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How many Security Engineer jobs in Washington are there right now?

There are 157 open Security Engineer jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 72 companies hiring directly. 140 of them disclose pay, with a median of $190,500 a year and most offers between $161,738 and $230,663. 8 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 17, 2026 at 04:16 UTC.

Security Engineer salary range in Washington

$161.7k 25th
$190.5k Median
$230.7k 75th
$129.4k
$267.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $68.4k – $445k · outliers off-axis
Based on 140 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 17, 2026 from live listings
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MetroStar
Sr. Network Security Engineer III (6852)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $207,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
MetroStar
Sr. Endpoint Security Engineer I (Trellix) (6837)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $138,000–$166,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
MetroStar
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer II (6708)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Herndon, VA Onsite $166,000–$202,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
MetroStar
Cybersecurity Engineer II (6708)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $166,000–$202,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
MetroStar
Cybersecurity Engineer II (6708)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Tysons Corner, VA Onsite $166,000–$202,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
MetroStar
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer II (6708)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Reston, VA Onsite $166,000–$202,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
MetroStar
Senior Endpoint Security Engineer I (6701)
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $138,000–$166,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Accenture Federal Services
Application Security Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $109,500–$224,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Shieldai
Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R5972)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Stoke Space
Information Security Systems Engineer
Stoke Space
⚡ Apply early Kent, Washington Onsite $133,560–$200,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
M9 Solutions
Senior Information Systems Security Engineer
M9 Solutions
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC - TS/SCI cleara... Onsite $125,000–$140,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Cloudflare
Senior Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $194,000–$266,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
xAI
Network Security Engineer
xAI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX; Ne... Onsite $100,000–$258,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
xAI
Application Security Engineer (X Money)
xAI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX; Ne... Onsite $100,000–$258,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
xAI
Sr. Security Engineer - GRC Fintech & Financial Services
xAI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA; New York, NY;... Onsite $152,000–$258,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
xAI
Sr. Security Engineer - GRC Frameworks & AI Governance
xAI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA; New York, NY;... Onsite $152,000–$258,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
xAI
Infrastructure Security Engineer
xAI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX; Ne... Onsite $100,000–$258,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
SA
Offensive Security Engineer - Red Team
Salesforce
⚡ Apply early California - San Francisco Hybrid $141,200–$246,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Snap Inc.
Staff Security Engineer, Level 6
Snap Inc.
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, California Onsite $251,000–$377,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Trace3
Cybersecurity Engineer III
Trace3
⚡ Apply early Linthicum Heights, MD Hybrid $165,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Security Engineer (Application Security)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
⚡ Apply early Chicago or Washington, D.C. Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Accenture Federal Services
Multi-Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $133,700–$165,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
SA
Security Engineer, Infrastructure
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early New York, NY; San Francisco, C... Onsite $237,600–$297,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
SA
Security Engineer, Product Security
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early New York, NY; San Francisco, C... Onsite $237,600–$297,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Security Engineer jobs in Washington are open right now?
157 Security Engineer jobs in Washington are open across 72 companies, as of October 17, 2026.
What do Security Engineer jobs in Washington pay?
Across the 140 Security Engineer jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $190,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $161,738 and $230,663.
Which companies are hiring Security Engineer jobs in Washington?
MetroStar, Accenture Federal Services, Shieldai, Stoke Space and M9 Solutions are among the 72 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 October 17, 2026 at 04:16 UTC.

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