OT Incident Response Engineer - Industrial Cyber Defense

Biopharma Careers; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Well-being program

Family planning

Generous PTO

Equity & bonus

Job summary

Moderna is seeking an Operational Technology Response Engineer to strengthen enterprise defense and incident response across OT environments. You will join the Cybersecurity Incident Response team, balancing cyber containment with operational continuity to protect critical manufacturing systems.

The role requires 6+ years in cybersecurity or IT with OT/ICS knowledge, hands-on Splunk ES, Defender, and CrowdStrike Falcon experience, and collaboration with OT/IT teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering, and/or IT with threat detection, detections engineering, response, or threat hunting.
• Hands-on expertise in Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), Defender, and CrowdStrike Falcon.
• Knowledge of OT/ICS environments, manufacturing networks, equipment connectivity and operational constraints in these environments.
• Understanding of cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern detection telemetry.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and CIS frameworks for threat mapping and control alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response activities across OT and IT environments, coordinating containment and recovery.
• Investigate security alerts related to malware, endpoint threats, identity-based attacks, etc.
• Perform hands-on analysis using Splunk ES, Defender, and CrowdStrike Falcon.
• Assess regulatory concerns in OT environments and ensure compliant response.
• Coordinate across cybersecurity, OT, and IT teams for rapid containment.
• Communicate findings and business impact clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Incident response

OT security

Splunk ES

Defender

CrowdStrike Falcon

OT/ICS knowledge

Cloud security

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST/CIS frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

Nozomi

CrowdStrike Falcon

Job description

Moderna is seeking an Operational Technology Response Engineer to strengthen enterprise defense and incident response across OT environments. You will join the Cybersecurity Incident Response team, balancing cyber containment with operational continuity to protect critical manufacturing systems.

The role requires 6+ years in cybersecurity or IT with OT/ICS knowledge, hands-on Splunk ES, Defender, and CrowdStrike Falcon experience, and collaboration with OT/IT teams.