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Job Description:
Join Intel and build a better tomorrow.
Our Government Information Technology and Security (GITS) Team is looking for a talented and motivated individual with strong technical skills and the ability to rapidly learn new technologies. We are growing our Hybrid Cloud solution suite to meet US Government requirements for data safeguarding.
Information Security Engineers within GITS are actively involved in the following:
- Identifies, develops, plans, implements, and supports enterprise security systems using Agile methodologies and DevSecOps principles to improve and grow our secure solutions to enhance Intel Federal's capabilities with a constant focus on security.
- Creates solutions in partnership with enterprise architecture to design security measures (from infrastructure to software) that safeguard sensitive data, protect confidentiality and availability, and enable compliance with security policies and regulatory requirements for the enterprise and USG regulations and standards.
- Partners with system engineers, network engineers, database administrators, and information security personnel in support, integration, development, and lifecycle management.
- Develops and validates functional requirements and identifies gaps or risks to meet business and security outcomes.
- Reviews health measures for various functional performance components of platform, applications, controls, and appliances and supports key security systems, responds to security events, and troubleshoots and proactively discovers security issues across the enterprise.
- Validates security controls are working as designed (validation and/or efficacy) to ensure effective security measures.
- Develops new and/or updates existing controls that limit the risk exposure for the company and optimizes security system performance.
- Works to identify, design, test, document, and implement internal process improvements such as automating manual processes, optimization of data delivery, elimination of technical debt, and support/administration of key security control systems.
- Supports lifecycle management of systems, software, and infrastructure.
Soft Skills
- Passion for Information Security.
- Customer service and stakeholder management skills, including experience in setting and managing user and stakeholder expectations is a must in this role. We partner closely with the Intel Government Technology (IGT) business teams to ensure we can prioritize and deliver key IT solutions to the business.
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong team player who works both independently and collaboratively with peers and teams.
Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and / or schoolwork/classes/research.
Minimum Qualifications
- US Citizenship required.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related Information Technology field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years of experience in Information Security.
- 1+ year of experience in working with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) classification frameworks and the relevant regulatory rules.
- 3+ years of experience with script writing for automation and integration (e.g. PowerShell, .Net, Python, etc.).
- 3+ years of experience using Identity management solutions such as Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD (Entra AD), etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related Information Technology field.
- Track record of excellent customer Service and Support skills - Independently troubleshoots for successful problem resolution.
- Experience using AI tools for daily productivity and a strong desire to incorporate AI into future solutions.
- Azure and AWS Hosted Cloud environment experience desired. Willingness to quickly ramp in online data solutions - quickly applying trusted technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments.
- 1+ year of experience with NIST Special Publication 800-171 and/or -53 regulation and NIST 800- 171A readiness assessment and documentation mythology.
- Experience using Privilege Access Management (PAM) or similar tools.
- Windows and Linux OS and application operations support, administration, security configuration and monitoring.
- Security or Cyber certifications are an advantage (CISSP, CISM, CEH, CCNA, etc.).
- MS Azure Government Cloud and Amazon Web Services GovCloud solutions deployment experience desired.
- Experience using Privilege Access Management (PAM) or similar tools.
- Knowledge of manageability applications such as SCOM, BigFix, Azure Security Center and Antivirus configuration.
- Experience with Datacenter management operations like servers/hardware handling, installation, configuration, decom and general support.
- Experience with Agile Scrum and/or Kanban project management methodologies. Experience with Scaled Scrum, SAFe, or other scaled Agile framework approaches to manage operations, engineering and development workloads.
Job Type:
Experienced HireShift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)Primary Location:
US, Virginia, FairfaxAdditional Locations:
US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, California, Folsom, US, California, Santa ClaraPosting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.Position of Trust
N/ABenefits
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel .
The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.Job Details:
Job Description:
Join Intel and build a better tomorrow.
Our Government Information Technology and Security (GITS) Team is looking for a talented and motivated individual with strong technical skills and the ability to rapidly learn new technologies. We are growing our Hybrid Cloud solution suite to meet US Government requirements for data safeguarding.
Information Security Engineers within GITS are actively involved in the following:
- Identifies, develops, plans, implements, and supports enterprise security systems using Agile methodologies and DevSecOps principles to improve and grow our secure solutions to enhance Intel Federal's capabilities with a constant focus on security.
- Creates solutions in partnership with enterprise architecture to design security measures (from infrastructure to software) that safeguard sensitive data, protect confidentiality and availability, and enable compliance with security policies and regulatory requirements for the enterprise and USG regulations and standards.
- Partners with system engineers, network engineers, database administrators, and information security personnel in support, integration, development, and lifecycle management.
- Develops and validates functional requirements and identifies gaps or risks to meet business and security outcomes.
- Reviews health measures for various functional performance components of platform, applications, controls, and appliances and supports key security systems, responds to security events, and troubleshoots and proactively discovers security issues across the enterprise.
- Validates security controls are working as designed (validation and/or efficacy) to ensure effective security measures.
- Develops new and/or updates existing controls that limit the risk exposure for the company and optimizes security system performance.
