CIS Benchmarks Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used CIS Benchmarks
Robert Francia
Last position:
Interim Project Manager at IT services company of a regional energy supplier
- Delivery of various end-customer projects in server and network infrastructure on time, in quality, and within budget.
- Project 1: Firewall renewal, replacement of an ASA firewall with a Fortinet firewall at an automotive supplier.
- Project 2: Migration of file services from dedicated servers at 5 branch locations into a central managed file service, including DHCP, directory, and print services, as well as decommissioning of the old domain controllers.
- Project 3: Renewal of the network infrastructure at the headquarters and branch locations of a logistics company and transition of the LAN, WLAN, and firewall environments into a managed network service.
- Project 4: Network renewal, replacement of the core and access switches at the headquarters of a medical technology company and transition into a managed network service.
- Project 5: Firewall renewal, replacement of an ASA firewall with a Fortinet firewall for a city.
- Environment: ASA and Fortinet firewalls, Cisco network components, ITSM Heat/Ivanti, Confluence.
Sumalatha Bhuchupalle
Last position:
Copilot Cloud Security Chatbot | AI / LLM at Banyan Cloud
Conversational AI assistant for cloud infrastructure and security queries
- Designed FastAPI backend with multi-turn conversation handler, token budgeting, and context window management.
- Integrated Amazon Bedrock (Claude 3 Sonnet/Haiku); built RAG pipeline with MongoDB chat history and semantic search.
- Implemented Factory Pattern for modular LLM provider switching; reduced model onboarding effort by 60%.
- Reduced LLM inference cost by 35% through model tiering (Haiku vs Sonnet) and prompt/entity consolidation.
Tech: Python, FastAPI, Amazon Bedrock, MongoDB, Streamlit, Pydantic.
Victor Omojoye
Last position:
AI Training Engineer at Confidential AI Research Client
- Codebase Evaluation & Problem Design: Designed and stress-tested complex software engineering problems against large open-source Python codebases (including pandas), requiring deep context acquisition and architectural understanding to produce well-scoped, realistic problem statements aligned to strict correctness guidelines.
- Agent Failure Analysis: Assessed LLM coding agent solutions for correctness and completeness, identifying meaningful failures across edge case handling, dtype behaviour, and multi-column NaN propagation logic; documented findings with precision for downstream evaluation use.
- Programmatic Test Suite Development: Authored comprehensive pytest suites to programmatically verify agent-generated solutions against defined requirements, with deliberate coverage of boundary conditions and failure modes not caught by naive implementations.
- Containerised Environment Engineering: Built and debugged Docker environments for reproducible agent execution, including git-based repository provisioning, dependency pinning with npm ci, and multi-stage Dockerfile authoring across Linux-based containers.
Tan Pham
Last position:
DevOps Engineer in the DevOps Team at Rise-World
- Implementation of specified DevOps solutions to automate infrastructure (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible) on-premises datacenter (Ovirt, Proxmox, Ceph Cluster, MinIO) and private cloud.
- Administration, configuration and implementation of CI/CD DevOps pipelines (GitLab, GitFlow) to support development process (Artifactory, Prometheus, Istio, service mesh, Helm Chart, OpenShift (Red Hat Enterprise) / Kubernetes cluster), Red Hat Satellite.
- Administration, setup, monitoring and patching of Linux infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise for Dev, Test and QA.
- Use of Scrum and Kanban methods.
- Administration, configuration and implementation of security standards for deploying on Dev, Test, QA and Prod stages of the new ePA applications.
- Development of new plugins and add-ons needed on current infrastructure.
- Database support.
- Data analytics support (Python, Spark, Pandas, Power BI, Splunk Enterprise).
- Implementation of best practices for DevSecOps and BizDevOps using GitOps (ArgoCD), Streamlit framework, Semaphore Ansible UI.
- Configuration and testing of iperf, uperf, sysbench using benchmark-operator for external source data and IoT/MDM devices, creating reports via ELK / OpenSearch.
