Operational Technology Analyst II

Responsibilities

• Monitor and defend OT/ICS environments by analyzing network traffic, logs, alerts, and telemetry to detect threats, anomalies, and indicators of compromise.
• Conduct threat hunting, incident triage, forensic analysis, and support incident response and recovery across industrial networks.
• Perform OT-focused vulnerability assessments, identify security weaknesses in ICS architectures and control systems, and validate remediation efforts.
• Implement, maintain, and optimize OT security controls, including network segmentation, intrusion detection systems, access controls, and security monitoring capabilities.
• Collaborate with GRC teams to align OT security controls with compliance requirements such as CMMC and NIST 800-171, providing technical evidence for audits and assessments.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to support secure OT system design, maintain operational resilience, and ensure system integrity and safety.
• Develop and maintain detection rules, dashboards, runbooks, playbooks, and response procedures while incorporating threat intelligence to continuously improve OT security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or six (6) years of experience in cybersecurity, with exposure to OT/ICS environments.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in cybersecurity, or six (6) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• No experience required in lieu of a master’s degree.
• Experience monitoring and responding to security events in SIEM platforms.
• Knowledge of: Network security fundamentals and segmentation, Incident response and threat detection, and experience with OT security platforms.
• Preferred experience performing NIST-based security or technology risk assessments.
• Industry certifications such as CISA, CRISC, Security+, or similar credentials.
• Experience with: Security monitoring and detection engineering, Incident response and forensic analysis, Experience in Microsoft GCC High environments, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), OT monitoring platforms.

About Frontgrade

At Frontgrade, we build mission-critical electronics that perform without compromise in the world’s most demanding environments, from deep space to national defense. With decades of proven heritage, we deliver high-reliability components, subsystems, and integrated solutions trusted when failure is not an option. But our strength is not just in what we build. It is in the people who make it possible. From engineers and product managers to sales teams, marketers, and skilled manufacturing professionals, every role plays a direct part in enabling missions that protect, explore, and connect our world. We move with purpose, collaborate across disciplines, and take pride in delivering solutions our customers rely on in the highest-stakes environments. If you want your work, whatever your specialty, to contribute to something bigger, you will find your place at Frontgrade.