Data Security Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

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How much does a Data Security Engineer make in San Diego, CA? The average Data Security Engineer salary in San Diego, CA is $121,769 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $111,162 and $133,069. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Cyber Security Engineer

MDS (Micro-Data Systems) - Oakland , CA

Cyber Security Engineer * Location: Oakland, CA 94612 (First 2 weeks Onsite then transitions to ... data from cyber threats. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, implement ...

LinkedIn - 11 days ago

Electrical Design Engineer

Data Security, Inc. - Lincoln , NE

Since 1985, Data Security, Inc.® has been the world leader of National Security Agency (NSA ... Work with the internal Engineering team, as well as vendors and customers to research and develop ...

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Network Security Engineer

Evolver Commercial - San Francisco , CA

Evolver is seeking a Network Security Engineer. Candidate must be local to San Francisco Bay area ... Support of data centers and local communication rooms physical design and implementation ...

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Information Security Engineer

ABCS, Inc. - Phoenix , AZ

Collaborates with users to discuss computer data access needs, to identify security threats and violations, and to identify and recommend needed programming or process changes. · Reviews project ...

ZipRecruiter - 10 days ago

Information Systems Security Engineer

Leidos - Frederick , MD

Description Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Skill Level 3 The Information Systems ... data protection/classification requirements. Builds IA into systems deployed to operational ...

Adzuna - 3 days ago

IT Security Engineer

Comtello - Sacramento , CA

We have a hybrid IT Security Engineer contract that is anticipated to be from May 2024, through ... All election processes and data requirements are dependent on the availability and accuracy of ...

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What does a Data Security Engineer do?

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Prepare effective reports and metrics to highlight the project status and findings to management.

November 19, 2022

Drives data platform and data services roadmap from data quality to data extraction and acquisition, aggregation, transformation and warehousing, and leverages resources from multiple functions to deliver scalable solutions.

February 05, 2023

Support all compliance activities related to state, federal regulatory requirements, healthcare accreditation standards, and all other applicable regulations that govern the use and disclosure of patient, financial, or other confidential information.

March 10, 2023

Provides technical lead on individual security projects across multiple technologies including infrastructure, secure electronic data transfer, network security, platform security and application security.

March 24, 2023

Understand and comply with all enterprise and IS departmental information security policies, procedures and standards.

March 28, 2023

Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manage their implementation.

April 02, 2023

Collaborate with a global team to continually operate and improve a world-class cyber program by driving the uplift of sensory tools, detection tuning, and access to data sources to increase detection effectiveness by applying data analytics.

April 03, 2023

Lead development of security architectures to support a large-scale global user community with complex information authorization rules and requirements.

April 03, 2023

Act as a primary contact for DLP design, system performance, issue troubleshooting, and incident handling, including reviewing DLP policy violation alerts and working with Security, IT Eng, and business stakeholders to investigate and resolve.

April 16, 2023

Demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of Information security principles, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), general and IT controls, security engineering principles, and related information security policies and procedures.

April 18, 2023

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What is the average salary for Data Security Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Data Security Engineer in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Data Security Engineer ranges from $111,162 to $133,069 with the average base salary of $121,769. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $115,416 to $141,690 with the average total cash compensation of $127,588.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$121,769	$111,162 - $133,069
Bonus	$5,819	$4,254 - $8,621
Total Pay	$127,588	$115,416 - $141,690

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Data Security Engineer Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,364 - $133,312	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,696 - $133,708	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,075 - $132,965	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,856 - $133,900	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,075 - $132,965	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,883 - $135,129	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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About San Diego, California

According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-south-trending, nested graben". The Rose Canyon and Point Loma fault zones are part of the San Andreas Fault system. About 40 miles (64 km) east of the bay are the Laguna Mountains in the Peninsular Ranges, which are part of the backbone of the American continents. The city lies on approximately 200 deep canyons and hills separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural open space scattered throughout the city and giving it a hilly geography. Traditionally, San Diegans have built the...

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