Specialist

BCS Allegient has a 35-year history of helping government, research, and private sector clients implement their programs and missions to achieve success. We offer a breadth of professional support services in the areas of business management, communications, systems engineering, analysis, mission execution, and organization performance. BCS Allegient is looking for an Industrial Control Systems - or Operational Technology (ICS/OT)  Cybersecurity Specialist to join our team supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).

The candidate will provide comprehensive support across various phases of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Program, ensuring the success and impact of the program's cybersecurity initiatives in the U.S. energy sector. The RMUC Program is dedicated to improving the ability of 3,000 eligible electric cooperative, public power, and small investor-owned utilities to protect against, detect, respond to, or recover from a cybersecurity threat, and to increasing the participation of eligible utilities in threat information sharing programs.

The candidate will actively engage in: providing technical consulting to DOE personnel related to energy system engineering and operational technology cybersecurity; programmatic activities; contribute to the design of funding, technical assistance, and training opportunities; development of program funding opportunity announcements; and program management processes, including the Financial Assistance Process (pre-selection; project negotiations; award, technical assistance, and training implementation and management; post-award and post-event evaluation and management; and administrative phases). In addition, the candidate is expected to build rapport with and provide ongoing support for a portfolio of RMUC eligible utilities and not-for-profit entities.

• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's Degree, with 5+ years of experience in electric distribution utility operations or engineering, and 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity in the electric subsector; OR B) 10+ years of combined experience in electric utility operations, engineering, and ICS/OT cybersecurity.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent prioritization and time-management skills.
• Understanding of market availability and pricing of current ICS/OT and information technology (IT)cybersecurity tools and technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with and knowledge of the Department of Energy's processes and procedures.
• Experience working with electric cooperative or public power distribution utilities that are not NERC registered entities.
• Advance degree and certifications

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.