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Will AI replace security operations engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting security operations engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 33 live security operations engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 12% of current security operations engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
33live openings
12%ask for AI skills
24%remote
18companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Python, AWS, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, GCP, Linux — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Samsara | 8 |
| Brex | 4 |
| Axon | 3 |
| Pure Storage | 3 |
| WPP | 2 |
| CoreWeave | 1 |
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