Cyber Security Project Engineer
First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026.
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This position reports to:
Engineering Manager__
Your role and tasks
We are looking for a Cyber Security Project Engineer to design, secure, and maintain operational technology environments for critical infrastructure. You will work with system architecture based on the Purdue model and help customers protect reliable operations where shutdowns are not an option. The role combines technical engineering, troubleshooting, customer dialogue, and on-site delivery. You will collaborate with project managers, supply chain, manufacturing, and other engineering colleagues to ensure that solutions meet contractual, safety, quality, and cybersecurity requirements. You will also contribute to documentation, technical risk assessments, proposals, and the continuous improvement of engineering tools and processes.
Your responsibilities will include
- Designing and hardening system architectures according to the Purdue model.
- Identifying and resolving network issues affecting operational technology equipment.
- Designing and configuring rules for firewalls and network switches.
- Updating and patching installed systems while equipment remains in operation.
- Providing technical cyber security support for testing, installation, commissioning, and service activities as well as executing them.
- Preparing and maintaining project documentation, including as-built engineering deliverables.
- Participating in customer and project meetings to resolve technical issues and meet contractual obligations.
- Coordinating with project, supply chain, manufacturing, and testing teams to deliver solutions on time and within scope.
Qualifications for the role
- Experience in network and cybersecurity engineering within operational technology environments.
- Practical experience with network architecture, firewalls, switches, system hardening and patching.
- Industry knowledge relevant to critical infrastructure and environments where continuous operation is essential.
- Ability to analyze technical issues and advise customers on suitable and reliable solutions.
- Experience presenting technical solutions to customers in sales meetings, project meetings, or conferences.
- Skilled communication and the ability to build close dialogue with different stakeholders.
- Fluent Danish, both written and spoken.
More about us
At ABB, we have a clear goal of promoting diversity and inclusion in terms of gender, LGBTQ+, disability, ethnicity, and age. Together, we have embarked on a journey where we all individually and collectively celebrate and welcome individual differences. You can look forward to joining an organization that emphasizes employee well-being. Collaboration and team spirit are key words for us and a crucial foundation for reaching our shared goals. We prioritize a good working environment highly and continuously invest in the education and development of you and your colleagues. If you want to read more about our continuous work with the working environment and sustainability, you can find more information at: https://global.abb/group/en/sustainability
You will be based at our office in Ballerup and work closely with colleagues across engineering, project management, and sales. The role includes work at customer sites across Denmark, particularly in critical infrastructure environments, and some travel should be expected.
The position reports to Engineering Manager, Kim B. Hansen.
Apply for the job online via our simple and easily accessible system, where you can also sign up to receive notifications on other opportunities within ABB. If you have questions about the position before then, you are welcome to contact Kim B. Hansen at +45 21 26 22 81.
The application deadline is 24.11.2026. We look forward to receiving your application.
ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable future with efficient use of resources. By connecting our knowledge in engineering and digitalization, ABB makes industry more efficient, productive, sustainable, and able to improve their performance. At ABB, we call it 'Engineered to Outrun'. The company has over 140 years of history and more than 110,000 employees worldwide. In Denmark, you will have more than 550 colleagues in offices in Ballerup, Middelfart, Esbjerg, Kalundborg and Aalborg.
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