OT Assessment Operations Coordinator

Peraton seeks an Operational Technology (OT) Operations Assessment Coordinator to support PACOM J6 establish the organizational foundation for ICS/SCADA-focused cybersecurity assessments across the PACOM AOR. 

Location:  Fort Meade (Annapolis Junction), MD

Primary responsibilities:

• Coordinate and integrate the OT Pilot Team's workflows with the DCDC DRSI workflows 
• Support the OT Pilot team's development of OT-specific assessment and inspection criteria
• Ensure coordination for the conduct of numerous assessments across the PACOM AOR
• Coordinate operations, POCs, expectations, and logistics with stakeholders ahead of OT assessments 
• Coordinate with other engineering teams to maintain system integrity
• Provide any required documents to the assessment team for site reports

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD, Will consider HS+12 years of experience
• Knowledgeable of OT cybersecurity best practices, threat landscape, and mitigation strategies in SCADA, PLC, HMI, DCS, and other industrial automation systems
• Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, Spanning Tree, etc.), network design principles, knowledgeable of SCADA system architecture and operation, and familiarity with protocols commonly used in industrial environments (Modbus, Profibus, DNP 3, etc.).
• OT/ICS experience/expertise 
• U.S Citizenship required
• Active TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI

Preferred Qualifications:

• IAT Level II certification
• CSSP-Analyst certification
• SANS GICSP/ GRID or CISSP