FISMA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-29, FISMA appears in 273 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning FISMA.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about FISMA
+Is FISMA in demand in 2026?
Yes. FISMA appears in 273 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning FISMA (7.0% of all postings mentioning FISMA).
+What jobs require FISMA?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning FISMA are Sales Systems Engineer (16.0% of that role’s postings mention FISMA), MuleSoft Developer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention FISMA), Quality Assurance Tester (9.1% of that role’s postings mention FISMA).
+What skills are commonly paired with FISMA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), FISMA most often appears alongside FedRAMP, NIST, AWS, NIST 800-53, DevSecOps.
+Where is FISMA most in demand?
As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring FISMA are Washington, Bethesda, Ashburn, McLean, Alexandria, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new FISMA content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning FISMA alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new FISMA content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after FISMA?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring FISMA — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around FISMA
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before FISMA
Skills after FISMA
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: incident response | 4 |
| Before: ServiceNow | 3 |
| Before: Firewalls | 3 |
| Before: SIEM | 3 |
| Before: Java | 3 |
| Before: oracle | 2 |
| Before: risk assessment | 2 |
| Before: password resets | 2 |
| After: python | 4 |
| After: NIST | 4 |
| After: AWS | 4 |
| After: SOX | 3 |
| After: Penetration Testing | 3 |
| After: incident response | 3 |
| After: Azure | 2 |
| After: Java | 2 |
Roles most likely to require FISMA
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Systems Engineer | 4 | 16.0% |
| MuleSoft Developer | 2 | 10.0% |
| Quality Assurance Tester | 2 | 9.1% |
| IT Cybersecurity Specialist | 4 | 7.4% |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 5 | 6.1% |
| Information Systems Security Engineer | 4 | 5.3% |
| Field Engineer | 3 | 5.0% |
| Cyber Security Architect | 2 | 4.8% |
| Information Technology Specialist | 1 | 4.0% |
| Information Security Officer | 3 | 3.6% |
Roles with the most FISMA postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 19 | 7.0% |
| Program Manager | 10 | 3.7% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 9 | 3.3% |
| Business Analyst | 8 | 2.9% |
| Solution Architect | 8 | 2.9% |
| Cybersecurity Specialist | 7 | 2.6% |
| Software Engineer | 7 | 2.6% |
| Cloud Architect | 6 | 2.2% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
| ServiceNow Platform Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring FISMA
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| LightFeather | 14 |
| Oddball | 13 |
| Peraton | 11 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 9 |
| ProSidian Consulting | 8 |
| CACI | 6 |
| Tyto Athene, LLC | 6 |
| Steampunk | 6 |
| Bah | 6 |
| Accenture Federal Services | 5 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for FISMA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 36 | 13.2% |
| Bethesda | 8 | 2.9% |
| Ashburn | 7 | 2.6% |
| McLean | 7 | 2.6% |
| Alexandria | 5 | 1.8% |
| Atlanta | 5 | 1.8% |
| Rockville | 5 | 1.8% |
| Arlington | 4 | 1.5% |
| Fort Meade | 4 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with FISMA
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning FISMA by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s FISMA postings by all FISMA postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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