Senior Cybersecurity Engineer / Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)
CaVU Consulting · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- San Diego, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $135K–$175K per year
- 10+ years
Support cybersecurity engineering, security operations, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring activities within Department of Defense (DoD) information systems.
Compensation
expected salary range for this position is $135,000.00 - $175,000.00
Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain technical security controls in accordance with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST Special Publication 800-53.
- Support Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) activities in accordance with NIST SP 800-137.
- Provide technical engineering support throughout the RMF authorization lifecycle.
- Assess the effectiveness of implemented security controls and identify technical compliance deficiencies.
- Develop and implement corrective actions to address security control weaknesses.
Requirements
- Nice to have: CISSP
- Nice to have: CompTIA SecurityX
- Nice to have: CySA+
- Nice to have: Red Hat Certified Administrator
- Nice to have: Ansible