In my opinion (working as security architect for an US Fortune500) technical skills are mandatory, but they are not enough for a successful career on cybersecur

In my opinion (working as security architect for an US Fortune500) technical skills are mandatory, but they are not enough for a successful career on cybersecurity. You need to have great communication skills (writing a great pentest report is probably the most important and difficult part), negotiation and persuasive abilities (sometimes you have to accept risks against budget, deadlines and business requirements). In the cybersecurity community I see a certain degree of elitism (don't use Kali, don't use Metasploit, etc.), but we need to understand that they are just tools, so anyone is free to use the tool that is more confident and more appropriate for the tasks.