Cybersecurity Professional Seeks Career Advice After SOAR Specialization Plateau
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The post is from a cybersecurity professional with 10 years of experience, including 6 years specializing in SOAR (XSOAR and TORQ), along with expertise in SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOC operations, and security automation. They are transitioning to a TORQ playbook developer role but feel they’ve reached a career plateau and are exploring next steps, including detection engineering, threat hunting, cloud security, and leadership. The author seeks insights on long-term demand, compensation potential, and how SOAR specialization is perceived in the industry.