Junior OT/ICS Lab Engineer: Protect Critical Infrastructure

Linuxconfig; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Equity Package

Job summary

Dragos is seeking a Junior OT/ICS Lab Engineer to design, build, test, and validate OT lab environments. You will work with senior engineers to create realistic lab systems, validate platform performance, and support threat research activities in a remote-first, North America–global team.

You will gain hands-on experience with OT protocols, PLCs, HMIs, and networked devices while improving lab reliability and documentation.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in networking (OSI model, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls).
• Experience building or working with lab/test environments; virtualization and containerization.
• Basic IT infrastructure and security concepts; comfortable with Linux/Windows CLI; scripting a plus.
• Willingness to learn OT-specific protocols; basic fabrication and panel building capabilities not required.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain OT lab environments that simulate real OT scenarios.
• Set up and manage industrial devices (PLCs, RTUs, HMIs) and networked equipment; deploy sensors and monitoring.
• Test Dragos platform capabilities against simulated OT threats; collect telemetry and issue reproducibility.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Lab infrastructure

Virtualization/Containerization

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Documentation & troubleshooting

OT protocols fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

VMware/Hyper-V/KVM

Wireshark

PLC/SCADA/HMI tooling

Job description

Dragos is seeking a Junior OT/ICS Lab Engineer to design, build, test, and validate OT lab environments. You will work with senior engineers to create realistic lab systems, validate platform performance, and support threat research activities in a remote-first, North America–global team.

You will gain hands-on experience with OT protocols, PLCs, HMIs, and networked devices while improving lab reliability and documentation.