What Senior Security Jobs Ask For
Across 283 open Senior Security postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, automation.
Updated October 27, 2026
283 open Senior Security postings. The percentages below are measured over the 283 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 80% |
| ai | 78% |
| automation | 59% |
| python | 49% |
| aws | 47% |
| ci-cd | 38% |
| threat-modeling | 35% |
| iam | 35% |
| agentic-ai | 34% |
| soc-2 | 34% |
| gcp | 32% |
| siem | 32% |
| cloud-security | 31% |
| kubernetes | 30% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 30% |
| api | 29% |
| cybersecurity | 29% |
| vulnerability-management | 29% |
| azure | 28% |
| iso-27001 | 27% |
| terraform | 27% |
| nist | 25% |
| saas | 25% |
| zero-trust | 24% |
| cissp | 23% |
| cloud-native | 22% |
| llm | 21% |
| penetration-testing | 21% |
| authentication | 20% |
| networking | 18% |
| risk-assessment | 18% |
| devops | 17% |
| edr | 17% |
| linux | 17% |
| owasp | 16% |
| bash | 15% |
| network-security | 15% |
| pci-dss | 15% |
| sast | 14% |
| threat-hunting | 14% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 283 open Senior Security jobs →
Across all Security levels
Most Security postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 733
- ai 721
- automation 504
- python 457
- aws 433
- cybersecurity 395
- iam 312
- gcp 297
- ci-cd 293
- azure 290
- cloud-security 287
- threat-modeling 273