OT Security Platform Lead — Dragos Expert

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks an experienced OT Security Platform Engineer / Technical Lead to own and operate the Dragos security monitoring platform across a global manufacturing environment. This hands-on leadership role covers platform health, sensor management, detection tuning, OT security triage, site onboarding, and network segmentation support.

The ideal candidate combines Dragos or equivalent OT monitoring expertise with ICS networking, security operations, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in OT/ICS security or related infrastructure security roles.
• Hands-on Dragos Platform or equivalent OT monitoring in production.
• Strong ICS networking, SPAN/TAP, VLANs, and network segmentation knowledge.
• Experience triaging OT detections and coordinating with SOC/Threat teams.
• Experience leading small technical teams in MSP or consulting delivery.
• Familiarity with regulated manufacturing environments and ITSM tools.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operations of the Dragos Platform, including sensors and health.
• Coordinate MSP team activities and act as the OT security lead for clients.
• Triage high-severity OT findings and escalate to Threat Detection & Response teams.
• Tune detections to improve fidelity and reduce false positives.
• Support SIEM integration, detection forwarding, and escalation workflows.
• Deploy sensors, validate placements, and manage secure decommissioning as needed.

Skills

OT/ICS Security

Dragos Platform

ICS Networking

TDR coordination

MSP delivery

Industrial environments

Tools

Dragos Platform

Claroty

Nozomi Networks

SIEM

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks an experienced OT Security Platform Engineer / Technical Lead to own and operate the Dragos security monitoring platform across a global manufacturing environment. This hands-on leadership role covers platform health, sensor management, detection tuning, OT security triage, site onboarding, and network segmentation support.

The ideal candidate combines Dragos or equivalent OT monitoring expertise with ICS networking, security operations, and