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Data Engineer (SME)

Cintel Inc

Huntsville, ALFull-timeSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Location
Huntsville, AL
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Cintel is seeking a Data Engineer (SME) to support intelligence and analytics initiatives at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. The engineer will develop visual analytic applications and data analytics solutions that transform structured and semi-structured data into actionable intelligence. The role involves enterprise database and data warehouse design, integration, and optimization, using open-source, COTS, and GOTS technologies for mission-critical operations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

JavaAWSETLSparkScalaSQLPLSQLPostgresNiFiInformaticaLinuxData PipelinesStructured DataSemi-Structured DataEnterprise DatabasesData WarehousingData VisualizationAnalytic SoftwareProblem SolvingSelf-MotivationAdaptabilityLearning Agility

Qualifications

Active Top Secret ClearanceBachelor's in Related Technical Field10+ Years Related ExperienceDoD or Intelligence Community ExperienceHigh-Performance Computing FamiliarityEnterprise Architecture Integration Experience

Full job description

Position Title: Data Engineer (SME)

Position Location: Redstone Arsenal

Position Type: Full-Time, On-Site

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer (SME) to support advanced intelligence and analytics initiatives in Huntsville, AL. The selected engineer will work with a combination of open-source technologies , Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) , and Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) tools to develop and deliver an advanced visual analytic application. This application will transform streams of structured and semi-structured data into manageable, actionable intelligence for mission-critical operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deliver advanced visual analytic applications for desktop and web-based platforms

  • Develop and implement data analytics solutions that enable bulk analysis of relational and semi-structured data

  • Utilize advanced graphics, data visualization techniques, and high-performance computing to support intelligence workflows

  • Design strategies for enterprise database systems, including standards for operations, programming, and security

  • Design, construct, and maintain large-scale relational databases

  • Integrate new systems with existing data warehouse architectures

  • Optimize system performance, scalability, and functionality

  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and mission teams to ensure successful delivery of analytics solutions

  • Apply open-source, COTS, and GOTS technologies to meet program and government requirements

Required Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance

  • Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field

  • Senior-level experience in data engineering, database design, and analytics development

  • Experience with: Java, AWS, ETL experience, Spark / Scala, SQL / PLSQL, Postgres, NiFi, Informatica, Linux, data pipelines (development, optimization, & tuning)

  • Strong experience working with structured and semi-structured data sources

  • Experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale database and data warehouse systems

  • Proficiency with data visualization tools and analytic software for desktop and web environments

  • 10+ years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting Department of Defense or Intelligence Community programs

  • Familiarity with high-performance computing environments

  • Experience integrating data analytics solutions into existing enterprise architectures

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

How this job compares

Set against the 6,006 open Data Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Alabama median$105–190K/yr43 salary ranges
  • US median$70–80/hr231 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 65 open Data Engineer jobs in Alabama and 6,006 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 10 years of experience — more than three in four Data Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 5,228 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,754 of the 6,006 open Data Engineer jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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