OT Security Engineer/Remote EST at Kelly Services
Philadelphia, PA
$140,000–$150,000from the description
Jun 30, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering role focused on securing operational technology and industrial control system environments, including SCADA, PLC, and DCS platforms. Day-to-day work spans OT network security and segmentation, vulnerability assessments, and incident response, with some involvement in security automation and cross-functional collaboration. Suited to cybersecurity professionals with a background in ICS/OT environments and familiarity with relevant industrial protocols and frameworks.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 130 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 25–230
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years of OT/ICS-focused cybersecurity experience and the breadth of scope (vulnerability management, incident response, network security, security automation) support a Senior classification.
Industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, OPC, Profinet, EtherNet/IP) are listed as a single grouped requirement in the Required section; Modbus is used as the primary name with the others captured as alternatives.
NIST CSF, IEC 62443, and NERC CIP are similarly grouped as a single framework-knowledge requirement; NIST CSF is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
The runner-up SOC is 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) given the significant network security and monitoring component (30% of the tech breakdown), but the primary framing is cybersecurity analysis and OT security engineering, making 15-1212 the better fit.
Compensation is stated as a bare dollar range with no explicit 'per year' label, but the figures ($140,000–$150,000) are unambiguously annual; period is recorded as Year.
No degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
Location and metro are omitted per caller instruction that this is a fully-remote, national-pool role.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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