Sophos
Network Security · Endpoint Security

Sophos tech stack

Sophos builds mostly with Python, SQL, PowerShell, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Linux, SIEM, Snowflake, React.js. Linux is named in 47 of the 187 job postings Sophos published in the last 12 months (25%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Sophos, updated Nov 14, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 14, 2026
Technologies in use
179
Postings analysed
187
Open now
72
Modernity
80 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Sophos use?

Python is named in 24% of job postings at Sophos, followed by SQL (22%), PowerShell (12%), JavaScript (7%).

Python 45 24% required in 71% · 12 open now · since Jun 2025
SQL 41 22% required in 54% · 20 open now · since Feb 2026
PowerShell 23 12% required in 35% · 13 open now · since Jun 2025
JavaScript 13 7% required in 85% · since Apr 2026
Bash 11 6% required in 73% · 4 open now · since Jun 2025
Java 10 5% required in 70% · since Apr 2026
Go 8 4% required in 88% · since Apr 2026
TypeScript 7 4% required in 86% · since Apr 2026
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Groovy6
C++4
Lua3
Apex2
Node JS2
Rust1

What frameworks and libraries does Sophos use?

React.js is named in 3% of job postings at Sophos, followed by Angular (3%), Robot Framework (2%), Spring Boot (2%).

React.js 6 3% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Angular 5 3% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Robot Framework 3 2% required in 100% · since May 2026
Spring Boot 3 2% required in 33% · since Jul 2026
Metasploit 3 2% optional · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
FastAPI 2 1% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
LangChain 2 1% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
LangGraph 2 1% required in 50% · since Apr 2026
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Bootstrap1
Celery1
Django1
Flask1
LlamaIndex1
Matplotlib1
NumPy1
Pandas1
Pytest1
Selenium1
Tailwind CSS1
TestNG1
Visualforce1
Vue.js1
Jest1
Knex.js1
Mocha1
OpenAI Agents SDK1
OpenTelemetry1
Playwright1

What databases does Sophos use?

Snowflake is named in 3% of job postings at Sophos, followed by PostgreSQL (2%), ElasticSearch (1%), MySQL (1%).

Snowflake 6 3% required in 67% · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 4 2% required in 75% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
ElasticSearch 2 1% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
MySQL 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Redis 2 1% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
MongoDB 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026

What cloud and platforms does Sophos use?

Linux is named in 25% of job postings at Sophos, followed by SIEM (24%), Windows (19%), AWS (17%).

Linux 47 25% required in 87% · 19 open now · since Jun 2025
SIEM 44 24% required in 55% · 23 open now · since Dec 2025
Windows 36 19% required in 78% · 21 open now · since Jun 2025
AWS 31 17% required in 68% · 4 open now · since Jan 2026
Power BI 29 16% required in 93% · 9 open now · since Jan 2026
Kubernetes 19 10% required in 68% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Azure 14 7% required in 50% · since Jul 2025
Amazon EKS 11 6% required in 82% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
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GitHub10
Ubuntu8
GitHub Actions8
Amazon CloudWatch7
Debian7
Tableau7
Amazon EC26
Amazon S36
Red Hat6
Splunk6
Unix5
GCP5
Amazon ECS4
Active Directory4
Grafana4
Prisma Cloud4
LDAP3
Postman3
Burp Suite3
Kali Linux3
AWS Bedrock2
AWS Lambda2
Copilot Studio2
Microsoft Fabric2
PagerDuty2
OpenAI2
Veracode2
AWS Fargate1
Agentforce1
Amazon SageMaker1
Anthropic1
Autopsy1

And 12 more, each named in fewer postings.

What developer tools does Sophos use?

osquery is named in 10% of job postings at Sophos, followed by Docker (7%), Jenkins (7%), Copilot (6%).

osquery 19 10% required in 68% · 13 open now · since Mar 2026
Docker 14 7% required in 43% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Jenkins 13 7% required in 69% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Copilot 12 6% required in 83% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
Terraform 12 6% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
Microsoft Excel 8 4% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
Rest API 7 4% required in 86% · since Apr 2026
Ansible 7 4% required in 57% · since Mar 2026
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Git6
Nmap6
Gradle5
npm5
Model Context Protocol4
JFrog Artifactory4
Packer4
Chef4
IDA Pro3
WinDbg3
gRPC3
Claude Code3
Cursor3
OpenAI Codex3
Maven3
Prometheus3
Nessus3
CloudFormation2
GraphQL2
Apache Tomcat1
EnCase1
FTK1
KVM1
Proxmox VE1
Semantic Kernel1
TestRail1
Velociraptor1
WebSockets1
X-Ways Forensics1
Zabbix1
Canva1
Helm1

And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.

