Senior Cybersecurity Lab Consultant Job Leesburg area,Virginia USA,IT/Tech

Senior Cybersecurity Lab Consultant

Location:

Leesburg, VA

Overview

The Senior Cybersecurity Lab Consultant will lead the physical build‑out, administration, and sustained operation of a critical, isolated OT/IT test and validation environment. This role is essential for accelerating the security and operational resilience of our client’s global data center fleet by providing a dedicated space for vulnerability management, new technology evaluation, and process certification for Operational Technology (OT) systems like BMS/PMS/SCADA.

Qualified candidates possess strong background in both IT (servers, networking, virtualization) and Industrial Control Systems (PLCs, HMIs) and hands‑on experience managing a high‑availability lab or data center environment.

Responsibilities

Lab Build‑Out and Infrastructure Management (Phases 1‑4)

Physical

Infrastructure: collaborate with facilities/external vendors on physical preparation of the lab space, including:
- Installation of KVM/Remote Access Infrastructure.
- OT/IT Hardware Acquisition & Setup: receive, inventory, rack, and power on all procured equipment, including bare‑metal servers, virtualization clusters, PLCs, edge device emulation, and backup solutions.
Lab Environment Realism: lead the physical setup of simulated industrial networks and work spaces, install and configure network equipment for isolated OT segments, procure and maintain physical lab tools, industrial workbenches, and HMI/Client Testing Stations.

Process Development and Operational Readiness (Phases 5 &
7)

SOPs: design, document, and maintain essential lab operating procedures, rapid Turn‑Up Process for provisioning new VMs or bare‑metal servers from pre‑built images, and documentation of detailed vulnerability remediation workflows.
Security & Compliance: ensure the lab meets internal physical and logical security requirements, collaborate with Network Engineering for network isolation zone.
Transition to Active Support: document daily tasks, tickets, requests, network and server configurations, maintenance cycles, security updates, bug listings; define and manage transition to a sustainable support model.

Stakeholder Engagement and Execution (Phase
6)

Hands‑On Execution: primary remote hands resource for physical and logical tasks.
Environment Management: facilitate build/destroy cycle for rapid testing support.
Collaboration:

assist internal teams with technology evaluation pilots, deployment tests, and software installation.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of professional experience in IT, data center, or industrial/OT lab environment.
Hands‑on experience with coordinating industrial control systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA), networking fundamentals, IT infrastructure, virtualization (such as VMWare), Linux command‑line administration, and hardware troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience as a system administrator or technician in a datacenter or industrial plant setting.
Strong understanding of network segmentation principles and OT/ICS protocols (Modbus, BACnet).
Experience writing SOPs, runbooks, and change management documentation.
Familiarity with OT cybersecurity concepts such as vulnerability management and network visibility tools.
Experience with PLC/HMI platforms such as Rockwell and Schneider Electric.
Experience configuring and troubleshooting network devices from Cisco, Juniper, or Arista.

Compensation range: $140,400 – $156,000 per year DOE.

Benefits and bonus information can be found at the company careers website.

Red Cloud requires employees to have the legal ability to work in the country of employment and will request proof of eligibility during onboarding. Red Cloud does not provide visa sponsorship.

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