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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[@terry.chootiyaa]

*It would be great if we can see exactly what a day in the life of a security architect looks like front start to finish in a project...make a video please !*

[@SimpleworksColoradoSprings]

Excellent info! Thanks for breaking this down to a "skills needed" level.

[@security_architect]

Excellent video, Leighton shared some incredibly useful and enlightening information. I appreciate the valuable content, thank you.

[@StreetArtist360]

Thank you very much for the lovely talk.

[@rlmcpp1]

Great to hear this lecture from my Security architecture mentor. Dr. Ron Martin

[@sanguineel]

Great video, thanks.

[@thesrilankacollegeofoncolo7359]

In The setup what soft is that the little one

[@Pem7]

I liked this🤞🏾

[@andreic6250]

@7:06 what are the name of those tools mentioned? I'm driving

[@PlayaX01]

Good vid

[@abay7456]

Responses to some of the questions seemed fluff to me. Anyway, still a good video!

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[@mikes_.5_cent]

Timestamps are ... not quite accurate.

[@InfosecEdu]

I just checked and they line up with all of Chris's questions. If you have a specific issue, happy to investigate.