Senior OT Security Engineer for ICS & Industrial Networks

Amtrak; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K with Employer Match

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking a Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to secure enterprise networks, OT/ICS, and critical infrastructure. You will lead security architecture design, implement controls, and drive resilience across IT and OT environments, collaborating with engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams.

This role supports SAFe Agile practices, aligns with NIST and CIS controls, and guides threat detection, incident readiness, and risk management across rail transportation systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience securing enterprise network technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, segmentation, proxies, wireless).
• Experience with OT/ICS/SCADA environments and critical infrastructure.
• Experience with SAFe, Agile delivery frameworks.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience risk assessments, security architecture reviews, and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and management of cybersecurity controls for enterprise networks and critical infrastructure.
• Evaluate security technologies and architectural solutions to strengthen posture.
• Develop security architectures for network, cloud, data center, remote access, wireless, and OT/ICS.
• Improve network visibility, threat detection, and security monitoring capabilities.
• Collaborate with OT/ICS teams to enhance cyber resilience and incident readiness.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

OT security

SAFe Agile

Risk assessment

Network security

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

VPNs

SCADA security

Cloud security

Job description

Amtrak is seeking a Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to secure enterprise networks, OT/ICS, and critical infrastructure. You will lead security architecture design, implement controls, and drive resilience across IT and OT environments, collaborating with engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams.

This role supports SAFe Agile practices, aligns with NIST and CIS controls, and guides threat detection, incident readiness, and risk management across rail transportation systems.