CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity leader specializing in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and publicly traded on the Nasdaq (CRWD), the company provides real-time security solutions to enterprises worldwide.
HQ: Austin, United States • Cybersecurity AI • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Application Security • Threat Intelligence • Endpoint Security • Cybersecurity • 5000+ employees
≈ $117k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Equity • United States • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
C++
Java
Python
Cybersecurity
Crowdstrike
≈ $90k – $184k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Red Teaming
Cybersecurity
Burp Suite
Cobalt Strike
Crowdstrike
Metasploit
MITRE ATT&CK
Nessus
Nmap
≈ $117k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Equity • United States • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Portuguese (Optional) • Spanish: C1
Secure your critical infrastructure with Dragos, our industrial cybersecurity solutions provide unmatched visibility and threat detection for OT environments.
Hanover • Houston • Washington • Norfolk • Internet Security Services • Information Security • Cybersecurity
$152k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Lua
Python
Ruby
Rust
YARA
Databases
ElasticSearch
DevOps
Amazon ECS
Splunk
Cybersecurity
Cyber Kill Chain
Scapy
Snort
Suricata
Tcpdump
Wireshark
YARA
Zeek
$200k per year • Equity • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Principal
C#
Python
YARA
Cybersecurity
Suricata
YARA
Snort
Zeek
$182k per year • Equity • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Principal
Assembly
Assembly
x64dbg
Cybersecurity
Ghidra
IDA Pro
YARA
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
≈ $112k – $247k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States)
≈ $118k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
SQL
AI/ML
dbt
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Onebrief is collaboration and AI-powered workflow software designed specifically for military staffs. Onebrief makes the staff as a whole superhuman — faster, smarter, and more efficient — to ultimately support stronger decision-making.
Washington • Colorado Springs • Fayetteville • Saint Louis • Wiesbaden • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Military
$180k – $200k per year • Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
GitHub
GitHub Actions
Rest API
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Crowdstrike
NIST 800-53
Okta
Zscaler
GitLab is a comprehensive, open-source DevSecOps platform that enables software teams to manage the entire software development lifecycle within a single application. It streamlines operations by offering integrated tools for source code management, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), security testing, and project planning. By consolidating the entire pipeline into one continuous workflow, it helps engineering teams accelerate code delivery, improve collaboration, and maintain strict security compliance.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
≈ $141k – $276k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • Remote (United States, Canada) • PhD • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Anthropic
ChatGPT
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Gemini
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI
DevOps
AWS
GCP
GitLab
Google Cloud Run
IAM
OpenTofu
Pulumi
Terraform
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
Least Privilege
Okta
SOC 2
Zero Trust
≈ $140k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • Remote (United States, Canada) • PhD • Full-Time • Staff
Go
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
GitOps
Platform Engineering
Terraform
GitLab
Cybersecurity
Okta
Management
Google Workspace
≈ $120k – $222k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Israel) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
HealthEdge builds core administrative software for health insurance payers. Its products handle claims processing, benefits configuration, care management and member engagement. Plans use the platform to replace decades-old claims systems.
HQ: Burlington, United States • Digital Health • Data & Analytics • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
$186k – $202k per year • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
IAM
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
Microsoft Entra ID
Okta
Ping Identity
SOC 2
Zero Trust
Least Privilege
$188k – $198k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Architect
GoodLeap has an ambitious mission: to connect a world in which everyone can live sustainably. GoodLeap provides frictionless, point-of-sale technology for countless mission-driven professionals and millions of people who seek to live a more susta...
Roseville • Mexico City • San Francisco • Plano • Phoenix • Tools & DIY Supplies • Data & Analytics • Solar Energy
$146k – $185k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
C#
JavaScript
Go
C#
.NET
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Red Teaming
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
IAM
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
Least Privilege
Casa offers self-custody solutions so you can take control of your cryptocurrency, hold your private keys, and safely withdraw your crypto from exchanges.
Stablecoins • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2018
$125k – $155k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Senior
Ansible
AWS
Terraform
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Threat Modeling
Web3
Bitcoin
ERP International is The Washington Post's 2023 Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year, with over 15 years of experience transforming businesses. We are a trusted provider of Health, Digital, Medical Research, and Business Process Management solutions that support clients in both government and commercial sectors. We deliver comprehensive technology and business process transformation solutions to Health, Defense, National Security, and Homeland Security agencies.
Montgomery • Richardson • San Diego • Las Vegas • Panama • Information Technology • Information Security • Cybersecurity • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2006
$190k – $250k per year • Staff+ • Montgomery • Remote (United States) • Architect
$180k – $230k per year • Montgomery • Remote (United States)
$165k – $210k per year • Lead • Montgomery • Remote (United States) • Staff
Washington • Chicago • New York
$150k – $180k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Staff
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
ISO 42001
LLM Guardrails
NIST AI RMF
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Datadog
Terraform
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
GDPR
SOC 2
$50k per year • Remote (United States) • Part-Time
DoorDash is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco that operates a leading global local commerce and on-demand delivery platform. The company connects consumers with local merchants, offering last-mile logistics for restaurant meals, groceries, convenience goods, and retail items delivered by independent couriers. Beyond its core consumer marketplace, DoorDash provides digital ordering software, merchant advertising tools, and white-label fulfillment services for businesses across multiple countries.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Marketplaces • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • PhD • Senior
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Internship • Staff
Java
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • PhD • Senior
Python
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Cortex
Prometheus
Cybersecurity
Google SecOps
MITRE D3FEND
Applied Systems is a global provider of cloud-based software solutions for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. The company delivers an integrated insurtech ecosystem centered around flagship agency management platforms - such as Applied Epic and EZLynx - alongside automated comparative rating, digital payments (Applied Pay), and AI-driven workflow tools.
