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Cyber Security Specialist

Perm/Temp:  Regular

Espoo, FI

Join Our Team as a Cyber Security Specialist! Are you passionate about safeguarding digital landscapes and turning complex technical challenges into actionable insights? Fortum is seeking a dedicated Cyber Security Specialist to strengthen our cyber resiliency and protect our critical ecosystems.  

 

This position is based at our Espoo office. We provide a hybrid work model, allowing employees to combine on-site and remote work.   

 

About the role  

Your role as Cyber Security Specialist is to analyze and give prioritize information to our IT stakeholders of vulnerabilities and their importance increasing the cyber resiliency across Fortum ecosystems.  

 

You belong to Cyber Security team, which is responsible for providing various services across the IT (information Technology), OT (Operational Technology) and IAM (Identity & Access management) at Fortum. In more detail, the role as Cyber Security Specialist involves:  

  • Translating the technical jargon of vulnerabilities for technical and non-technical persons, service providers  

  • Conduct regular vulnerability scans on systems, networks, containers, and applications using industry-standard tools (Rapid7, Microsoft Defender, etc.).  

  • Identifying and collect vulnerability information from other sources like national cyber security center, CISA and other advisories 

  • Analyses scan results to validate vulnerabilities, eliminate false positives, and assess severity and potential impact. 

  • Prioritize vulnerabilities based on criticality, asset classification, exploitability, and business risk. 

  • Collaborate with SOC, system owners and technical teams to drive timely remediation or mitigation efforts. 

  • Provide guidance and awareness to teams about secure configuration, patching best practices, and reducing attack surfaces 

  • Track and report on vulnerability lifecycle metrics, KPIs, and remediation SLAs. 

 

About you 

As a person, you are a team player with a can-do attitude and the ability to get things done. You feel comfortable with solving technical problems, collaborating with people, and acting on own initiative to drive progress and improvements. Cyber security attitude and mindset with ICT skills are a must. 

 

This position is a technical position and we value if you bring the following background:  

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in ICT, Cybersecurity, or a related field 

  • 3 years of experience in ICT, preferably in vulnerability management or a related cyber security domain 

  • Knowledge of OWASP, CVE, CWE, CVSS, cryptography, secret management, and security protocols 

  • Solid understanding of common network, system, and application vulnerabilities and associated risks 

  • Experience with vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Qualys, Tenable, Nessus, Rapid7, OpenVAS, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint/Cloud) and willingness to learn more in advanced level 

  • Experience in risk assessment, including evaluating vulnerabilities based on business impact and security posture 

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain security findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders  

  • Written and verbal English skills are required, other languages (Finnish, Swedish, Polish) are seen as a plus. Our working language is English.  

 

We offer you
At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.


More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

 

Interested?
Submit your application latest on 24th of August. We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Saila Suvanto at saila.suvanto@fortum.com. 

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.  


We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com 

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