red-teaming jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-08-26, red-teaming appears in 19 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Delivery Lead roles.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26

Postings · last 90 days
19
Top job title · 11% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about red-teaming

+Is red-teaming in demand in 2026?

Yes. red-teaming appears in 19 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. It is most often required for Delivery Lead roles (10% of Delivery Lead postings list it).

+What jobs require red-teaming?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require red-teaming are Delivery Lead (10% of postings list red-teaming), Security Engineer (10% of postings list red-teaming), Software Engineer (10% of postings list red-teaming).

+What skills are commonly paired with red-teaming?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), red-teaming most often appears alongside Python, LLMs, data pipelines, monitoring, vulnerability disclosure.

+Where is red-teaming most in demand?

As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring red-teaming are San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Columbus, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring red-teaming — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require red-teaming

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Delivery Lead210.5%
Security Engineer210.5%
Software Engineer210.5%
AI Engineer15.3%
AI Engineering Manager15.3%
AI Scientist15.3%
AI Security Engineer15.3%
AI Training Specialist15.3%
Cybersecurity Risk Researcher15.3%
Model Risk Manager15.3%

Top metros hiring for red-teaming

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco315.8%
Austin15.3%
Boston15.3%
Columbus15.3%
London15.3%
New York City15.3%
Nicosia15.3%
Palo Alto15.3%
Paris15.3%

Skills commonly paired with red-teaming

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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34457a4331267878
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2026-08-26
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index