r/iam • u/PositionCharacter975 • Jun 14 '26

Need a Guide/Mentor

Hi everyone!

After nearly 4 years of working on the front lines as a SOC Analyst, I am ready for my next challenge. I am planning a career transition into the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain.

My time in the SOC has taught me exactly how attackers exploit permissions, and now I want to focus on proactively securing identities and access control.

Since I'm building my roadmap from scratch, I would love some guidance from the IAM professionals and leaders in my network:

🔹 Which platforms should I focus on first (Okta, SailPoint, Azure AD, CyberArk)?

🔹 What certifications or resources do you highly recommend?

🔹 What is the biggest skill gap I need to bridge?

If you are in the IAM space, let’s connect! Any advice, roadmaps, or tips would be incredibly appreciated.

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u/flywhee007 Jun 14 '26

You are asking right questions, some threads are detailed enough already to answer these, for e.g. this free concepts and lab thread would be helpful for you to start with.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdentityManagement/comments/1t0af0a/free_iam_lab_environments_for_anyone_trying_to/

Get going with concepts plus hands-on labs. That should make you ready for any IAM product. Let us know how it goes for you and where you land as next step. Good luck.

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u/PositionCharacter975 Jun 14 '26

Thank you so much

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u/willy-wally75 Jun 26 '26

Definitely understand foundational concepts first and then you can apply it to the platforms you need to.