🔑 Identity & Access Management
Cybersecurity career path
Own identity lifecycle, SSO, privileged access and zero-trust access controls.
Typical roles
- IAM Engineer
- Identity Architect
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- SC-900 Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
- Security+ CompTIA Security+
Core
- SC-300 Microsoft Certfied: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- CIST IMI Certfied Identity and Security Technologist
Advanced
- CIDPRO IDPro Certified Identity Professional
- CIAM Identify Management Institute Certified Identify and Access Manager
- CIMP Identify Management Institute Certified Identity Management Professional
Mastery
- CISSP (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- CISSP Concentrations (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional Concentrations
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.