Your wins are invisible
'Maintained security posture' doesn't convey that you prevented a $10M incident.
For security professionals who protect companies but can't prove it
You stopped the breach. Nobody noticed.
Make your defense work into career offense.
- Quantify risk reduction and incident response
- Frame compliance as business enablement
- Prep for security role interviews
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Steve J. Ngoumnai
Founder, Head Career Coach
The problem
The best security is the breach that never happened
Try putting that on a resume.
Incident stories are tricky
How do you talk about breaches without sounding like you caused them?
Is security a dead end?
You wonder if there's a path to leadership or if you're stuck in the SOC forever.
Sound familiar?
The cybersecurity job search reality
These are the conversations we have every day with security pros just like you.
"My biggest win is the breach that never happened"
You prevented a $10M incident, but how do you prove something didn't occur? You can't point to the attack that never got through — yet that's exactly why they hired you.
"The incident I handled makes me look bad"
You responded to a breach, contained it in hours, and saved the company. But now you're worried interviewers will think you caused it — or that your previous employer was negligent.
"I'm seen as the person who says no"
Every project you've protected, every corner you wouldn't let them cut — it saved the company. But internally, you're known as the roadblock, not the enabler.
"My resume reads like a tools list"
Splunk, CrowdStrike, Nessus, Wireshark... You've mastered them all, but your resume looks like a vendor catalog, not a story of business impact.
"Compliance work sounds boring"
You achieved SOC 2, passed PCI audits, implemented GDPR controls. But 'maintained compliance' doesn't convey that you enabled $50M in enterprise deals.
"I don't know if I can make it to CISO"
You've done the technical work for years, but leadership roles seem to go to people who can 'speak to the business.' You can protect them — can you lead them?
If any of this sounds like you — you're not alone, and you're not stuck. We've helped dozens of security professionals translate risk prevention into career advancement.
Success Stories
People who made the leap
from 147+ professionals
Raymond B.
Senior Software Engineer · Google
"I'd been stuck at L5 for three years. After six weeks with Askia, I had three onsites and closed at L6 with a $350K package. The system design prep alone was worth it—I walked in..."
Sasha L.
Product Engineer · Meta
"Before Askia, I was getting ghosted after every phone screen. We rewrote my resume to lead with impact, and within two weeks I had five recruiter calls scheduled. The difference..."
Neil R.
Software Engineer · Amazon
"I was ready to accept their first offer—I had no idea how to negotiate without seeming greedy. We mapped out my leverage, practiced the exact script, and I ended up $45K higher..."
Alina K.
Senior Product Manager · Microsoft
"My background was all over the place—B2B, B2C, different industries. Askia helped me find the throughline that made it all make sense. Three interviewers said I was the most..."
Jordan T.
Data Scientist · Netflix
"I had five years of scattered projects and no clear story. After one session, we turned it into a narrative about driving decisions with data. The feedback in interviews went from..."
Priya S.
Product Designer · Apple
"The portfolio review was honest—almost too honest. But we cut three projects and rebuilt my walkthrough from scratch. When I presented it, the hiring manager said it was the..."
Miguel A.
Staff Engineer · Stripe
"I was applying to 40+ jobs a week with maybe one callback. We stopped the spray-and-pray approach, built an outreach system, and within a month I had warm intros to three of my..."
Tara J.
Growth PM · Airbnb
"My response rate went from 8% to 22% after repositioning my LinkedIn headline and summary. Same experience, totally different framing. Recruiters started reaching out for roles I..."
Kevin D.
Frontend Engineer · Shopify
"Four months of silence on LinkedIn. Then we overhauled my profile and resume together—within a week I had my first inbound message from a recruiter at a company I'd been eyeing...."
Rina M.
Solutions Architect · Salesforce
"I kept getting rejected for leadership roles because I sounded too technical. Askia helped me reframe everything around strategic impact. The hiring manager later told me my..."
Evan P.
Design Manager · Adobe
"I'd ramble for five minutes on every behavioral question. After three mock sessions, I had tight two-minute stories with clear structure. The interviewers started nodding along..."
Camila V.
Product Analyst · Uber
"I was offered a lateral move initially. After we built my case for promotion—concrete metrics, leadership examples, market data—I countered and got the senior title with a $38K..."
Omar H.
