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Will AI replace cloud security engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting cloud security engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 52 live cloud security engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 35% of current cloud security engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
52live openings
35%ask for AI skills
27%remote
39companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Python, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Scripting, Identity Management — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| LastPass | 5 |
| Aurora | 4 |
| Altruist | 2 |
| Xometry | 2 |
| Intercom | 2 |
| AlphaSense | 2 |
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