Principal Security Architect+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
35% of modeled moves out of Security Architect go here
Modeled career paths · Security architecture
Where does a Security Architect go next?
What employers are asking a Security Architect for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.
Typical advancement
Senior Security Architect+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
35% of modeled moves out of Security Architect go here
Specialist path
Chief Security Architect+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
12% of modeled moves out of Security Architect go here
Director, Security Architecture+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
12% of modeled moves out of Security Architect go here
Manager, Business Applications-4% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Security Architect. 1% joint modeled share
Higher-growth opportunity
Staff Observability Engineer+25% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Security Architect. 1% joint modeled share
Manager, Observability Platform+25% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Observability Engineer. 1% joint modeled share
Adjacent career
Edge Computing Engineer-30% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Security Architect go here
Observability Engineer-27% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Security Architect go here
What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.