CIS Benchmarks Experts in Germany
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Robert F.
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 B.
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.
Jorge P.
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
Vivekanandhan S.
Last position:
DevOps Consultant/Site Reliability Engineer at IONOS
- Manage multiple Kubernetes clusters in Production with Ceph as storage layer.
- Implemented CICD pipelines for automating deployments with Gitlab CI
- Terraform for Infrastructure provisioning.
- Claude code
- Helm charts for deploying via ArgoCD
- Implemented automated incident notification pipelines in Kubernetes to align with NIS2 mandatory 24-hour early warning disclosure rules
- Configured Azure Policy and Logging guardrails aligned with BSI IT-Grundschutz (SYS.1.3 / OPS.1.1), ensuring continuous baseline compliance across 50+ cloud workloads
Environment: Gitlab CI, IONOS Cloud, Ceph, ArgoCD, terraform, Elastic cluster, Grafana, Alert Manager & Prometheus
Victor O.
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.
Mahmoud T.
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
Nils K.
Last position:
Vulnerability management and secure SDLC at DB InfraGO AG
- Successful implementation of vulnerability management with DefectDojo
- Consulting and implementation of technical and process-related aspects of vulnerability management with DefectDojo
- Consulting on the implementation of a secure software development lifecycle
- Skills: Gitlab, DefectDojo, Vulnerability Management, SCA, SAST, DAST, Python, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Docker, AWS, Azure, Whitesource/Mend, Greenbone
André B.
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 G.
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 K.
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 M.
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
Thomas U.
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 S.
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 B.
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
Tan P.
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.
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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, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Audit, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
95%
Master's degree or higher
47%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
95%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using CIS Benchmarks
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
CIS Benchmarks experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (95%)
- Banking and Finance (59%)
- Professional Services (41%)
- Automotive (32%)
- Insurance (32%)
- Manufacturing (32%)
- Telecommunication (32%)
- Energy (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What CIS Benchmarks cover
CIS Benchmarks are secure configuration recommendations published by the Center for Internet Security. They define practical settings for operating systems, cloud services, databases, network devices, containers and security software. Teams use them to reduce unnecessary exposure and create a repeatable hardening baseline.
Where they are used
CIS Benchmarks support security work across data centres, public cloud estates and hybrid environments. They help companies prepare systems for internal controls, customer assurance reviews and external audits without treating a benchmark as a complete security programme.
- Harden Linux and Windows hosts
- Review AWS, Azure and Google Cloud configurations
- Secure Kubernetes, Docker and container hosts
- Align databases, firewalls and network devices with a baseline
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong specialists work with the relevant CIS Benchmark version and its profile options, including Level 1 and Level 2 guidance where applicable. They use configuration management, vulnerability scanners, cloud security posture tools, policy-as-code, shell or PowerShell automation, and evidence collection workflows. Knowledge of IAM, logging, patching and backup controls is closely connected.
When companies need experts
External expertise is useful when a company is introducing a new cloud environment, preparing for an assessment or facing inconsistent configurations across many systems. Specialists can map recommendations to business requirements, separate applicable controls from exceptions and turn findings into an ordered remediation plan.
- Establish a benchmark-based baseline
- Assess existing hosts, images and cloud accounts
- Document justified exceptions and compensating controls
- Automate repeatable checks and remediation
Working in Germany
Companies in Germany often apply CIS Benchmarks across manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, software and public-sector environments. A remote specialist can review configurations and deliver evidence through secure collaboration tools; on-site work can help with restricted networks, operational handovers or workshops. German and English communication may both matter when policies and audit records involve local teams.
What strong professionals deliver
The best professionals do more than mark settings as compliant. They understand the workload, explain operational impact, test changes safely and leave behind usable documentation. They can distinguish a benchmark recommendation from a mandatory requirement, protect secrets during evidence gathering and validate that hardening has not disrupted availability, monitoring or recovery.
A thorough engagement should produce an agreed scope, versioned assessment results, prioritized findings, remediation records and a plan for continuous review as systems and benchmark guidance change.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with CIS Benchmarks? These answers cover the essentials.
CIS Benchmarks are prescriptive guides for securely configuring technologies such as Linux, Windows, cloud services, databases and network devices. Companies use them to establish a baseline, identify configuration gaps and produce consistent evidence for security reviews.
CIS Benchmarks assess whether configuration settings follow a defined hardening recommendation. A vulnerability scan focuses on known weaknesses in software or systems, so the two activities complement each other rather than replace one another.
A strong CIS Benchmarks specialist usually brings practical knowledge of cloud IAM, operating system security, patching, logging, vulnerability management and infrastructure automation. Experience with policy-as-code and evidence collection is valuable when assessments must be repeated.
The required depth depends on the scope, technology mix and operational risk. A focused baseline review may need targeted expertise, while a multi-cloud or regulated environment calls for someone who can assess systems, manage exceptions, automate checks and coordinate remediation.
CIS Benchmarks work is often suitable for remote collaboration because specialists can review exported evidence, configuration data and scan results securely. On-site access may still be useful for isolated networks, sensitive environments, workshops or handover to German-speaking operations teams.
A CIS Benchmark is a baseline, not an automatic instruction to change every setting. A qualified specialist evaluates business requirements, application dependencies and availability risks, then documents exceptions or compensating controls where strict hardening is unsuitable.
Ask for an example of how the specialist handled benchmark scope, version control, false positives and exceptions. Good work includes reproducible findings, clear risk explanations, tested remediation steps and evidence that remains useful after the engagement ends.
Center for Internet Security Benchmarks are often checked with vulnerability scanners, cloud security posture tools, configuration management systems and custom scripts. The right tool depends on the target environment, but a professional should be able to validate automated results manually and explain their limitations.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 899 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects, 95% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 47% 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 English (100%), German (95%), and French (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (59%), and Professional Services (41%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used CIS Benchmarks in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (68%), and Operations (64%).
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