Observed career paths · security_architecture

Where does a Principal Security Architect go next?

2 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Chief Security Architect+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
50% of observed moves out of Principal Security Architect go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Director, Security Architecture+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
50% of observed moves out of Principal Security Architect go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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