Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - CONTINGENT - 26-024 - Hybrid at AUSGAR Technologies Inc
San Diego, CA
$140,000–$165,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contingent, hybrid senior-level role supporting a Navy program office in San Diego, focused on integrating cybersecurity requirements across the full system development lifecycle. Day-to-day work centers on running vulnerability scans (ACAS/Nessus, STIGs, SCAP), developing POA&Ms and Security Assessment Reports, remediating system vulnerabilities, and guiding programs through the RMF process toward ATO. Suits an experienced cybersecurity professional holding an active Secret clearance and a DoD 8140.03 IAT II certification.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,025 (middle half $104,570–$171,163). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This position is contingent upon contract award, as stated prominently in the posting.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a relevant discipline with 8+ years, but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent combination of work experience and education' — degree is therefore not a hard gate.
The JD lists Windows and RHEL as an 'or' pair for OS security lockdown experience; both are captured under Windows with RHEL as an alternative.
ACAS and Nessus are listed together as the required scanning tools; ACAS is the primary named platform and Nessus is listed as its alternative (Nessus is the underlying Tenable engine).
'Experience building ACAS scanner' is listed as preferred (separate from the required ACAS scanning experience) and is captured as a distinct preferred skill.
SCAP, VRAM, evaluate STIG, eMASS, and Jira all appear under preferred/preferred-language framing in the requirements section and are marked accordingly.
The role is hybrid (~60% onsite / 40% remote) at the San Diego, CA location; remote=false reflects that full remote is not available.
Salary range of $140K–$165K is stated; the posting notes placement within Level I–V based on qualifications.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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