Skillenai

NIST SP 800-53 jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, NIST SP 800-53 appears in 196 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning NIST SP 800-53.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
196
Top role · 7.7% of skill postings
Security Engineer
Top hiring metro
Washington

Which roles want NIST SP 800-53?

Upload your resume and Skillenai will show which roles your NIST SP 800-53 experience fits, which skills you already cover, and what is missing.

See which roles your NIST SP 800-53 experience fits →No account needed.

Prepare to discuss NIST SP 800-53 in your interview

We’re building mock interviews informed by job postings and career profiles, to help you explain how you’ve used NIST SP 800-53.

Join the mock interview waitlist →AI or human interviews. Coming soon.

Frequently asked questions about NIST SP 800-53

+Is NIST SP 800-53 in demand in 2026?

Yes. NIST SP 800-53 appears in 196 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning NIST SP 800-53 (7.7% of all postings mentioning NIST SP 800-53).

+What jobs require NIST SP 800-53?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning NIST SP 800-53 are Information System Security Engineer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention NIST SP 800-53), Information Systems Security Engineer (9.3% of that role’s postings mention NIST SP 800-53), Cyber Systems Engineer (8.9% of that role’s postings mention NIST SP 800-53).

+What skills are commonly paired with NIST SP 800-53?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), NIST SP 800-53 most often appears alongside FedRAMP, Risk Management Framework (RMF), continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, ACAS.

+Where is NIST SP 800-53 most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring NIST SP 800-53 are Washington, Colorado Springs, Arlington, New York City, Bethesda, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new NIST SP 800-53 content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning NIST SP 800-53 alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new NIST SP 800-53 content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after NIST SP 800-53?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring NIST SP 800-53 — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around NIST SP 800-53

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before NIST SP 800-53

Before NIST SP 800-53Linux → NIST SP 800-53: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata analysis → NIST SP 800-53: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairISO 9001 → NIST SP 800-53: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairpackage management → NIST SP 800-53: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairfile system navigation → NIST SP 800-53: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairWASC → NIST SP 800-53: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairSSPs → NIST SP 800-53: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairLinux administration → NIST SP 800-53: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP800-53Linux: 2 movesLinux2 movesdata analysis: 2 movesdata analysis2 movesISO 9001: 1 movesISO 90011 movespackage management: 1 movespackage management1 movesfile system navigation: 1 movesfile systemnavigation1 movesWASC: 1 movesWASC1 movesSSPs: 1 movesSSPs1 movesLinux administration: 1 movesLinuxadministration1 moves

Skills after NIST SP 800-53

After NIST SP 800-53NIST SP 800-53 → SOC 2: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → SOX: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → GLBA: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → python: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → CMMC: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → Nessus: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → NIST SP 800-53r5: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP 800-53 → System Security Plan (SSP): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairNIST SP800-53SOC 2: 2 movesSOC 22 movesSOX: 2 movesSOX2 movesGLBA: 2 movesGLBA2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesCMMC: 2 movesCMMC2 movesNessus: 2 movesNessus2 movesNIST SP 800-53r5: 1 movesNIST SP 800-53r51 movesSystem Security Plan (SSP): 1 movesSystem SecurityPlan (SSP)1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Linux2
Before: data analysis2
Before: ISO 90011
Before: package management1
Before: file system navigation1
Before: WASC1
Before: SSPs1
Before: Linux administration1
After: SOC 22
After: SOX2
After: GLBA2
After: python2
After: CMMC2
After: Nessus2
After: NIST SP 800-53r51
After: System Security Plan (SSP)1

Roles most likely to require NIST SP 800-53

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Information System Security Engineer210.0%
Information Systems Security Engineer59.3%
Cyber Systems Engineer88.9%
Field Engineer24.4%
Cybersecurity Analyst124.3%
AI Security Architect14.2%
Cybersecurity Director13.7%
Quality Assurance Tester13.6%
Information Technology Specialist13.0%
Cybersecurity Manager22.9%

Roles with the most NIST SP 800-53 postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer157.7%
Cybersecurity Engineer136.6%
Cybersecurity Analyst126.1%
Cyber Systems Engineer84.1%
Security Architect63.1%
Cyber Security Engineer52.6%
Information Systems Security Engineer52.6%
Cyber Security Analyst42.0%
Information Security Analyst42.0%
Cybersecurity Specialist31.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring NIST SP 800-53

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring NIST SP 800-53
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Northrop Grumman10
AGE Solutions7
Bah6
Darkwolfsolutions5
True Anomaly4
Guidehouse4
General Dynamics Information Technology4
CACI3
Leidos3
Nooks3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for NIST SP 800-53

NamePostingsShare
Washington115.6%
Colorado Springs105.1%
Arlington73.6%
New York City73.6%
Bethesda63.1%
Fort Meade63.1%
Herndon31.5%
Huntsville31.5%
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam31.5%

Skills commonly paired with NIST SP 800-53

FedRAMP (50)Risk Management Framework (RMF) (43)continuous monitoring (42)vulnerability management (41)ACAS (36)eMASS (34)RMF (33)CISSP (32)Nessus (31)NIST SP 800-37 (30)

Get a daily email digest of new NIST SP 800-53 content

Skillenai indexes news articles, blog posts, and research papers that mention NIST SP 800-53. Click below and we'll open a pre-filled daily digest — change the cadence to hourly or weekly if you prefer, then save. Free account required (~30 seconds).

Get the NIST SP 800-53 content digest →Browse all skills →

Explore related pages

How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning NIST SP 800-53 by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s NIST SP 800-53 postings by all NIST SP 800-53 postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
75c3ca2af23d597c
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
Hiring engineers who use NIST SP 800-53?

The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.

Skillenai for recruiters →
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index