What Senior Security Jobs Ask For
Across 48 open Senior Security postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, cloud, iso-27001.
Updated October 18, 2026
49 open Senior Security postings. The percentages below are measured over the 48 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 50% |
| cloud | 50% |
| iso-27001 | 46% |
| python | 35% |
| aws | 31% |
| siem | 31% |
| automation | 27% |
| gdpr | 27% |
| gcp | 25% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 25% |
| soc-2 | 25% |
| terraform | 25% |
| azure | 23% |
| cybersecurity | 23% |
| iam | 23% |
| linux | 23% |
| agentic-ai | 21% |
| authentication | 19% |
| agile | 17% |
| kubernetes | 17% |
| saas | 17% |
| zero-trust | 17% |
| ci-cd | 15% |
| cissp | 15% |
| nist | 15% |
| penetration-testing | 15% |
| pre-sales | 15% |
| api | 13% |
| cloud-security | 13% |
| edr | 13% |
| llm | 13% |
| okta | 13% |
| openid | 13% |
| sast | 13% |
| typescript | 13% |
| bash | 10% |
| cism | 10% |
| github | 10% |
| macos | 10% |
| rust | 10% |
"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 49 open Senior Security jobs →
Across all Security levels
Most Security postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 66
- ai 61
- iso-27001 47
- aws 36
- cybersecurity 34
- automation 34
- python 33
- gcp 29
- siem 26
- infrastructure-as-code 25
- iam 25
- penetration-testing 24