Bengaluru • Chicago • New York • Atlanta • Salt Lake City • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Data & Analytics • Sales & Marketing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983
$80k – $120k per year • Remote (North America)
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Fine-tuning
LLM
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
Vertex AI
Anthropic
OpenAI
DevOps
Ansible
Azure
Kubernetes
Terraform
Cybersecurity
GDPR
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
Analytics
ETL/ELT
$80k – $120k per year • Remote (North America)
Bash
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Cloudflare
GCP
Pulumi
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
Cybersecurity
BeyondTrust
Cloudflare WAF
Threat Modeling
Zero Trust
Optiv is a cybersecurity solutions integrator serving large enterprises. It advises on strategy, deploys vendor technologies and runs managed security services. The company was formed by merging two established security resellers.
HQ: Denver, United States • Financial Services • Information Security • Cybersecurity • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2015
≈ $177k – $349k per year (Estimated) • Executive • 5+ years exp • Dallas • Houston • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Architect
≈ $142k – $283k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • Philadelphia • Providence • Hartford • Birmingham • Cheyenne • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Principal
Splunk
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
≈ $138k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Little Rock • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Apogee Global RMS is an SDVOSB cybersecurity advisory firm in San Jose, CA. Explore vCISO services and risk management for mid market and public sector teams.
Phoenix • San Jose • Washington • Norfolk • Baltimore • Risk Management • Security Compliance • Cybersecurity
≈ $112k – $249k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • San Jose • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
Glean is an enterprise AI search and work assistant platform designed to connect all of an organization's applications and data sources into a unified knowledge hub. Leveraging advanced natural language processing and generative AI, the platform delivers instant personalized answers, automates workflows, and uncovers internal expertise securely within company permissions.
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Data & Analytics • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees
$185k – $260k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
AI Agents
LLM
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
AWS
GCP
Kubernetes
GitHub
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Clair
Dependabot
GDPR
OWASP Top 10
OWASP ZAP
Snyk
Trivy
Management
ServiceNow
Marketing
Zendesk
$185k – $260k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Java
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
GitHub
Cybersecurity
GDPR
OWASP Top 10
Management
ServiceNow
Marketing
Zendesk
Leidos is a defense, intelligence, civil, and health information technology enterprise. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the Fortune 500 company (NYSE: LDOS) operates as one of the primary IT, scientific research, and systems integration contractors for the U.S. federal government, allied defense agencies, and commercial infrastructure entities.
HQ: Reston, United States • Government • Cybersecurity • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013
$154k – $278k per year • Staff+ • 15+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
PowerShell
Python
SQL
Databases
ElasticSearch
DevOps
CI/CD
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Rancher
GitLab
Management
Confluence
Jira
$108k – $195k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
PowerShell
AI/ML
Copilot
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Azure
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Defender
CVE
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Sentinel
Okta
Management
Confluence
Jira
Slack
$108k – $195k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
Ansible
ArgoCD
CI/CD
Docker
Gitea
GitLab CI
Grafana
JFrog Artifactory
Kubernetes
Nexus Repository
OpenShift
Prometheus
Terraform
GitLab
Cybersecurity
Nessus
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Dallas • Charlotte • New York • Honolulu • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services
$120k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
About Us We're looking out for the life you're building At Huntington, we believe money should support your life—not complicate it. That's why we offer tools, guidance and care that help you feel more confident, more capable and more in control of your financial future.
Columbus • Houston • Pittsburgh • Dallas • Memphis • Higher Education • Government • Financial Services • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $98k – $192k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Mexico • Remote (United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
$70k – $140k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Austin • Chicago • Charlotte • Detroit • Dallas • Remote (United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
≈ $85k – $157k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Dallas • Columbus • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
D-Wave is an industry leader in the development and production of quantum computing systems, software, and services. As the first commercial supplier of quantum computers, D-Wave is at the forefront of the dual development of quantum annealing and gate-model systems. D-Wave helps companies use quantum tech to solve real-world problems right now.
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Science & Engineering • Quantum Computing Hardware • Quantum Science & Computing
≈ $112k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Quisitive is building the premiere Microsoft partner in North America. Helping companies move, operate and innovate in the Microsoft cloud; Microsoft Azure, Microsoft O365, and Microsoft Dynamics.
Dallas • Austin • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Est. 2016
≈ $61k – $144k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States, India, Canada) • Junior
PowerShell
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Azure
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Sentinel
Zero Trust
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Junior |
11 |
$81K |
$134K |
$168K |
| Middle |
33 |
$130K |
$161K |
$200K |
| Senior |
116 |
$155K |
$185K |
$221K |
| Staff |
30 |
$190K |
$240K |
$269K |
| Lead |
31 |
$183K |
$210K |
$237K |
| Executive |
10 |
$192K |
$203K |
$220K |
| All levels |
250 |
$155K |
$186K |
$230K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 498 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in San Diego from 246 companies. 66 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 215 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
250 of these Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in San Diego state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $155K and $230K a year, with a median of $186K. By level, the median runs junior at $134K, middle at $161K, senior at $185K, staff at $240K, lead at $210K, and executive at $203K. The step from junior to executive is worth about 1.5x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (83), Georgia (3), Argentina (1), Austria (1), and Canada (1). 95% of the listings are fully remote, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in San Diego right now are CrowdStrike (24), Optiv (21), Chainguard (12), Mozilla Corporation (12), AbbVie (11), and Booz Allen Hamilton (7). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are AWS (203), Python (200), Azure (153), GCP (138), CI/CD (113), SOC 2 (106), IAM (106), and Kubernetes (105). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in San Diego, 26 state visa sponsorship, 15 offer a relocation package, and 133 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
