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CKS jobs

Open security roles whose postings name the CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist), from CNCF, as something they require or would like to see. Each opens the full posting at the employer with its stated salary.

19
open roles name it
$172k–$238k
a year, typical
15
employers
Postings read 11 Nov 2026, 22:07 UTC

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Roles naming the CKS

Specialties

Where the CKS is asked for

Postings naming the CKS by specialty
SpecialtyPostings
Application & Product Security9
Security Engineering4
Cloud Security3
Security Operations & Incident Response2
Penetration Testing & Red Team1

Employers

Who asks for the CKS

Employers naming the CKS
EmployerPostings
AlphaSense3
Agoda2
Applied Intuition2
AEG1
AvePoint1
Bloomreach1
commercetools1
CrowdStrike1
ESET1
Firmus1
Gong1
ID.me1
Pure Storage1
QuintoAndar1
Veeam1

Questions

The CKS in today's postings

How many jobs ask for the CKS?

19 of the 2,150 open security postings on the board name it (0.9%), as a requirement or as a plus.

What do jobs naming the CKS pay?

They state a typical $172k–$238k/yr, middle $181k/yr, against $205k/yr for every security posting read. The gap reflects which roles ask for the CKS as much as the certificate itself.

In what kind of security work does the CKS matter?

Mostly application & product security (9), security engineering (4), cloud security (3). CNCF asks for verified years in the field before awarding it, so it gates senior roles.

Compare it with every certification the postings name.

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