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Cyber Security Jobs in California

285 openings · 29 companies · Updated November 12, 2026

SOC, penetration testing, GRC and cloud security roles.

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285 jobs

    • Experience not stated
    • $401K–$510K a year
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader to build the incident response team that protects OpenAI as AI capabilities and the threats surrounding them evolve. You will command…

    Kubernetes · Security · Product · Support · Legal

    TodayNewRemote
    • Experience not stated
    • $401K–$510K a year
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader to guide the engineers who identify and investigate threats to OpenAI and build the capabilities to contain them. You’ll hire and develop…

    Security · Support · Hardware

    TodayNewRemote
    • Fresher
    • Pay not listed
    • Santa Clara, CA

    Imagine your work day dominated less by emails and spreadsheets and more time given back to you to do your actual job. At ServiceNow, we are making work life more lifelike and changing…

    Other · Security · Networking · Automation · Sales

    TodayNewInternship
    • Fresher
    • Pay not listed
    • Santa Clara, CA

    Imagine your work day dominated less by emails and spreadsheets and more time given back to you to do your actual job. At ServiceNow, we are making work life more lifelike and changing…

    Other · Security · Networking · Automation · Sales

    TodayNewInternship
    • Fresher
    • Pay not listed
    • San Diego, CA

    Imagine your work day dominated less by emails and spreadsheets and more time given back to you to do your actual job. At ServiceNow, we are making work life more lifelike and changing…

    Other · Security · Networking · Sales

    TodayNewInternship
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    • 8+ Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • Santa Clara, CA

    Bridge technical architecture, product engineering, legal privacy counsel, and federal/commercial compliance mandates to shape and scale security and privacy operational compliance…

    Security · Product · Support · Legal · Compliance

    1 day agoNew
    • 10+ Yrs
    • $220K–$240K a year
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    Define and execute a risk-based DevSecOps roadmap; establish ownership, metrics, escalation paths, and a plan to grow the team. Implement preventive AWS controls for identity,…

    Engineering · Go · AWS · Security · Networking

    1 day agoNewRemote
    • 10+ Yrs
    • $220K–$240K a year
    • San Francisco, CA

    Define and execute a risk-based DevSecOps roadmap; establish ownership, metrics, escalation paths, and a plan to grow the team. Implement preventive AWS controls for identity,…

    Engineering · Go · AWS · Security · Networking

    1 day agoNew
    • 2-5 Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    Architecture & strategy Define security architecture for Flexport's products and services , and set the patterns and reference implementations that make secure-by-default the path of…

    Engineering, Security · Python · Java · JavaScript · TypeScript

    1 day agoNewRemote
    • 8+ Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    Architecture & strategy Define security architecture for Flexport's products and services , and set the patterns and reference implementations that make secure-by-default the path of…

    Engineering, Security · Python · Java · Go · TypeScript

    1 day agoNewRemote
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    • 7+ Yrs
    • $114.4K–$188.8K a year
    • San Diego, CA (Remote)

    Role Overview   As the lead Cyber Security & Risk Account Executive, you will own the overall cyber sales strategy, executive relationships, and domain revenue across your…

    Security · Automation · Marketing · Sales · Customer Success

    1 day agoNewRemote
    • 5+ Yrs
    • $141.7K–$233.8K a year
    • San Diego, CA (Remote)

    What you get to do in this role: Manage a team of direct Sales Executives to drive rapid new business sales growth within a defined territory Build and drive sales strategy for the…

    Go · Security · Marketing · Sales · Support

    1 day agoNewRemote
    • 10+ Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • Mountain View, CA

    As the Head of Security & Observability ISV Partnerships, you will be responsible for recruiting, developing, and scaling a global partner ecosystem that makes Databricks the best place…

    Go · Spark · Databricks · Security · Product

    2 days agoNew
    • Experience not stated
    • Pay not listed
    • New York City, NY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA

    Agent Security's mission is to safely increase how much of the world's work agents can do, starting inside Anthropic. Claude now writes and ships code, runs experiments and acts on…

    Go · Security · Support · Embedded

    2 days agoNew
    • Experience not stated
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY

    Claude is trained and served on hardware in data centers Anthropic operates and in sites partners build and run for us. DCSE secures that footprint: the sites, the hardware moving…

    Security · Automation · Legal · Operations · Hardware

    2 days agoNew
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    • 12+ Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York City, NY +1 more

    Anthropic's Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team is the connective tissue that holds the company accountable to its security and control commitments. We translate…

