# Principal Resident Engineer (Federal) at Dragos

- Company: Dragos
- What the company does: Secure your critical infrastructure with Dragos, our industrial cybersecurity solutions provide unmatched visibility and threat detection for OT environments.
- Company website: https://www.dragos.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Washington DC
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/dragos/jobs/5253550008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/dragos-principal-resident-engineer-federal/

## About the role

Our Public Sector team is seeking a Resident Engineer who will partner with one of our strategic federal customers in Washington DC. In this role, you will serve as an onsite, customer-facing technical expert responsible for planning, deploying, and optimizing the Dragos Platform within the customer's industrial environment. You will work hands-on at customer facilities to install the platform, tune it to their operational needs, and ensure reliable security coverage across their ICS/OT systems.

## What they're looking for

- Must living within commuting distance of Washington DC and be willing to work onsite 5 days per week
- Must have an active Top Secret security clearance
- 5+ years of ICS/OT cybersecurity experience
- Networking experience including strong knowledge of IP networks, OSI model, Purdue model, and ICS protocols
- Experience with Linux (command line), Docker, scripting languages (Python, shell, etc.), SIEMs, and ELK stack
- Experience with on-premise and cloud software solutions for the enterprise, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects

Tags: Resident Engineering