Platform Engineer · Spotify
"Cold outreach was getting me nowhere—maybe one reply for every 50 messages. Askia gave me a template that actually worked. Three weeks later, I had coffee chats with engineers at..."
Lena Q.
Product Designer · Figma
"I'd failed three final rounds in a row and was starting to think something was fundamentally wrong with me. After six mock interviews with Askia, I understood exactly where I was..."
Miles S.
Backend Engineer · Notion
"I was burning out applying to everything. Askia helped me build a system—targeted companies, warm outreach, weekly check-ins. It felt sustainable for the first time. Landed an..."
Isabelle C.
Engineering Manager · Atlassian
"Transitioning from IC to manager felt impossible—I kept getting passed over. Askia helped me articulate my leadership impact in a way that made sense to hiring committees. Within..."
Noah G.
Developer Advocate · GitHub
"My answers were all over the place—five minutes on something that needed thirty seconds. Askia gave me a framework: setup, action, result, reflection. Now every story has punch...."
Hannah W.
Customer Success Lead · Slack
"I was interviewing at six companies simultaneously and losing track of everything. Askia helped me prioritize, prep smarter, and close the one I actually wanted. Turned three..."
Diego R.
Security Engineer · Zoom
"I'd never negotiated before and was terrified of losing the offer. We role-played the conversation three times until I felt bulletproof. Asked for $35K more than they offered. They..."
Maya N.
Technical Program Manager · Oracle
"The resume rewrite made me realize I'd been underselling myself for years. We quantified everything—scope, team size, business impact. Recruiters started reaching out for roles I'd..."
Vikram P.
Machine Learning Engineer · NVIDIA
"I kept getting stuck explaining technical details instead of business outcomes. Askia taught me to lead with the 'so what'—revenue impact, time saved, decisions enabled. The shift..."
Lauren D.
Product Manager · LinkedIn
"I was getting callbacks but bombing final rounds. Turns out I was answering questions like an IC, not a PM. After three sessions focused on strategic framing, I went 3-for-3 on..."
Arjun S.
Backend Engineer · Snowflake
"System design interviews terrified me. Askia broke it down into a repeatable framework—requirements, estimation, architecture, trade-offs. Practiced it until it felt natural...."
Chloe H.
Data Analyst · Pinterest
"Everyone kept telling me I needed more experience to break into tech. Askia showed me how to position my non-tech background as an asset—different perspectives, fresh thinking. Got..."
Marcus J.
DevOps Engineer · Databricks
"My resume was a wall of tools and technologies. Askia helped me rewrite it around reliability outcomes—uptime improved, incidents reduced, deployments accelerated. Started getting..."
Sofia R.
Mobile Engineer · DoorDash
"I'd wing it in behavioral interviews and hope for the best. Askia made me build a story bank—eight polished examples I could adapt to any question. Now I walk in knowing exactly..."
Amir K.
Product Designer · Dropbox
"My portfolio was a random collection of projects. Askia helped me curate it around a clear theme—systems thinking and user advocacy. The hiring manager said it was the most..."
Grace T.
Analytics Lead · Intuit
"I was great at SQL but terrible at explaining why my analysis mattered. Askia taught me to frame everything as business decisions enabled. Now I lead with impact, and executives..."
Diego M.
FinTech Engineer · PayPal
"I had no idea what I was worth. Askia pulled comp data, helped me set a target, and coached me through the conversation. Ended up $40K above my initial expectation with better..."
Riya V.
Growth Engineer · Coinbase
"I was applying everywhere and getting nowhere. Askia made me pick 15 target companies, research them properly, and tailor my approach. Closed two offers from that list within six..."
Raymond B.
Senior Software Engineer · Google
"I'd been stuck at L5 for three years. After six weeks with Askia, I had three onsites and closed at L6 with a $350K package. The system design prep alone was worth it—I walked in..."
Sasha L.
Product Engineer · Meta
"Before Askia, I was getting ghosted after every phone screen. We rewrote my resume to lead with impact, and within two weeks I had five recruiter calls scheduled. The difference..."
Neil R.
Software Engineer · Amazon
"I was ready to accept their first offer—I had no idea how to negotiate without seeming greedy. We mapped out my leverage, practiced the exact script, and I ended up $45K higher..."
Alina K.
Senior Product Manager · Microsoft
"My background was all over the place—B2B, B2C, different industries. Askia helped me find the throughline that made it all make sense. Three interviewers said I was the most..."
Jordan T.