- Works to identify, design, test, document, and implement internal process improvements such as automating manual processes, optimization of data delivery, elimination of technical debt, and support/administration of key security control systems.
- Supports lifecycle management of systems, software, and infrastructure.
Soft Skills
- Passion for Information Security.
- Customer service and stakeholder management skills, including experience in setting and managing user and stakeholder expectations is a must in this role. We partner closely with the Intel Government Technology (IGT) business teams to ensure we can prioritize and deliver key IT solutions to the business.
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong team player who works both independently and collaboratively with peers and teams.
Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and / or schoolwork/classes/research.
Minimum Qualifications
- US Citizenship required.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related Information Technology field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years of experience in Information Security.
- 1+ year of experience in working with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) classification frameworks and the relevant regulatory rules.
- 3+ years of experience with script writing for automation and integration (e.g. PowerShell, .Net, Python, etc.).
- 3+ years of experience using Identity management solutions such as Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD (Entra AD), etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related Information Technology field.
- Track record of excellent customer Service and Support skills - Independently troubleshoots for successful problem resolution.
- Experience using AI tools for daily productivity and a strong desire to incorporate AI into future solutions.
- Azure and AWS Hosted Cloud environment experience desired. Willingness to quickly ramp in online data solutions - quickly applying trusted technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments.
- 1+ year of experience with NIST Special Publication 800-171 and/or -53 regulation and NIST 800- 171A readiness assessment and documentation mythology.
- Experience using Privilege Access Management (PAM) or similar tools.
- Windows and Linux OS and application operations support, administration, security configuration and monitoring.
- Security or Cyber certifications are an advantage (CISSP, CISM, CEH, CCNA, etc.).
- MS Azure Government Cloud and Amazon Web Services GovCloud solutions deployment experience desired.
- Experience using Privilege Access Management (PAM) or similar tools.
- Knowledge of manageability applications such as SCOM, BigFix, Azure Security Center and Antivirus configuration.
- Experience with Datacenter management operations like servers/hardware handling, installation, configuration, decom and general support.
- Experience with Agile Scrum and/or Kanban project management methodologies. Experience with Scaled Scrum, SAFe, or other scaled Agile framework approaches to manage operations, engineering and development workloads.
Job Type:
Experienced HireShift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)Primary Location:
US, Virginia, FairfaxAdditional Locations:
US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, California, Folsom, US, California, Santa ClaraPosting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.Position of Trust
N/ABenefits
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel .
The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.Information Security Engineer Jobs by Experience Level
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in information security engineer jobs.
- 3-5 years of experience in information security, network security, or a related discipline
- Proficiency with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools like Tenable Nessus or Qualys
- Relevant certification such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CEH, or equivalent
- Working knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 compliance frameworks
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related field
Tips for Your Information Security Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to the framework
Hiring managers scan for frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 before reading anything else. Name the specific frameworks you've worked within and call out whether you led the implementation or operated within an existing program.
List certifications where recruiters look first
Put active certifications like CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or OSCP in your resume header or a dedicated line above your work history. Screeners filter on these before reading job descriptions, so burying them in a skills list costs you interviews.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists information security engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Decode the job posting before applying
Posts that list both offensive and defensive tools in the same opening are often written by non-technical HR staff. Read the day-to-day responsibilities, not just the requirements, to tell whether the role is blue team, red team, or a generalist position before you spend time customizing.
Prepare a breach scenario walkthrough
Nearly every technical interview for this role includes a scenario question: walk me through how you'd respond to a detected intrusion or data leak. Rehearse a structured answer using a detection, containment, eradication, and recovery sequence with a real or realistic example from your background.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Security engineers frequently find the actual attack surface or team headcount differs from what was described. Ask directly how many endpoints the team monitors, what percentage of work is reactive versus proactive, and whether the budget for tooling is already allocated before you sign.
Information Security Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most information security engineers?
The companies hiring the most information security engineers right now include Ryder System, Booz Allen Hamilton, and General Dynamics Information Technology, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, Maryland, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in financial services, federal contractors, and large healthcare systems.
How many information security engineer jobs are remote?
About 50% of information security engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though roles involving classified systems or on-site security operations centers are almost always in-person. Cloud security, application security, and GRC-focused positions tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible postings.
How do you become an information security engineer?
Start by building a foundation in networking and operating systems, then pursue an entry-level security certification like CompTIA Security+ to validate core knowledge. Gain hands-on experience through a help desk, IT support, or junior analyst role. Move into security-specific work, pursue advanced certifications like CISSP or CEH, and build a portfolio demonstrating real incident response or vulnerability work.
Can you get hired as an information security engineer with little experience?
Yes, employers hire candidates with limited professional experience when they can demonstrate hands-on skills. Building a home lab, completing capture-the-flag challenges on platforms focused on offensive security practice, earning a foundational certification, and documenting that work in a portfolio gives hiring managers evidence of capability that compensates for a short work history.
What does the information security engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering security fundamentals and tool familiarity, and a take-home or live scenario exercise such as analyzing a packet capture or walking through an incident response. Final rounds typically involve a panel with both the security team and a hiring manager focused on judgment calls and past experience.
Where can I find and apply to information security engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to information security engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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