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Job ID: 2610410
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-03-24
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cyber Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID
Description
SAIC is looking for a Cybersecurity Specialist to support a Navy contract located in San Diego, CA. This position supports the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) cybersecurity efforts for NIWC PAC code 82000 to support the Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) network. The Cybersecurity Vulnerability Analyst II will serve as a Risk Management Framework (RMF) Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all network security architectures, designs, implementations, and operations within 3 NIWC Pacific RDT&E systems, networks, and applications. Additionally, the position will provide engineering and technical support for the testing of systems, software, tools and products while identifying operational and functional requirements of new, developing and existing systems and develop a system security approach, which includes but not limited to defining potential threats, vulnerabilities, safeguards, and risk factors.
THIS IS A HYBRID/REMOTE ROLE, MUST BE LOCAL TO SAN DIEGO, CA.
JOB DUTIES:
REQUIREMENTS:
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-03-24
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cyber Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID
Description
SAIC is looking for a Cybersecurity Specialist to support a Navy contract located in San Diego, CA. This position supports the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) cybersecurity efforts for NIWC PAC code 82000 to support the Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) network. The Cybersecurity Vulnerability Analyst II will serve as a Risk Management Framework (RMF) Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all network security architectures, designs, implementations, and operations within 3 NIWC Pacific RDT&E systems, networks, and applications. Additionally, the position will provide engineering and technical support for the testing of systems, software, tools and products while identifying operational and functional requirements of new, developing and existing systems and develop a system security approach, which includes but not limited to defining potential threats, vulnerabilities, safeguards, and risk factors.
THIS IS A HYBRID/REMOTE ROLE, MUST BE LOCAL TO SAN DIEGO, CA.
JOB DUTIES:
- Shall perform analysis of cybersecurity directives, policies and instructions to include, but not limited to: Communications Task Orders (CTOs), Fragmentary/Task/Operation Orders (FRAG/TASK/OPORDs), IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) guidance, ACAS and STIG requirements.
- Ensure configuration, asset, remediation, and mitigation management supports vulnerability management efforts within the DODIN.
- Identify and provide guidance on security-relevant configurations for DoD.
- Ensure compliance with DoD vulnerability notification and corrective action process.
- Coordinate vulnerability risk reports and assessments within NIWC PAC as required.
- Interface with Senior Cybersecurity Engineer and NIWC Pacific supported programs/projects to provide technical consulting/advisory support services required to ensure accurate vulnerability management of NIWC Pacific Corporate, Program of Record (POR), operationally supported, and various RDT&E and joint assets to the Navy's Vulnerability Remediation and Asset Management (VRAM) tool or other government directed tool.
- Assist with determining the impact compliance with these directives will have on the security and operability of the RDT&E network and make recommendations to the government regarding strategies to meet compliance objectives.
- Assist with tracking and reporting compliance status in the Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager (VRAM) and similar reporting tools as applicable.
- Perform risk analysis/independent verification on security configuration and STIG finding risk reports/POA&Ms for devices on the RDT&E network.
- Support Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) data reporting requirements.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors in STEM, or Information Technology related field and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and 0 years related experience.
- Must have an Active Secret Clearance to start.
- NQV Level I or II.
- Risk Management Framework (RMF) experience.
- Threat and Vulnerability Analysis.
- IAT Level II/IAM-1 (CAP, CASP, GSLC, Security CE) certification.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .
Salary : $80,001 - $120,000