Christian H.-IT-Security & GRC Consultant
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IT-Security & GRC Consultant
Self-employed
- planning and conducting information security audits including gap analyses and risk assessments
- designing security and governance frameworks: policies, processes, ISO 27001-compliant ISMS structures
- advising on IT security strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance for financial sector clients
Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager
KPMG Germany
- advising banks and insurers on ISMS, IT governance, and ICS (ISO 27001, MaRisk, BAIT, VAIT, DORA)
- end-to-end coordination of on-site BaFin audits: stakeholder management, documentation, preparation and support of fieldwork, and follow-up on action implementation
- developing target operating models for SOCs and security architectures for a major bank, focusing on vulnerability and incident management, process design, and governance alignment
- reviewing risk management and ICS frameworks and contributing to ISAE 3000/3402 assurance reports
Senior IT Auditor / Audit Lead
KPMG Germany
- planning and conducting IT audits at banks (MaRisk, BAIT, GDPR, IDW RS FAIT 1)
- leading IT audit teams and auditing IT general controls (including access management and change management), application controls, and organization-wide controls
- presenting key findings and recommendations to management
Industry experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Audit, Information Technology, and Project Management.
Summary
9+ years of experience advising DAX companies and leading financial service providers in the DACH region (10+ banks and insurers) on ISMS/ISO 27001, regulatory compliance (MaRisk, BAIT, VAIT, DORA), and BaFin/ECB audits.
CISM & CISA certified.
Skills
- Isms & Governance: Iso 27001, It Controls, Internal Control System (Ics), Security Architecture
- Regulatory Compliance: Marisk, Bait, Vait, Dora, Gdpr, On-Site Bafin Audits
- Audits & Assurance: It Audits, Idw Rs Fait 1, Isae 3000/3402, Maturity Assessments
- Risk Management: Gap Analyses, Action Tracking, Stakeholder Management
- Standards & Frameworks: Iso 27001, Marisk/Bait/Vait, Dora, Idw (Rs Fait 1, Ps 330), Isae 3000/3402
- Tools: Jira, Servicenow; Basic Knowledge Of Splunk, Sailpoint, Python (Scripting), Tableau
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Education
University of Heidelberg
B.A. in Sociology · Sociology · Heidelberg, Germany
Tilburg University
M.Sc. in Finance · Finance · Netherlands
University of Heidelberg
B.Sc. in Economics · Economics · Heidelberg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
CISA
ISACA
CISM
ISACA
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Christian is based in Wisła, Poland.
Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Christian has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 7 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: IT-Security & GRC Consultant, Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager, Senior IT Auditor / Audit Lead.
Christian's most recent position is IT-Security & GRC Consultant at Self-employed.
In recent years, Christian has worked for Self-employed and KPMG Germany.
Christian is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance and Professional Services.
Christian is most experienced in business areas like Audit, Information Technology, and Project Management.
Christian has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Professional Services.
Christian has recently worked in business areas like Audit, Information Technology, and Project Management.
Christian holds a Master in Finance from Tilburg University, a Bachelor in Sociology from University of Heidelberg and a Bachelor in Economics from University of Heidelberg.
Christian has 2 certificates. These include: CISA and CISM.
The availability of Christian needs to be confirmed.
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