Modeled career paths · Security architecture

Where does a Senior Security Architect go next?

What employers are asking a Senior 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
Chief Security Architect+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Senior Security Architect go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director, Security Architecture+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Senior Security Architect go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director, Platform Observability+33% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Staff Observability Engineer. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+45% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Manager, Business Applications-28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Senior Security Architect go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Staff Observability Engineer-7% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Senior Security Architect go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-34% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Senior Security Architect go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.