External OT Security Specialist

Peraton Corporation
Herndon, Virginia 20171 United States  View Map
Posted: Jun 07, 2026
  • Full Time
  • Federal Government
  • Summary

    We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative OT Security Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard. Responsibilities. Design, implement, and evaluate OT security controls across ICS, SCADA, DCS, PLCs, and other mission-critical OT environments. Develop OT security architectures, segmentation strategies, and hardening baselines aligned with NIST SP 800-82, ISA/ IEC 62443, DoD, and Army requirements. Analyze OT network traffic, device configurations, and protocol behavior to identify security gaps, operational risks, and adversary activity. Define high-value OT log sources, detection use cases, and behavioral analytics to inform monitoring and detection engineering. Oversee vulnerability assessments, OT risk evaluations, and red/blue-team validation exercises to assess defensive resilience. Coordinate cross-team integration with SOC, CIRT, engineering, facilities, RCC-ARNG, NETCOM, and ARCYBER to align OT cybersecurity with mission needs. L...Security Specialist, Security, Network Engineer, Specialist, External, Cybersecurity, Technology
  • Job Description

    We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative OT Security Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard. Responsibilities. Design, implement, and evaluate OT security controls across ICS, SCADA, DCS, PLCs, and other mission-critical OT environments. Develop OT security architectures, segmentation strategies, and hardening baselines aligned with NIST SP 800-82, ISA/ IEC 62443, DoD, and Army requirements. Analyze OT network traffic, device configurations, and protocol behavior to identify security gaps, operational risks, and adversary activity. Define high-value OT log sources, detection use cases, and behavioral analytics to inform monitoring and detection engineering. Oversee vulnerability assessments, OT risk evaluations, and red/blue-team validation exercises to assess defensive resilience. Coordinate cross-team integration with SOC, CIRT, engineering, facilities, RCC-ARNG, NETCOM, and ARCYBER to align OT cybersecurity with mission needs. L...Security Specialist, Security, Network Engineer, Specialist, External, Cybersecurity, Technology
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