Security Jobs in United States
There are 35,808 open Security jobs in United States on freehire right now. 7,683 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 13%
- typescript 11%
- aws 10%
- cissp 10%
- nist 10%
How the work is done
- Onsite 2,544 · 7%
- Remote 2,289 · 6%
- Hybrid 2,018 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 25% of the 4,067 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 5,851
- Lead 1,845
- Principal 932
- Middle 682
- Staff 606
- Junior 585
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 5,507
- 501-1000 employees 1,647
- 51-200 employees 424
- 11-50 employees 264
- 201-500 employees 62
- 1-10 employees 54
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) (Troy)
Lead and scale the enterprise cybersecurity program as CISO/VP at a mortgage company, defining the security roadmap, governing risk, overseeing DLP/IAM/SOC, and driving a Zero Trust strategy.
Game Security Software Engineer
Develops and maintains game security solutions (e.g., anti-cheat, anti-tamper) for Krafton’s live games, focusing on Windows low-level security, kernel/user-mode programming, and threat detection to ensure fair gameplay environments.
Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch
Principal engineer designing and implementing core security features like authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation for Elasticsearch, a distributed search and AI platform used by Fortune 500 companies.
