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Security Engineer (Senior)

Cintel Inc

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Location
Huntsville, AL
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

Cintel Inc. seeks a detail-oriented, experienced Security Engineer to secure multiple applications and operate secure cloud infrastructure. The role covers cloud security, DevSecOps, identity and access management, monitoring, incident response planning, vulnerability analysis, and security governance. The engineer also manages COMSEC resources and advises government clients on security vulnerabilities and recommendations. Candidates need eight years of relevant experience, an active Top Secret clearance, and a related bachelor’s degree or four additional years of experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Incident Response PlanningCyber ResiliencyWeb Application Security TestingPlatform Security TestingSecurity MonitoringAnomaly DetectionCloud TechnologyCloud Infrastructure OperationsCloud Computing EnvironmentsCloud NetworksCOMSECCrypto Key ManagementInternet FirewallsEncryptionSecurity Policy DevelopmentProblem SolvingSelf-MotivationAdaptability

Qualifications

8 Years Relevant ExperienceBachelor's in Related Field or 4 Additional Years ExperienceActive Top Secret Clearance With SCI Eligibility

Full job description

Position Title: Security Engineer (Senior)

Location: Huntsville, AL

Position Type: Full-Time

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and experienced Security Engineer. In this position, you will be responsible for the security of multiple applications including, AWS, DevSecOps, cloud security, identity and access management.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the security of multiple applications.

  • Must have the ability to produce incident response and recovery plans.

  • Must be knowledgeable in Cyber resiliency, planning, web application and platform security testing.

  • Design monitoring and alerting capabilities for anomalous activity in multiple systems.

  • Monitors platform and application for anomalous activity in systems.

  • Understands applications critical data and vulnerability points.

  • Coordinates with industry partners to advise the government on security vulnerabilities and recommendations.

  • Ability to correlate data to help detect, remediate, monitor, and provide feedback for changes.

  • Experience with cloud technology.

  • Responsible for the operations of secure cloud infrastructure, platforms, and software.

  • Install, maintain, and upgrade the organization’s cloud computing environments and core infrastructure.

  • Develops, builds, maintains, upgrades and continuously improves cloud networks and cloud-based systems in accordance with defense-in-depth security governance policies and guidelines.

  • Manages the communication security (COMSEC) resources of an organization (CNSSI 4009) or key custodian for a crypto key management system (CKMS).

  • Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of the organization’s website and transactions across the Internet including the protection of confidential order information and external business-to-business connections.

  • Applies Internet firewall and encryption technologies to maintain organizational and customer security.

  • Updates and deletes users, monitors, and performs follow-up compliance violations, and develops security policies and practices and guidelines.

Required Qualifications:

  • 8 years relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field or in lieu of degree, additional 4 years of Experience

  • Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI eligibility.

CULTURE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Engineers, Analysts, and Developers at Cintel, Inc. are highly motivated, technical, and self‐organized. We place a lot of trust in our team members to develop technical solutions for ill‐defined problems (i.e. thrive in an environment where the problem is vague, requirements are lacking, and a solution is not obvious). We need problem solvers.

  • We want our team members to be self‐motivated and eager to learn new skills. If you consider yourself a jack‐of‐all‐trades, and are eager to keep up with the latest trends in technology, you’ll fit right in.

ABOUT CINTEL, INC:

Cintel Inc. is a Small Business providing strategies and services to support an array of Government clients in Software Development, Operational/Tactical and Installation/Facilities Energy, Cyber Security, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Programmatic support.

We offer our clients nimble, unique, and value focused solutions with an emphasis on people, connectivity, communication, and teamwork. Our team believes that people drive solutions. By connecting people, information, teams, and experience we deliver solutions that respond to customer needs.

It is the policy of Cintel that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These policies shall ensure that the practice of nondiscrimination will be applied in the employment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, recall or rehire of personnel. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Cintel, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

How this job compares

Set against the 3,990 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Alabama median$115–201K/yr37 salary ranges
  • US median$65–82/hr61 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 55 open Security Engineer jobs in Alabama and 3,990 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Alabama
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,450 postings).
Education
1,535 of the 3,990 open Security Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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