Data Scientist · Netflix
"I had five years of scattered projects and no clear story. After one session, we turned it into a narrative about driving decisions with data. The feedback in interviews went from..."
Priya S.
Product Designer · Apple
"The portfolio review was honest—almost too honest. But we cut three projects and rebuilt my walkthrough from scratch. When I presented it, the hiring manager said it was the..."
Miguel A.
Staff Engineer · Stripe
"I was applying to 40+ jobs a week with maybe one callback. We stopped the spray-and-pray approach, built an outreach system, and within a month I had warm intros to three of my..."
Tara J.
Growth PM · Airbnb
"My response rate went from 8% to 22% after repositioning my LinkedIn headline and summary. Same experience, totally different framing. Recruiters started reaching out for roles I..."
Kevin D.
Frontend Engineer · Shopify
"Four months of silence on LinkedIn. Then we overhauled my profile and resume together—within a week I had my first inbound message from a recruiter at a company I'd been eyeing...."
Rina M.
Solutions Architect · Salesforce
"I kept getting rejected for leadership roles because I sounded too technical. Askia helped me reframe everything around strategic impact. The hiring manager later told me my..."
Evan P.
Design Manager · Adobe
"I'd ramble for five minutes on every behavioral question. After three mock sessions, I had tight two-minute stories with clear structure. The interviewers started nodding along..."
Camila V.
Product Analyst · Uber
"I was offered a lateral move initially. After we built my case for promotion—concrete metrics, leadership examples, market data—I countered and got the senior title with a $38K..."
Omar H.
Platform Engineer · Spotify
"Cold outreach was getting me nowhere—maybe one reply for every 50 messages. Askia gave me a template that actually worked. Three weeks later, I had coffee chats with engineers at..."
Lena Q.
Product Designer · Figma
"I'd failed three final rounds in a row and was starting to think something was fundamentally wrong with me. After six mock interviews with Askia, I understood exactly where I was..."
Miles S.
Backend Engineer · Notion
"I was burning out applying to everything. Askia helped me build a system—targeted companies, warm outreach, weekly check-ins. It felt sustainable for the first time. Landed an..."
Isabelle C.
Engineering Manager · Atlassian
"Transitioning from IC to manager felt impossible—I kept getting passed over. Askia helped me articulate my leadership impact in a way that made sense to hiring committees. Within..."
Noah G.
Developer Advocate · GitHub
"My answers were all over the place—five minutes on something that needed thirty seconds. Askia gave me a framework: setup, action, result, reflection. Now every story has punch...."
Hannah W.
Customer Success Lead · Slack
"I was interviewing at six companies simultaneously and losing track of everything. Askia helped me prioritize, prep smarter, and close the one I actually wanted. Turned three..."
Diego R.
Security Engineer · Zoom
"I'd never negotiated before and was terrified of losing the offer. We role-played the conversation three times until I felt bulletproof. Asked for $35K more than they offered. They..."
Maya N.
Technical Program Manager · Oracle
"The resume rewrite made me realize I'd been underselling myself for years. We quantified everything—scope, team size, business impact. Recruiters started reaching out for roles I'd..."
Vikram P.
Machine Learning Engineer · NVIDIA
"I kept getting stuck explaining technical details instead of business outcomes. Askia taught me to lead with the 'so what'—revenue impact, time saved, decisions enabled. The shift..."
Lauren D.
Product Manager · LinkedIn
"I was getting callbacks but bombing final rounds. Turns out I was answering questions like an IC, not a PM. After three sessions focused on strategic framing, I went 3-for-3 on..."
Arjun S.
Backend Engineer · Snowflake
"System design interviews terrified me. Askia broke it down into a repeatable framework—requirements, estimation, architecture, trade-offs. Practiced it until it felt natural...."
Chloe H.
Data Analyst · Pinterest
"Everyone kept telling me I needed more experience to break into tech. Askia showed me how to position my non-tech background as an asset—different perspectives, fresh thinking. Got..."
Marcus J.
DevOps Engineer · Databricks
"My resume was a wall of tools and technologies. Askia helped me rewrite it around reliability outcomes—uptime improved, incidents reduced, deployments accelerated. Started getting..."
Sofia R.
Mobile Engineer · DoorDash
"I'd wing it in behavioral interviews and hope for the best. Askia made me build a story bank—eight polished examples I could adapt to any question. Now I walk in knowing exactly..."
