Senior Cybersecurity Engineer — DoD Mission Systems

g2ops; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision perks

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Educational assistance

Job summary

G2 Ops in San Diego is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support Navy/DoD mission systems. You will apply cybersecurity engineering across the lifecycle, identify risks, and develop practical mitigations as part of a collaborative team.

You will build threat models, analyze complex architectures, and translate findings into actionable engineering recommendations, contributing to secure, cyber-resilient mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cybersecurity engineering principles, system and network security, vulnerability analysis, and cyber risk management.
• Hands-on threat modeling on real systems; RMF/Authorization alone does not satisfy this requirement.
• Ability to translate findings into actionable engineering recommendations.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply cybersecurity engineering throughout the system lifecycle to reduce cyber risk.
• Build and apply threat models using STRIDE, PASTA, attack trees, or similar methods.
• Analyze complex systems, networks, architectures from a cybersecurity perspective.
• Identify vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and potential mission impacts.
• Evaluate defensive technologies and translate findings into recommendations.
• Assess how threats and defenses affect system and mission performance.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate cybersecurity into decisions.
• Communicate findings clearly to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support development of secure and cyber-resilient Navy/DoD mission systems.

Skills

Threat modeling

RMF

System security

Vulnerability analysis

Cybersecurity engineering

Communication

DoD 8570.01

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

Job description

G2 Ops in San Diego is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support Navy/DoD mission systems. You will apply cybersecurity engineering across the lifecycle, identify risks, and develop practical mitigations as part of a collaborative team.

You will build threat models, analyze complex architectures, and translate findings into actionable engineering recommendations, contributing to secure, cyber-resilient mission-critical systems.