Career Roadmaps — Fortivance Academy
Career roadmaps

Pick the role. We'll order the journey.

Every roadmap bundles hand-picked courses into one guided path — ending in a job you can actually name. Students start with tracks built for entry-level roles; professionals go deep toward specialist positions.

14 Roadmaps
6 Student tracks
8 Professional tracks
90+ Courses mapped
★ Built for students & fresh graduates

Zero experience? These tracks are made for you.

If you're an engineering student or fresh graduate with little or no exposure to privacy, AI governance or security, start here. Every student roadmap assumes you're beginning from scratch — and maps directly to a real entry-level job you can apply for on day one.

No prior background needed
Mapped to real entry-level roles
Portfolio + credential to show recruiters
Student career tracks

Six paths to your first job in tech.

Each one starts at absolute basics and ends job-ready for a specific entry-level role that companies are hiring for right now — focused on the highest-demand fields: AI and machine learning, data, cybersecurity and privacy.

Popular
STU-MLE

AI / ML Engineer Track

Python and data foundations to building, fine-tuning and deploying models and LLM apps.

Duration 14 weeks
Courses 6
Starts at Zero
Level range Found → Master
Foundation
Applied
First job AI / ML Engineer (New Grad)
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Entry-level
STU-FDE

Forward-Deployed AI Engineer Track

Build and ship agentic AI systems with customers — RAG pipelines, workflows and evaluation.

Duration 13 weeks
Courses 5
Starts at Zero
Level range Found → Master
Foundation
Applied
First job Forward-Deployed / AI Deployment Engineer
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Entry-level
STU-DE

Data Engineer Track

SQL and Python to building data pipelines, warehouses and ETL/ELT that feed real systems.

Duration 13 weeks
Courses 5
Starts at Zero
Level range Found → Master
Foundation
Applied
First job Data Engineer
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Entry-level
STU-DS

Data Scientist Track

Statistics, Python and data storytelling into your first analytics or data-science role.

Duration 14 weeks
Courses 6
Starts at Zero
Level range Found → Master
Foundation
Applied
First job Junior Data Scientist / Analytics Engineer
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Entry-level
STU-SECPRIV

Security & Privacy Analyst Track

Security fundamentals plus privacy basics into a first SOC, app-security or privacy-support role.

Duration 12 weeks
Courses 5
Starts at Zero
Level range Found → Prof
Foundation
Proficient
First job SOC Analyst (L1) / Security Analyst
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Entry-level
STU-PRIVENG

Privacy Engineer Track

From "what is GDPR/DPDP" to implementing privacy controls, data governance and compliance tooling.

Duration 12 weeks
Courses 5
Starts at Zero
Level range Found → Prof
Foundation
Proficient
First job Privacy / Data Protection Engineer
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Student tracks at a glance

Indian market
Student track Duration Courses First role Indicative pay*
AI / ML Engineer 14 wks 6 AI / ML Engineer (New Grad) ₹6–14 LPA
Forward-Deployed AI Engineer 13 wks 5 AI Deployment Engineer ₹8–16 LPA
Data Engineer 13 wks 5 Data Engineer ₹6–12 LPA
Data Scientist 14 wks 6 Jr. Data Scientist / Analytics Eng. ₹6–12 LPA
Security & Privacy Analyst 12 wks 5 SOC Analyst (L1) / Security Analyst ₹4–8 LPA
Privacy Engineer 12 wks 5 Privacy / Data Protection Engineer ₹5–10 LPA

*Indicative entry-level ranges for the Indian market based on public industry sources. Actual compensation varies by employer, location and experience.

Professional career tracks

Eight paths to specialist roles.

For working professionals and upskillers. Each track goes deep across all four levels and ends in a verifiable credential and a specialist job title.

Flagship
AIGOV-SPEC

AI Governance & Responsible AI Specialist

The bridge between technical AI teams and legal/compliance — make AI fair, compliant and safe.

Duration 17 weeks
Courses 8
Credential AIGP-ready
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to AI Governance Specialist
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DPDP-SPEC

DPDP Compliance Specialist

Own India's DPDP Act end to end — consent architecture to breach response and audit.

Duration 16 weeks
Courses 8
Credential CIPP-aligned
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to Privacy Compliance Lead
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ISO27001-IMP

ISO 27001 Implementer

Design, run and audit an ISMS that passes certification the first time.

Duration 17 weeks
Courses 8
Credential LI-ready
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to ISMS Implementer
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AISEC-PRAC

AI Security Practitioner

Attack and defend AI systems — adversarial ML, LLM red-teaming and model supply chain.

Duration 15 weeks
Courses 7
Credential Practitioner
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to AI Security Engineer
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CLOUD-ARCH

Cloud Security Architect

From fundamentals to designing defensible, multi-account cloud environments at scale.

Duration 18 weeks
Courses 9
Credential Architect-ready
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to Cloud Security Architect
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GRC-AUD

GRC & IT Audit Specialist

Master GRC and walk into the CISA exam ready to certify as an IT auditor.

Duration 16 weeks
Courses 8
Credential CISA-ready
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to IT Audit Specialist
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AIENG-SPEC

Applied & Agentic AI Engineer

Build production-grade AI and agentic systems — from LLM basics to agents that run reliably.

Duration 15 weeks
Courses 7
Credential Capstone
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to Applied AI Engineer
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RESIL-SPEC

Compliance & Resilience Specialist

DORA, NIS2, SOC 2 and business continuity, plus the defensive controls that back them.

Duration 16 weeks
Courses 8
Credential DORA-ready
Level range Found → Cred
Foundation
Proficient
Mastery
Credential
Leads to Resilience Specialist
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Professional tracks at a glance

Indian market
Roadmap Duration Courses Destination role Indicative pay*
AI Governance Specialist 17 wks 8 AI Governance Specialist ₹10–18 LPA
DPDP Compliance Specialist 16 wks 8 Privacy Compliance Lead ₹8–15 LPA
ISO 27001 Implementer 17 wks 8 ISMS Implementer ₹9–16 LPA
AI Security Practitioner 15 wks 7 AI Security Engineer ₹12–22 LPA
Cloud Security Architect 18 wks 9 Cloud Security Architect ₹14–26 LPA
GRC & IT Audit Specialist 16 wks 8 IT Audit Specialist ₹8–15 LPA
Applied & Agentic AI Engineer 15 wks 7 Applied AI Engineer ₹10–20 LPA
Compliance & Resilience Specialist 16 wks 8 Resilience Specialist ₹9–17 LPA

*Indicative entry-level ranges for the Indian market based on public industry sources. Actual compensation varies by employer, location and experience.

Why a roadmap

The difference between watching courses and building a career.

Students & fresh graduates

Zero exposure and need a path to a first job — with a role at the end you can actually apply for.

Upskilling professionals

Already working and want a specialist credential mapped to a specific senior role.

Teams & managers

Standardizing how a whole team reaches competence on a regulation or framework.

Find the path to your role.

Students start with an entry-level track; professionals go deep toward a specialist credential. One membership unlocks them all.