Cloud Security Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 6% · 13
• Middle 5% · 11
• Senior 63% · 144
• Lead+ 26% · 59

Few Junior roles — 6%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 227 postings that name a level, Junior — 6%, Middle — 5%, Senior — 63%, Lead+ — 26%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS39%
• ✔ Azure31%
• ○ Python22%
• ○ Kubernetes22%
• ○ GCP20%
• ○ Terraform14%
• ○ DevSecOps11%
• ○ Google Cloud9%

Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself

Share of open postings that mention each skill: AWS — 39%, Azure — 31%, Python — 22%, Kubernetes — 22%, GCP — 20%, Terraform — 14%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US119
• 🇵🇱 Poland41
• 🇬🇧 the UK24
• 🇮🇳 India20
• 🇨🇿 Czechia15
• 🇪🇸 Spain13

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team69%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites28%
• Telegram channels — job channels3%

Where the openings come from: 69% from company career sites (direct apply), 28% from job boards, 3% from Telegram channels.