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Cybersecurity Engineer

Defend India's digital backbone — UPI, banking, defence, healthcare. — A complete career guide for Indian students.

3–4 yrs UG + cert pathB.Tech / BCA + certifications (CEH, OSCP, CISSP)
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Why this career matters in India

Cyber attacks on Indian institutions doubled in 2025; CERT-In mandates a CISO at every regulated entity.

Step-by-step roadmap

  1. 1

    B.Tech CSE / IT

  2. 2

    CEH → OSCP

  3. 3

    Bug bounty side income (HackerOne)

  4. 4

    SOC analyst → Pen-tester → CISO

Skills you'll need

Networking & LinuxWeb / cloud / mobile securityPen-testingIncident responseThreat intelCryptography

Pros

  • Critical, recession-proof
  • High remote / freelance scope

Watch-outs

  • · On-call shifts
  • · High pressure

Top recruiters & employers

CiscoPalo AltoCloudflareTrellixTata CommWiproTCS CyberCERT-In

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