Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Ørsted
Company Overview
Ørsted
Fredericia, Denmark
1972
Approximately 8,700 employees globally (source: linkedin.com). Revenues of DKK 82.0 billion (approximately €11 billion) in 2023 (source: orsted.com).
What They Do
Ørsted is a global leader in renewable energy, focusing on offshore wind as its primary business model. The company develops, constructs, and operates large offshore wind farms using both fixed and floating turbines, and offers services in project development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as power purchase agreements (source: orsted.com). Additionally, Ørsted works with onshore wind, solar energy, energy storage, renewable hydrogen, green fuels, and bioenergy, making them a versatile player in the renewable energy market (source: stateofgreen.com). Target markets include Europe, particularly the UK, Germany, and Denmark, as well as the USA, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, where they serve large customers such as national grid operators and utilities (source: orsted.com). Ørsted holds a leading competitive position as the world's largest developer of offshore wind with over 15 GW of installed capacity globally and a pipeline of over 37 GW under development (source: orsted.com).
Projects & Achievements
Among Ørsted's notable projects is the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK, which, with a capacity of 1.4 GW, was fully commissioned in 2022 and is the world's largest operational offshore wind farm (source: orsted.com). The Race Bank offshore wind farm, also in the UK, was completed in 2018 with a capacity of 573 MW (source: orsted.com). In the USA, Revolution Wind (704 MW) reached financial close in 2024 with operations planned for 2026, while South Fork Wind (132 MW), the first offshore wind farm in the state, began delivering power to New York in 2024 (source: orsted.com). Current major projects include Hornsea 3 (2.9 GW, UK, under construction with first power expected in 2025) and Greater Changhua 4 (112 MW, Taiwan, commissioning in 2025) (source: orsted.com).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Ørsted has won a contract for the 2.4 GW Atlantic Shores Project 4 offshore wind lease off the coast of New Jersey, USA, in October 2024 (source: orsted.com). They reached financial close on the 1.1 GW Greater Changhua 4 & 5 offshore wind farms in Taiwan in July 2024, valued at over DKK 10 billion (source: orsted.com). In 2023, Ørsted acquired a 20% stake in the 900 MW Nissen offshore wind project in Germany for €227 million (source: orsted.com). Ørsted also secured €1.2 billion in green financing in 2024 and reported an EBITDA of DKK 18.0 billion in 2023 despite project delays (source: orsted.com).
Working There
Ørsted offers roles in engineering (wind turbine technicians, project engineers), project development (site acquisition, permitting specialists), operations and maintenance (offshore service technicians), supply chain, finance, IT, legal, and sustainability analysis, with high demand in offshore wind construction and hydrogen R&D (source: orsted.com). Active recruitment is taking place at offices in Fredericia and Copenhagen (Denmark) for engineering and HQ functions, London (UK) for project development, as well as in the USA, Taiwan, and Germany for offshore wind and hydrogen initiatives (source: linkedin.com). The company culture emphasizes innovation and transformation, as evidenced by their successful shift from fossil fuels, with employee reviews on Glassdoor averaging 4.0/5 for work-life balance and career opportunities (source: glassdoor.com). Documented benefits include competitive salaries, a 37-hour workweek in Denmark, six weeks of paid vacation, pension contributions up to 12%, hybrid work arrangements, and green benefits such as electric vehicle schemes and sustainability training (source: orsted.com).
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Imagine a future where you shape global growth with digital technology while creating a world that runs entirely on green energy
Join us in this role where you'll transform cloud services into enterprise-ready products that accelerate innovation while supporting a world that runs entirely on green energy. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing solutions based on AWS capabilities that empower developers across Ørsted. Find out how IT can supercharge climate action and join a fascinating green transformation journey to create a world that is powered by renewable energy.
You'll be part of AWS IPL where you, together with your colleagues, will drive platform development and the productization of AWS core services such as compute, storage, databases. You'll be part of a global, innovative team that thrives on collaboration and learning. In AWS IPL, we focus on building cloud products that are secure by design, easy to consume, and ready to scale
As a team, we collaborate across disciplines, share knowledge openly, and support each other's growth while building scalable cloud products that help power a world running on green energy.
You'll play an important role in
- building a Platform based on AWS native services: design and build standardized, enterprise-ready cloud platform with core functionalities like account management, IAM, Backup, Cloudwatch and more
- driving automation and infrastructure as Code: use Terraform/CloudFormation and automate service onboarding using GitHub workflows
- embedding governance and security: integrate governance, tagging, security, and monitoring controls into AWS platform "by design"
- enabling developers: providing onboarding guides, training, and self-service templates that make cloud consumption simple, secure, and compliant.
- Fostering collaboration: working with product owners, architects, and application teams to align AWS solutions with business and technical needs.
- ensuring operational excellence :build resilience, cost optimisation, and observability built into every product from day one.
To succeed in the role, you
- Demonstrate deep AWS expertise
Bring hands-on experience with a wide range of AWS services, including governance patterns, networking (VPC, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, hybrid connectivity), and AWS Backup. Apply cloud architecture principles aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Build and manage infrastructure as code
Show proficiency in Terraform and CloudFormation, maintaining strong code hygiene through version control, peer reviews, testing, and adherence to coding standards
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Enable secure and scalable cloud solutions
Apply cloud security best practices (encryption, least privilege, secrets management, compliance frameworks like ISO and NIST) and identity management concepts (IAM, Entra ID, SSO, RBAC)
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Drive automation and operational excellence
Work with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), observability tools (CloudWatch), and define meaningful KPIs/SLIs/SLOs. Optimize costs across AWS services using strategies like Savings Plans, right-sizing, and storage tiering
- Embrace agility and a product mindset
Apply agile and DevOps practices, including backlog management, sprint delivery, and continuous improvement. Drive initiatives to enable AWS services as reusable, secure, and scalable products
- Collaborate and lead effectively
Communicate technical concepts clearly across teams, mentor junior engineers, and take ownership of AWS product streams.
Maybe you've read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don't quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.
Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We'll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we've found the right candidate.
As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].
Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.
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February 25, 2026
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