- Building a new Databricks platform to collect and analyze big data from different sources and IoT devices into Hadoop framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Power BI, Apache Airflow).
- Building backend data aggregation and processing to automate configuration deployment between different OpenShift clusters and big data framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Django 2, Ansible Automation, Jira JSM).
- Building a new ML pipeline platform using Kubeflow, TensorFlow, KServe.
- Data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources including structured and unstructured data to analytic DWH / big data cluster using Python, Pandas, Polars, Power BI, Django backend and PostgreSQL.
- Setup of new DevOps Test and QA HashiCorp Vault cluster for PKI and IAM.
- Configuration and testing of automated patching based on CVSS score, SIEM-integrated CVEs.
- Use of Nexpose and InsightVM to scan vulnerability events in network, host, container and application.
- Design and implementation of secure and scalable AWS architectures including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS and Route53 and similar setups on Azure and GCP.
- Automated system provisioning and deployment using CloudFormation templates.
- Configuration of IAM roles, policies and permissions to ensure secure access control.
- Patch management, backup automation and disaster recovery setup on AWS infrastructure.
- Monitoring and optimization of system performance using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
- Support of VMware services (vSphere, Aria, Horizon) and the virtual desktop environment.
- Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and AWS CodePipeline with interface to Nutanix.
- Configuration of AWS CloudWatch to monitor application performance and system events.
- Planning and execution of migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud platforms.
- Deployment of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in AWS environments.
- Deployment of internal software packages between availability zones using AWS CodeDeploy.
- Building and deploying ML models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost and Spark MLlib including hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation and production deployment.
Mahmoud Tadjallimehr
Last position:
Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer at Netcom BW / EnBW
- Analysis of the fiber optic market with a focus on FTTH
- Advising senior management on strategy planning for the next 10 years
- Reviewing product portfolios and services
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities
- Planning restructuring measures as part of a transformation program
- Designing a program structure "Fit For Profit" to implement the planned restructuring and meet strategic objectives
André Beran
Last position:
External Attack Surface Assessment & Cybersecurity Readiness Checks at Graydaxe Cybersecurity GmbH
- Conducting cybersecurity readiness checks based on an in-house assessment methodology
- Analyzing the external attack surface using the Graydaxe EASM platform
- Assessing maturity levels and deriving prioritized recommendations for action
Stefan Gröne
Last position:
Senior Technical Architect / Sub-project Manager at Helaba
Sub-project management
Designing the technical architecture and implementation
MS Active Directory
MS Azure Entra ID
Omada Identity Suite
Strategic realignment of the hybrid identity architecture of a regulated bank. Consolidation and security-focused standardization of multiple Active Directory environments and building a bank-wide Microsoft Entra ID structure. Migration of users and groups into a hybrid identity architecture and integration of Entra ID into existing governance and access processes (Omada). Implementation of regulatory requirements and establishment of audit-ready lifecycle processes to reduce structural security risks.
