Senior Cyber Systems Architect - OT/ICS Threat Hunter

X-energy; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

X Energy, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Senior Cyber Systems Administrator to develop and execute cyber security engineering strategies for plant design and engineering teams. This hands-on role builds an ICS lab, leading installation, hardening and administration of OT environments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in Cyber Engineering, IT Networking and OT, with SIEM, NDR/EDR, cloud (AWS/Azure), IAM, PKI, and DevSecOps expertise.

Qualifications

• 15+ years combined experience in Cyber Engineering, IT Networking and Operational Technologies.
• Advanced knowledge and experience managing cybersecurity tools such as NDR, EDR, and SIEM.
• Advanced experience with Azure and AWS.
• One or more of the following qualifications is required: CISSP, CISA, GIAC, GCIH, GPEN, GICSP or equivalent.
• Identity and Access Management technologies including MFA, PKI.
• Cloud technologies to include AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps.
• Networking, Firewall, and software-defined networking.
• Experience with ServiceNow and ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

• Execute advanced threat hunt operations using known adversary tactics and indicators of attack.
• Develop threat intelligence to detect, respond, and defeat APTs.
• Develop and produce reports to monitor trends and provide situational awareness.
• Identify and remediate control weaknesses across network and systems.
• Review data with firewall admins, engineers, and other groups to assess risk of security events.
• Perform complex information security analyses and risk assessments.

Skills

Threat hunting

OT security

Cloud security

IAM/MFA/PKI

Scripting

ServiceNow

JavaScript/HTML/CSS

AI/ML security

Education

CISSP

CISA

GIAC

GCIH

GPEN

GICSP

Tools

NDR

EDR

SIEM

Azure

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

ServiceNow

ITIL

Job description

X Energy, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Senior Cyber Systems Administrator to develop and execute cyber security engineering strategies for plant design and engineering teams. This hands-on role builds an ICS lab, leading installation, hardening and administration of OT environments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in Cyber Engineering, IT Networking and OT, with SIEM, NDR/EDR, cloud (AWS/Azure), IAM, PKI, and DevSecOps expertise.