Cyber Defense Analyst — OT/ICS & RMF Focus

Karthik Consulting, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Karthik Consulting is seeking a CND analyst to support NAVFAC engineering operations by continuously monitoring enterprise networks and OT/ICS, reviewing alerts, logs, and vulnerabilities, and escalating findings per SOC procedures.

The role involves RMF documentation, monthly status reports, and collaboration with senior SOC staff to identify risks and communicate practical mitigations within NAVFAC environments.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED; college degree preferred in cybersecurity, IT, CS, engineering, or related field.
• Current CompTIA Security+ or DoD 8140 relevant credential; CySA+, GICSP, GRID, GMON, Cisco CyberOps Associate, or CCNA preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of IT/cybersecurity/SOC experience with alert/log review and escalation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts, logs, and network traffic; triage anomalies and escalate per procedures.
• Analyze OT/ICS/SCADA-related devices and risks; assess operational impact.
• Prepare RMF documentation, monitoring records, and MSRs; maintain version control.
• Escalate incidents to senior SOC personnel and communicate mitigation recommendations.

Skills

Continuous monitoring

SOC analysis

Network security

Technical writing

RMF documentation

Vulnerability analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

High school diploma

Associate/Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM

Packet analysis tools

Vulnerability scanning tools

Job description

Karthik Consulting is seeking a CND analyst to support NAVFAC engineering operations by continuously monitoring enterprise networks and OT/ICS, reviewing alerts, logs, and vulnerabilities, and escalating findings per SOC procedures.

The role involves RMF documentation, monthly status reports, and collaboration with senior SOC staff to identify risks and communicate practical mitigations within NAVFAC environments.