Security Engineer jobs in Washington DC
24 open security engineer roles in Washington DC across 12 companies, read straight from each company's own job board.
Last checked 02 October 2026
24
Open roles
12
Companies hiring
$230k
Median published pay
This median blends seniority levels. Not enough postings here state a level to break it down (17 of 21 say nothing about level), so treat the figure above as a range-of-the-market, not a target for your level.
Who's hiring
Palantir (6)Anthropic (4)Scale AI (4)Accenture Federal Services (2)OpenAI (1)Databricks (1)Okta (1)Upside (1)Agile Defense (1)Aledade (1)Clara (1)Samsara (1)
Open roles
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer new | Washington, DC | 54589947 - AFS Cloud Platform Engineering | $134k – $165k |
| Staff Application Security Engineer | Remote - DC | IT Security | $165k – $295k |
| Security Engineer (Ingeniero/a de Seguridad) | Bogota D.C. / DC / Colombia; Mexico City / CDMX / Mexico | Engineering/ Builders | 20 days ago |
| Application Security Engineer | Washington, DC | 60024445 - AFS Cyber Mission | $106k – $221k |
| Security Engineer, Offensive Security | Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC | Security | $300k – $320k |
| Staff Application Security Engineer | DC | Information Office | $214k – $245k |
| Senior Security Engineer II - Application Security | Washington DC | Security | 30 days ago |
| Security Engineer, Corporate Security | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC | Security | $320k – $405k |
| Offensive Security Engineer | Washington, D.C. | Information Security | $145k – $200k |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $198k – $342k |
| Senior Identity Security Engineer | Washington, D.C. | Information Security | $135k – $200k |
| Forward Deployed Security Engineer | Washington, DC | Security | $266k – $445k |
| Security Engineer - Threat Intel | New York City, NY; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Security | $320k – $405k |
| Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security | Washington, D.C. | Information Security | $145k – $200k |
| Information Security Engineer - Insider Risk | Washington, D.C. | Information Security | $145k – $200k |
| Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US Government | Washington, D.C. | Business Development | $90k – $150k |
| Staff Security Engineer - Federal | Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC | Sec - Cyber Defense-774 | $161k – $221k |
| Staff Security Assurance Engineer | Remote - Washington D.C.; Washington, D.C. | Security | 7 months ago |
| Information Systems Security Engineer - SME | Washington, D.C. | IA and Compliance | $175k – $190k |
| Product Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $198k – $342k |
| Security Engineer, Infrastructure | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Horizontals EPD | $238k – $297k |
| Security Engineer, Product Security | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Horizontals | $238k – $297k |
| Security Engineer, Detection & Response | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Security | $300k – $405k |
| Information Security Engineer | Washington, D.C. | Information Security | $135k – $200k |
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