Security Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 4% · 73
• Middle 4% · 83
• Senior 61% · 1,255
• Lead+ 31% · 631

Few Junior roles — 4%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 2 042 postings that name a level, Junior — 4%, Middle — 4%, Senior — 61%, Lead+ — 31%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS26%
• ○ Python19%
• ○ Azure15%
• ○ GCP11%
• ○ Kubernetes10%
• ○ LLM8%
• ○ Terraform7%
• ○ DevSecOps7%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: AWS — 26%, Python — 19%, Azure — 15%, GCP — 11%, Kubernetes — 10%, LLM — 8%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US1,282
• 🇬🇧 the UK249
• 🇵🇱 Poland237
• 🇸🇬 Singapore159
• 🇮🇳 India148
• 🇩🇪 Germany129

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team65%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites30%
• Telegram channels — job channels4%

Where the openings come from: 65% from company career sites (direct apply), 30% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.