Sergey Komarov
Last position:
Managing Director Cybersecurity at CBA-Cybersecurity and Business Advisory GmbH
- Development of comprehensive services in cybersecurity, IT governance, and AI
- Building and delivering strategic security solutions such as vCISO service, ISMS, SOC-as-a-Service (SIEM, SOAR, use cases, playbooks, threat hunting, incident response), AI-driven risk and compliance tools, and frameworks for outsourcing and third-party risks
- Supporting companies in meeting regulatory requirements and certifications (ISMS, NIS-2, DORA, CRA, KRITIS, ISO 27001, TISAX, BSI IT Baseline Protection, EU AI Act)
- Promoting innovations in cybersecurity automation, AI governance, and secure digital transformation
- Responsible for company growth, client relations, and strategic partnerships
Valeri Milke
Last position:
Associate Partner - Information Security Consulting at Insentis GmbH
- Improvement of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, B3S, TISAX and BSI IT Baseline Protection
- Conducting comprehensive gap analyses to identify gaps and derive action plans according to the above standards and regulations; management and KPIs
- Data Loss Prevention strategy and implementation using MS Purview
- Vulnerability and patch management, security monitoring
- Risk analysis and threat modeling using the STRIDE methodology
- Development of vendor risk assessments, implementation of risk classifications, conducting supplier assessments and implementing technical monitoring solutions (e.g. Security ScoreCard)
- Securing cloud environments (AWS and Azure); expertise in CSPM/CNAPP (Wiz), cloud migration, secure CI/CD pipelines, container security and best practices in AWS, Azure and Office 365
- Application security: penetration testing, DevSecOps, OWASP, pre-commit hooks, key and secret management, IDE plugins, static source code analysis, dependency checks, container scanning, vulnerability management, CIS benchmarks and compliance
- Security assessment and hardening according to CIS benchmarks and cloud conformity in AWS, Office 365 and Azure
Jorge Pérez Suárez
Last position:
Software Engineer – AWS and Kubernetes Specialist at Citti
- Creation, maintenance and hardening of Kubernetes clusters employing Ansible and ArgoCD
- Keywords: Ansible, AWX, Kubernetes, NetApp, Prometheus, CI/CD ArgoCD, SSO, Fluent-bit, HAProxy, Calico, Keycloak, oauth2-proxy, SealedSecrets, kubeseal, Aqua kube-bench, CIS-Benchmarks, Aqua Trivy operator
Thomas Ullrich
Last position:
Senior Consultant / PM Infrastructure Services & Workplace Migration at Freelance
- All Windows clients are managed in a hybrid, central AD
- Client standardization
- Implementation of information security policy requirements
- Development of new infrastructure services delivered as a managed service by a new provider
- New IT platform is a central and secure directory service
- M365 Azure AD
- MS terminal services
- Zscaler
- M365 cloud for workplace management
- PaaS / SaaS is procured through a new provider
Teemu Suvanto
Last position:
SRE at E.On SE
- Maintained a SaaS billing platform on AWS as part of the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team.
- Played a key role in an AWS cloud migration project, implementing Terraform (IaC), creating CI/CD processes and pipelines, hardening images, upgrading tool versions, and developing scripts.
- Wrote documentation.
AWS Cloud migration:
- Design and implement CI/CD for deploying AWS resources using GitLab CI, Terraform, and GitOps.
- Create and configure DevOps toolchain including Jenkins, Harbor, and Vault.
- Deploy billing application, microservices, and supporting infrastructure services to Nomad clusters.
- Re-designed TLS/mTLS certificate management using Vault and Lambda.
Security (Infrastructure Hardening & Patch Management & Vulnerability Scanning):
- Managed multiple AWS accounts for Consul/Nomad/Traefik clusters (10–20 EC2 instances/account, ASG) and DevOps toolchain accounts (Harbor, Jenkins, Vault).
- Created hardened AMIs via Packer based on CIS benchmarks for Nomad, Jenkins, Harbor, and Vault; deployed using Terraform.
- Integrated Trivy via Harbor plugin for container image scanning.
- Implemented strict AWS VPC security group rules.
- Developed and maintained patching process across environments using Qualys and Wiz.
- Deployed Qualys Cloud Agent to all EC2 instances, tracked CVEs and tested patches in lower environments before rollout.
- Automated patch deployment across all AWS accounts using Terraform and GitLab CI and verified patch compliance via Qualys/Wiz dashboards.
