A realistic way
into tech careers.
POST is an onboarding system for people entering IT, cybersecurity, cloud, DevOps and governance roles. Honest pathways, sequenced certifications, and what realistic progression actually looks like.
No hype. No "AI will replace IT". Just realistic guidance for the next 1–3 years.
New to tech? Begin with proven foundations.
Four beginner-safe routes. Each leads to a real first job.
Help users and systems run smoothly.
The backbone of all technology.
Today's default infrastructure.
Protect systems. Understand threats.
One realistic route into security architecture, modelled in the same tool you'll use.
POST models realistic transitions between roles, certifications and specialisations, and names the tradeoffs most roadmap sites ignore. Helpdesk → IT Support → Sysadmin → Infrastructure Engineer → Security Architect is one such path. Others exist; each carries different costs.
14 connected domains. Real roles, real certifications, real transitions.
Built around how technology careers actually progress.
Most pathways take 18–36 months to a credible specialist role. We don't pretend otherwise.
Shipped projects and operational fluency win interviews. Certifications confirm what you already do.
Order is the difference between progression and a pile of certifications. We map prerequisites honestly.
What POST will not claim.
A space flooded with hype and fake authority. These are the lines we don't cross.
Read the full methodology- That a certification stack alone makes you hireable.
- That cloud, security or DevOps are entry-level.
- That you can skip the boring operational years.
- That AI is about to delete IT, it isn't.
- That any one vendor's path is universally correct.
Answer a few questions and we'll surface the most realistic route for where you are today.