Cybersecurity
Security Engineering / Architecture career guide
Designs, builds and automates security controls and platforms across the organization.
Job titles
- Security Engineer
- Security Architect
- Information Security Engineer
Skills employers ask for
- Security architecture
- Security tool deployment
- Hardening
- Automation
- Identity & access
- Endpoint security
- Logging pipeline
- Encryption
- Zero Trust
- Infrastructure as code
- Virtualization
- SIEM
- EDR
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Git
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What does a Security Engineering / Architecture do?
Designs, builds and automates security controls and platforms across the organization.
What skills does a Security Engineering / Architecture need?
Common skills in Security Engineering / Architecture postings include Security architecture, Security tool deployment, Hardening, Automation, Identity & access, Endpoint security, Logging pipeline, Encryption, Zero Trust, Infrastructure as code.
Which certifications help for Security Engineering / Architecture roles?
Employers often ask for CISSP, Security+, CASP+, GSEC, CCSP, SSCP.
How many Security Engineering / Architecture jobs are open?
ReconHire lists about 190 recent postings that match Security Engineering / Architecture titles, and 60 of them are remote.
How much does a Security Engineering / Architecture make?
Among 86 recent postings that list pay, the middle half falls between $183k and $254k a year, with a median near $218k. Pay varies by city, experience and employer.