Job description
Imagine a future where you as the network expert keeping one of Ørsted's most exciting renewable energy operations connected - from Taipei and Taichung to our offshore wind operations in the Taiwan Strait.
Join us in this role where you'll lead the operations, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of our enterprise network infrastructure across Taiwan. You'll work closely with global colleagues, local stakeholders, and vendors to ensure stable, secure, and resilient connectivity for offices, datacenters, and operational environments-including service operation vessels (SOVs).
You'll be part of our Digital Infrastructure and Operations team, working within the SAFe framework and contributing to a reliable platform that enables Ørsted's green energy ambitions across the Globe.
You'll be part of the Site Enablement team, where you together with your colleagues will work in a truly international environment, with opportunities to travel abroad and collaborate with Ørsted colleagues and teams across the APAC region and beyond. As a team, you'll operate, evolve and secure the network infrsturcture that supports Orsted's crtical sites and assests across Taiwan.
You'll play an important role in
- leading operations and lifecycle management of enterprise network infrastructure across Taiwan, ensuring high availability, security, resilience, and operational continuity
- planning, testing, and executing complex network changes (upgrades, migrations, and transformations) with minimal disruption to critical production environments, including SD-WAN transformation and migration from DMVPN to SD-WAN
- providing expert-level support and troubleshooting across LAN, WAN, wireless, and datacenter networking, acting as a key escalation point for complex incidents and root-cause analysis
- delivering hands-on, on-site support for critical locations and assets-including SOV operations, datacenters, and office sites-ensuring rapid issue resolution and business continuity
- collaborating with global teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver infrastructure initiatives and improvements
- strengthening operational excellence by maintaining high-quality network documentation (e.g., standards, diagrams, runbooks), and driving proactive improvements in performance, stability, and reliability through standardization and automation where relevant.
To succeed in the role, you
- have a bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- have proven experience with core networking protocols and technologies, and are well-versed in BGP, OSPF, and Multicast
- bring strong hands-on expertise in network design, planning, implementation, and troubleshooting, with solid experience deploying and operating Cisco routers, switches, and Cisco management platforms
- have significant experience in a Cisco-powered enterprise or service provider environment, including Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco SDA, and a strong understanding of networking and network security principles
- hold a CCNA certification at minimum; CCNP (preferred) or equivalent experience is an advantage. ITIL experience is a plus
- communicate effectively with stakeholders and teammates, and work well in a distributed, global team setup
- speak and write English fluently, as English is essential for collaboration across global teams
- demonstrate cultural awareness and thrive in an international organization
- provide on-site support across Taiwan and the wider APAC region for critical incidents and planned work
- commute regularly between Taipei and Taichung, as well as occasional international travel
- able to visit offshore wind operational environments when required
- possesses a valid Taiwan driver's licence.
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About this role
About Ørsted
Company Overview
Ørsted
HeadquartersFredericia, Denmark
Founded1972
SizeApproximately 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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