Information Security Analyst to Systems Security Engineer

Hi Community,
I like this forum a lot, been lurking for a few weeks now. Next week I will have my final interview for a Systems Security Engineer post. I am currently working as an Information Security Analyst 3. My main duties are: security monitoring, incident response (first responder) and security engineering of the tools that the company are purchasing.
My goal is to become a Security Architect / Consultant. I'm still torn between the two.
For certifications I have ITILv3 and a lot of vendor and online certifications. I guess luck is on my side. When I started working after I got my degree, my first experience was in the InfoSec department and those were the days that CyberSecurity wasn't a hot topic as now.
Can you, Sirs and Madams, provide me guidance on how can I advance in the Security Engineering field? What certs I should focus? What are the resources (books, online videos, etc.) I should start investing my time into given that I get the position? Thank you.
I like this forum a lot, been lurking for a few weeks now. Next week I will have my final interview for a Systems Security Engineer post. I am currently working as an Information Security Analyst 3. My main duties are: security monitoring, incident response (first responder) and security engineering of the tools that the company are purchasing.
My goal is to become a Security Architect / Consultant. I'm still torn between the two.
For certifications I have ITILv3 and a lot of vendor and online certifications. I guess luck is on my side. When I started working after I got my degree, my first experience was in the InfoSec department and those were the days that CyberSecurity wasn't a hot topic as now.
Can you, Sirs and Madams, provide me guidance on how can I advance in the Security Engineering field? What certs I should focus? What are the resources (books, online videos, etc.) I should start investing my time into given that I get the position? Thank you.
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Other than that, put yourself out there and join groups in your area and network with people. Knowing the right people can be huge!
Nessus, Splunk, AWS/Azure, Python, Chef, puppet, ansible, VMware,
Security Engineer/Analyst/Geek, Red & Blue Teams
OSCP, GCFA, GWAPT, CISSP, OSWP, AWS SA-A, AWS Security, Sec+, Linux+, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCSK
2021 goals: maybe AWAE or SLAE, bunch o' courses and red team labs?