Critical infrastructure & utilities

IT Recruitment Agency for Critical Infrastructure Operators

We recruit leadership and specialist roles where critical infrastructure operators must meet expectations under national law (see the German BSI Act / KRITIS framework ) and the EU NIS2 Directive on cyber resilience, incident notification and supply-chain governance. Our team delivers IT recruitment for critical operators, combining IT executive search, specialist IT recruiters and focused technology recruitment.

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Roles in a critical-infrastructure context

Why specialised IT recruitment?

Utilities and critical operators combine long-lived OT, strict change control and extreme availability pressure with rising security assurance expectations. Bodies such as ENISA document how NIS2 raises the bar on risk management, incident reporting and supply-chain oversight. Generic IT security hires frequently miss OT realism and operational constraints.

The BSI ICS compendium is a widely used reference for industrial control systems in regulated environments — we use such framing when calibrating candidates for utilities and OT-heavy estates.

Cross-industry security roles live in our cybersecurity recruiting hub ; manufacturing- and OT-heavy profiles in industry & production ; administration-oriented pages under public sector & government . This hub concentrates what matters most for critical infrastructure and utilities operators.

Typical clients

  • • Energy and utility companies (power, gas, heat, water) with critical-service characteristics and substantial OT estates.
  • • Health and transport operators and logistics players where regulation and outage scenarios demand proven security leadership.
  • • Digital infrastructure and other sectors classified as critical under national rules — with emphasis on demonstrable controls and operational stability.

Our approach

We combine active sourcing with disciplined role definition: which OT/IT interfaces are in scope? Which notification and documentation duties apply under NIS2 and sector rules? How does the role interact with grid or plant operations, maintenance and central IT?

We are adding dedicated KRITIS-focused landing pages over time. Until then, the list below routes to detailed profiles in the cybersecurity or industrial hub that best match each mandate.

Key roles: critical infrastructure & utilities

KRITIS role pages are now live in both German and English.

More context: Cybersecurity recruitment · Industry & production · Public sector & government

Our areas of expertise

Industries in IT Recruitment

IT recruitment — automotive production line with industrial robots in operation

Industry & production

We help manufacturing companies attract specialists and leaders for OT/ICS security, industrial automation, process and plant safety, and IEC 62443 environments.

Typical roles:

Industrial IT recruitment & OT/ICS roles
IT recruitment — public sector office environment with a focus on IT security

Public sector & government

We help public authorities fill security-critical roles in information security, NIS2 implementation, and cyber resilience.

Typical roles:

Public sector IT recruitment roles
IT recruitment — critical infrastructure facility such as energy or water operations

Critical infrastructure & utilities

We place security specialists for energy, water, transport and health, focused on compliance and operational resilience.

Typical roles:

Critical infrastructure IT recruitment roles

Hire for critical infrastructure and utilities: we clarify mandate, risk context and OT reality — then deliver a defensible shortlist.

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