Amir K.
Product Designer · Dropbox
"My portfolio was a random collection of projects. Askia helped me curate it around a clear theme—systems thinking and user advocacy. The hiring manager said it was the most..."
Grace T.
Analytics Lead · Intuit
"I was great at SQL but terrible at explaining why my analysis mattered. Askia taught me to frame everything as business decisions enabled. Now I lead with impact, and executives..."
Diego M.
FinTech Engineer · PayPal
"I had no idea what I was worth. Askia pulled comp data, helped me set a target, and coached me through the conversation. Ended up $40K above my initial expectation with better..."
Riya V.
Growth Engineer · Coinbase
"I was applying everywhere and getting nowhere. Askia made me pick 15 target companies, research them properly, and tailor my approach. Closed two offers from that list within six..."
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How It Works
How we get you there
1
Find your impact
We quantify risk reduction, incident response wins, and compliance achievements.
2
Build your story
Resume and LinkedIn rebuilt to show business-critical security work.
3
Prep for interviews
Incident response stories and technical credibility without sounding like a hacker.
Deliverables
What you actually get
Security-specific career support.
Impact Quantification
Put numbers on your security work.
Story Overhaul
Resume and LinkedIn that show security leadership.
Interview Prep
Security interview readiness.
Your Coach
Steve gets security
Security work is often invisible until something breaks. I help security professionals translate risk prevention and compliance into business value that executives understand. Your work has massive impact — let's make it visible.
25+ security pros coached
CISO-track placements
$50K avg. comp increase
This is for you if
You've protected companies and want career protection for yourself.
- Your resume sounds like a tools list
- You can't quantify your security impact
- You want to move into security leadership
- Incident interviews make you nervous
This probably isn't for you if
We work with experienced security pros.
- You're just getting into security
- You want help with certifications
- You're looking for technical security training
Questions security pros usually ask
Straight answers.
How do I quantify prevention?
We estimate what incidents would have cost and attribute prevention to your work. Industry benchmarks show average breach costs of $4.5M — if you hardened systems and prevented exposure, that's your impact story.
How do I talk about incidents without looking bad?
Incidents happen. What matters is how you responded. We frame them as leadership moments: you detected quickly, contained effectively, communicated transparently, and implemented improvements. That's exactly what hiring managers want to see.
Is there a path from SOC analyst to CISO?
Absolutely. The path typically goes: analyst → senior analyst → security engineer → security manager → director → CISO. The key is developing business communication skills alongside technical depth. We help you make that transition.
My resume is just a list of tools. How do I fix that?
Tools are table stakes. We restructure your resume around outcomes: what threats you detected, what attacks you prevented, what compliance you enabled. 'Implemented Splunk' becomes 'Reduced incident detection time from 72 hours to 4 hours, preventing $2M in potential breach costs.'
How do I transition from technical security to security leadership?
Leadership requires translating security into business language. You need to quantify risk in dollars, not vulnerabilities. We help you develop the executive communication skills and strategic framing that get you into the room where decisions are made.
Do I need certifications like CISSP to advance?
Certifications help but aren't sufficient alone. CISSP, CISM, and others show baseline knowledge, but what gets you hired is demonstrable impact. We help you position certifications as credibility enhancers, not your main value proposition.
How do I interview for security roles without revealing confidential information?
You can discuss approaches, frameworks, and outcomes without disclosing specifics. We teach you to talk about 'a major incident at a Fortune 500 company' with generalized learnings. Interviewers understand confidentiality — they want to see your judgment and process.
How do I compete against candidates from bigger-name companies?
Candidates from FAANG security teams aren't always better — they had bigger budgets and more support. If you've done security at a smaller company with limited resources, that's actually harder. We help you frame scrappiness as strength.
Should I specialize or stay generalist in security?
At senior levels, specialization typically pays better: cloud security, AppSec, incident response, or GRC each have distinct career paths. But security leadership requires breadth. We help you choose based on your goals and market demand.
How do I explain gaps from burnout or the job market?
Security is a high-burnout field. Gaps are common and understandable. We help you frame time off as intentional — studying for certifications, consulting, or simply recovering. Honesty works better than covering it up.
"Within 3 weeks I had 4 interviews lined up. Steve completely changed how I talk about my work."
★★★★★ — Marcus T., Senior Engineer → Staff at FAANGYou protected the company. Now protect your career.
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