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Will AI replace security engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting security engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 718 live security engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 48% of current security engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
718live openings
48%ask for AI skills
19%remote
305companies 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, Communication, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, SOC — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 36 |
| Sezzle | 17 |
| Jane Street | 17 |
| Aurora | 16 |
| Compass | 16 |
| Anduril Industries | 15 |
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