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1785 - Network Security Engineer II

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San Diego, CAJob$95–136K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$95–136K/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Sigma Defense is seeking a Network Security Engineer II in San Diego, California. The role supports cybersecurity across CANES systems, including policy enforcement, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, compliance, patching, scanning, and incident response coordination. It also involves automating configurations, maintaining cybersecurity artifacts, and supporting validation, assessments, and installations. Candidates must meet experience, citizenship, clearance, certification, and education requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ACASTrellix ESSSpork/Spork+NetIQ SIEM SentinelSecurity+ CECISSPLinuxWindowsVMwareCiscoCybersecurity Policy EnforcementVulnerability RemediationSystem HardeningIAVM ComplianceLog AnalysisPatch ManagementSystem ScanningIncident Response CoordinationConfiguration AutomationRHEL AdministrationWindows AdministrationSIEM/SOARArcSightSplunkGitLabGitHub

Qualifications

3+ Years ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipSecret Clearance or HigherBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Sigma Defense is seeking a Network Security Engineer II to join our team in San Diego, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled: Sigma Defense Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Requirements

  • 3 - 10 years of experience.

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.

Computer Programs/Software:

  • ACAS

  • Trellix ESS

  • Spork/Spork+

  • NetIQ SIEM Sentinel

Mandatory Certifications:

  • Security+ CE or CISSP

  • At minimum one of the following operating system/platform certifications:

  • Linux

  • Windows

  • VMware

  • Cisco

Personnel Clearance Level:

  • Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Secret security clearance or higher.

Education Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Essential Job Duties (not all-inclusive):

  • Implement and enforce DoD cybersecurity policies (STIGs, RMF, NIST SP 800-53) across CANES systems.

  • Design, Develop, implement and troubleshoot solutions for vulnerabilities within the CANES system.

  • Lead efforts to harden Windows/Linux systems, applications, network devices, and various hardware within the CANES environment.

  • Assist with IAVM compliance, log analysis, and audit readiness tasks.

  • Perform patch management, system scanning, and incident response coordination.

  • Maintain system documentation, cybersecurity artifacts, and baseline reports.

  • Support system validation during test events, site assessments, and production installations.

  • Design, develop, and automate configurations on the following platforms:

  • RHEL expertise/Admin (RHEL 7+ ideal)

  • Windows expertise/Admin (Win2019/2020 -> 2025+

  • SIEM/SOAR, (ArcSight/Splunk/Sentinel etc. Sentinel & Splunk experience Preferred!)

  • ACAS (engineering, not just user experience)

  • ESS (Trellix) Engineering (not admins)

  • Submit configuration updates via GitLab/GitHub, Spork/Spork+.

Salary Range: $95,000 - $136,000 annually.

Benefits

  • Dental and Vision Insurance

  • Medical Insurance to Include HSA, FSA, and DFSA Plans

  • Life and AD&D coverage

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • 401(k) Plan with Company Matching Contributions

  • 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)

  • 12 (Floating) Holidays

  • Educational Assistance

  • Highly Competitive Salary

How this job compares

Set against the 1,759 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$95–136K/yr
  • California median$125–200K/yr111 salary ranges
  • US median$122–200K/yr1,395 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $116K, is 32% below the California median midpoint ($170K) — in the lowest quarter of Cybersecurity Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 124 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in California and 1,759 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Cybersecurity Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,626 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 512 of the 1,759 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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