First security roles
Entry-level cybersecurity jobs: junior, associate and tier 1 openings
Computed from 39 different pay ranges employers posted, by 19 employers, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). 45 of the 85 open roles in this set give no salary.
Security roles whose title marks them as a starting rung: junior, associate, intern, apprentice, graduate or tier 1. Most are SOC analyst, GRC, IAM and junior engineering seats. Today 85 such roles are open at 53 employers, among them Figma, Brain Co. and Anduril Industries. A role is listed only when its own title says it is a junior post, and each one is checked against the employer's careers system on every read.
Junior roles by specialty
Each specialty with junior roles open, busiest first, with a line on what the first job usually involves. Counts open the roles; salary figures open the postings they come from.
Junior engineers who help run endpoint, network and logging tools, usually after a few years in IT or software.
GRC analysts who gather audit evidence and answer security questionnaires: a way in through writing and organization.
Tier 1 SOC seats: watching alerts, triaging what is real and escalating it, often on shifts. The most common first security job.
Associate consultants at service firms who learn on client engagements.
Junior penetration testers, usually expected to show certifications or a portfolio of lab work.
Junior AppSec seats that triage scanner findings and help developers fix them; coding experience helps a lot.
IAM analysts who handle access requests, reviews and onboarding in tools like Okta or Entra ID.
Junior analysts who track threat reports and indicators and turn them into notes for defenders.
Associate cloud security roles, typically for people who already administer AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
Typical salary: the span from the 25th percentile of range midpoints to the 90th percentile of range tops, every figure taken as a full-time year (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours), shown once at least 3 distinct ranges are stated.
Employers with junior security roles
Every employer with a junior security role open, and the salaries those roles state. Listed by the expected value of applying, with a small lift for employers that pay us a referral fee; that lift never touches a salary figure.
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Security Engineering
23 open
Junior Network Security Engineer (shows the role here)
Thales · Security Engineering · Bucharest· 1w agoDetails
Security Engineer, New Grad (shows the role here)
Stripe · Security Engineering · Dublin· 1mo agoDetails
New Graduate Engineer, Software Security - '26/'27 (Starlink) (shows the role here)
SpaceX · Security Engineering · Redmond, WA· 3mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$165,000.00/yr
Security Intern (shows the role here)
Trace3 · Security Engineering · Irvine, CA, United States· todayDetails
$18–$28/hrNew Graduate Engineer, Security Software (Starshield) (shows the role here)
SpaceX · Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$160,000.00/yr
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
16 open
Security Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (shows the role here)
Rocket Lab · GRC · Albuquerque, NM· 1mo agoDetails
$18.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (shows the role here)
Rocket Lab · GRC · Albuquerque, NM· 1mo agoDetails
$18.00/hr
$27/hr- $27/hr
- $27/hr
Security Operations & Incident Response
13 openSOC L1 PORTUGAL (shows the role here)
Thales · SecOps & IR · Lisbon· 1w agoDetails
Security Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (shows the role here)
Rocket Lab · SecOps & IR · Wallops Island, VA· 1mo agoDetails
$22/hr
Telecommunications & Cybersecurity Operations | Internship Program (shows the role here)
Inetum · SecOps & IR · Açores, Aveiro District, Portugal· 2w agoDetails
L1 SOC Analyst - Sofia (shows the role here)
Integrity360 · SecOps & IR · Sofia· 1w agoDetails
Security Architecture & Consulting
12 openJunior Cyber Engineer (shows the role here)
Thales · Architecture & Consulting · Amsterdam, Hullenbergweg 81-135 (Office)· 1w agoDetails
Cybersecurity Presales Intern - GPSU/Heartland (Tulsa) (shows the role here)
GuidePoint Security · Architecture & Consulting · Remote· 4w agoDetails
$20/hrCybersecurity Internship Summer 2027 - Healthcare (shows the role here)
Tevora · Architecture & Consulting · Irvine, CA +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$27/hrCybersecurity Internship Summer 2027 - Solutions (shows the role here)
Tevora · Architecture & Consulting · Irvine, CA +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$27/hrCybersecurity Internship Winter 2027 - Healthcare (shows the role here)
Tevora · Architecture & Consulting · Irvine, CA +2 more· 1mo agoDetails
$27/hr
Penetration Testing & Red Team
9 openSTAGE - Offensive Security Junior – H/F (shows the role here)
Thales · Offensive Security · Vélizy-Villacoublay· 3w agoDetails
Cybersecurity Internship Summer 2027 - Threat (shows the role here)
Tevora · Offensive Security · Irvine, CA +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$27/hrCybersecurity Internship Winter 2027 - Threat (shows the role here)
