What does a security architect do? | Cybersecurity Career Series
Security Architects are responsible for planning, designing, testing, implementing and maintaining an organization’s computer and network security infrastructure. Security Architects develop information technology rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures and support enterprise mission needs.
Advanced technical knowledge of network/web protocols, infrastructure, authentication, enterprise risk management, security engineering, communications and network security, identity and access management, and incident response, is critical to success in this role.
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0:00 – Intro
0:31 – What is a security architect?
1:07 – How to become a security architect
2:15 – What certifications should a security architect get?
3:07 – Skills a security architect needs
4:07 – Learning as a security architect
7:06 – Security architect tools
7:58 – Where do security architects work
9:28 – Private vs federal security architects
11:09 – Related roles to security architect
12:12 – Start working toward security architect
13:23 – Outro
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