Security Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-08, Skillenai has indexed 162 job postings with the title “Security Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is security architecture, with demand up 88% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-08
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+How many Security Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 162 job postings with the title “Security Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, with demand up 88% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Security Architect jobs require?
Across Security Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, the skills mentioned most often are security architecture, threat modeling, AWS, Azure, Encryption.
+Which cities are hiring the most Security Architect?
As of 2026-08-08, Security Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, Toronto, Santa Clara, Seoul, Tel Aviv.
+Is Security Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 162 Security Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, with demand up 88% 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 | 71 | 43.8% |
| threat modeling | 39 | 24.1% |
| AWS | 32 | 19.8% |
| Azure | 27 | 16.7% |
| Encryption | 26 | 16.0% |
| network security | 25 | 15.4% |
| Cloud Security | 25 | 15.4% |
| Zero Trust | 24 | 14.8% |
| IAM | 19 | 11.7% |
| GCP | 19 | 11.7% |
| NIST | 17 | 10.5% |
| Threat Modelling | 17 | 10.5% |
| vulnerability management | 16 | 9.9% |
| ISO 27001 | 16 | 9.9% |
| Application security | 16 | 9.9% |
Top metros hiring Security Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 13 | 8.0% |
| Toronto | 4 | 2.5% |
| Santa Clara | 3 | 1.9% |
| Seoul | 3 | 1.9% |
| Tel Aviv | 3 | 1.9% |
| Alpharetta | 2 | 1.2% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.2% |
| Barcelona | 2 | 1.2% |
| Cambridge | 2 | 1.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, matching postings whose canonical role is “Security Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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