Senior OT Incident Engineer

Ørsted

Join us in this role where you’ll take a leading role in monitoring, triaging, and resolving OT and SCADA incidents across global wind assets. You’ll coordinate incident response across disciplines, drive root cause analysis, and strengthen operational resilience to ensure safe, secure, and reliable energy production. As part of our 24/7 operational setup, you’ll also join an on-duty rotation for one week each month, giving you the opportunity to take ownership when it matters most and help keep our assets running safely and reliably around the clock.

Welcome to OT Guard & Service Management

You’ll be part of OT Guard & Service Management where you, together with your colleagues, will support offshore and onshore assets by ensuring stable, secure, and compliant OT and SCADA operations across regions and time zones. You’ll collaborate closely with control rooms, cybersecurity, engineering teams, and suppliers to manage incidents and maintain high operational standards.

As a team, we we collaborate closely, act with integrity, and share knowledge openly to deliver safe, resilient, and high‑performing operations, even in high‑pressure situations.

You’ll play an important role in:

monitoring OT system health, security events, and operational alerts across wind assets, substations, and onshore facilities
triaging and responding to OT and SCADA incidents in close coordination with control room, cybersecurity, and engineering teams
performing root cause analysis and documenting preventive actions to reduce repeat incidents
conducting remote diagnostics and coordinating field or supplier interventions when required
maintaining accurate incident records, handovers, and runbooks to support 24/7 operations
contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen system resilience, supplier performance, and operational standards.

To succeed in the role, you:

have experience working with OT or SCADA systems in critical infrastructure environments, or equivalent experience
understand industrial control system architectures and protocols, such as IEC 60870‑5‑104, Modbus/TCP, DNP3, OPC UA, or equivalent experience
are confident troubleshooting networks, operating systems, and system integrations in complex OT landscapes
communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across disciplines, regions, and suppliers
remain structured and calm when handling incidents in changing operational conditions
hold a degree in engineering, automation, computer science, cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range:

For this position, the expected base pay range is kr54,480.00- kr81,720.00 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.