Cybersecurity Specialist Advanced (IAT III) at PeopleTec, Inc.
Huntsville, AL
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Jul 14, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior cybersecurity role supporting the Missile Defense Agency, focused on developing and maintaining cybersecurity strategies, policies, and directives within an enterprise environment. Day-to-day work involves RMF/eMASS accreditation packages, threat and vulnerability identification, POA&M development, and operating security toolsets such as ACAS and Splunk. Suits an experienced DoD cyber professional holding an IAT III certification and a Secret clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Huntsville, AL · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,196 (middle half $100,370–$160,739).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The degree requirement is flexible: a Master's in STEM/Cyber with 5 years of experience is the primary path, but a Bachelor's in any field with 8 years of DoD cyber experience is an acceptable alternative, and additional experience may substitute for a degree with a government-approved waiver — so no single degree level is a hard gate; the degree requirement is set to None accordingly. The 5-year figure used for the overall years minimum reflects the minimum stated experience under the primary (Master's) path.
The McAfee Endpoint Security / ACAS / Splunk requirement is stated as an 'and/or' list — the JD requires technical certification or 3 years' experience with at least one of these tools (or equivalent network/enclave/system security toolsets). All three are emitted as required skills with each other listed as alternatives to reflect this interchangeable gate.
The 'Additional capabilities' section is explicitly labeled 'not required but supportive of the MDA mission' — Cloud, Firewalls, and DevSecOps are drawn from that section and marked as preferred accordingly.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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