Cybersecurity Engineer II (Cybersecurity)

Location: Onsite in San Diego, California, United States. Travel within the continental and outside the continental United States may be required.

Company

Defense technology organization delivering integrated hardware, software, sensing, cybersecurity, and mission systems for U.S. and allied defense customers.

What you will do

• Plan, execute, and present national security and cybersecurity assessments, analyses, studies, and technical recommendations.
• Design, engineer, integrate, test, and deploy network defense solutions across complex Department of Defense environments.
• Configure and troubleshoot Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, vulnerability management, and network monitoring solutions.
• Integrate cybersecurity products across Windows, Linux/Unix, network infrastructure, servers, security appliances, APIs, and third-party platforms.
• Use Wireshark, Tenable, Splunk, network taps, automation, scripting, APIs, generative AI, and agentic coding for analysis and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate vendor integration, testing, demonstrations, fielding, technical documentation, customer presentations, and cybersecurity support throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and currently hold, or be able to obtain and maintain, a U.S. government national security clearance.
• 5–7+ years of relevant hands-on cybersecurity, network defense, systems engineering, or national security experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, network engineering, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise cybersecurity technologies, network defense architectures, Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, IDS/IPS, firewalls, Tenable, and Wireshark.
• Experience integrating cybersecurity products across complex hardware and software environments, including APIs, scripting, automation, or software development.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills, with the ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS as required.

Nice to have

• CASP+ or CISSP certification, or active pursuit of either certification.
• Foreign Military Sales, DoD Computer Network Defense, or complex DoD acquisition program experience.
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Trellix NX, Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, or cybersecurity tool integrations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work supporting U.S. and allied defense missions.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with optional HSA and FSA.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, and an employee assistance program.
• 401(k) matching.