IT Cert Ready

Security Architecture

For practitioners advancing from broad security knowledge into architecture, cloud security design, and specialized architecture credentials.

Recommended experience

Best for professionals with several years of security or infrastructure experience.

Career outcomes

  • Security architect
  • Cloud security architect
  • Enterprise security design roles
  • Zero Trust and infrastructure security planning
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Certification progression

Follow the steps below from foundational knowledge toward advanced specialization. Each certification links to live practice content on IT Cert Ready.

Career paths are recommended learning progressions. Certification providers may have separate experience or eligibility requirements.

  1. 1

    FOUNDATION

    Foundation

  2. 2

    CORE

    Core Professional

  3. 3

    SPECIALIZATION

    Choose Your Specialization

    Pick the architecture focus that matches your environment — not a required sequence.

    Choose based on your focus — these are parallel options, not a required sequence.