Do you want to work with automation, process-related IT and security at Vattenfall?
Jordbro, Sverige
Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Automation engineer, electric power
Work model On location
Application due date 27 October 2024
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Company description

Vattenfall Värme is a European supplier of electricity, heating and cooling with operations that help our customers to steer towards a fossil-free life. We are just over four thousand employees who supply district heating, district cooling and steam to industries, property owners and private individuals in four countries with our head office in Solna.

In Sweden, we supply district heating, district cooling and steam to industries, property owners and residential customers in fifteen municipalities. Värme Sverige is the fourth largest district heating supplier in Sweden and supplies sustainable heating to around 200,000 Swedish households and heating, cooling and steam to industrial customers. We are particularly proud that our main product, district heating, plays an important role in the new circular society.


About the role

Do you want to join us on the journey towards a fossil-free future? At Vattenfall, we have decided to build a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways of transporting, producing and living.

Now we at Vattenfall Värme are looking for an IT/OT engineer who wants to be involved in influencing tomorrow's climate-smart society and drive development forward. We are developing a common way of working to secure the function of control system installations and networks at our production plants. We work in a combination of local maintenance staff and central staff to secure the systems.

As an IT/OT engineer you will have the following main tasks:

  • Monitor and manage security risks
  • Update software and firmware
  • Ensure that backup and disaster recovery procedures work
  • Manage licenses
  • Plan long-term upgrades and replacements of systems/control systems

You will, together with the central OT group, participate in systematic cybersecurity work and act as a requirement setter and follow-up on projects. In your role, you also act as an important interface in the collaboration between the sites and central IT and OT resources.

What can we offer you?

With us, you will be part of a strong team with great colleagues. You will be part of a central group that works with the development and implementation of maintenance methods, safety work and processes. The organization is committed and motivated and faces several exciting challenges. We offer a varied job, modern leadership and many contacts. It goes without saying that life in its entirety should go together for us, we attach great importance to you finding a balance between work and leisure and offer attractive employee benefits. As an employee at Vattenfall Värme, you are part of creating the heating of the future and shaping tomorrow's fossil-free energy society.


Requirement specification

We are looking for you who have a technical college education or an automation engineer education with broad knowledge in process-related IT and cyber security. Alternatively, you are an IT/OT engineer with an understanding and interest in the field of automation.

You will have an important role in securing our business by managing and maintaining our OT systems. To succeed in the role, we therefore look for you to have experience of working in both OT and IT environments and be used to managing backup and recovery processes, license management and software updates. You should also have a good knowledge of networks, security measures and technologies used in the OT environment.

It is meritorious if you have experience with various control systems such as Siemens PCS7, T3000 and ABB 800xA, but this is not a requirement.


As a person you enjoy working both independently and in teams, have an analytical ability to identify and solve technical problems and propose improvements. We attach great importance to personal suitability for the position.

Further information

Location: Uppsala, Solna, Jordbro or Nyköping.

Please send your application no later than October 27, 2024. Interviews are ongoing so send in your application today! We only accept applications via our website.The position is a permanent position and access takes place according to agreement.

For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Liselott Nilsson, telephone 0730 96 37 52.


For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Carolina Bölander, +46 73 431 12 60.


Union representatives are Stefan Andersson, Akademikerna, Kjell Karlsson, Ledarna, Jan Svensson, SEKO and Patrik Nenzén, Unionen. They can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard, +46 8 739 50 00.

Diversity and inclusion

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

Working at Vattenfall Värme means working with critical infrastructure. Thus, many of our services are security classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.