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Security Engineer Jobs in Washington.

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21
last 24 hours
Companies
45
actively hiring
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How many Security Engineer jobs in Washington are there right now?

There are 96 open Security Engineer jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 45 companies hiring directly. 79 of them disclose pay, with a median of $193,050 a year and most offers between $167,500 and $250,000. 21 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 2, 2026 at 03:47 UTC.

Security Engineer salary range in Washington

$167.5k 25th
$193.1k Median
$250k 75th
$152k
$272.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $150k – $490k · outliers off-axis
Based on 79 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 2, 2026 from live listings
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OpenAI
Forward Deployed Security Engineer
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Hybrid $266,000–$445,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5m ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Peregrine Technologies
Staff Software Engineer, Product Security
Peregrine Technologies
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $200,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Peregrine Technologies
Staff Software Engineer, Product Security
Peregrine Technologies
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $200,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
SpaceX
Security Software Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $130,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
SpaceX
Security Software Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, CA Onsite $130,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
SA
Security Engineer, Detection & Response
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early New York, NY; San Francisco, C... Onsite $237,600–$297,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Datadog
Security Sales Engineer
Datadog
⚡ Apply early Florida, USA, Remote; Georgia,... · location restricted $118,000–$157,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Datadog
Security Sales Engineer
Datadog
⚡ Apply early California, USA, Remote; Color... · location restricted $118,000–$157,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Datadog
Security Sales Engineer
Datadog
⚡ Apply early Illinois, USA, Remote; Texas,... · location restricted $118,000–$157,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anthropic
Security Engineer - Threat Intel
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early New York City, NY; Remote-Frie... · location restricted $320,000–$405,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Aledade
Senior Security Engineer II - Application Security
Aledade
⚡ Apply early Washington DC · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Technical Security Application Engineer, Secured Spaces
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Washington, District of Columb... Onsite $146,000–$194,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Lightning AI
Senior Application Security Engineer, AI and Machine Learning
Lightning AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid $180,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Lightning AI
Network Security Engineer
Lightning AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid $180,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Security Engineer, GRC
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Security Engineer, GRC
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $166,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Security Engineer, GRC
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Washington, District of Columb... Onsite $166,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Security Engineer, GRC
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $166,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Anduril Industries
Staff Software Engineer, Security
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 15h ago
MetroStar
Cybersecurity Engineer II (6708)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $166,000–$202,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
Metropolis
Senior Security Engineer, Product & Application Security
Metropolis
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $165,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Seneca Holdings
Security Engineer (Active Top Secret Clearance Required)
Seneca Holdings
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
MetroStar
Sr. Endpoint Security Engineer I (6701)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $138,000–$166,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
JRC Careers
Cybersecurity Engineer
JRC Careers
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Security Engineer jobs in Washington are open right now?
96 Security Engineer jobs in Washington are open across 45 companies, as of September 2, 2026.
What do Security Engineer jobs in Washington pay?
Across the 79 Security Engineer jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $193,050 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $167,500 and $250,000.
Which companies are hiring Security Engineer jobs in Washington?
OpenAI, Cloudflare, Peregrine Technologies, SpaceX and Scale AI are among the 45 companies currently hiring Security Engineer jobs in Washington.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 2, 2026 at 03:47 UTC.

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