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Security Engineer Resume Keywords & ATS Expectations

This is the live data our resume scanner uses when it detects a security engineer resume — the keyword tables, certifications, and titles from our cybersecurity detection engine.

Core skills per the U.S. Department of Labor

Source: O*NET 15-1212.00 — Information Security Analysts (onetonline.org, public domain)

vulnerability assessmentincident responserisk analysisnetwork security monitoringsecurity auditing
SIEMSplunkfirewallspenetration testing toolsWiresharkPython

Keywords ATS systems expect on a security engineer resume

penetration testingvulnerabilityincident responseSIEMthreat huntingthreat intelligencesecurity operations centerSOCmalwarephishingzero trustendpoint detectionEDRXDRIDSIPSfirewallsecurity postureattack surfacered teaming

Certifications that anchor a security engineer resume

cisspcehoscpsecurity+comptia securitygsecgcihcismccspgpen

Adjacent titles recruiters search alongside "Security Engineer"

security analystsoc analystpenetration testerpentesterred teamblue teamsecurity architectcisoinformation securityinfosec

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Methodology: these lists come directly from the detection tables our scanner runs on every cybersecurity resume, validated by a pinned regression suite. See our methodology.