What Principal Security Jobs Ask For
Across 124 open Principal Security postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are iam, stakeholder-management, cloud.
Updated November 1, 2026
124 open Principal Security postings. The percentages below are measured over the 124 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| iam | 59% |
| stakeholder-management | 52% |
| cloud | 36% |
| ai | 31% |
| cybersecurity | 27% |
| automation | 23% |
| aws | 16% |
| cloud-security | 15% |
| azure | 15% |
| nist | 14% |
| python | 14% |
| cissp | 13% |
| api | 12% |
| gcp | 12% |
| agentic-ai | 11% |
| llm | 11% |
| authentication | 10% |
| ci-cd | 10% |
| owasp | 10% |
| siem | 10% |
| penetration-testing | 10% |
| edr | 7% |
| machine-learning | 7% |
| networking | 7% |
| rbac | 7% |
| cloud-native | 6% |
| devsecops | 6% |
| generative-ai | 6% |
| iso-27001 | 6% |
| kubernetes | 6% |
| linux | 6% |
| risk-assessment | 6% |
| zero-trust | 6% |
| android | 6% |
| cism | 6% |
| entra-id | 6% |
| network-security | 6% |
| oauth | 6% |
| openid | 6% |
| powershell | 6% |
"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 124 open Principal 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