Top Remote Cyber Security Jobs in San Diego, CA

Design, implement, and lead Identity Governance solutions (SailPoint) across cloud and on-prem infrastructure. Integrate IAM with CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, and Azure; apply agentic AI to automate workflows; mentor engineers; drive Zero Trust, compliance (SOX), and SDLC/DevSecOps integration for identity tooling and operations.

Design, build, and productionize scalable AI systems for autonomous detection, RAG-backed investigations, and auto-remediation. Develop LLMs, graph-based reasoning engines, streaming pipelines, evaluation/red-team processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate attacker behavior into robust detections.

Lead design and ownership of advanced fraud detection models and monitoring. Apply adversarial threat modeling to select architectures (tree-based, deep, graph), debug production failures, run experiments, mentor engineers, and build AI-assisted workflows that scale domain expertise while resisting manipulation.

Design, develop, document, deploy, and maintain hands-on cybersecurity training labs and CTFs. Build repeatable lab deployments using Ansible/Terraform, deploy to AWS/OpenStack, provide instructor support, perform QA, and collaborate with Course Architects and clients. Provide technical support during trainings, mentor staff, and assist in scoping engagements. Travel ~10-25% and pass background check.

Lead and optimize Managed Detection and Response (MDR) operations, manage SOC shift schedules and on-call rotations, coordinate incident response and escalations, coach and develop team members, report operational metrics, improve processes and tooling, ensure compliance with security and privacy policies, and maintain customer-facing service quality and documentation.

Lead technical enablement for SEs by building repeatable architectures, POV methodologies, and competitive displacement playbooks. Embed in deals, coach SEs, accelerate ramp and POV velocity, run global accreditation and onboarding programs, and align pre- and post-sales to measurably improve win rates and deal-stage conversions.

Lead and grow the IT & Cybersecurity division as the company CIO. Oversee strategy, operations, client service delivery, compliance (CMMC, NIST, M365 security, GRC), financial performance, and internal IT. Drive AI, automation, and analytics strategy, governance, and scaling while mentoring teams, managing vendors, and coordinating cross-functional initiatives. Support leadership and occasional client travel.

Support the Risk Mitigation team by managing vulnerability scanning, assessment, tracking, and remediation. Collaborate with security and IT teams to research vulnerabilities, enforce risk-based remediation, automate reporting, maintain documentation, and ensure compliance with standards like PCI-DSS, SOC 2, NIST, and CIS. Perform recurring and on-demand scans across systems and cloud environments and assist with incident or zero-day vulnerability resolution.

Lead development and expansion of partnerships with cyber insurers, brokers, and law firms to secure on‑panel status, drive incident response and proactive/MDR engagements, negotiate contracts, create insurer‑tailored offerings, report results, and coordinate go‑to‑market strategy with global teams.

Own technical pre-sales for enterprise AI security: lead discovery, design demos, execute end-to-end POCs, partner with AEs, surface product feedback, and advise customers on complex technical decisions.