security scanning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, security scanning appears in 244 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — DevSecOps Engineer has the most postings mentioning security scanning, with demand share down 0.9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about security scanning
+Is security scanning in demand in 2026?
Yes. security scanning appears in 244 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. DevSecOps Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning security scanning (12.7% of all postings mentioning security scanning).
+What jobs require security scanning?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning security scanning are Embedded Systems Security Engineer (28.0% of that role’s postings mention security scanning), DevOps Manager (10.3% of that role’s postings mention security scanning), DevSecOps Engineer (9.3% of that role’s postings mention security scanning).
+What skills are commonly paired with security scanning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), security scanning most often appears alongside CI/CD, Python, Terraform, DevSecOps, Kubernetes.
+Where is security scanning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security scanning are Reston, Bengaluru, Chicago, Colorado Springs, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new security scanning content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning security scanning alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new security scanning content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after security scanning?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring security scanning — last 90 days
Career paths around security scanning
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before security scanning
Skills after security scanning
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: docker | 3 |
| Before: AWS | 3 |
| Before: Jenkins | 3 |
| Before: terraform | 3 |
| Before: AWS Lambda | 2 |
| Before: EC2 | 2 |
| Before: kubernetes | 2 |
| Before: GitLab CI/CD | 2 |
| After: Vulnerability Management | 1 |
| After: FluxCD | 1 |
| After: AWS Lambda | 1 |
| After: vnets | 1 |
| After: ELK Stack | 1 |
| After: Helm charts | 1 |
| After: PowerShell | 1 |
| After: REST APIs | 1 |
Roles most likely to require security scanning
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Systems Security Engineer | 7 | 28.0% |
| DevOps Manager | 3 | 10.3% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 31 | 9.3% |
| IT Security Specialist | 2 | 5.3% |
| Software Systems Engineer | 4 | 5.1% |
| Platform Engineering Director | 1 | 5.0% |
| Machine Learning Platform Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
| Application Security Engineer | 13 | 3.5% |
| IT Cybersecurity Specialist | 1 | 3.0% |
| Chief Architect | 1 | 2.7% |
Roles with the most security scanning postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| DevSecOps Engineer | 31 | 12.7% |
| DevOps Engineer | 26 | 10.7% |
| Software Engineer | 24 | 9.8% |
| Security Engineer | 17 | 7.0% |
| Application Security Engineer | 13 | 5.3% |
| Embedded Systems Security Engineer | 7 | 2.9% |
| Information Security Analyst | 5 | 2.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 4 | 1.6% |
| Information Security Engineer | 4 | 1.6% |
| Software Systems Engineer | 4 | 1.6% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring security scanning
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| MetroStar | 11 |
| Anduril Industries | 5 |
| Darkwolfsolutions | 5 |
| Globalpr | 4 |
| Adyen | 4 |
| xAI | 4 |
| City of New York | 4 |
| Cisco | 4 |
| Snowflake | 4 |
| Tmasolutions | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for security scanning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reston | 17 | 7.0% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 2.5% |
| Chicago | 6 | 2.5% |
| Colorado Springs | 5 | 2.0% |
| New York City | 5 | 2.0% |
| Dallas | 4 | 1.6% |
| London | 4 | 1.6% |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 1.6% |
| Arlington | 3 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with security scanning
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning security scanning by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s security scanning postings by all security scanning postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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