Security Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-07, Skillenai has indexed 272 job postings with the title “Security Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is security architecture, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-07
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+How many Security Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 272 job postings with the title “Security Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-07, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Security Architect jobs require?
Across Security Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-07, the skills mentioned most often are security architecture, threat modeling, Cloud Security, AWS, Zero Trust.
+Which cities are hiring the most Security Architect?
As of 2026-09-07, Security Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, Austin, Bengaluru, Barcelona, Belo Horizonte.
+Is Security Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 272 Security Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-07, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Security Architect postings is security architecture, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Security Architect postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Security Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| security architecture | 94 | 34.6% |
| threat modeling | 54 | 19.9% |
| Cloud Security | 43 | 15.8% |
| AWS | 38 | 14.0% |
| Zero Trust | 37 | 13.6% |
| network security | 35 | 12.9% |
| Azure | 33 | 12.1% |
| NIST | 32 | 11.8% |
| Encryption | 32 | 11.8% |
| vulnerability management | 31 | 11.4% |
| Security controls | 30 | 11.0% |
| ISO 27001 | 29 | 10.7% |
| IAM | 25 | 9.2% |
| CISSP | 24 | 8.8% |
| identity and access management | 24 | 8.8% |
Top metros hiring Security Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 12 | 4.4% |
| Austin | 7 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 2.6% |
| Barcelona | 4 | 1.5% |
| Belo Horizonte | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 1.1% |
| Katowice | 3 | 1.1% |
| Seoul | 3 | 1.1% |
| Sofia | 3 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-07, matching postings whose canonical role is “Security Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Security Architect
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-07
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