We are seeking a Senior Operational Technology (OT) Architect – Technical Authority to define, govern, and evolve the OT architecture across our renewable energy portfolio. A Technical Authority is expected to:<ul><li>Own architecture and standards across the domain</li><li>Act as escalation point for complex system decisions</li><li>Drive roadmap alignment and governance</li><li>Ensure competence development and consistency across teams</li></ul>This is not only a design role. You will act as a technical authority for SCADA and OT systems, setting standards, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring consistent, high-quality solutions across projects and assets.You will play a central role in building and developing technical competencies within Operational Technology in BA Wind, ensuring that our solutions are robust, secure, and scalable while enabling operational excellence.Your ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior OT Architect / Technical Authority, you will:Architecture &amp; Governance<ul><li>Define, maintain, and enforce the OT architecture strategy for SCADA and automation systems</li><li>Establish and govern reference architectures, standards, and design principles across all assets</li><li>Act as the technical escalation point for complex system and integration decisions</li><li>Ensure alignment of architectures across projects, assets, and business units</li></ul>Technical Authority &amp; Capability Building<ul><li>Act as Technical Authority for SCADA and OT systems, ensuring consistency and quality of engineering deliverables</li><li>Guide, coach, and challenge engineering teams to improve technical solutions and design decisions</li><li>Drive competence development within OT engineering teams (methods, tools, best practices)</li><li>Translate complex technical topics into clear guidance for both engineers and stakeholders</li></ul>Engineering &amp; Delivery Support<ul><li>Lead the design and integration of Level 1 SCADA systems from major OEMs (Siemens, Vestas, GE, Nordex)</li><li>Support project teams with solution design, trade-offs, and technical decision-making</li><li>Drive standardization and interoperability across multi-vendor SCADA platforms</li><li>Provide technical leadership in vendor selection, system upgrades, and lifecycle management</li></ul>Technology Leadership<ul><li>Own and maintain the OT technology and architecture roadmap</li><li>Ensure cybersecurity-by-design and compliance with regulatory standards</li><li>Support digitalisation initiatives, including OT/IT integration and data enablement</li><li>Identify and drive adoption of emerging technologies and automation trends</li></ul>

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are working for fossil freedom.&nbsp;

Senior Operational Technology (OT) Architect – Technical Authority 

We are seeking a Senior Operational Technology (OT) Architect – Technical Authority to define, govern, and evolve the OT architecture across our renewable energy portfolio. A Technical Authority is expected to:<ul><li>Own architecture and standards across the domain</li><li>Act as escalation point for complex system decisions</li><li>Drive roadmap alignment and governance</li><li>Ensure competence development and consistency across teams</li></ul>This is not only a design role. You will act as a technical authority for SCADA and OT systems, setting standards, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring consistent, high-quality solutions across projects and assets.You will play a central role in building and developing technical competencies within Operational Technology in BA Wind, ensuring that our solutions are robust, secure, and scalable while enabling operational excellence.Your ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior OT Architect / Technical Authority, you will:Architecture &amp; Governance<ul><li>Define, maintain, and enforce the OT architecture strategy for SCADA and automation systems</li><li>Establish and govern reference architectures, standards, and design principles across all assets</li><li>Act as the technical escalation point for complex system and integration decisions</li><li>Ensure alignment of architectures across projects, assets, and business units</li></ul>Technical Authority &amp; Capability Building<ul><li>Act as Technical Authority for SCADA and OT systems, ensuring consistency and quality of engineering deliverables</li><li>Guide, coach, and challenge engineering teams to improve technical solutions and design decisions</li><li>Drive competence development within OT engineering teams (methods, tools, best practices)</li><li>Translate complex technical topics into clear guidance for both engineers and stakeholders</li></ul>Engineering &amp; Delivery Support<ul><li>Lead the design and integration of Level 1 SCADA systems from major OEMs (Siemens, Vestas, GE, Nordex)</li><li>Support project teams with solution design, trade-offs, and technical decision-making</li><li>Drive standardization and interoperability across multi-vendor SCADA platforms</li><li>Provide technical leadership in vendor selection, system upgrades, and lifecycle management</li></ul>Technology Leadership<ul><li>Own and maintain the OT technology and architecture roadmap</li><li>Ensure cybersecurity-by-design and compliance with regulatory standards</li><li>Support digitalisation initiatives, including OT/IT integration and data enablement</li><li>Identify and drive adoption of emerging technologies and automation trends</li></ul>

Senior Operational Technology (OT) Architect – Technical Authority

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