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OT Incident Response Lead
đź“Ť Location: Hunt Valley, MD (Hybrid)
đź•’ Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours/week)
đź“… Start Date: January 2026
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced OT Incident Response Lead to join the Cybersecurity Threat Management team. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Threat Detection & Response, this role will lead threat detection, incident response, and threat hunting activities within Operational Technology (OT) environments, ensuring timely detection, containment, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents.
This is a high-impact, onsite role based in Hunt Valley, MD, working closely with IT, OT, and Cybersecurity teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute cybersecurity incident response activities in OT environments
- Perform threat detection and proactive threat hunting across OT networks
- Analyze incidents and provide actionable recommendations to prevent recurrence
- Collaborate with Threat Detection teams to onboard and monitor critical OT log sources
- Develop and maintain OT incident response plans, playbooks, and documentation
- Partner with IT, OT, and Cybersecurity teams to improve response readiness
- Lead and participate in tabletop exercises and incident simulations
- Communicate technical incidents and business impact to non-technical stakeholders
Key Skills
- OT Incident Response & Threat Hunting
- ICS / SCADA / PLC / HMI Security
- OT Network Monitoring & Detection
- NIST SP 800-82, IEC 62443, Purdue Model
- SIEM Tools (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel)
- Incident Response Playbooks & Runbooks
- Root Cause Analysis & Remediation
- Cross-functional Collaboration (IT, OT, Cybersecurity)
- Executive & Stakeholder Communication
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
- (or equivalent hands-on OT security experience)
- 6 years of experience in OT incident response or threat hunting
- Strong experience securing OT environments and industrial protocols
- Ability to translate technical incidents into business risk
Preferred Certifications
- GICSP
- GFCA
- GNFA
- Other relevant OT or cybersecurity certifications