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 324 Cyber Security Architect job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 8030 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 $126,864.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $138,826.

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 $107,054.

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	68.28%
Master's Degree	29.34%
Doctoral Degree	2.05%
Other	3.8%

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	3.21%
3 to 5 years	33.61%
6 to 8 years	30.57%
9+ years	32.62%

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 (52.57%)
Management (49.09%)
Leadership (34.66%)
Information Technology (32.69%)
Problem Solving (31.92%)
Governance (28.47%)
Security Policies (26.49%)
Operations (25.93%)
Planning (18.36%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (17.47%)

Defining Skills

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

Security Solutions (23.99%)
Vulnerability (0.01%)
ISO/IEC 27001 (14.52%)
Identity And Access Management (34.4%)
Cyber Security (57.65%)
Computer Science (42.52%)
Security Controls (28.08%)
Cloud Security (20.59%)
Microsoft Azure (30.99%)
Amazon Web Services (27.6%)
IT Security Architecture (39.01%)

Necessary Skills

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

Security Risk (6.96%)
Security Tools (11.04%)
Industry Standards (12.68%)
Privileged Access Management (8.11%)
IT Security (18.01%)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (10.98%)
CI/CD (6.52%)
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) (3.11%)
Scripting (14.25%)
Security Strategies (13.78%)
Mitigation (10.49%)
Authorization (Computing) (13.73%)
Security Systems (10.16%)
Vulnerability Management (14.17%)
Threat Modeling (13.25%)
Solution Architecture (8.62%)
Stakeholder Management (2.24%)
Security Requirements Analysis (22.76%)
Security Technology (6.58%)
Security Information And Event Management (SIEM) (13.44%)
Single Sign-On (SSO) (13.05%)
Risk Analysis (20.84%)
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) (10.53%)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) (10.58%)
Windows PowerShell (10.46%)
Systems Development Life Cycle (11.11%)
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (6.97%)
Public Key Infrastructure (6.15%)
OAuth (9.52%)
Risk Management (18.64%)
Project Management (17.38%)
Python (Programming Language) (11.26%)
Network Security (21.6%)
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) (8.53%)
Enterprise Architecture (5.11%)
Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance (11.83%)
Scalability (10.46%)
Firewall (19.84%)
Incident Response (18.43%)
Enterprise Security (10.86%)
Encryption (17.98%)
Design Elements And Principles (2.11%)
Operating Systems (9.88%)
DevOps (9.37%)
Cryptography (8.44%)
Information Privacy (13.2%)
Data Security (9.48%)
Information Systems (17.78%)
Continuous Improvement Process (7.42%)
Software As A Service (SaaS) (7.6%)
Business Requirements (15.02%)
Authentications (19.15%)
Automation (21.61%)
Penetration Testing (6.28%)
Application Security (16.51%)
Software Development (6.05%)
Systems Engineering (6.6%)
Architectural Design (9.12%)
Auditing (25.05%)
Active Directory (11.48%)
Application Programming Interface (API) (13.65%)
Agile Methodology (11.78%)
Artificial Intelligence (6.4%)
Infrastructure Security (8.94%)
Access Controls (18.01%)
IT Infrastructure (7.91%)
Risk Mitigation (7.41%)
Cyber Risk (3.81%)
NIST 800-53 (8.74%)
Emerging Technologies (8.02%)
Workflow Management (11.44%)
Endpoint Security (6.32%)
Cyber Threat Intelligence (11.68%)
Azure Active Directory (5.78%)
Solution Design (4.46%)
DevSecOps (9.17%)
Okta (8.63%)
IdentityIQ (10.16%)
FedRAMP (6.53%)
CyberArk (5.11%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Saviynt (3.15%)
Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) (4.12%)
Security Patterns (1.32%)
Cloud Security Architecture (2.9%)

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.

Cloud Security Architecture (3.34%)
Saviynt (3.63%)
Amazon Web Services (31.85%)
Microsoft Azure (35.77%)
Cloud Security (23.76%)
Computer Science (49.08%)
Cyber Security (66.54%)
ISO/IEC 27001 (16.75%)
Security Patterns (1.53%)
Vulnerability (0.01%)

Alternative Job Titles

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

Information Security Architect
Cybersecurity Architect
Security Architect
Identity and Access Management Manager
Sailpoint Engineer
Identity and Access Management Engineer
Cybersecurity Analyst
Principal/Architect
IT Security Architect
Desktop Engineer

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 (464)
Accenture (245)
Elevance Health (155)
AT&T (142)
Fiserv (99)
Stride K12 (90)
Newell Brands (90)
Deloitte (89)
Leidos (69)
Ernst & Young (69)

North Carolina

First Citizens Bank (18)
AT&T (12)
Honeywell International (9)
Lumen Technologies (9)
Accenture (8)
Elevance Health (7)
Fox Rothschild Llp (6)
Akkodis (6)
Wells Fargo (5)
GE Aerospace (5)

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!

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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