Senior Operational Technology (OT) Security Officer

Ørsted; Esbjerg; On-site; DKK 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid pension

Full insurance coverage

5 weeks paid holiday + 10 days

3% holiday allowance

Life & Fitness Vitality access

Multimedia package

Staff club

Canteen

Job summary

Ørsted Bioenergy is seeking a Senior OT Security Officer to strengthen security, resilience, and compliance across OT and IT environments. You’ll lead security governance, work with operations, engineering and vendors, and translate cyber risk into business and safety impacts.

You will engage in risk assessments, secure architecture, and ongoing awareness programs, in a multi-site international setting with safety-critical operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT or equivalent.
• Experience with industrial control systems and 24/7 production environments.
• Fluent in Danish and English; familiar with IT networks and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead OT security governance, policies, standards and procedures.
• Assess, manage and reduce cyber risk across OT environments including ICS/SCADA/IIoT.
• Define secure OT architecture: network segmentation, secure remote access, logging and monitoring.
• Conduct OT security risk assessments, gap analyses and maturity reviews per IEC 62443, ISO 27001 and Danish law.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, IT and vendors to ensure practical controls.
• Drive OT security awareness and training for technical and operations teams.

Skills

OT security governance

Risk assessment

Security architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Training and awareness

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Join us in this role where you’ll be working as a Senior Operational Technology (OT) Security Officer to strengthen the security, resilience, and compliance of Ørsted Bioenergy. In this role, you will act as a trusted security lead across OT, IT, engineering, and operations, helping protect critical systems while enabling safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Further more we are partnering with operations, engineering, maintenance, IT, and third-party vendors to ensure security controls are practical, risk-based, and compatible with operational safety and availability – and we “translate” technical cyber risk into clear business, safety, and operational impact requirements. We operate in complex, multi-site, international, or safety-critical operational environments.

Welcome to Bioenergy

You’ll be part of OT Security where you, together with your colleagues, will be working on Ørsted Danish powerplant. Our task is to protect the powerplants ability to produce electricity and heat against hacker attacks. So you need to understand Danish, when you’re out on the powerplants. We are a small team of 4 persons located in Jutland (Jylland) who works together and strive in helping each other in our daily tasks. As a team, we have an open and direct commutation where we discuss ideas strategy and ideas to develop and mature our solutions, so they are robust and they deal with the reality we face.

You’ll play an important role in:

• leading the development and continuous improvement of OT security governance, policies, standards, and procedures
• assessing, managing, and reducing cyber risk across OT environments, including industrial control systems, SCADA, PLCs, IIoT, and related networks
• defining and supporting secure OT architecture, including network segmentation, secure remote access, asset visibility, access control, logging, monitoring, and vulnerability management
• conducting OT security risk assessments, gap analyses, and maturity reviews aligned with recognised frameworks e.g. Danish legislation “Lov om styrket Beredskab i Energisektoren”, IEC 62443, ISO 27001 and relevant regulatory requirements
• partnering with operations, engineering, maintenance, IT, and third-party vendors to ensure security controls are practical, risk-based, and compatible with operational safety and availability requirements
• driving OT security awareness and training for technical and operational teams.

To succeed in the role, you:

• hold a relevant degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Automation, or equivalent practical experience
• understand and know how to operate in industrial control systems and possess understanding of 24/7 production environment
• are familiar with IT networks like, Purdue model, firewall, data diodes etc.
• hold knowledge about EIC 62433, ISO 27001 and "Lov om styrket Beredskab i Energisektoren" as we operate according to this legislation
• are a good team player and at the same are strong on being responsible of incl. conducting your own tasks – you need to be fluent in both Danish and English language as well due to nature our stake holder landscape
• are flexible - both in terms of taking on tasks outside your comfortzone, being curious in learning new areas and assist your team in whatever tasks are needed.

Some travel within Denmark to the different sites must be expected in the this role.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].

Position salary range:

For this position, the expected base pay range is kr55,040.00- kr82,560.00 for the advertised location. The offered base salary will be determined within this range based on relevant skills, experience, and expected role fulfilment within the stated pay range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our benefits package:

For this position, employees who meet eligibility requirements have access to: employer‑paid pension (11 % contribution), full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness, and health insurance); five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 additional paid days off per holiday year; a 3 % holiday allowance; access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality including fitness classes, physiotherapy, massage, and well‑being programmes; a multimedia package (mobile phone, PC, and internet); staff club membership with sport and cultural activities; and access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets).

Pre-employment background check:

This position requires a background check as part of the hiring process and the offer is dependent on the outcome of this check. You will receive more information during the recruitment process. Background checks are conducted by an external provider in accordance with local legal requirements.