Cybersecurity Specialist (m/f/d)

Nordex Group; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote-friendly system (50/50)

Flexible working time

Home office equipment provided

Nordex Cuida+ wellbeing program

Training & Learning program

Team building events

Job summary

Nordex Group is seeking a Cyber Security Support professional for OT environments in Porto. You will monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents across wind farms and industrial networks, driving remediation and vulnerability management.

You will lead incident response activities and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, international setting. The role requires hands-on security operations expertise, familiarity with OT/SCADA systems, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, IT, CS, Engineering or equivalent experience in cybersecurity and industrial environments.
• Minimum 3 years in cybersecurity operations, incident response, OT security or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of security monitoring, vulnerability management, patching, IAM, and network security.
• Experience with OT/industrial systems (SCADA, ICS, PLCs) and IEC 62443 concepts.
• Solid IT infrastructure understanding: Windows Server, Linux, TCP/IP, VPNs, AD, cloud security services.
• Experience in regulated critical infrastructure environments is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in an international setting.
• Proficiency in English for interviews and daily meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide cybersecurity operational support by monitoring, investigating, and resolving security incidents and service requests affecting wind farms and OT environments.
• Support incident response including containment, root cause analysis, remediation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assess vulnerabilities and drive remediation actions, patch management, and risk mitigation in OT systems.
• Serve as primary technical contact for cybersecurity after-sales services, ensuring delivery of security assessments and audits.
• Support secure operation of SCADA, wind turbine control systems, industrial networks, remote access, and IT/OT interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity policies and frameworks (IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIS2) and assist audits and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, automation, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Incident response

OT security

IT infrastructure

SCADA/ICS knowledge

Network security

VPN technologies

Patching

Root cause analysis

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security or related field

Tools

SCADA systems

IEC 62443

Job description

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YOUR TASKS

• Provide cybersecurity operational support by monitoring, investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving security incidents, alerts, and service requests affecting wind farms and OT environments.
• Support incident response activities, including containment, root cause analysis, remediation, documentation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assess vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks across OT systems, driving remediation actions, patch management, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Act as the primary technical contact for cybersecurity after-sales services, ensuring delivery of contractual support, security assessments, compliance activities, and customer security reviews.
• Support and maintain the secure operation of SCADA systems, wind turbine control systems, industrial networks, remote access solutions, and IT/OT interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity policies, industry standards, and frameworks such as IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and NIS2, while supporting audits, assessments, and security documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, automation, cybersecurity projects, knowledge sharing, training, and the implementation of corrective actions to enhance operational security maturity.

YOUR TEAM IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE

In this role, you will provide Cyber Security Support for Operational Technology (OT) environments, ensuring the security, availability, and compliance of wind turbine and wind farm infrastructures. The position combines hands-on technical support, incident handling, vulnerability management, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity processes within critical renewable energy infrastructure.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in cybersecurity and industrial environments.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, OT security, infrastructure support, or technical escalation environments.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, including security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, network security, firewall administration, identity and access management, and patch management.
• Experience with Operational Technology (OT) and industrial systems such as SCADA,  ICS, PLCs, industrial networks, remote maintenance solutions, and IEC 62443 concepts.
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure, including Windows Server, Linux, TCP/IP networking, VPN technologies, Active Directory, and cloud-based security services.
• Experience working within critical infrastructure, industrial automation, manufacturing, energy, or other highly regulated operational environments is considered an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage cybersecurity incidents.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and customer service skills, with the ability to work independently in an international environment
• Proficiency in English - we’re not expecting Shakespeare, but you should feel comfortable speaking in interviews and daily meetings with international colleague

WHAT WE OFFER

• Central location, near public transportation (5 min to metro Via Rápida-Viso by walk);
• Our office is equiped with ergonomic work stations (yes, we have standing desk's);
• We have a remote friendly system. The current system is 50/50. And... we have Flexible Working Time too.
• We offer you all the equipment to work from home (monitor's, dockingstation, headphones, mouse and keyboard).
• Health Insurance;
• Nordex Cuida +: Enjoy six free appointments per year in psychology, nutrition, social support, finance, and legal advice.
• Mardi gras, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are holidays to us;
• Training & Learning Program (internal and external trainnings sessions);
• Performance evaluation Program every year!
• Team building events.
  

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• CV Screening - We start by reviewing your CV - just a heads-up: we only evaluate applications/CV´s in English.
• Prescreening Call -If your profile matches, you might get a call from a Portuguese number (yes, that’s us). If you miss the call, no worries - we’ll follow up with an email too!
• Technical Interview
• Cultural Interview
• Offer

Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, color, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and are in full compliance with all federal and state laws.

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40years. With more than 57GW installed capacity worldwide, our turbines supply sustainable energy to more than 80% of the global energy market and we are one of the largest companies in the wind industry. National subsidiaries in more than 40markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400employees the opportunity for international and intercultural cooperation.

We are growing and together driving forward the expansion of alternative energies worldwide - if you wish, from now on with you. Join the #TeamNordex