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OT/ICS Security Lead

Rivago Infotech Inc
Boston, MA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026

About the position

  • Lead and execute OT/ICS cybersecurity activities across multiple industrial sites ( customer sites)
  • Focus on industrial security assessment, segmentation, and risk reduction
  • Ensure OT environments are:
  • Secure
  • Stable
  • Aligned to IEC 62443 and NIST standards
  • Work closely with plant operations, engineering teams, and IT security teams
  • Deliver practical, implementable solutions without impacting production

What you’ll do

Key Responsibilities

1. OT/ICS Security Assessment

  • Site visit and Conduct end-to-end OT security assessments across plants / operational sites ( apprx.10 sites)
  • Perform:
  • Asset discovery (PLCs, SCADA, HMI, network devices)
  • Network architecture reviews
  • Vulnerability identification
  • Identify:
  • Control gaps
  • Exposures and attack surfaces
  • Legacy system risks
  • Perform gap analysis aligned to IEC 62443 / NIST SP 800-82 frameworks
  • Deliver:
  • OT baseline reports
  • Risk findings and recommendations

2. OT Network Architecture & Segmentation

  • Design OT network segmentation using Purdue Model (zones & conduits)
  • Define:
  • IT–OT DMZ architecture
  • Secure communication pathways
  • Trust boundaries between systems
  • Recommend:
  • Firewall placement
  • Network isolation strategies
  • Ensure:
  • Industrial safety is not impacted
  • uptime and operational continuity are maintained

3. Industrial Cyber Risk Management

  • Identify risks across:
  • PLCs
  • SCADA systems
  • Industrial protocols
  • Vendor remote access
  • Analyze:
  • Operational impact
  • Safety risks
  • Business criticality
  • Maintain and update:
  • OT risk register
  • Risk prioritization matrix
  • Provide:
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Residual risk recommendations

4. Security Controls & Hardening

  • Define and recommend OT-specific security controls, including:
  • Network segmentation
  • Access control (RBAC, vendor access)
  • Monitoring & logging
  • Design compensating controls for:
  • Legacy PLC/SCADA systems
  • Systems that cannot support endpoint agents
  • Ensure controls are:
  • Practical
  • Deployable with minimal disruption

5. OT Monitoring & Threat Detection

  • Deploy and tune OT monitoring tools:
  • Claroty
  • Nozomi
  • Dragos
  • Perform:
  • Network traffic analysis
  • Protocol-level inspection
  • Detect:
  • Anomalies
  • Lateral movement risks
  • Unauthorized access
  • Integrate OT monitoring insights with IT security systems where feasible

6. Remediation & Technical Debt Reduction

  • Develop OT remediation roadmap based on findings
  • Define:
  • Short-term mitigations
  • Long-term improvements
  • Track:
  • Remediation actions
  • Owners and timelines
  • Support:
  • Technical debt reduction
  • Migration to secure baseline architecture

7. Site-Level Engagement & Coordination

  • Work closely with:
  • Plant managers
  • OT engineers
  • Maintenance and automation teams
  • Align security solutions with:
  • Operational processes
  • Maintenance windows
  • Safety requirements
  • Conduct:
  • Workshops
  • Site walkthroughs
  • Stakeholder discussions

8. Industrial Security Standards & Compliance

  • Ensure alignment with:
  • IEC 62443
  • NIST SP 800-82
  • Support:
  • Compliance assessments
  • Audit readiness
  • Map controls to:
  • Industry standards
  • Organizational security baselines

Key Deliverables

  • OT asset discovery and baseline report
  • Industrial risk assessment and mitigation plan
  • Purdue-based segmentation design
  • Security control recommendations
  • Remediation roadmap and tracking
  • Reduced OT cybersecurity risk across sites

What you’ll bring

Core OT Security Skills

  • Hands-on experience with:
  • PLC, SCADA, DCS, ICS systems
  • Strong knowledge of:
  • Industrial network protocols
  • OT attack vectors and threats

Technical Expertise

  • Frameworks:
  • IEC 62443
  • NIST CSF / SP 800-82
  • Architecture:
  • Purdue Model
  • Zone–conduit segmentation
  • Tools:
  • Armis / Claroty / Nozomi / Dragos
  • OT monitoring & network visibility tools

Industrial Domain Knowledge

  • Experience in:
  • Healthcare / pharma /
  • Manufacturing / process plants
  • Understanding of:
  • Safety systems
  • Production-critical operations

Soft & Functional Skills

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
  • Ability to work with cross-functional OT IT teams
  • Strong communication skills for:
  • Technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Certifications

  • GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional)
  • ISA/IEC 62443 Certification
  • CISSP / CISM (optional but beneficial)


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