Senior OT Security Lead for Industrial Control Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension (11% contribution)

Full insurance coverage (life, health,

Five weeks of paid holiday + 10 days

3% holiday allowance

Fitness Vitality access

Canteen lunch scheme

Job summary

Ørsted Bioenergy seeks a Senior OT Security Officer to strengthen resilience and compliance across OT/IT, engineering and operations. You’ll lead security governance, drive risk-based controls, and translate cyber risk into business impact while coordinating with multi-site teams in Denmark and beyond.

You’ll work with a small team, travel within Denmark, and engage third-party vendors to ensure practical safety-aligned security measures and robust operation continuity.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT, Automation or equivalent practical experience.
• Understand ICs systems and 24/7 production environments.
• Familiar with IT networks (Purdue model, firewalls, data diodes).
• Knowledge of IEC 62433/IEC 62443, ISO 27001 and Lov om styrket Beredskab i Energisektoren.
• Fluent in Danish and English; strong teamwork with responsibility for own tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of OT security governance, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Assess, manage, and reduce cyber risk across OT environments (ICS, SCADA, PLCs, IIoT).
• Define and support secure OT architecture (segmentation, remote access, logging, monitoring, asset visibility).
• Conduct OT security risk assessments, gap analyses, and maturity reviews per frameworks and regulations.
• Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, IT and vendors to ensure practical, risk-based controls.
• Drive OT security awareness and training for technical and operational teams.

Skills

OT Security

Governance

Risk assessment

Leadership

Bilingual Danish/English

Education

Engineering/CS/IT degree or equivalent

Tools

IEC 62443

ISO 27001

Job description

Ørsted Bioenergy seeks a Senior OT Security Officer to strengthen resilience and compliance across OT/IT, engineering and operations. You’ll lead security governance, drive risk-based controls, and translate cyber risk into business impact while coordinating with multi-site teams in Denmark and beyond.

You’ll work with a small team, travel within Denmark, and engage third-party vendors to ensure practical safety-aligned security measures and robust operation continuity.