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About the certification
What it covers
ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation, often searched as ISO 27001 Foundation, is an entry-level credential for people who work with information security management. It shows that a freelancer understands the purpose of an ISMS, the logic behind controls, and the basic language used in ISO/IEC 27001 projects.
What it validates
- Core ideas behind information security management systems
- Risk awareness and why treatment matters
- The role of policies, controls, and documented processes
- Basic understanding of internal review and improvement
- Common terms used by auditors, managers, and security teams
Typical holders
You will often see this certificate on consultants, junior security specialists, compliance support staff, and project professionals who work close to governance or audit topics. In Germany, it is useful when companies need clear communication between technical teams, legal or risk functions, and business owners.
Knowledge areas
A holder of this certificate should be able to speak about how an ISMS is set up, why scope matters, and how security risks are identified and handled. The certification also points to familiarity with controls, evidence, awareness, and the idea of continual improvement rather than one-off compliance.
- ISMS structure and purpose
- Risk-based thinking
- Control objectives and governance
- Audit preparation and evidence handling
- Awareness and communication across teams
Where it helps
For companies, the value is not deep technical specialization. It is a reliable baseline. An ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation freelancer can support policy work, prepare teams for audits, help document processes, and keep security discussions grounded in the standard’s language.
Why it matters
This certification is relevant in regulated industries, outsourcing projects, cloud and infrastructure work, and any setting where customer trust depends on controlled information handling. It is also useful when a team is moving toward certification or maintaining an existing ISMS and needs someone who can contribute without long onboarding.
Meet FRATCH ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation
Karl-Heinz Reis
ITIL 4 Master
Last position:
Support in further building a European IT store service organization (15 countries) at European retail company (discount chain)
- Assessment of the as-is processes Incident Management, IT Service Request Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Service Configuration Management (including CMDB)
- Conducting maturity assessments for these processes based on the ITIL® 4 Maturity Model
- Analysis of the different service value streams based on the ITIL® 4 value stream model
- Agreement on maturity levels for the processes under review
- Development and approval of a roadmap to reach and measure the respective maturity levels
- Presentation of the approach, including milestones, to management for approval
- Management of external service providers in 1st level support
Benjamin Schötz
CRM strategy & requirements analysis for marketing campaigns in the automotive sector
Last position:
CRM strategy & requirements analysis for marketing campaigns in the automotive sector at AUDI AG
- Development of strategies, processes and system requirements to further develop the lead and campaign streams of a Salesforce system for the subsystems Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Analytics Cloud
- Gathering and creation of marketing strategy concepts for direct sales, focusing on lead generation for new and existing customers
- Analysis and optimization of existing and new contact points
- Derivation of system requirements and user tests for new developments
- Establishment of a requirements and implementation process for business needs at the interface between CRM strategy and marketing system operations
- Facilitation of ideation workshops with the project's stakeholders
- Mediation between business and technical project stakeholders
- Analysis and post-documentation of existing marketing strategies and the system functions already created for them
- Analysis of target groups and pre-system data quality as a foundation for new CRM strategies
- Consultation on content and asset strategy for marketing campaigns
- Definition of KPIs and other performance criteria for the system and CRM strategy
Björn Bausch
Project Manager NIS-2
Last position:
Project Manager NIS-2 at Chemicals Group
- Basic NIS-2 impact assessment
- NIS-2 registration
- Conducting a current state analysis
- Creating the requirements specification
- Monitoring the implementation of NIS-2 compliance
- Establishment of reporting procedures in the context of NIS-2
- Risk analysis and security for information systems
- Handling security incidents
- Maintenance and recovery, backup management, crisis management
- Supply chain security, interfacility security, third-party security
- Security in development, procurement and maintenance, vulnerability management
- Evaluating the effectiveness of cybersecurity and risk management
- Cybersecurity and cyber hygiene training
- Cryptography and encryption
- Personnel security, access control and asset management
- Multi-factor authentication and continuous authentication
- Secure communication (voice, video and text)
- Secure emergency communication
Matthias Lepka
Manager with IT expertise, strategist and doer, diverse industry experience
Last position:
Head of IT System Architecture at Internal IT service provider
- Industry: metal processing industry
- Revenue: 740 million EUR
- Employees: 4,400
- Budget: 7 million EUR, 15 staff
- Designing and operating technical services
- Ensuring IT security
- Managing the central support organization (first, second, and third level)
- Digital transformation: strategic support / project management for OT platform and OT security
- Developing and introducing ITIL processes (incident management, problem management, service request fulfillment, change management, access management, service level management)
- Supporting and coordinating external service providers (provider management)
- Project management: planning and delivering IT services for a new main plant
- Promoting IT-OT convergence / OT asset management / OT security
- Organization: mediating and supporting reorganization
Achievements:
- Improving IT operations maturity (introducing and stabilizing processes, KPIs, ensuring transition)
- Replacing the ticket system with ServiceNow
