Security Engineer jobs in Seattle

If you are applying for Security Engineer roles in Seattle, the hard part is not finding one listing. The hard part is making each application look specific enough to pass the recruiter screen and the ATS scan.

45 live listings right now.

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Live Security Engineer jobs in Seattle

45 open listings match Security Engineer in Seattle right now. The newest:

Skills employers ask for

Terms that keep coming up in the newest Security Engineer listings in Seattle, and how many listings use each.
  1. cloud15 posts
  2. software15 posts
  3. improve6 posts
  4. principal5 posts
  5. develop8 posts
  6. platform9 posts
  7. staff5 posts
  8. ai7 posts
  9. operations7 posts
  10. data7 posts
  11. application3 posts
  12. largest3 posts
  13. technology5 posts
  14. infrastructure3 posts
  15. design4 posts
  16. systems3 posts

Who's hiring

Employers with the most open Security Engineer listings in Seattle.
  1. Google10 open jobs
  2. DigitalOcean4 open jobs
  3. Samsara4 open jobs
  4. Anduril Industries3 open jobs
  5. Coupang3 open jobs
  6. JPMorgan Chase3 open jobs
  7. Adobe2 open jobs
  8. Ffive2 open jobs
  9. Openai2 open jobs
  10. Palantir2 open jobs

Advertised pay

From listings that state pay. Many don't, so treat it as a range, not a promise.

$180,000 to $445,000 a year, median $355,500.

What recruiters will check first in Seattle

Recruiters scan for role fit, recent proof, and keywords. For Security Engineer, your resume should show the tools you used, the problem you solved, and the result. A vague project line does not help. A specific line with numbers, users, revenue, cost, speed, quality, or risk reduction works much better.

Check this before sending another application.

  • ATS fit
  • Market proof
  • Interview prep
  • Put the exact job title and adjacent titles in your summary.
  • Mirror the top skills from the job description naturally.
  • Use 3 to 5 achievement bullets that show measurable outcomes.
  • Keep formatting simple so ATS software can parse every section.

Resume keywords for Security Engineer

Do not stuff keywords. Put them where they belong: skills, project bullets, work experience, and certifications. For Security Engineer jobs in Seattle, start with these clusters.

Core skills

role-specific tools, workflows, and delivery methods

Business impact

cost, revenue, speed, quality, risk, retention, or conversion

Collaboration

stakeholders, product, engineering, sales, security, or operations

Proof

portfolio links, shipped work, dashboards, case studies, or GitHub

A practical application plan

Group repeated skills, rewrite your resume for the market, and apply only after the job match is clear.
  1. Pick 10 active Security Engineer listings in Seattle and save the job descriptions.
  2. Group repeated skills and phrases. Those are your ATS keywords.
  3. Rewrite your resume summary for this exact market and role.
  4. Run the resume and JD through the JobRise ATS checker.
  5. Only apply after your resume clearly matches the must-have requirements.

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Before you apply

Paste the job description into JobRise, check the ATS score, then fix the missing keywords before you send the application. One focused application beats ten generic ones.
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