Senior OT Threat Intelligence Lead (ICS/SCADA)

Mitre Corporation; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Department seeks an OT Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead to bridge OT threat intelligence and automated adversary emulation. You will analyze real-world ICS/OT threat reports, distill operational behaviors, and enable engineering teams to simulate realistic OT attack scenarios using Caldera.

Ideal candidates have 8–10+ years of related work, hands-on OT/ICS experience, and a Top Secret/SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on OT/ICS/Space OT experience.
• Experience applying ATT&CK for ICS or SPARTA to analyze campaigns.
• Active Top Secret/SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Deconstruct adversary behaviors in ICS/OT to identify patterns.
• Translate OT threat intel into technical requirements for emulation tools.
• Collaborate with sponsors on OT threat intelligence programs and defense strategies.
• Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for cyber-physical systems.

Skills

OT threat intelligence

ICS/OT threat modeling

AT&T CK for ICS/SPARTA

Top Secret clearance

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Modbus TCP

DNP3

OPC UA/DA

Ethernet/IP

Job description

MITRE’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Department seeks an OT Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead to bridge OT threat intelligence and automated adversary emulation. You will analyze real-world ICS/OT threat reports, distill operational behaviors, and enable engineering teams to simulate realistic OT attack scenarios using Caldera.

Ideal candidates have 8–10+ years of related work, hands-on OT/ICS experience, and a Top Secret/SCI eligibility.