Comment by MattPalmer1086

I transitioned to security after working in development. I didn't have to reset back to being on the helpdesk, but any career reset probably won't have you enter at the same level you were at before. I went from being chief technical architect type roles in development to being a security architect.

For me, the transition also took a number of years. I did a Masters degree in security, and started to get more experience in security in my non security role. Then I found a small software company willing to give me a chance as their security guy. I guess for me it took about 4 to 5 years to really complete the transition.