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Defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
28 open roles for people who work in defense and national security in San Francisco Bay Area as of Nov 15, 2026. Applied, Palantir, Astranis, Planet and Nscale have the most. The median advertised salary is $200K.
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Skills asked for in defense and national security roles in San Francisco Bay Area
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- Technical Program Manager, Defense OSApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$180K - $225KJiraAgileSecurity clearance
- Network and Security Engineer, DefenseApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $200KGoPythonTerraform
- National Security Capacity Sales ManagerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $225KSecurity clearance
- Director, National Security Capacity SalesAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $225KLead and aboveSecurity clearance
- Model Policy Manager, National SecurityOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$207K - $335KHybridSecurity clearance
- Senior Director, Product Management - Defense and IntelligencePlanet · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$260K - $326KLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMAWS
- UX Product Designer, National SecuritySkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$150K - $200KHybridVisual design
- Technical Program Manager - Cyber Defense, Metrics and Business IntelligenceNscale · 🇺🇸New York; San Francisco; Seattle$190K - $225K
- Staff Security Engineer - Bot & Traffic DefenceFaire · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$231K - $318KLead and abovePythonTypeScriptJava
- National Security Programs Development ManagerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $225KSecurity clearance
- Director, National Security Programs DevelopmentAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $225KLead and aboveSecurity clearance
- Software Engineer, Mission SystemsReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$140K - $200KRustC++Linux
- Operational Safety Lead - DefenseApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $250KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceTest planningAviation
- Chief Engineer, DefenseAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $300KLead and above
- Vice President Defense and Intelligence EngineeringPlanet · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$293K - $366KLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMAWS
- Product Designer, DefenseApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale · +1 more location$140K - $160KFigmaSecurity clearanceDesign systems
- Senior Director for National SecuritySecurity Level 5 · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$180K - $280KLead and above
- Product Marketing Manager, DefenseApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $200KProduct marketingProject management
- Product Manager - DefenseOSApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$185K - $270KSecurity clearance
- Solutions Architect - Modeling & Simulation (Defense)Applied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$175K - $250KDockerKubernetesSecurity clearance
- Senior Detection & Response Engineer, Cyber DefenseNscale · 🇺🇸New York; San Francisco; Seattle$160K - $190KSeniorGCPLLMLinux
- Solutions Architect - Maritime DefenseApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$200K - $250KDockerKubernetesSecurity clearance
- Sr Director Business Development - Defense/Government Programs (Autonomy & Navigation Systems)Anello Photonics · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA, Washington, District of Columbia, United…—Lead and aboveSecurity clearanceOptics
- Software Engineer, New Grad - DefensePalantir · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—JuniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Backend Software Engineer - DefensePalantir · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—RustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Internship - Defense TechPalantir · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—InternGoPythonTypeScript
- Web Application Developer - DefensePalantir · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—TypeScriptJavaScriptReact
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Questions about defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
- How many defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open right now?
- There are 28 open defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at 12 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 0 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 defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Right now the most openings are at Applied (9), Astranis (4), Palantir (4), Planet (2) and Nscale (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- None of the 28 open defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area pay?
- The median advertised salary is $200K, based on 23 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $175K and $230K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 2 of the 28 open defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (7%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 20 postings that state experience, the median asks for 7 years. 12 companies are hiring and 0 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 5 of the 28 open defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (18%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, Computer Vision. Employers still list 28 such roles today at 12 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area ask for?
- Most often Security clearance (64%), Python (18%), AWS (18%), Go (14%), LLM (14%) of the 28 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Software Engineer (3), Technical Program Manager (2), Director (2), Product Designer (2), Solutions Architect (2): the most common titles among the 28 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area in demand in 2026?
- 28 defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 12 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 0 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $200K. 0 (0%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for defense and national security jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
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