Defense & Clearance Cybersecurity Jobs
Security roles at defense-tech companies plus clearance-flavored and SkillBridge listings across the board - ISSO/ISSM, GSOC, AppSec, detection, and systems security. Every listing links straight to the employer's own application page.
150 live roles right now, updated hourly. Cleared and uncleared roles both appear - the posting says which.
Live defense & clearance roles
The defense-tech employers on this board
Traditional primes (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Booz Allen) hire cleared cyber talent at larger volume through their own enterprise portals - for those, search the contractor's careers site directly or a clearance-specialist board.
Clearance basics, honestly
You cannot get a clearance on your own - an employer or agency sponsors you into the process. That is why "ability to obtain a clearance" postings matter: they are the entry door. US citizenship is almost always required; the investigation runs from months (Secret) to a year or more (TS/SCI with polygraph).
Already cleared? You are in the single most supply-constrained corner of the US security market, and it shows in pay - market guides put the cleared premium at roughly 5-20%.
Transitioning military: DoD SkillBridge internships (final ~180 days of service, at no cost to the employer) are one of the most reliable routes into civilian security work - SkillBridge-flagged roles appear on this page when live, and the entry-level hub covers the wider on-ramp.
Frequently asked questions
- Do defense cybersecurity jobs require a security clearance?
- Many but not all. Defense-tech companies like Anduril, Palantir, Shield AI, and Saronic run both cleared roles (ISSO/ISSM, systems security under RMF) and uncleared corporate security roles (AppSec, detection, GSOC). A posting that needs an active TS/SCI says so in the title or first lines; "ability to obtain a clearance" means they will sponsor the process - US citizenship is typically the hard requirement. We track 150 live roles on this page right now, updated hourly.
- Which defense companies hire cybersecurity engineers?
- On this board: Anduril Industries (the largest defense-tech security employer we track - ISSO/ISSM, GSOC, AppSec, platform security), Palantir Technologies (AppSec, InfoSec engineering, DLP, endpoint), Shield AI (system security engineering), and Saronic Technologies (security engineering, detection, vulnerability management). Traditional primes (Lockheed, Raytheon, Northrop, Booz Allen) hire at larger volume but through enterprise ATS portals we do not aggregate.
- What does a security clearance add to cybersecurity pay?
- US market guides consistently put the cleared premium at roughly 5-20% over equivalent uncleared roles, rising with clearance level (Secret vs TS/SCI with polygraph) - driven by scarcity: the clearance process takes months to years and requires US citizenship, so the cleared talent pool is structurally small. The premium is a market observation, not a number we measure from postings.
- What is SkillBridge and can veterans use it for cybersecurity?
- DoD SkillBridge lets transitioning service members spend their final ~180 days of service interning with a civilian employer at no cost to the company - and cybersecurity is one of its strongest tracks, since military IT/comms/intel experience maps directly onto SOC, detection, and systems-security work. SkillBridge-flagged internships appear on this page when live; military experience plus Security+ is one of the most reliable entry routes into the field.