SecurityDevOps/CloudHigh signalEmergingAround since 2021
SBOM
Also written as Software Bill of Materials
A machine-readable inventory of every component and dependency inside a piece of software — increasingly required by regulators and enterprise buyers.
Think of it like
The ingredients label on the back of a packet, for software.
Junior or senior?
Still rare enough to be a genuine differentiator. Usually appears in candidates from regulated industries or companies selling into government.
Ask them
“What drove the SBOM requirement where you worked — a customer, a regulator, or an internal decision?”