Technology · Career move
Senior Security Engineer → Security Architect
What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.
The trajectory
$262,000 now → $325,000 in 4 yrs
~4 yrs typical
The path
Route: impact-promotion
Skills to add
What Security Architect needs that Senior Security Engineer typically doesn't.
- Enterprise security architecture
Credentials on this route
- CISSP; often CISSP-ISSAP for architecture
Explore both roles
Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.