Cybersecurity & OT manager (f/m/d)

Axpo; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Axpo Biogas International seeks a hands-on cybersecurity leader to own the NIS2-focused security framework across Europe’s biomethane plants. You will drive incident response, risk assessments and architectural designs to enable safe, compliant operations.

You will supervise target architectures, network segmentation and firewall governance, while collaborating with Engineering, IT and plant teams to deliver pragmatic security guidance. Travel across regions is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with cybersecurity for production plants or critical infrastructure.
• Knowledge of NIS2 and incident-notification obligations.
• Hands-on with network architecture, firewalls and access controls.
• Ability to inspect sites and design pragmatic target states.
• Sound Windows and Linux security, virtualization and patch management.
• Fluent in English and willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own the cybersecurity framework for Axpo Biogas International with a focus on NIS2.
• Lead incident response and liaise with national authorities.
• Define target architectures and approve designs, diagrams and data maps.
• Assess cybersecurity risks across due diligence, design, construction and operation of plants.
• Design secure plant networks including VLANs, IT/OT segmentation and DMZs.
• Partner with Engineering, IT, Legal and external integrators to provide security guidance.

Skills

NIS2 knowledge

Cyber-risk management

Incident response

Security architecture

Stakeholder communication

Education

Cybersecurity degree or equivalent

Automation / Computer Science background

Tools

Firewalls

Network segmentation

Industrial DMZs

Privileged/remote access controls

Job description

Join Axpo Biogas International and make cybersecurity tangible: from NIS2 governance to the networks and controls that keep biomethane plants safe. Shape scalable security architecture across Europe and turn regulation into practical, on-the-ground decisions.

What you will do:

• Own the cybersecurity framework for Axpo Biogas International, with a strong focus on NIS2 and the applicable national requirements across Europe.

• Lead incident response and act as the company's liaison with the relevant national competent authorities.

• Define target architectures and produce or approve designs, network diagrams, asset inventories, data-flow maps, migration plans, test plans and rollback procedures.

• Assess cybersecurity risks and lead technical validation across due diligence, design, construction, commissioning and operation of biomethane plants, including on-site visits.

• Design and improve secure plant networks – VLANs, IT/OT segmentation, industrial DMZs and controlled conduits between PLC, HMI, SCADA and enterprise systems – and select, configure and govern firewalls and other network-security components.

• Partner with Engineering, Construction, Operations, IT, Legal and external integrators, evaluate suppliers and technical proposals, and deliver practical security guidance and awareness to plant teams.

What you bring & who you are:

• You have experience in cybersecurity for production plants, industrial environments, energy, utilities, process industries or comparable critical infrastructure.

• You know NIS2, cyber-risk management and incident-notification obligations, and you have hands‑on experience with network architecture, firewalls and privileged or remote access.

• You can inspect a site, understand current‑state infrastructure and design a pragmatic target state, and you bring sound knowledge of Windows and Linux security, virtualisation, backup and recovery, endpoint protection and vulnerability and patch management.

• You hold a degree or equivalent professional experience in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Automation, Telecommunications or a related discipline, you're fluent in English and open to travelling internationally.

• Ideally, you bring OT security expertise – Purdue architectures, industrial protocols, PLC/HMI/SCADA environments or industrial firewalls.

• Ideally, you're comfortable using data‑analysis tools to work with logs, asset data, vulnerabilities and operational trends.

You are pragmatic and hands‑on, equally comfortable in a regulatory discussion, a firewall rule review or a plant walkdown. You build trust across cultures and make clear, risk‑based decisions. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

About the team:

You will work closely with Asset Management and interact with Engineering, Construction, Operations and Plant Managers across our international biomethane portfolio, while connecting with Axpo's IT and cybersecurity specialists. The environment is collaborative and hands‑on, with real ownership and visible impact.

At Axpo Group, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of non‑discrimination, tolerance, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications regardless of race and ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, as well as socioeconomic, cultural, and religious background. We are committed to ensuring a respectful and inclusive recruiting process and workplace for everyone.