Systems Security Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 39 job postings with the title “Systems Security Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is systems security engineering, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Systems Security Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 39 job postings with the title “Systems Security Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Systems Security Engineer jobs require?
Across Systems Security Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are systems security engineering, cybersecurity, Security testing, Software Assurance, systems engineering.
+Which cities are hiring the most Systems Security Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Systems Security Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Costa Mesa, Coronado, Marlborough, Tewksbury, Az Zāwīyah.
+Is Systems Security Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 39 Systems Security Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Systems Security Engineer postings is systems security engineering, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Systems Security Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Systems Security Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| systems security engineering | 14 | 12.6% |
| cybersecurity | 13 | 11.7% |
| Security testing | 10 | 9.0% |
| Software Assurance | 8 | 7.2% |
| systems engineering | 8 | 7.2% |
| Supply Chain Risk Management | 8 | 7.2% |
| security architecture | 7 | 6.3% |
| embedded systems security | 6 | 5.4% |
| firmware security | 6 | 5.4% |
| key management | 6 | 5.4% |
| secure boot | 6 | 5.4% |
| Embedded security | 5 | 4.5% |
| Software security | 5 | 4.5% |
| security requirements | 5 | 4.5% |
| CISSP | 4 | 3.6% |
Top metros hiring Systems Security Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 10 | 35.7% |
| Coronado | 3 | 10.7% |
| Marlborough | 3 | 10.7% |
| Tewksbury | 3 | 10.7% |
| Az Zāwīyah | 2 | 7.1% |
| Mission | 2 | 7.1% |
| Rincon | 2 | 7.1% |
| Tucson | 2 | 7.1% |
| Alpine | 1 | 3.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Systems Security Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Systems Security Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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