Types of Security Roles (SOC Analyst, Pentester, GRC, AppSec)

Summary

Not all security roles are the same job — SOC Analysts monitor and respond to alerts, Pentesters simulate attacks to find weaknesses, GRC professionals manage risk and compliance, and AppSec engineers secure software development.

• 1Read one job description for each role type and note the differing skill requirements.
• 2Identify which role sounds closest to your own strengths and interests.
• 3Revisit this after completing more of the roadmap, once you know more about each domain.