It has been weighing on my mind quite a bit lately as to whether I should take a job in web development when I really want to go into application security. I've read through a number of similar posts on HN, and been lurking the forum looking for an answer.
I am soon to be a CS graduate from a non-brand state school, and have been putting out my resume to job boards and a few application security firms. I am hoping to find a good job to start my career in infosec. I have done a few years of freelance work, and even had a web dev gig at my school for a couple years (the two overlapped a bit).
What I really want to do is move out of the town I am in, and get started with a career in application security. I have bills to pay, and a bit of debt, but should I let that stop me from taking the risk of going for a career in app sec? Would taking a low-paying development gig hurt my career opportunities?
I just don't really know what I should expect from the market. My fear is that taking a dev gig that isn't a good fit will sap my motivation and energy to pursue what I really want.
I am contributing to open-source projects, and doing my own projects to sharpen my skills at development and app sec. Should I take a less desirable job to pay the bills, or just continue to pursue what really interests me and be broke for a little longer?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I am soon to be a CS graduate from a non-brand state school, and have been putting out my resume to job boards and a few application security firms. I am hoping to find a good job to start my career in infosec. I have done a few years of freelance work, and even had a web dev gig at my school for a couple years (the two overlapped a bit).
What I really want to do is move out of the town I am in, and get started with a career in application security. I have bills to pay, and a bit of debt, but should I let that stop me from taking the risk of going for a career in app sec? Would taking a low-paying development gig hurt my career opportunities?
I just don't really know what I should expect from the market. My fear is that taking a dev gig that isn't a good fit will sap my motivation and energy to pursue what I really want.
I am contributing to open-source projects, and doing my own projects to sharpen my skills at development and app sec. Should I take a less desirable job to pay the bills, or just continue to pursue what really interests me and be broke for a little longer?
Thanks in advance for any advice.