Security Jobs in United States
There are 35,775 open Security jobs in United States on freehire right now. 7,770 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, cybersecurity and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $139,600 | $170,000 | $205,000 | 2,499 |
| USD | hour | $19 | $24 | $36 | 201 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 23%
- cybersecurity 23%
- ai 15%
- automation 13%
- cissp 11%
- typescript 11%
- aws 11%
- nist 10%
How the work is done
- Onsite 2,569 · 7%
- Remote 2,301 · 6%
- Hybrid 2,033 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 25% of the 4,056 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 5,853
- Lead 1,841
- Principal 937
- Middle 682
- Staff 608
- Junior 578
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 5,453
- 501-1000 employees 1,639
- 51-200 employees 422
- 11-50 employees 262
- 201-500 employees 62
- 1-10 employees 54
Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Oversee enterprise-wide security governance, risk management, and compliance for a public healthcare company, aligning policies with HIPAA, NIST frameworks, and business goals.
Senior Application Security Engineer
Senior Application Security Engineer hunts vulnerabilities in a healthcare AI platform, hardens systems, and mentors engineers to safeguard patient data and improve secure coding practices.
Inside Channel & Alliances Representative - National Security
Builds and manages partner-driven sales pipelines for Elastic’s National Security team, coordinating with resellers, integrators, and hyperscalers to accelerate deals and drive revenue using Elastic’s search, security, and observability solutions.
VP, Threat Research - Security Intelligence
Lead Elastic Security’s threat research agenda, set detection priorities, and serve as the public face of the team, shaping how modern threats are detected and prevented using SIEM, endpoint, and AI-driven security.
Principal, Security Specialization
Lead Elastic’s global security services practice, designing and delivering SIEM/endpoint security solutions, aligning with product roadmap and industry trends while driving strategic adoption and high-quality engagements.
Principal Threat Hunting and Emulation Engineer - InfoSec
Lead proactive threat-hunting operations and adversary-emulation exercises to uncover stealthy attacks, validate detection coverage, and harden Elastic’s security posture using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and AI-assisted analysis.
Sr. Campaigns Manager, Security
Lead multi-channel security marketing campaigns for Elastic’s AI-powered security platform, collaborating with sales and product teams to drive awareness and pipeline growth.
Principal Product Manager (XDR & Exposure Management) - Security Solutions
Principal Product Manager owning XDR and exposure/vulnerability management strategy and delivery for Elastic Security, working across detection, response automation, and exposure prioritization on Elastic's unified security platform.
VP, Threat Research - Security Intelligence
Lead Elastic Security’s threat research agenda, set detection priorities, and serve as the public face of the team through publications, conferences, and media engagements.
Senior Information Security Analyst - Compliance - InfoSec
Senior Information Security Analyst builds and scales compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, etc.) while partnering with engineering and legal teams to automate and modernize security governance.
Principal, Security Specialization
Lead Elastic’s global security services practice, designing security offerings, guiding complex implementations, and aligning solutions with product roadmaps and industry trends.
Principal Threat Hunting and Emulation Engineer - InfoSec
Lead proactive threat hunting and adversary emulation to uncover hidden threats and stress-test detection pipelines using AI-assisted analysis and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
Principal Product Manager (XDR & Exposure Management) - Security Solutions
Principal Product Manager owning XDR and exposure/vulnerability management strategy and delivery for Elastic Security, working across detection, response automation, and vulnerability prioritization on the Elastic Search AI Platform.