[davidg109]

Lots of great advise here. Only thing I’d add is look at the junior positions that you might not associate as security, but definitely do touch on it: helpdesk, deskside support, etc. Often they’re thankless jobs, but it’s a great foot in the door. Get in there, make it known you want to be the security dude, and take on as many security-related projects/tasks as you can. Offer to help out with security awareness and training initiatives (employees often suck at security). Work on some junior certs simultaneously.