What C-level Security Jobs Ask For
Across 74 open C-level Security postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cybersecurity, cloud, iam.
Updated November 1, 2026
85 open C-level Security postings. The percentages below are measured over the 74 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cybersecurity | 61% |
| cloud | 51% |
| iam | 32% |
| ai | 31% |
| automation | 27% |
| iso-27001 | 27% |
| cloud-security | 26% |
| saas | 22% |
| cissp | 20% |
| siem | 19% |
| azure | 18% |
| cism | 18% |
| gdpr | 18% |
| network-security | 18% |
| zero-trust | 18% |
| api | 16% |
| soc-2 | 16% |
| entra-id | 15% |
| sso | 15% |
| fintech | 14% |
| penetration-testing | 14% |
| python | 14% |
| risk-assessment | 14% |
| aws | 12% |
| bash | 12% |
| devops | 12% |
| gcp | 12% |
| nist | 12% |
| ci-cd | 11% |
| stakeholder-management | 11% |
| cloud-native | 9% |
| dast | 9% |
| kubernetes | 9% |
| sast | 9% |
| secrets-management | 9% |
| agentic-ai | 8% |
| agile | 8% |
| analytics | 8% |
| edr | 8% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 8% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 85 open C-level Security jobs →
Across all Security levels
Most Security postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 2,169
- cybersecurity 1,480
- ai 1,253
- automation 1,128
- python 1,038
- aws 1,032
- iam 937
- cloud-security 900
- azure 868
- iso-27001 865
- siem 756
- nist 713