Rail Cybersecurity Manager – OT & Safety Focus

Hitachi; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

6 weeks holidays

Canteen

Flexible hybrid work

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark is seeking a Cybersecurity Manager to drive security across safety, RAM, quality and IT/OT systems.

You will define security requirements, coordinate with suppliers, plan tests and manage vulnerability responses, ensuring secure change and evidence quality. The role requires balancing security with safety, availability and maintainability, while upholding Hitachi's Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

• Cybersecurity experience in rail, industrial control, OT networks or critical infrastructure.
• Knowledge of IEC 62443/NIS-style principles, secure architecture, hardening, vulnerability and access management.
• Ability to balance security controls with safety, availability and maintainability.
• Resilience under security findings and late configuration changes.
• Confidentiality, ethical judgement and technical credibility.
• More than 5 years in OT/rail/industrial cybersecurity, hardening, vulnerability response and security-by-design.

Responsibilities

• Define cybersecurity management plan, security requirements, risk assessments, hardening baselines and evidence strategy.
• Coordinate cybersecurity across all systems, remote access and supplier configurations.
• Review supplier designs, accounts/privileges, logging, patching, vulnerability handling and secure commissioning arrangements.
• Plan security tests, support incident-response preparation and define handover requirements for operator/maintainer security teams.
• Assess cybersecurity impact of changes, defects, temporary configurations and remote-support proposals.
• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.
• Manage vulnerability responses and evidence.
• Functional authority on cybersecurity controls and secure-change principles.
• Can block or escape non-compliant security design/deployment decisions.

Skills

OT networks experience

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

Security-by-design

Compliance & ethics

5+ years OT/rail cybersecurity

Job description

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark is seeking a Cybersecurity Manager to drive security across safety, RAM, quality and IT/OT systems.

You will define security requirements, coordinate with suppliers, plan tests and manage vulnerability responses, ensuring secure change and evidence quality. The role requires balancing security with safety, availability and maintainability, while upholding Hitachi's Code of Conduct.