Senior path
Security Architecture
Set the technical direction: patterns, standards and the trade-offs behind them, across cloud and hybrid estates.
What the work involves
- Define reference architectures
- Review designs against threat models
- Set standards teams can actually implement
- Advise leadership on structural risk
Core competencies
iSecPath tracks these competencies individually as you learn, so your roadmap shows the gap rather than a single overall score.
Certification mapping
iSecPath Recommended PathThis sequence reflects iSecPath's learning-path logic. It is not a set of official prerequisites — "Prerequisite" appears only where the certification provider authoritatively requires it.
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Required exam: SC-100
Architecture depth for Microsoft-centric estates. Required exam: SC-100.
iSecPath recommends this step in this path. Not a provider requirement.
ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Required exam: CCSP
Cloud architecture and legal-risk breadth.
Adds adjacent depth alongside the main sequence.
ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Required exam: CISSP
Commonly listed on senior architecture postings.
Frequently named in job postings for this path.
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
Required exam: SCS-C02
Platform-specific alternative where AWS dominates the estate.
A comparable option that covers similar ground.
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