Cybersecurity · USA

Cybersecurity staffing in
USA.

The U.S. is the largest and most competitive talent market we serve — and the one where the specialist shortage bites hardest. We place across the country, on-site and remote. Security is the tightest talent market in technology — a 4.8M-person global workforce gap and roughly 2.1% unemployment. Cloud migration and identity modernization have made senior, contract-to-hire security the default engagement. We place both cleared and commercial security talent that generalist firms can't reach.

Cybersecurity in USA

The market, and how we staff it.

Security is the tightest talent market in technology — a 4.8M-person global workforce gap and roughly 2.1% unemployment. Cloud migration and identity modernization have made senior, contract-to-hire security the default engagement. We place both cleared and commercial security talent that generalist firms can't reach.

Typical bill rate

$135–220/hr

Directional range; we scope the exact rate to the USA market and seniority.

4.8M

Global workforce gap

2.1%

Security unemployment rate

+124%

YoY growth in security postings

$135–220/hr

Senior bill rates

Roles in demand

Cybersecurity roles we place in USA.

01

Cloud Security Engineer

Secures cloud workloads, IaC, and migrations — over half of open security reqs.

02

SOC / Detection & Response

Detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response.

03

IAM / Identity Engineer

Identity modernization across Okta, Entra, and zero-trust.

04

GRC / Compliance Specialist

Risk, audit, and framework compliance (SOC 2, ISO, NIST).

05

AppSec / DevSecOps Engineer

Secures the SDLC and pipelines without slowing delivery.

Hiring in USA

Local talent, cross-border reach.

We handle U.S. work authorization — citizens, green-card holders, and visa holders (incl. H-1B) — and vet it up front so there are no surprises at offer.

Work authorization, handled

We handle U.S. work authorization — citizens, green-card holders, and visa holders (incl. H-1B) — and vet it up front so there are no surprises at offer.

Cross-border delivery

Blend USA talent with our US, Canada, and India hubs for follow-the-sun coverage and flexible cost — one accountable team across time zones.

Questions

Cybersecurity hiring in USA, answered.

Can you place cloud security specialists?

Yes — cloud security is our largest and fastest-moving security category, driven by migration and identity work.

Contract, contract-to-hire, or perm?

All three. For senior security, contract-to-hire has become the default and we staff it routinely.

How do you screen for real skill?

Certification verification plus scenario-based technical screening — clearance and certs alone don't prove capability.

Hire Cybersecurity talent in USA

Tell us the role.

We'll come back with vetted Cybersecurity talent and straight, market-grounded rate guidance for USA.

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