SCADA Engineer – Operational Technology (OT)
| Location: | Denmark |
| Work Type: | Contract |
| Start Date: | 1st September 2026 |
| Duration: | 64 Weeks |
UTM Consultants are seeking an experienced SCADA Engineers with strong hands-on knowledge of SCADA and Operational Technology (OT) systems to support critical improvements within Vulnerability Management and Configuration Management across industrial control environments.
The successful candidate will work under the guidance of an OT Security Engineer and collaborate with OT operations, engineering, and cybersecurity stakeholders to improve the security posture of OT assets while maintaining operational stability and reliability.
This role requires a practical understanding of industrial control systems, cybersecurity principles, asset inventories, software patching, configuration management, and the operational constraints of legacy OT environments.
The successful candidate will work under the guidance of an OT Security Engineer and collaborate with OT operations, engineering, and cybersecurity stakeholders to improve the security posture of OT assets while maintaining operational stability and reliability.
This role requires a practical understanding of industrial control systems, cybersecurity principles, asset inventories, software patching, configuration management, and the operational constraints of legacy OT environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of OT Vulnerability Management processes and procedures.
- Support the development and enhancement of OT Patch Management processes and procedures.
- Review detected vulnerabilities and validate findings against OT asset inventories and system configurations.
- Assess vulnerabilities from both a security and operational perspective to determine appropriate remediation actions, compensating controls, or risk acceptance.
- Support the development and improvement of OT Configuration Management processes and procedures.
- Define and document practical, measurable, and verifiable minimum configuration baselines for SCADA and OT systems, including legacy and operationally constrained assets.
- Support the development and maintenance of OT application and software allow-listing requirements.
- Assess existing OT assets against approved configuration baselines and identify deviations, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
- Document findings and remediation recommendations in a clear and structured manner.
- Produce site-specific configuration compliance and security assessment reports.
- Contribute to the standardisation of OT security and configuration management practices across multiple sites and technologies.
- Work closely with OT Security Engineers, SCADA teams, asset owners, and operational stakeholders to ensure security improvements are practical and operationally sustainable.
Skills and Experience
Strong practical knowledge of:- SCADA systems
- Industrial networks and communications
- Windows and Linux-based OT systems
- OT asset management and system administration
- Configuration management principles
- Vulnerability and patch management processes
- Experience working with operationally critical systems where system availability and reliability are key requirements.
- Ability to analyse vulnerabilities and assess remediation options within OT environments where traditional IT approaches may not be feasible.
- Experience documenting technical findings, procedures, standards, and assessment reports.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
The project is due to start on 1st September 2026 and will last approx. 64 weeks
| Reference Number: | 16712 |
| Contact Details: | fs@utmconsultants.com |
| Profession: | Renewable Energy |