Mike Barthel
Last position:
System and Endpoint Hardening at CLAAS
- Evaluating and assessing the current state
- Preparing and conducting security audits
- Vulnerability characterization and risk analysis
- Assessing, coordinating and transforming identified vulnerabilities into target states
- Coordinating stakeholder interests
- Developing and implementing IT security strategy for OT and IoT (continuous risk assessment and risk management, awareness, multi-layered security solutions, regular security audits, access restrictions)
- Organizational and technical documentation, presentations and workshops
- Skills: Qualys, Splunk, Nessus, QRadar, National Vulnerability Database (NVD / NIST), Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), OT, CERT/CC, BSI IT-Grundschutz catalogs, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, Center for Internet Security (CIS), GitHub, Active Directory, PowerShell, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Azure and Office365 App Security, ITSM
Thomas Merkel
Last position:
Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at TrackCode GmbH
- Developing GitHub Actions/pipelines for automatic application deployment
- Supporting the provisioning of Helm charts for the CI/CD infrastructure
- Rebuilding and migrating a Kubernetes cluster using Rancher
- Creating IaC with Terraform for Kubernetes and additional services (monitoring, databases)
- Deploying a highly available Percona Galera cluster (MySQL)
- Implementing a centralized monitoring and logging infrastructure
Rick Grassmann
Last position:
Interim IT Security Analyst at GLS IT Services GmbH
- Risk Management
- Incident Management
- Security Analysis
- Secure Coding
- Information Security Management System (ISMS)
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Statistics of experts using CIS Benchmarks
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Audit, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
94%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using CIS Benchmarks
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About the technology
What they do
CIS Benchmarks are prescriptive security guides for operating systems, cloud services, databases, containers, and other common enterprise systems. They help teams reduce risk by tightening settings, removing weak defaults, and documenting a clear secure baseline.
Typical work
- Review current system settings against CIS Benchmark guidance
- Build hardened baseline images and configuration templates
- Support cloud and container security reviews
- Prepare evidence for audits and internal control checks
- Map benchmark settings to security policies and exceptions
Ecosystem
Strong specialists know the CIS Controls, CIS-CAT, configuration management tools, and the specific benchmark for the target stack. They also work with Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, cloud services, and endpoint security tooling.
When to bring help
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise during hardening projects, platform rollouts, security audits, or after a failed compliance review. In Germany, this is common for teams that need English-language benchmark work but must coordinate with local operations, security, and audit stakeholders.
What good experts deliver
Good professionals translate benchmark text into safe, usable settings. They know where strict compliance is possible, where exceptions are needed, and how to keep services working after changes. They also write clear remediation steps so operations teams can maintain the baseline.
Signs you need CIS help
- Servers or cloud accounts drift from approved settings
- Security teams and operations teams disagree on hardening scope
- Audit findings repeat across the same systems
- Benchmarks exist, but no one owns implementation
- You need a repeatable baseline for new environments
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with CIS Benchmarks? These answers cover the essentials.
CIS Benchmarks are used to harden systems by setting secure configuration baselines. Teams apply them to operating systems, cloud services, containers, databases, and other infrastructure to reduce exposure and support audits.
CIS Benchmarks focus on secure configuration for specific technologies, while CIS Controls are broader security priorities and practices. Many companies use both: Controls for program structure, Benchmarks for the technical settings on each system.
CIS Benchmarks are most often applied first to internet-facing servers, identity systems, cloud accounts, and container platforms. Those areas tend to create the most risk when defaults, weak settings, or drift are left in place.
A strong CIS Benchmarks specialist should understand Linux or Windows administration, cloud security, scripting, and configuration management. Knowledge of audit preparation, logging, identity controls, and container security is also useful.
The right level depends on scope, but CIS Benchmarks work usually needs someone who has already hardened real systems, not just read the guidance. If the project touches production, cloud landing zones, or audit evidence, practical implementation experience matters more than theory.
Yes, CIS Benchmarks work is often done remotely because most tasks involve review, scripting, documentation, and change planning. On-site time can help when access is restricted, when there are sensitive environments, or when local teams want hands-on workshops.
A good CIS Benchmarks expert explains why each setting matters, not just what to change. Look for clear remediation notes, awareness of service impact, and the ability to handle exceptions without weakening the overall baseline.
No, CIS Benchmarks work can be done with manual review, configuration tooling, or validation scripts. CIS-CAT is helpful for assessment and reporting, but the best approach depends on the platform, the team’s tooling, and how the baseline will be maintained.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 918 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (57%), and Professional Services (43%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (71%), and Quality Assurance (67%).
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