Cyber Security Architect

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Cyber Security Architect builds and develops systems that protect the security of large databases, including databases with customer information and patient files. Includes understanding of client computer systems, potential weak points in security, and monitoring and response to security issues.

Job Outlook

There were 222 Cyber Security Architect job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 5907 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Cyber / Information Security Engineer / Analyst industry, which includes the Cyber Security Architect career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Cyber Security Architect jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $128,738.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $128,922.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Cyber Security Architect postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $116,590.

Education and Experience

Posted Cyber Security Architect jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	60.22%
Master's Degree	30.95%
Doctoral Degree	2.89%
Other	2.64%

Posted Cyber Security Architect jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	1.99%
3 to 5 years	23.39%
6 to 8 years	31.95%
9+ years	42.67%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Cyber Security Architect positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (47.79%)
Management (46.37%)
Leadership (38.4%)
Information Technology (28.61%)
Operations (24.04%)
Problem Solving (22.99%)
Governance (21.18%)
Security Policies (18.93%)
Influencing Skills (16.46%)
Research (16.07%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

IT Security Architecture (40.35%)
Computer Science (41.63%)
Microsoft Azure (30.73%)
Cyber Security (57.48%)
Firewall (19.67%)
Security Controls (28.15%)
Identity And Access Management (34.76%)
Vulnerability (0.01%)
Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (2.42%)
Security Requirements Analysis (22.87%)
IT Security (18.76%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

DevSecOps (9.53%)
Solution Design (4.56%)
Endpoint Detection And Response (5.97%)
Cyber Threat Intelligence (11.87%)
Access Controls (17.98%)
Endpoint Security (6.26%)
Workflow Management (10.78%)
NIST 800-53 (9.2%)
Penetration Testing (6.21%)
Emerging Technologies (7.99%)
Active Directory (10.88%)
Infrastructure Security (9.15%)
Application Programming Interface (API) (13.16%)
Architectural Design (8.75%)
Agile Methodology (12.71%)
Automation (21.33%)
Business Requirements (15%)
Software As A Service (SaaS) (7.93%)
Data Security (9.59%)
Amazon Web Services (26.61%)
Application Security (17.03%)
Cloud Security (20.05%)
Control Objectives For Information And Related Technology (COBIT) (3.3%)
Auditing (25.4%)
Authentications (18.16%)
Cryptography (9.43%)
Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance (11.97%)
DevOps (9.1%)
Security Engineering (7.52%)
Information Privacy (13.59%)
ISO/IEC 27001 (13.65%)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (6.76%)
Operating Systems (10.38%)
Linux (6.91%)
Regulatory Compliance (5.9%)
Information Systems (17.81%)
OAuth (10.09%)
Encryption (17.24%)
Multi-Factor Authentication (6.73%)
Incident Response (19.16%)
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (5.99%)
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) (8.3%)
Enterprise Architecture (5.04%)
Enterprise Security (11.59%)
Project Management (17.51%)
Risk Management (18.79%)
Python (Programming Language) (10.98%)
Vulnerability Management (13.91%)
Scalability (10.52%)
Network Security (21.16%)
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (7.44%)
Systems Development Life Cycle (11.57%)
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) (11.2%)
Intrusion Detection And Prevention (6.23%)
Platform As A Service (PaaS) (4.44%)
Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) (3.55%)
Public Key Infrastructure (6.57%)
Business Strategies (6.43%)
Threat Modeling (13.13%)
Security Technology (7.39%)
Vulnerability Assessments (5.79%)
Risk Analysis (20.6%)
Solution Architecture (8.77%)
Scripting (13.65%)
Security Information And Event Management (SIEM) (13.41%)
Security Systems (10.23%)
Stakeholder Management (2.16%)
Mitigation (10.65%)
Single Sign-On (SSO) (13.58%)
Security Strategies (14.24%)
Authorization (Computing) (13%)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (10.62%)
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) (3.36%)
Splunk (6.31%)
Industry Standards (12.97%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Cloud Security Architecture (2.86%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Security Controls (94.69%)
Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (8.13%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Cyber Security Architect skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Cybersecurity Architect
Security Architect
Information Security Architect
IT Security Architect
IAM Architect
Principal Architect
Lead Security Architect
Lead Architect
Principal/Architect
Cybersecurity Solutions Architect

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Cyber Security Architect jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Lumen Technologies (478)
Old Dominion Freight Line (261)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (116)
GE Aerospace (109)
Humana (108)
Marriott International (68)
JPMorgan Chase (57)
NavitsPartners (54)
Ryder (52)
Western Digital (51)

North Carolina

Old Dominion Freight Line (12)
Lumen Technologies (11)
Honeywell International (10)
First Citizens Bank (9)
GE Aerospace (6)
Regions Financial (5)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (4)
Dexian LTD. (4)
Actalent (3)
Lenovo (3)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Cybersecurity Graduate Certificates

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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