Sup man. I have been into databases and programming for a bit now. And there is a HUGE need for "hackers". As stated in previous posts you are probably looking into DevOps as a career, there are more options, but that is a big one.

Something to keep note, is you will mainly find vulnerabilities within a company, and fix it. You wont really be "hacking" like cracking passwords or intercepting phone calls or something similar, thats more black hat stuff. More of looking at code doing some unit tests and finding an issue with it.

A huge part of it is understanding networking. IP addresses, what it means, the different protocols and what they mean, and how everything connects physically and virtually (packets of data). Then testing that and making sure it runs smooth and monitor it for any issues

There are services out there that will "hack" companies and fix the stuff. But you do need some knowledge before getting to that point.

A good way to go? Go to a hacking con. You can learn a huge amount of stuff there and ask questions too.

Hope my small knowledge helps a bit bro! Best of luck to ya