Sr Cyber Security Engineer
Scientific Research Corporation · Huntsville, AL
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Jul 15, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A second-in-command cybersecurity architecture role supporting a Senior Architect on a large-scale U.S. government defense program (USSPACECOM). Day-to-day work spans defining and governing security reference architectures, conducting integration security assessments across multi-vendor systems, driving Zero Trust and federal compliance frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP), and deputizing for the lead architect in executive and cross-functional settings. Suited to a seasoned government or defense cybersecurity architect comfortable operating at enterprise scale with a TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 10+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Senior.
“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 $133,758 (middle half $108,740–$165,225).
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 (10)
The title 'Associate Cybersecurity Architect' presents this as a junior/entry-level role, but the requirements demand 10–15+ years of experience, TS/SCI clearance, and second-in-command leadership scope — firmly a Senior-level position by actual requirements.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily a security architecture and governance function (15-1212), but the depth of systems engineering, integration, and architecture design work could also support 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) as a runner-up.
The primary location signals are Colorado Springs (COS) and Huntsville, AL; COS is listed first and tied to USSPACECOM operations, so it is treated as the primary CBSA. Huntsville is a secondary travel destination.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is listed as required, but the JD explicitly accepts '4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
CISSP, CCSP, CISM, ISSAP, and GICSP are listed as 'relevant industry certifications such as' — the 'such as' framing means one of these (or a comparable cert) is required, not all of them; alternatives capture the interchangeable options.
AWS GovCloud and Azure Government appear in a supporting/assisting context under responsibilities rather than a hard-requirements section, so they are marked preferred.
Desired Skills section items (FAA/C4I experience, real-time/low-latency systems, SD-WAN, micro-segmentation, DevSecOps, container security, MBSE, EO 14028/OMB M-22-09/HSPD-12) are all marked preferred as they appear under the explicit 'Desired Skills' heading.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): cybersecurity architecture, Zero Trust Architecture.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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