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Cloud Security Architect

Secure AWS and Azure estates at architectural level — where cloud meets security, salaries peak.

Median salary $140,000 · 46-week programme · from $112/week

What you'll learn

The skills this track builds

Every one of these appears in real job descriptions for this field.

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Used by: Solutions Architect, Data Engineer, DevOps/SRE, Cloud Security Architect

Identity & access management

Used by: Cloud Security Architect, Solutions Architect

Encryption & cryptography

Used by: Cloud Security Architect, Cybersecurity Engineer

Security frameworks & compliance

Used by: Cloud Security Architect, Cybersecurity Engineer, AI Security Engineer

Network & system security

Used by: Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Security Architect

Large-scale system design

Used by: Solutions Architect, DevOps/SRE

Threat modelling & risk

Used by: Cloud Security Architect, AI Security Engineer, Penetration Tester

Incident response & on-call

Used by: DevOps/SRE, Cybersecurity Engineer, AI Security Engineer

Collaboration & communication

Used by: All roles

The year

Phase 1

Foundations (wks 1–10): networking, Linux, AWS and Azure fundamentals.

Phase 2

Security engineering (wks 11–24): IAM, encryption, network security, compliance frameworks.

Phase 3

Architecture (wks 25–36): multi-cloud design, zero-trust, threat modelling at enterprise scale.

Phase 4

Capstone & placement (wks 37–46): an enterprise architecture capstone, certification exams, interview phase.

Certification preparation: AWS Security Specialty · (ISC)² CCSP.

Cybersecurity

Secure AWS and Azure estates at architectural level — where cloud meets security, salaries peak.