Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 20,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We now want to make fossil free living possible within one generation and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Vattenfall is looking for a Security Officer with focus on Operational Technology (OT) to join the Corporate Security & Resilience function. The location of this position is flexible in Vattenfall’s countries of operations – Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK (United Kingdom) and Poland.

We offer an interesting position in an international environment with a lot of opportunities to contribute to enabling a fossil free future. Vattenfall believes that security & resilience is an essential component of a leading sustainable energy company. Protecting our processes and assets are essential to maintain the trust of our customers, employees, suppliers and society.

The Corporate Security & Resilience function at Vattenfall is a modern, flexible, and agile unit that is operating in a challenging and rapidly changing environment. We strive to embed security & resilience into all our business operations and we apply a holistic and risk-based approach to constantly adopt and improve our security posture. The main tasks of the function is to provide leadership, governance and support throughout the Vattenfall Group to ensure mitigation of security related risks as well as regulatory compliance.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Drive and shape how we work with securing OT within Vattenfall
• Lead and drive co-operation groups, plan, coordinate and participate in group-wide security initiatives
• Build up awareness and competence throughout the Vattenfall group
• Work closely with security experts in our diverse operations and provide support and guidance related to all areas of OT security.

The role will part of the OT Security Team led by Vattenfall Group Lead for OT Security. The Director of Information & Cyber Security / CISO will be personnel manager for the role.

We are looking for a security leader who engages with other key stakeholders to find the best solution to a challenge. As Vattenfall is an energy company, an understanding of operational technology (OT) security challenges is needed. Communication skills and drive are key success factors in this position. We see that our candidate most likely have the following qualifications:

• Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent educational background
• Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant positions
• Experience of OT security management in multi-stakeholder environments
• Fluency in our group language English, both spoken and written. Fluency in Swedish, German or Dutch is beneficial. Excellent and proven writing skills is a major plus.

We put strong emphasis on your personality and encourage you to describe your capacity regarding the following aspects:

• Analytical and structural abilities
• Sound judgment and integrity
• The level of educational and communication skills
• Abilities to lead, create interest and engagement
• Ability to keep focus on what is important for Vattenfall.
• Understanding of the technological and organisational challenges related to information- and cyber security
• Responsiveness and strive for finding ways forward
• Possibilities to gain trust and commitment on all levels of our international organisation
• Strong sense of team effort and positive attitude.

Location: Flexible in Vattenfall’s main markets Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK or Poland.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability, or sexual orientation.

We welcome your application in English, including CV and a motivational letter, no later than June 2, 2024.

For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact hiring manager, Björn Sjölund or Group Lead Kristina Blomqvist through the Vattenfall switchboard +46 (0)8 739 50 00 or email, [email protected], [email protected]. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Recruiter, Peter Blixter, +46 72 237 32 02.

Trade union representatives in Sweden Rolf Ohlsson (Akademikerna), Anders Bohlin (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Juha Siipilehto (SEKO). To contact the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.

We look forward to your application!

Since Vattenfall is part of the Swedish critical infrastructure many of our positions are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates can be subject to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.