What AI and ML technologies does Sophos use?

LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Sophos, followed by ChatGPT (2%), Claude (2%).

LLM 11 6% required in 91% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
ChatGPT 4 2% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
Claude 3 2% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026

Which engineering practices does Sophos ask for?

CI/CD is named in 14% of job postings at Sophos, followed by TCP/IP (13%), AI Agents (10%), RAG (6%).

CI/CD 27 14% required in 81% · 4 open now · since Jun 2025
TCP/IP 25 13% required in 68% · 12 open now · since Dec 2025
AI Agents 19 10% required in 79% · 6 open now · since Jul 2025
RAG 11 6% required in 73% · 4 open now · since Feb 2026
Machine Learning 10 5% required in 20% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
DNS 7 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
IAM 7 4% required in 86% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Prompt Engineering 7 4% required in 71% · 3 open now · since Feb 2026
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Agentic Workflows6
Function Calling5
Platform Engineering5
DHCP4
Incident Management4
Multi-Agent Systems4
Red Teaming4
VPN4
eBPF3
Anomaly Detection2
Hallucination2
LLM Guardrails2
Master Data Management2
PKI2
Embeddings1
Human-in-the-Loop1
Hybrid Search1
Reranking1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
SRE1
Structured Outputs1
Wi-Fi1
Configuration Management1
Dependency Injection1
Fine-tuning1

What does each Sophos team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Security

40 postings
Windows19
Linux18
SQL13
osquery13
SIEM10
PowerShell8

Sales

40 postings
Power BI11
Microsoft Excel2

Backend

21 postings
AWS12
JavaScript10
Linux10
Kubernetes9
Python9
Go7

Marketing

15 postings
Microsoft Excel2
Power BI2
SIEM2

Solutions

11 postings
Windows5
SIEM4
Linux3

Product

9 postings
LLM3
Model Context Protocol3
AWS2
Windows2

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How is the Sophos stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
MySQLOct 2026
HallucinationSep 2026
Burp SuiteSep 2026
Kali LinuxSep 2026
MetasploitSep 2026
Incident ManagementSep 2026
PrometheusSep 2026
LLM GuardrailsAug 2026
Rising
SIEM15% → 32%
Windows10% → 23%
AI Agents4% → 12%
TCP/IP10% → 17%
Incident Management0% → 4%
Red Teaming0% → 3%
Prometheus0% → 3%
Burp Suite0% → 3%
Falling
Power BI25% → 8%
CI/CD23% → 9%
Tableau13% → 0%
Docker15% → 4%
JavaScript15% → 4%
Copilot13% → 2%
Gradle10% → 0%
npm10% → 0%
Not named for 6 months
IDA ProApr 2026
LuaApr 2026
WinDbgApr 2026
Microsoft FabricMay 2026
AWS BedrockMay 2026
LangChainMay 2026
LangGraphMay 2026

How modern is the Sophos stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 80/100

Sophos scores 80 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Sophos stack in its industry?

Share of the 585 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Linux58%
Python62%
SIEM47%
SQL38%
Windows53%
AWS49%
Power BI19%
PowerShell38%
Kubernetes37%
Azure53%

What sets Sophos apart

Groovy3%
Prisma Cloud3%
Kali Linux2%
Lua2%
Robot Framework3%

Sophos products in its job postings

Postings at Sophos name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.

Sophos152

Questions about the Sophos tech stack

What programming languages does Sophos use?

The languages named in Sophos job postings are Python (24%), SQL (22%), PowerShell (12%), JavaScript (7%), Bash (6%), as a share of the 187 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Sophos use React.js?

Yes. React.js is named in 6 of 187 job postings (3%) and required in 6 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Sophos use?

The cloud and platforms named in Sophos job postings are Linux (47), SIEM (44), Windows (36) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Security job at Sophos?

Security postings at Sophos most often require Windows (19), Linux (18), SQL (13), osquery (13), out of 40 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Sophos tech stack changing?

Yes. MySQL, Hallucination, Burp Suite, Kali Linux first appeared in Sophos job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Sophos tech stack?

Sophos scores 80 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Sophos tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Sophos publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 187 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Sophos tech stack: 179 technologies from 187 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/sophos/technologies

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