Top skills for Security Engineer jobs
Based on 561 active Security Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Security Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Design57%
- Automation56%
- Remediation38%
- CI/CD34%
- Cloud Security32%
- Scripting30%
- Cybersecurity30%
- Computer Science27%
- Vulnerability Management27%
- Information Security22%
- Kubernetes21%
- Access Management19%
- Authentication19%
- Software Development18%
- Network Security16%
- Scanning15%
- Telemetry15%
- Cloud Infrastructure15%
- DevOps14%
- Firewalls14%
- Linux14%
- DevSecOps12%
- Encryption12%
- OWASP Top 1012%
- Networks11%
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