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About this 1785 - Network Security Engineer II role at Sigma Defense

Sigma Defense · Onsite · San Diego, California, United States

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
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How this Security Engineer salary compares

This role pays $115,500/yr — below the typical range for Security Engineer roles.

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About Sigma Defense

Sigma Defense is challenging the defense industry status quo with an innovative approach to delivering JADC2, DevSecOps and C5ISR capabilities to today’s warfighter. We are hiring the best and brightest to be a part of our team that is focused on bringing next generation technology and solutions to market. As a company founded by veterans, we are committed to supporting our service men and women in their next career and we are proud to be recognized as a 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient.

Sigma Defense is a new kind of military system integrator: using the field experience of our team and technical expertise of our businesses to translate sophisticated technologies into a tactical communications fabric that keeps warfighters and commands connected, united, confident, and ready for what’s next. From ground to space and the air in between, Sigma Defense’s software-defined communications and supporting development capabilities support key modernization initiatives across every service branch.

We are a team of innovative professionals collaborating in a highly motivating work environment that fosters creativity and independent thinking. The work we do is meaningful and stimulating and our team is working on cutting-edge projects that move the state-of-the-art closer to the people who need them. If you're looking for a challenging, high growth environment with opportunities to lead and deliver solutions that protect and defend our service men and women, we want to speak to you.

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