    Go · Security · Support · Finance · Audit

    2 days agoNew
    • Experience not stated
    • $140K–$225K a year
    • San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY

    Build AI augmented code review to get involved in important systems at the right time

    Engineering · Security

    2 days agoNew
    • Experience not stated
    • $220K–$357K a year
    • New York City, NY; Palo Alto, CA (Remote)

    Chart the path from supervised agents to trusted autonomous ones: define the security primitives that enable agent autonomy, and lead the team that builds them

    Engineering · Security · Product

    2 days agoNewRemote
    • Experience not stated
    • Pay not listed
    • Palo Alto, CA

    You will do hands-on work across our four focus areas: Standards, Secure Architecture and Design, Preventative Controls, Adoption and Enablement. You will own defined pieces of this…

    Information Security · Python · Go · JavaScript · TypeScript

    3 days agoNew
    • 5+ Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • Santa Clara, CA (Remote)

    Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of…

    Security · Support · Compliance · Operations

    3 days agoNewRemote
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    • Experience not stated
    • $333K–$370K a year
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    Represent OpenAI in consequential industry conversations. Deliver invited keynotes, contribute to substantive panels, and lead executive briefings on AI and cyber defense. Develop…

    Go To Market · Go · Security · Product

    3 days agoNewRemote
    • Experience not stated
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY

    We're hiring for the Cybersecurity RL team within Horizons. As a Research Engineer, you'll help to safely advance the capabilities of our models in secure coding, vulnerability…

    AI Research & Engineering · Machine Learning · LLM · Security · Sales

    4 days ago
    • Experience not stated
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY

    At Anthropic, we are pioneering new frontiers in AI that have the potential to greatly benefit society. However, developing advanced AI also comes with risks if not properly safeguarded.…

    AI Research & Engineering · Machine Learning · LLM · Security · Sales

    6 days ago
    • 3-5 Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    Mixpanel's Information Security & Risk Management (ISRM) team is hiring a Security Engineer to run the day-to-day work of our security operations: vulnerability management, detection and…

    Engineering · Python · Go · AWS · GCP

    6 days agoRemote
    • 10+ Yrs
    • Pay not listed
    • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

    Mixpanel's Information Security & Risk Management (ISRM) team is hiring a Staff Security Engineer to partner with our product and engineering teams on how we build and run Mixpanel…

    Engineering · Kubernetes · Analytics · Security · Product

    6 days agoRemote

About Cyber Security Jobs in California

There are 285 open Cyber Security jobs in California right now, posted by 29 employers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Databricks and Zscaler. 28 of them were posted in the last seven days, and the newest on November 11, 2026.

Most openings ask for 6–9 years of experience; 9 suit entry-level candidates (0–2 years); 46% are remote and 3% hybrid; where employers publish pay, ranges run from $99K to $510K a year (median starting pay $220K); the skills asked for most are Security, Product, Support, Go and Automation.

Every listing comes from the employer's own careers page and is refreshed twice a day (last update November 12, 2026). Apply opens the employer's own application page; there is no sign-up and no fee.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Cyber Security jobs are open in California?

285 Cyber Security jobs are open in California as of November 12, 2026, from 29 employers. The list is refreshed twice a day from the employers' own career pages, and closed openings are removed.

Which companies are hiring for Cyber Security jobs in California?

Anthropic (71), OpenAI (49), Databricks (22), Zscaler (17), ServiceNow (15), Cerebras (15), Harvey (10) and Zeta Global (9), and 21 more. Use the Company filter to see one employer's openings.

How much do Cyber Security jobs in California pay?

Among openings that publish pay (many US states require a pay range in the posting), yearly pay runs from $99K to $510K, with a median starting figure of $220K. Hourly rates are counted at 2,080 hours a year. These are the employers' published ranges, not guaranteed pay.

Are there entry-level Cyber Security jobs in California?

Yes: 9 of these openings ask for 0–2 years of experience. Choose "0–2 years" under Experience to see them.

Can I work from home in these jobs?

132 openings are fully remote and 8 hybrid, as stated by the employer. Remote roles are open to people in the US unless the posting names specific states. Pick Remote or Hybrid under Work mode.

Do I need to be authorized to work in the US?

Most US employers ask that you are authorized to work in the United States; postings often say whether visa sponsorship is offered. Each job page shows who may apply when the posting says so; check the full posting before you apply.

How do I apply, and is it free?

Open a job and press Apply: it takes you to the employer's own careers page, where you apply directly. askjobs does not collect resumes, act as a recruiter or charge anything.

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