From Data Engineer to OSINT Platform Architect: A Career Journey Driven by Curiosity
By
David Knickerbocker
Master baker tier. Every paragraph earns its place on the tray.
Summary
A personal reflection from a professional who transitioned from Data Engineering to Platform Engineering and then to OSINT Platform Architecture. The author shares their journey of following curiosity from web development into network science and OSINT work, encouraging readers to pursue their own intellectual interests. Written as part of a #100daysofnetworks series, the article is a free, introspective piece about career transformation driven by curiosity.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI have felt a bit unusual ever since learning about and then obsessively learning network science and OSINT
I thought that by writing this I might encourage some of you to follow your own curiosity as I did.
I am very happy with this career progress
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