Senior Security Engineer – Cyber Hunting & Incident Response – 3rd Shift

About the Role

Peraton Labs is hiring a Principal OT Cybersecurity / ICS Security Architect to join our Strategic Innovation Group in support of a federal customer's cybersecurity and OT modernization program for critical infrastructure. This senior systems architect role bridges operational technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and enterprise IT cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solutions analysis for one or more workstreams, including requirements elicitation, market research, vendor evaluation, and recommendation.
• Produce System Requirements Specifications (SRS) with traceability to NERC CIP, FISMA, and CISA Zero Trust Architecture.
• Conduct market research to identify candidate commercial products across identity and access controls, network monitoring, and asset/vulnerability management.
• Draft Requests for Information (RFIs), manage vendor response windows, and lead technical engagement with bidders under federal market-research guardrails.
• Assess vendor responses and product capabilities against requirements; author comparison reports and down-select recommendations.
• Design lab test environments, author test plans, and oversee hands-on product demonstrations and evaluation.
• Author Alternative Solutions Analysis (ASA) documents and brief steering committees and executive decision-makers.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder workshops across OT and IT domains to build consensus on requirements and product selection.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust determination and PIV credential.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field + 12+ years of experience; or 16+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Demonstrated systems-architecture experience across OT/ICS and IT security environments.
• Direct experience in the electric-utility or power-grid domain.
• Hands-on experience applying NERC CIP standards in a utility environment.
• Proven record leading the full RFI and vendor-evaluation lifecycle.
• Strong technical writing and executive-briefing skills.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25%, including trips to the Pacific Northwest.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with FISMA controls and CISA Zero Trust Architecture mappings.
• Depth in identity/access management, network monitoring, cyber-asset management, or vulnerability management.
• Experience authoring alternatives analyses under formal systems-lifecycle methodologies.
• Industry certifications (GICSP, CISSP, GRID, CISA, etc.).
• Experience presenting to federal or utility executive steering committees.
• Experience with privileged access management (PAM) solutions.
• Experience with log/traffic monitoring and configuration management systems for power/SCADA environments.

Working Conditions

• Location: Remote (U.S.-based), fully remote day-to-day.
• Travel: Up to 25% domestic, including routine Pacific Northwest trips and periodic New Jersey lab visits.
• Schedule: Standard business hours with occasional evenings/weekends during lab tests or vendor demos.
• Customer Interaction: Frequent workshops, vendor engagements, and steering-committee briefings requiring professionalism and resilience.
• Onboarding: Background check, PIV credential, and customer training required before unescorted facility access.

Pay

Target salary range: $135,000 - $216,000. Determined by scope, experience, location, and contract considerations. May include overtime, shift differential, or discretionary bonus.