- Stabilizing and developing IT security / ensuring resilience
- Successfully introducing OT segmentation (architecture, remote access control, micro-segmentation, OT asset management)
- Supporting introduction of manufacturing execution system (technical services / SaaS provider management)
- Integrating foreign sites (rollout of central IT services)
- Migrating on-premises server environment to MS Azure
- Rolling out Windows 11
- Supporting migration of on-premises SAP environment to SAP RISE
- Creating planning basis for IT network infrastructure of the new main plant
- Planning web shop
- Organizational development "From Operating to Designing" (target SIAM organization)
- Supporting BCM
Serhat Küpeli
Scrum Coach
Last position:
Scrum Coach at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
- Supporting the application of agile principles and practices
- Training and coaching the Scrum team and leaders in agile ways of working and self-organization
- Running retrospectives and identifying continuous improvement actions
- Identifying impediments and coordinating actions to remove them
- Coordinating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
- Supporting the management of project tools (JIRA, Confluence, Concept-Board)
- Establishing additional Scrum teams and promoting cross-team communication and metrics
Natalya Spuling
Data Protection Consultant
Last position:
Data Protection Consultant at International Chemical Corporation
- Creating documentation to meet legal requirements for deleting personal data
- Creating practical process descriptions
- Implementing legal deletion requirements in coordination with IT and business units
Burkhard Hinz
Consultant for Data Protection, AI, Compliance and Organizational Development
Last position:
Consultant for Data Protection, AI, Compliance and Organizational Development
- Set up automated processes in data protection management (e.g. ROPA, PIA, DPIA)
- Complete overhaul of data subject rights processes (erasure, access, etc.)
- Development of a data and AI compliance management system
- Support in setting up a data governance framework
- Establishment and support of agile project management
- Support in the strategic realignment of the privacy department
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ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation statistics
Typical experience
24 years
Average project duration
3.2 years
Certifications per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Government and Administration
Most common languages
German, English, French
Daily Rate Distribution
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Average rates for ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation & Seniority distribution
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A freelancer holding the ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation has shown a basic grasp of information security management and the structure of the ISO/IEC 27001 standard. It signals that the person can work with ISMS terminology, understand why controls exist, and support security-related tasks without needing a full expert-level background.
Yes. ISO 27001 Foundation is a common short form people use when they search for the ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation certificate. Companies may see either wording on a profile or résumé, but both point to the same foundation-level knowledge of the standard.
The ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation is about awareness and shared language, not deep implementation ownership. More advanced certificates usually go further into leading audits, designing controls, or managing an ISMS program. For companies, that means this credential is a good fit for support roles and coordinated project work, while senior governance tasks need stronger experience.
The ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation suits consultants, coordinators, junior security professionals, compliance staff, and project managers who work near information security topics. It is also useful for freelancers who want to support audit preparation, policy documentation, or security awareness work. In Germany, it can help when clients expect structured communication and familiarity with ISO-based processes.
Preparation for the ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation is usually focused on reading the standard’s concepts, learning the purpose of an ISMS, and understanding common terms such as scope, risk, controls, and audit evidence. Many candidates also review practice questions or short training materials to get used to the style of the exam. The goal is clear understanding rather than advanced design work.
For the APMG International ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation route, this level is generally intended as an entry point. It is often chosen by people who are new to the standard or want a formal baseline before moving into more advanced security or compliance work. Always check the current scheme guidance if you need confirmation for a specific hiring process.
Renewal rules depend on the current certification scheme and the issuing body’s policy. For ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation, companies and freelancers should verify the latest APMG guidance before assuming any renewal or continuing-development requirement. In practice, many teams treat the credential as a starting point and look closely at recent project experience as well.
The ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation is useful in any project where information security, compliance, or customer trust is part of the scope. It is especially relevant in IT services, finance, healthcare, outsourcing, SaaS, and internal governance work. It helps when a team needs someone who understands the standard well enough to support audits, documentation, or control alignment in Germany or in distributed teams.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation in Germany is 128 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,026 € based on an 8-hour working day.
On average, freelancers with ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation in Germany have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation in Germany are German (100%), English (100%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers with ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (100%), and Government and Administration (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (86%), and Quality Assurance (86%).
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