Career switch, measured
From Cybersecurity Analyst to Data Architect
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 30% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Azure, Stakeholder management, Python; the main skills to add are SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, Data analysis.
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skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillCybersecurity AnalystData Architect
- AWS32%34%
- Azure29%25%
- Stakeholder management34%47%
- Python24%22%
- Cybersecurity89%16%
- Google Cloud15%16%
- Communication34%38%
- Leadership34%56%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Architect postings, rarely in Cybersecurity Analyst ones.
SkillCybersecurity AnalystData Architect
- SQL7%38%
- Snowflake–34%
- Databricks–31%
- Data analysis7%25%
- Spark–22%
- CI/CD7%22%
- Sales9%19%
- dbt–16%
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