Cybersecurity Systems Engineer II (Cybersecurity)

Location: San Diego, CA; onsite five days a week

Salary: USD 115,000–145,000 per year

Company

Lyntris is a defense technology company formed by the hirify.global and Vitesse teams, developing integrated hardware, software, and mission systems for U.S. and allied defense organizations across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Support systems engineering activities across requirements development, architecture, design, integration, testing, fielding, and sustainment.
• Analyze, decompose, validate, and trace technical, functional, operational, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Develop and maintain system specifications, interface documentation, Systems Engineering Plans, engineering change requests, test procedures, and other technical artifacts.
• Support configuration management, technical reviews, approval processes, system integration, verification, validation, operational testing, and deployment readiness.
• Coordinate with Government program managers, engineers, cybersecurity specialists, developers, test organizations, configuration management personnel, and Fleet stakeholders.
• Evaluate architectures, dependencies, risks, and operational impacts; track milestones and deliverables; and prepare status reports, technical assessments, briefings, and recommendations.

Requirements

• Active U.S. national security clearance, or the ability to receive and maintain one; U.S. citizenship and eligibility for the required U.S. government personnel security clearance are required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; relevant professional experience may substitute subject to contractual requirements.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, technical program support, cybersecurity engineering, or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, verification, validation, and sustainment.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or maintaining technical documentation, engineering artifacts, or system requirements.
• Understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, system architectures, network technologies, and security principles.
• Ability to coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, research technical issues independently, evaluate alternatives, and develop recommendations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project or equivalent scheduling tools.
• CompTIA Security+ certification and an active DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to become TS/SCI eligible.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting U.S. Navy, NAVWAR/PEO C4I, PAE MS, or other DoD acquisition programs.
• Familiarity with DoD systems engineering policies, technical review processes, acquisition lifecycle requirements, cybersecurity requirements, RMF, NIST security controls, and Assessment and Authorization processes.
• Experience with engineering change management, configuration control boards, system baselines, engineering reviews, cybersecurity systems, defensive cyber operations, or enterprise security architectures.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability, interface management, system integration, test planning, and U.S. Navy ashore systems fielding processes.
• Experience with Navy engineering and program management tools such as CMPRO, RIPTIDE/SPIDER, or equivalent platforms.
• CISSP or relevant systems engineering or cybersecurity certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time salaried employment in an onsite engineering environment.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with optional HSA and FSA.
• Base and voluntary life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, and an employee assistance program.
• 401(k) matching.