What senior security engineer roles require at tech companies · 42 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
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42 senior security engineer roles counted in the window. Browse 415 open software postings.
In short
Cybersecurity and Python are required most often, each in 17 of 42 senior security engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then AWS (16) and Application Security (14). Among roles that state years, 27 of 29 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 42 roles.
- Cybersecurity and Python
- 17 of 42
- Each required this often, tied for most
- 5+ years
- 27 of 29
- Of roles stating years
- Remote roles
- 23 of 42
- Of the roles we could read for it
What the postings ask for
Out of the 42 roles whose requirements we could read, of 42 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 17 of 42 |
| Python | 17 of 42 |
| AWS | 16 of 42 |
| Application Security | 14 of 42 |
| AI | 12 of 42 |
| Cloud Security | 11 of 42 |
| Identity and Access Management | 11 of 42 |
| CI/CD | 10 of 42 |
| GCP | 10 of 42 |
| Go | 10 of 42 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| AI | 7 of 42 |
| CI/CD | 7 of 42 |
| Incident Response | 6 of 42 |
| SOC 2 | 6 of 42 |
| FedRAMP | 5 of 42 |
| ISO 27001 | 5 of 42 |
| Infrastructure as Code | 5 of 42 |
| Terraform | 5 of 42 |
| DevSecOps | 4 of 42 |
| Identity and Access Management | 4 of 42 |
Experience
Of the 29 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 29 of 29
- 2+ years
- 29 of 29
- 3+ years
- 29 of 29
- 5+ years
- 27 of 29
- 8+ years
- 5 of 29
- 10+ years
- 0 of 29
Degree
Of the 35 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 2 of 35
- Required, or experience instead
- 6 of 35
- Preferred
- 2 of 35
- Not mentioned
- 25 of 35
Pay and remote work
Of the 42 roles we could read for it
- Roles stating pay
- 22 of 42
- Remote roles
- 23 of 42
Questions about senior security engineer roles
What does "preferred" mean in a posting?
Companies with the most security engineer roles
- GitLab5 roles
- Anthropic4 roles
- Stripe4 roles
- Black Duck Software, Inc.3 roles
- Cloudflare3 roles
- Palantir3 roles
- 1Password2 roles
- A-STAFFING, INC.2 roles
- Abnormal2 roles
- Censys2 roles
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How we count: 42 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology