Security Jobs in United States
There are 35,989 open Security jobs in United States on freehire right now. 7,696 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 | $139,625 | $170,000 | $205,000 | 2,503 |
| USD | hour | $19 | $24 | $36 | 200 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 22%
- cybersecurity 22%
- ai 15%
- automation 12%
- typescript 11%
- aws 10%
- cissp 10%
- nist 10%
How the work is done
- Onsite 2,555 · 7%
- Remote 2,290 · 6%
- Hybrid 2,020 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 25% of the 4,070 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 5,877
- Lead 1,857
- Principal 934
- Middle 687
- Staff 607
- Junior 591
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 5,510
- 501-1000 employees 1,648
- 51-200 employees 427
- 11-50 employees 264
- 201-500 employees 62
- 1-10 employees 54
Network Security Engineer
Designs, implements, and monitors enterprise security infrastructure (firewalls, SIEM, cloud security, Zero Trust) to protect hybrid environments and respond to threats.
Lead Cybersecurity Engineer
Implement and maintain NIST/RMF cybersecurity policies for Navy software systems, author IA documentation in eMASS, and guide remediation of security scan results.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Build and operate enterprise security platforms like CyberArk, Splunk, and Tenable, then use them for detection, dashboards, and incident response in a dual-datacenter environment.
Senior Manager, IAM Cloud
Lead identity and access management for a healthcare tech company, overseeing corporate, non-human, and customer identities across cloud and enterprise environments while managing a team of 5–7 direct reports.
Cybersecurity Reviewer
Review cybersecurity posture for U.S. Department of Defense networks, assessing vulnerabilities and compliance with DOD policies to produce executive reports.
Senior GRC / Third-Party Risk / Data Protection Analyst
Owns and runs a compliance program for a California health exchange, including NIST 800-53 control testing, third-party risk assessments, and data-protection controls like DLP and encryption.
Senior Incident Response Analyst
Lead incident response, detection engineering, and threat hunting for healthcare and government systems handling sensitive PII/PHI, ensuring rapid containment and regulatory compliance.