Remote cyber security jobs
Security engineering, analysis and governance roles from live listings, each read for what the employer says about location.
Covers security engineering, security operations, application security, penetration testing, compliance and information security management.
378
live cyber security roles
Where you can actually work from
Most job boards call all of these simply "remote". These are the live counts for cyber security roles right now.
- Work from home215
- Hybrid78
- Region Restricted61
- Undisclosed15
- Work from anywhere9
What remote cyber security jobs pay
Typically $209k a year, with the middle half between $174k and $250k. Based on 154 live listings that publish a salary in US dollars.
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Where employers say you have to live
The places most often named in live cyber security adverts that restrict residence. Counted from the advert’s own wording.
- United States 32
- Remote 23
- Canada 7
- Remote - USA 7
- Poland 6
- United Kingdom 5
- India 5
- Germany 5
- Remote, United States 5
- Remote - US 5
Seniority mix
Read from the employer’s own job titles. Titles with no seniority word are not counted, so these will not add up to 378.
- Entry level1
- Junior3
- Mid level2
- Senior120
- Lead / principal76
- Head / director9
Working hours
180 live cyber security adverts say something about hours, and 18 of those describe working asynchronously. The rest say nothing, which usually means normal hours in the employer’s own timezone, worth asking before you accept.
Employers hiring most right now
- EverAI21 roles
- GuidePoint Security LLC12 roles
- OpenAI8 roles
- GitLab7 roles
- Writer7 roles
- Mozilla6 roles
- Cerebras5 roles
- Gemini5 roles
- LastPass5 roles
- Nubank5 roles
- Samsara5 roles
- Sophos5 roles
How to spot a legit remote cyber security job
Most bad remote-job experiences are not scams, they are honest listings that were vague about location, or filled weeks ago. These are the checks worth running before you apply.
- Does the listing say where you can live?
- A real employer names the countries, regions or timezones they can hire in, because employment law forces them to. A listing that says only "remote" and nothing else is the most common reason people waste an application.
- Is there a named company behind it?
- Legitimate roles name the employer and link to their own careers page. Anonymous listings, or ones that only reveal the company after you pay or sign up, are the clearest warning sign there is.
- Are you ever asked for money?
- No genuine employer charges for training, equipment, a background check or a starter kit. Any request for payment, cryptocurrency or bank details before a signed contract is a scam, without exception.
- Does the pay match the work?
- Very high pay for very little skill is the oldest trick in the book. Compare the figure against what the same role actually pays elsewhere before taking it seriously.
- Was the interview real?
- Being hired purely over a chat app, with no video call and no questions about your experience, is not a hiring process. Reshipping, payment-processing and "buy equipment with this cheque" roles all start this way.
- Is the listing still open?
- Boards are full of roles that closed months ago. Check that the employer's own careers page still shows it before spending an hour on an application.
Nomaders does the first and last of those checks for you: every listing is read for what the employer actually says about location, and re-checked every day so closed roles drop out. Browse the live roles.
Remote cyber security jobs: common questions
Are cyber security jobs remote?
Much of the field is, though roles touching classified or regulated systems often require you in a named country, and sometimes a security clearance. Where that is stated, it is shown on the role.
Do remote security jobs require a clearance?
Government and defence roles usually do. Commercial security roles usually do not. The advert's own wording is kept on every listing so you can check before applying.
Are there entry level remote cyber security jobs?
SOC analyst is the usual entry point, and some are remote, though shift cover often ties them to a timezone.
What do remote cyber security jobs pay?
Generally in line with or above software engineering. Pay on this page comes only from listings that publish a figure.
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How Nomaders checks these roles
Listings are collected from employers' own career pages and remote job boards every day. Each one is read for what the employer actually says about location, and labelled accordingly, a role is only called work from anywhere when the listing says so in plain words. Nothing on this page is estimated.
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