Tevora · Offensive Security · Irvine, CA +2 more· 1mo agoDetails
$27/hr
Junior Security Engineer (shows the role here)
AvePoint · Offensive Security · Da Nang, Da Nang, Vietnam· 10mo agoDetails
Security Research Internship (shows the role here)
CertiK · Offensive Security · Remote· 1y+ agoDetails
$3,000–$8,000/mo
Application & Product Security
4 open
Engineering Intern, Product Security (shows the role here)
Illumio · AppSec · Sunnyvale, California - HQ· 3w agoDetails
$37/hr
Identity & Access Management
3 openThreat Intelligence & Security Research
3 open
Intern - Security Researcher - PhD Pipline (shows the role here)
Palo Alto Networks · Threat Intel & Research · Office - USA - CA - Headquarters· 9mo agoDetails
$129,100.00–$208,825.00/yr
Cybersecurity Intern (shows the role here)
Trend Micro · Threat Intel & Research · Manila· 2mo agoDetails
Security Research, Intern (shows the role here)
Illumio · Threat Intel & Research · Sunnyvale, California - HQ· 3w agoDetails
$37/hr
Cloud Security
2 open
Cloud Security Intern (shows the role here)
Tanium · Cloud Security · Durham, NC (Hybrid)· 1mo agoDetails
$55.00/hr
Before you apply
- Nobody legitimate charges you. Real employers do not ask for money to apply, to sit a technical test or to start. An “offer” that depends on buying a course, a certification voucher or equipment from the recruiter is a scam.
- Expect a technical screen. Junior security hiring often includes a take-home lab, a log-analysis exercise or a scenario interview. Practise before you apply.
- Against the wider specialty. These junior roles centre on $56.2k/yr.
- Junior is relative. A junior title can still ask for a year or two of IT, networking or help desk work. Check the requirements, the location and any clearance before applying.
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Breaking into security: questions
Are there cybersecurity jobs for beginners?
A few. 85 security roles on the board call themselves junior, associate, intern, graduate or first-tier in their title today (3% of the 2,875 on the board), at 53 employers. Most sit in security engineering, GRC and compliance and SOC and incident response. A junior title still often expects a year or two of IT or networking, so read the requirements in each posting.
Which salary can I expect in my first security job?
These postings usually state $56.2k–$158k/yr (the span from the 25th percentile of range midpoints to the 90th percentile of range tops, every figure taken as a full-time year (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours)), centred on $56.2k/yr, going by 39 distinct ranges from 19 employers.
Which security specialties hire juniors?
Today the most junior roles are in Security Engineering (23), Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) (16), Security Operations & Incident Response (13), Security Architecture & Consulting (12). SOC work is the classic first seat, GRC suits people who write and organize well, and junior engineering roles usually go to people coming from IT, networking or software.
Which employers hire junior security staff?
Tevora (16), SpaceX (4), Thales (4), Rocket Lab (3), CertiK (2) lead on junior security openings today, among 53 employers that list one or more.
Can I find a remote entry-level cybersecurity job?
Some exist, but they are few. 21 of the 85 junior roles open today are listed as remote; Security Engineering has 5, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) has 3, Penetration Testing & Red Team has 3. Employers keep most first seats in an office, where new staff learn beside a team; the remote security roles lean toward people with a few years behind them.
Should a junior security job cost me anything?
No. A real employer never charges you to apply, to sit its technical test or to start. Paying for a certification you choose is your decision; a recruiter who makes a paid course or voucher a condition of an offer is running a scam.
Where to go next
Career guide: SOC and incident response
The usual first security job: the shifts, the tools and what interviews test.
Career guide: GRC
A way in through audits, policies and evidence, with less emphasis on coding.
Which first certification
The certifications open postings name most, and the ones a newcomer can sit today.
The full route in
A long guide to every door into security, measured on what open postings ask for, with a twelve-month plan.
No degree?
How many open postings ask for one, how firmly, and what employers take in its place.
Becoming a SOC analyst
The tiers, tools and certifications 262 open SOC postings name, and the routes into a first shift.
Is it worth it?
Demand, pay and the squeeze on first seats, weighed for four different starting points.
Still studying?
Paid security internships, co-ops and first graduate roles, many already hiring for next summer.
SOC analyst roles
Every open SOC and incident response role, at every level, with salaries.
Identity and access roles
IAM analyst and engineer openings, a common move for system administrators.
Practise the interview
Rehearse a triage walk-through or an incident scenario before the real one.
Check a junior offer
Set the salary you were offered against what similar postings state.