Tenable
Information Security · Cloud Security

Tenable tech stack

Tenable builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, C#. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, ElasticSearch, Snowflake. AWS is named in 34 of the 62 job postings Tenable published in the last 12 months (55%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Tenable, updated Nov 12, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 12, 2026
Technologies in use
130
Postings analysed
62
Open now
17
Modernity
86 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Tenable use?

Python is named in 47% of job postings at Tenable, followed by SQL (21%), Java (13%), C# (10%).

Python 29 47% required in 86% · 7 open now · since Apr 2026
SQL 13 21% required in 31% · since Feb 2026
Java 8 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
C# 6 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
C++ 6 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
JavaScript 6 10% required in 83% · since Jan 2026
Kotlin 4 6% required in 75% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Go 3 5% required in 100% · since Feb 2026
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Node JS3
Apex2
Groovy2
PowerShell2
Bash1
Sass1
TypeScript1

What frameworks and libraries does Tenable use?

Pytest is named in 5% of job postings at Tenable, followed by Lightning Web Components (3%), Metasploit (3%), PyTorch (3%).

Pytest 3 5% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Lightning Web Components 2 3% required in 100% · since May 2026
Metasploit 2 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
PyTorch 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Pydantic 2 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
TensorFlow 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Transformers 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Angular 1 2% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
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Flink1
Playwright1
Selenium1

What databases does Tenable use?

ElasticSearch is named in 13% of job postings at Tenable, followed by Snowflake (11%), MS SQL (10%), MySQL (10%).

ElasticSearch 8 13% required in 13% · since Feb 2026
Snowflake 7 11% required in 57% · 1 open now · since May 2026
MS SQL 6 10% optional · since Feb 2026
MySQL 6 10% optional · since Feb 2026
Oracle 6 10% optional · since Feb 2026
DynamoDB 3 5% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 2 3% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
Salesforce Data Cloud 2 3% optional · since May 2026
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Amazon Aurora1
OpenSearch1
ClickHouse1

What cloud and platforms does Tenable use?

AWS is named in 55% of job postings at Tenable, followed by Azure (44%), GCP (34%), Windows (18%).

AWS 34 55% required in 71% · 10 open now · since Feb 2026
Azure 27 44% required in 74% · 8 open now · since Feb 2026
GCP 21 34% required in 95% · 8 open now · since Mar 2026
Windows 11 18% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
Kubernetes 10 16% required in 90% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Linux 6 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Splunk 6 10% required in 17% · since Feb 2026
Unix 5 8% required in 100% · since Feb 2026
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Databricks5
VMWare5
Tableau4
Apache Kafka4
DLP3
SIEM3
GitHub3
Spark3
GitHub Actions3
AWS Bedrock2
Agentforce2
Airflow2
Amazon S32
Anthropic2
Burp Suite2
Hugging Face2
LDAP2
Looker2
Active Directory2
Okta2
Bitbucket2
MuleSoft2
.NET1
Amazon EKS1
Censys1
Datadog1
Figma1
OpenAI1
Power BI1
Shodan1
Vertex AI1
Windows Server1

And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.

What developer tools does Tenable use?

Docker is named in 21% of job postings at Tenable, followed by Wireshark (11%), Rest API (8%), Hyper-V (8%).

Docker 13 21% required in 46% · 3 open now · since Feb 2026
Wireshark 7 11% required in 14% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Rest API 5 8% required in 80% · since Jul 2026
Hyper-V 5 8% optional · since Feb 2026
Model Context Protocol 4 6% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
Terraform 4 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Git 4 6% required in 50% · since May 2026
Jenkins 4 6% required in 50% · since May 2026
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pySpark3
Claude Code3
Copilot3
GraphQL2
Great Expectations2
Salesforce CLI2
Cursor2
Copado2
ESLint2
Gearset2
CloudFormation1
Gradle1
Helm1
dbt1

What AI and ML technologies does Tenable use?

LLM is named in 16% of job postings at Tenable, followed by Claude (13%), Gemini (2%).

LLM 10 16% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Claude 8 13% required in 63% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
Gemini 1 2% optional · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Tenable ask for?

TCP/IP is named in 24% of job postings at Tenable, followed by CI/CD (21%), AI Agents (13%), IAM (11%).

TCP/IP 15 24% required in 93% · 3 open now · since Feb 2026
CI/CD 13 21% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
AI Agents 8 13% required in 88% · 6 open now · since May 2026
IAM 7 11% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
LLM Guardrails 3 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
NIST AI RMF 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Red Teaming 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
DNS 3 5% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Feature Store2
Incident Management2
Tokenization2
SOAP2
A/B Testing1
Agentic Workflows1
Context Engineering1
DHCP1
EU AI Act1
FinOps1
Function Calling1
Interpretability1
NERC CIP1
Platform Engineering1
RAG1
Wi-Fi1
eBPF1
Fine-tuning1
Prompt Engineering1

What does each Tenable team work with?

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

Security

13 postings
AWS9
Azure9
GCP9
Python6
LLM4
Model Context Protocol4

Backend

11 postings
AWS6
Java6
Python6
C++5
Azure4
C#4

Support

8 postings
Windows8
Linux4
Unix4

Marketing

4 postings
Anthropic2
Claude2
JavaScript2
LLM2
Python2

AI/ML

3 postings
Python3
SQL2

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How much does Tenable pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Tenable postings with stated pay: $137k across 23 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python14$137k0%
AWS10$149k+9%
Azure7$153k+12%
GCP7$153k+12%
LLM6$137k0%
SQL5$137k0%

How is the Tenable 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
Model Context ProtocolSep 2026
LLM GuardrailsSep 2026
Burp SuiteSep 2026
Feature StoreSep 2026
Hugging FaceSep 2026
Incident ManagementSep 2026
PyTorchSep 2026
TensorFlowSep 2026
Rising
AI Agents3% → 23%
Model Context Protocol0% → 15%
LLM Guardrails0% → 12%
Tableau3% → 12%
Rest API7% → 12%
Falling
Kubernetes28% → 8%
Linux14% → 4%
JavaScript14% → 4%
Splunk14% → 4%
Unix10% → 0%
Pytest10% → 0%
CI/CD24% → 15%
Java17% → 8%

How modern is the Tenable stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 86/100

Tenable scores 86 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 Tenable stack in its industry?

Share of the 1,332 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AWS45%
Python56%
Azure44%
GCP31%
SQL38%
Windows39%
Kubernetes36%
LLM25%
Claude15%
ElasticSearch11%

Tenable products in its job postings

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

Nessus13

Questions about the Tenable tech stack

What programming languages does Tenable use?

The languages named in Tenable job postings are Python (47%), SQL (21%), Java (13%), C# (10%), C++ (10%), as a share of the 62 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Tenable use Pytest?

Yes. Pytest is named in 3 of 62 job postings (5%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Tenable use?

The cloud and platforms named in Tenable job postings are AWS (34), Azure (27), GCP (21) (postings in brackets).

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

Security postings at Tenable most often require AWS (9), Azure (9), GCP (9), Python (6), out of 13 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Tenable tech stack changing?

Yes. Model Context Protocol, LLM Guardrails, Burp Suite, Feature Store first appeared in Tenable job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Tenable tech stack?

Tenable scores 86 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 Tenable tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Tenable publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 62 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "Tenable tech stack: 130 technologies from 62 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/tenable/technologies

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