OT specialist (SCADA & Security)
Alight
OT specialist (SCADA & Security)
Are you experienced in OT systems, particularly SCADA, within the energy, utilities, or industrial sectors? Do you want to be at the forefront of cybersecurity for solar parks, driving innovation with real impact?
If so, welcome to Alight! We’re an entrepreneurial scale-up on a mission to decarbonize the grid by helping energy-intensive businesses transition to solar. Join us and be a key player in shaping the future of renewable energy security.
Your impact
As one of Europe’s largest solar Independent Power Producers (IPPs), our OT systems form a crucial part of the energy infrastructure. As our OT Specialist, you’ll take the lead in securing and managing these systems—ensuring our SCADA systems, dataloggers, and other OT assets are protected against evolving cyber threats.
This is not a hands-on engineering role but a position where you will own and oversee OT security at Alight. You’ll be responsible for implementing cybersecurity measures, managing key supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving strategic projects that enhance the resilience of our solar parks.
Your work will directly contribute to the safety, reliability, and efficiency of renewable energy infrastructure, ensuring a sustainable future while solving complex technical challenges.
KEY OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and implement OT & IT security architecture for solar parks, integrating security into SCADA and other OT components.
- Secure existing assets through hardware and software security solutions.
- Monitor threats, detect vulnerabilities, and coordinate incident response strategies.
- Ensure OT documentation is maintained and up to date for all assets.
- Conduct risk assessments and apply mitigation strategies to safeguard operations.
- Act as the key interface between stakeholders, ensuring alignment on OT security strategies.
- Based in Sweden, Finland, or Denmark (remote/hybrid options available), with occasional site visits to solar farms in Europe.
We’re looking for you
We’re looking for an experienced OT Specialist with a strong technical background, strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset. You might currently be working in roles related to OT/SCADA system management, automation, engineering, or security, but you have experience with entire systems and are eager to grow and develop alongside a fast-growing and ambitious company.
- 3+ years securing OT systems in energy, utilities, or industrial sectors.
- Expertise in SCADA systems, industrial protocols, and datalogger configurations.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and network security tools.
- Strong analytical thinking to troubleshoot complex OT vulnerabilities.
- Clear communication to translate technical risks to non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborative mindset for cross-functional problem-solving.
- Fluency in English; Swedish proficiency is a strong advantage
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience in renewable energy systems (solar PV, battery storage).
- Hands-on scripting skills (Python, PowerShell) for security automation.
What's in it for you
You will be part of an entrepreneurial scale-up in a flat, coaching, and knowledge-driven culture with a high degree of autonomy and accountability. Ever since we started, we've defined ourselves as a diverse company with global reach, which means that remote and flexible work is how we operate and our people are at the center of everything.
OTHER THINGS WE WANT YOU TO KNOW
- At Alight, we know the benefits that follow a diverse team, hence we’re looking broadly for talent!
- Our largest hubs are in Stockholm and Madrid, but our staff is spread across Europe, and our hybrid ways of working provide everyone with a fully flexible work setup
- We have a fun office vibe with regular team dinners, breakfasts and AWs, and sports activities. For example, we have a session with a running coach every Tuesday, and other ad hoc sports activities organized by employees, always paid for by the company
- Quarterly company events where we gather our remote team for a few days. This always includes some fun activities such as sailing, skiing etc.
- Flexible working hours and full flexibility to decide when to work remotely/at the office
Sounds like a fit? Apply today!
- Department
- Operations & Maintenance
- Locations
- Finland, Denmark, Stockholm, Helsinki, Sweden
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
What's in it for you?
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At Alight, you’ll make a real, tangible impact on a global scale by accelerating the transition to a fossil fuel-free world. Your work will be more than a job; it will be a meaningful contribution to ensuring the sustainability of our planet.
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We’re proud to have a flat and autonomous organizational culture where everyone takes accountability for their own work. You'll have the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in Europe, or you can decide to work hybrid/fully onsite at one of our offices in Stockholm, Madrid, Gothenburg, Paris or Malmö. We’ll support your home office setup, including subsidies for equipment like adjustable desks and office chairs.
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To ensure we attract the best talent out there, we don't limit ourselves to a specific location. Alighters are based across Europe and our diverse backgrounds and skills complement each other well.
We know that having a diverse team drives better collective decisions and superior business performance. Today our gender split is 44/56, with 15 nationalities and employees in 6 countries.
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At Alight, you’ll be a part of an entrepreneurial culture in which you’re encouraged to “think like an owner,” which means that we trust you to call the shots and excel in your role. Many Alighters are also shareholders, and we believe in giving our employees incentives to create the best possible impact.
Historically we’ve regularly had warrant/option programs that give our employees the option to own a part of Alight. We also give our employees the option to buy shares when the opportunity arises (e.g. when any of our owners sells shares, we're not a listed company).
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As an Alighter, you’ll have 30 days of paid vacation and the option to exchange public holiday days for other days off. We also offer market-leading insurance programs for all our employees, together with an annual wellness allowance of €500 (5000 SEK).
At our HQ in Stockholm, we also have weekly activities like lunch runs and Thursday yoga sessions.
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While we take our role in driving the green transition seriously, we know how to have fun. We believe that a positive team spirit enhances our collective impact. Some examples of planned activities are Friday breakfast every second week, Guest lecturers with dinner, team dinners, and sports activities. But there are also a lot of spontaneous activities driven by our employees!
Each quarter we also have "Alight Next," our company-wide meetup, a two-day strategy day with workshops, lectures, and team building in which we focus on the next quarter. We also always have some fun activities planned during those meetup days, examples being ski trips, sailing, dinners, and parties
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We’re committed to helping you grow and embrace new areas of responsibility, whether vertically or horizontally.
It’s common for our team members to be promoted to leadership roles or transition into entirely new domains. We have structured career coaching, internal training programs, performance reviews, and goal-setting frameworks to help you develop your career.
About Alight
At Alight, we’re on a mission to kick carbon off the grid by helping energy-intensive businesses switch to solar. We develop, own, and operate onsite and offsite solar projects across Europe and sell clean energy to businesses at a low, fixed cost backed by a power purchase agreement (PPA), always independent of government funding or subsidies. By 2030, we aim to have an installed capacity of at least 5 GW, paving the way for a more sustainable future.
Join us fully remote or from our offices!
OT specialist (SCADA & Security)
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