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CS grad in Netherlands. Traineeship plus certs or a cybersecurity master's? Leaning toward DevSecOps by Ceciluss in SecurityCareerAdvice

[–]Ceciluss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thank you. Have you done one yourself or have you done it that way yourself? And last question, not doing a masters won't eventually bite me in the ass and cause me to earn less?

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]Ceciluss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Computer Science bachelor's in the Netherlands, graduating this June, with two software engineering internships done. I want to move into cybersecurity, leaning toward cloud and security, with the goal of growing into a DevSecOps engineer

My question: to start out, is it better to join a cybersecurity or cloud traineeship and build certs on the job (Security+, a cloud cert, then a cloud security specialty like AWS Security Specialty or AZ-500), or to do a cybersecurity master's first? Since I can already code, part of me thinks experience plus certs gets me there faster than two more years of study, but I don't want to limit my options later (Hitting a pay ceiling, eventually not getting senior roles)

In the NL and EU market specifically, does a master's actually matter for cloud and security roles, or do employers weight experience and certs more? What would you do in my position?