
The work: A single session mapped what actually engaged them, which turned out to be adversary behaviour rather than process, and set a detection engineering road with a certification sequence to match.
They moved into detection engineering inside eight months, staying technical and taking a rise with it.
Example scenario
An experienced compliance manager wanted the move into AI security but could not tell whether the interest was real or hype.
The work: Two sessions: the first tested the interest against what the work actually involves, the second built the road from their existing audit strength into AI governance.
They took ISO/IEC 42001 lead auditor training and now run AI governance for their firm, without starting over as a beginner.
Start the conversation
A short call to understand your situation; a clear scope if the engagement fits, and a straight answer if it does not.
Book a sessionCyber security does not have one career road map; it has many. Governance, engineering, offensive security, incident response, leadership, and now AI security are different roads with different demands. Most people pick one by accident, then wonder why the work does not fit.
Coaching from a practitioner who has worked several of these roads personally: engineering, audit, leadership, and AI security.