I didn't make quite the transition you are talking about, but I went from a general software lead position to being a security and systems engineer at a cloud p

I didn't make quite the transition you are talking about, but I went from a general software lead position to being a security and systems engineer at a cloud provider and it has worked out rather well. I suspected that I would enjoy my new job and I have, I definitely get to learn a lot of new things everyday and my resume is looking pretty slick now.