OT Security Engineer (Operational Technology Security Engineer) oder Experte für industrielle Cybersicherheit (m/w/d)

About Us

The Waterways and Shipping Administration of the Federal Government is the largest employer in the business area of the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV).

Dedicated people work for vibrant waterways across Germany in our authorities.

We combine traffic management, ecology, and economics with modern technology to maintain and sustainably improve the diverse functions of waterways and shipping for public services and to strengthen Germany as a business location in harmony with the natural environment. Join us! Actively shape our tasks and goals!

The WNA Datteln is part of a 357,582 km² career network consisting of over 40 authorities with around 24,000 employees. More at www.damit-alles-läuft.de.

The Role

The Datteln Waterway Construction Office is seeking an OT Security Engineer (Operational Technology Security Engineer) or expert for industrial cybersecurity (m/f/d) in the field of plant safety for an indefinite period, full-time (39.0 hours/week), effective as soon as possible.

Location: Datteln Reference Code: 20260770_0002 Application Deadline: June 5, 2026 Start Date: As soon as possible Working Hours: Full-time/Part-time Contract Type: Permanent Career Level: Upper service Applicant Group: Salaried employees

Work Location Designation: Waterway Construction Office Datteln City: Datteln Postal Code: 45711 State: North Rhine-Westphalia

Your Responsibilities

• Diverse tasks in the field of plant technology and safety
• Transferring specifications and guidelines for information and plant safety (e.g., Machinery Directive) to the specific measures/plans of the WNA Datteln (locks and pumping stations)
• Analysis of IT security risks/vulnerabilities and creation/development/support of technical/organizational security concepts
• Implementation of specifications for security measures and monitoring/supporting/documenting functional tests
• Contact person for questions regarding information and plant safety
• Analyzing and evaluating risks and developing proposals for improving internal control systems
• Developing concepts for the replacement and optimization of the network infrastructure for the (remotely operated) facilities on federal waterways (LAN, WLAN, VPN)
• Tendering and awarding public contracts
• Planning, coordination, and execution of complex hardware/software investment measures in the plant network
• Independent supervision of IT consulting firms

Your Profile

You should definitely bring this:

• Completed university of applied sciences/bachelor's degree in fields such as electrical engineering, process engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or computer science.
• Confident oral and written communication skills in German, at least GER Level C2

This is what distinguishes you:

• In-depth focus on our facilities with topics of vulnerability, risk, and hazard assessment, considering plant safety / cyber security / IT security / information security / IT infrastructure.
• Certification, e.g., in the areas of BSI or OT Security (e.g., from TÜV, DEKRA, isits AG, or comparable)
• Knowledge in the area of the Machinery Directive and the new EU Machinery Regulation
• Teamwork, flexibility, and resilience
• Sense of responsibility and reliability
• Excellent diagnostic, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, very good negotiation skills
• Experience in public tendering procedures is also welcome
• Willingness for continuous further training in the field of responsibility
• Class B driver's license

What We Offer

We offer an interesting and varied range of tasks in a team of technicians and engineers in a structurally important area of responsibility.

For salaried employees, classification is made according to personal and tariff suitability up to a maximum of pay group 12 TVöD.

Consideration of relevant professional experience for the experience level assignment is possible.

Information on TVöD can be found on the homepage of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (http://www.bmi.bund.de) or at the link http://bezuegerechner.bva.bund.de

In addition, we offer:

• A crisis-proof job
• Exciting and future-oriented tasks
• Compatibility of family, care, and work through:
  • Flexible, modern working time models
  • Various part-time employment options
  • Mobile working (after the probationary period)
• An active onboarding for new employees
• Tariff-bound employment relationship (TVöD Bund)
• An annual special payment and regular tariff increases
• Company pension scheme
• Subsidies for capital-forming benefits
• Extensive training and further education (own training center)
• Company health promotion through sports activities and health projects
• A subsidy for the Deutschlandjobticket
• Professional on-site social counseling
• Housing assistance for federal employees
• A social welfare organization with a wide range of leisure, recreation, and social activities

Unfortunately, there are no permanent positions available for external civil servants.

Special Notes

• The probationary period is six months for new hires.
• The position is generally suitable for part-time employment.
• Applications from women are expressly welcome. In case of equal qualifications, women will be given preferential consideration in accordance with § 8 BGleiG.
• Severely disabled people will be given preferential consideration in case of equal professional suitability.
• A minimum level of physical fitness is required.
• We welcome applications from people of all nationalities.
• The performance of one-day and multi-day business trips is required.
• Selection will be made by a commission.

Do you feel addressed?

Then please apply by June 5, 2026, via the Electronic Application Procedure (EBV) on the start page http://www.bav.bund.de/Einstieg-EBV

Select "Application by reference code" there and please enter the reference code 20260770_0002 during your application. You can find the user documentation via the above link.

Please upload your complete application documents (cover letter, resume, school leaving certificate, diploma/bachelor's degree certificate and transcript, final and employment certificates or evaluations) as an attachment to your candidate profile.

In addition, please enter your university degree under "Education/Degrees" and your employers from the last 10 years under "Work Experience" in your candidate profile.

For foreign educational qualifications, we kindly ask you to send the original as well as a certified German translation of the certificate or corresponding proof of equivalence with a German degree. Further information can be found on the website of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) at http://www.kmk.org/zab or in the ANABIN database.

You can also apply by post to "Bundesanstalt für Verwaltungsdienstleistungen, Schloßplatz 9, 26603 Aurich".

For questions regarding the Electronic Application Procedure, please contact the Federal Institute for Administrative Services at the phone number 04941 602-240.

(DO:833) (BG:1)

Contact Persons

For further technical information, please contact Mr. Puhe, Tel.: 02363 104-279. For tariff-related questions, please contact Mr. Marschall, Tel.: 02363 104-314.