That mission doesn't specifically require Jyn. My gear 8 Chirrut, K2, Cassian, Bistan, and Pao managed to get 3/6 on auto, so I'm sure a more geared team with Baze or Pathfinder could 6/6 it without a leader.
They couldn't back when I was doing hoth, of course back then there was no such thing as relics or even right-side g12. P5 & P6 can be pretty brutal without Jyn's protection regen and stun. (The stun really helps defeat the counter-attacking tanks.) Once I dropped a zeta on Jyn I could clear 6/6 with everyone g11 and didn't have to waste precious g12 gear.
Nowadays, would I spend the zeta on her? I don't know. I don't really regret it. It's actually great for GAC at earlier levels on defense. And I've got 170 zeta mats sitting around waiting for me to figure out a good use for them, so as hard as it is to collect zetas early on, it does get better and you eventually reach an equilibrium.