Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC
40 open roles for cybersecurity specialists in Washington, DC as of Nov 14, 2026. Anthropic, xAI, Palantir, SpaceX and OpenAI have the most. 4 are remote and the median advertised salary is $235K.
- Government Cloud Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KTerraformAzureLinux
- Sr. Security Analyst, Third Party Risk ManagementxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$132K - $228KSeniorGCPAzureLLM
- Insider Threat DirectorTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA; Washing…$190K - $280KLeadMachine Learning
- Security Architect - U.S. Public SectorOkta · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$216K - $297KMachine Learning
- Security Engineer, GRC Federal FrameworksxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KCI/CD
- Security Engineer, KubernetesxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KRustGoPython
- Consulting Field Solutions Architect, Cyber Resilience - Public SectorPure Storage · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; Chi…$172K - $258KRemote
- Industrial Security Analyst (MDSO)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$85K - $115K
- Senior Crypto Threat Analyst - TerrorismElliptic · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.$175K - $215KSeniorPythonSQL
- Sr. Industrial Security Analyst (MDSO)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$130K - $195KSenior
- Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$170K - $265KSenior
- Application Security Engineer, X MoneyxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KRustPythonLLM
- Staff Enterprise Security EngineerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA; Washington, DC$160K - $235KLeadRustPythonElixir
- Cyber Enablement Lead, GovOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$207K - $230KLead
- Strategic Delivery Lead, CyberOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$266K - $370KLead
- Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$225K - $340KLead
- Manager, Customer Success – CyberAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Seattl…$265K - $320K
- Staff Application Security EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - DC$165K - $295KRemoteLeadGoPythonJavaScript
- Security Engineer, Offensive SecurityAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | Seatt…$300K - $320KRemoteGoPythonGCP
- Cyber Evaluations EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | Washi…$300K - $405KRemotePython
- Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, GovernmentOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$211K - $335KGoPythonTypeScript
- Director Product Manager - Okta Identity Threat Detection and Response ProductsOkta · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New Yo…$226K - $349KLeadMachine LearningAgile
- Product Security Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$130K - $160KGoPythonC++
- Incident Manager - Detection & ResponseAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Was…$290K - $365K
- Security Engineer, Corporate SecurityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Was…$320K - $405KPythonLLMLinux
- Security Engineer, GRC Fintech & Financial ServicesxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KGCPAzureCI/CD
- Threat Intel Manager, CBRN-E & Advanced WeaponsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$375K - $455KMachine LearningLLM
- Senior Identity Security EngineerPalantir · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.—SeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Forward Deployed Security EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$266K - $445KGoPythonTerraform
- Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure SecurityPalantir · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.—LinuxCI/CD
- Information Security Engineer - Insider RiskPalantir · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.—PythonAzureLinux
- Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US GovernmentPalantir · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.—LinuxCI/CDKubernetes
- Technical CBRN-E Threat InvestigatorAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$230K - $290KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Technical Cyber Threat InvestigatorAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY…$230K - $290KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Security Engineer, GRC Frameworks & AI GovernancexAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KGCPAzureCI/CD
- Security Engineer, InfrastructureScale AI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC$238K - $297KTypeScriptNode.jsTerraform
- Defensive Security AnalystPalantir · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.—PythonAWSBash
- Security Engineer, Product SecurityScale AI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC$278K - $347KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Wash…$300K - $405KPythonSQLLLM
- Sr. Network Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$152K - $258KSeniorPythonTerraformGCP
Questions about Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC
- How many Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC are open right now?
- There are 40 open Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC at 11 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 2 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC?
- Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (9), xAI (8), SpaceX (5), Palantir (5) and OpenAI (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC?
- 4 of the 40 open Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC (10%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC pay?
- The median advertised salary is $235K, based on 35 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $162K and $310K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Cybersecurity jobs in Washington, DC?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.










