Cybersecurity Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Cybersecurity
Andreas Rühl
Last position:
Freelance Consultant for Information Security at A-R-C Andreas Rühl Consulting
Development and implementation of tailored information security strategies
Introduction and further development of ISMS according to ISO 27001, BSI baseline protection, and other standards
Risk management and creation of security concepts
Consulting for KRITIS, PCI DSS, TISAX, and VdS 3473/10000
Building and improving security organizations
Creation and implementation of guidelines, policies, work instructions, and process descriptions
Audit support and certification preparation
Conducting trainings, workshops, and awareness campaigns
Selection and consulting on the introduction of IT security solutions such as SIEM, DLP, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and encryption technologies
Conducting penetration tests and vulnerability analyses
Consulting on the selection, integration, and management of security architectures in complex IT environments
Consulting on ITSM and managed security services and SOC
Leading and managing complex projects to improve information security
Process analysis, optimization, and management according to ITIL, ISO 27001, and cybernetics
Introduction and quality assurance of management, documentation, and knowledge management systems
Support in complying with regulatory information security requirements (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, GMP, KRITIS)
Development and implementation of risk analysis procedures
Organizing initial response, forensic investigations, and organizational measures in the event of security incidents
Designing and running targeted workshops on topics such as ISMS, IT risks, and current threat scenarios
Awareness campaigns to promote security culture in companies
Special trainings on ISO 27001, BSI baseline protection, KRITIS, and other relevant standards
Simulations and exercises to prepare for information security incidents
Interim management for leading information security projects or IT security organizations
Taking on the role of an external CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Support in developing and implementing IT security and corporate strategies
Coaching and mentoring of managers in the field of information security
Building and leading security departments as well as recruiting and qualifying employees
Temporary assumption of management responsibility in critical situations
Henry Hanau
Last position:
Interim Manager IT-Compliance at Int. Fertigungsunternehmen
- Industry: mechanical engineering, vehicle manufacturing
- Regulations: Data Act
- Project focus: data governance, legally compliant use of machine data, data platforms
- Assigned by: CFO, platform product owner
Successes/Results (early phase):
- Compliance support for the setup of an internal standardized data usage platform based on Databricks.
- Created the basis for the legally compliant and effective use of machine data, including:
- Technical: gap analysis and closing of gaps in the segmentation and maintenance of collected machine data.
- Technical: consideration of data flows from the platform to users and third parties.
- Organizational: drafting and finalizing the required data usage agreements.
Ornel Franck Wora Yeno
Last position:
Purchasing Manager, Logistics & IT Manager at Onlinehandler
Proactive support of management in business field development & innovation management
New development of a suite of business applications for analyzing valuation, P&L, and market price risk data
Automation of all internal and external business and work processes
Development of AI-based and AI-supported ETL processes as well as data analysis
Business use-case development
Business and work process optimization
Enterprise architecture management
Sales data analysis and forecasting as well as capture
Inventory management & reordering
Supplier management and communication
Customs processing & clearance
Shipping handling & warehouse coordination
Interface management
Technologies used: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, JTL-Wawi, JTL-WMS, OTTO Partner Connect (OPC), Amazon Seller Central, DHL Global Forwarding, Jira, Draw.IO, Java (8,17,21,25), Jenkins, SonarQube, Git, Gitea, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Vaadin, H2, PostgreSQL, Docker, Local LLMs, Postman, JasperSoft Studio, JasperReports
Rudolf Eggelbusch
Last position:
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International insurance group
Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.
Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.
Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.
Firewall vulnerability analysis.
Firewall rule approvals.
Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.
Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.
Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5
Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI
Matthias Schneider
Last position:
Overall Project Coordinator at Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- PMO lead for Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) cleared
- Reporting to sub-program management GMN
- System maintenance 25+
- Functional control and coordination of Jira setup
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, steering model, communication plans, controlling models, role and responsibility matrices)
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Development of an access concept for all project tools
- Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potential, and designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
- Creating intranet articles as project marketing
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
- Agile further development of the project method
- Gathering customer requirements (requirements engineering)
- Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, budget of over 500 million)
Michael Hohlfeld
Last position:
Project Coordinator (Product Development + SaaS) at Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
As a project coordinator in development projects (consisting of software and hardware), I was responsible in an advisory capacity for creating recommendations and organizational framework conditions in the areas of reporting, project scheduling, progress tracking, resource allocation, and presentation of results.
- Technology stack: Teams, Azure DevOps, Android
- Keywords: software, hardware, AI, MDM, Kanban, requirements specification, functional specification, SaaS, ergonomics, health, medical device
Thomas Müller
Last position:
Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution at CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH
- Rework demand, development and operational organizational set up for the Solution Train
- Rework requirement refinement process flow from strategic theme to user story
- Introduction of visualization tools (Canvas) of work dependencies over different requirement levels and Solution Train leadership coaching
Regina Körnicke
Last position:
Data Protection Consultant at Promotional institute of a federal state (public credit institution)
Industry: Finance/Insurance
- Sparring partner for the data protection team
- Taking over tasks from the data protection backlog
- Updating data protection processes
- Updating TOMs
- Revising template documents (including DPA, data protection guidelines)
- Conducting audits (authorization concept, software development)
- Taking over tasks from day-to-day operations
- Processing data protection reports
- Conducting DPIA and TIA
- Reviewing data processing agreements
- Designing and delivering trainings
- Standard Data Protection Model
- AI and data protection
Result: Successfully supported the data protection team, worked through the data protection backlog, and delivered trainings successfully
Marijn Scholtens
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Sandra Klinkenberg
Last position:
Webinar Leader - Blackout Prevention and Preparation at SANDRA KLINKENBERG • Management Consultant, self-employed independent business consultant
- Webinar on Blackout - Brownout - Power failure - how do I recognise it and what can I do?
Christian Pestel
Last position:
Project Manager at Kreis Segeberg
- WiNOWiG extensions (digitalization & organization)
- Project management for the WiNOWiG project (regulatory offenses)
- Process optimization and coordination
Alexander Pfaffenrot
Last position:
Freelancer – Project Manager Migration at Deutsche Telekom
- Led the migration from legacy access systems to a software-defined, disaggregated network architecture within Deutsche Telekom’s Access 4.0 program.
- Coordinated large-scale network migrations across multiple sites.
- Ensured stable and controlled migration of millions of customer connections.
- Managed cross-functional activities to minimize operational risks and ensure seamless transitions.
Patrick Hohensee
Last position:
Lead Technical Recruiter | Business Partner AWS EMEA at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Partnered with senior stakeholders across AWS EMEA to drive talent strategy, partner development, and business growth in the cloud ecosystem.
- Focus areas:
- Collaboration with Sales & Partner Management on Go-to-Market initiatives
- Advisory on long-term resource strategy for Cloud, Data, and Security Divisions
- Supporting internal innovation teams in scaling AI and automation projects
- Result: Contributed to AWS’s expansion in Central Europe by aligning business, technology, and people strategy.
Karl-Heinz Reis
Last position:
Support in the further development of a European IT store service organization (15 countries) at European retail company (discount store)
- Capturing the current processes Incident Management, IT Service Request Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Service Configuration Management (including CMDB)
- Carrying out maturity assessments for these processes based on the ITIL® 4 Maturity Model
- Analyzing the different service value streams based on the ITIL® 4 value stream model
- Agreeing maturity levels for the processes being reviewed
- Developing and approving a roadmap to achieve and measure the respective maturity levels
- Presenting the approach, including milestones, to management for approval
- Managing external service providers in 1st level support
Dustin Dehez
Last position:
External consultant at Deutsche Leasing
2nd LoD/Change the Bank (CtB)
- CtB: External consultant and workstream lead for rectifying findings by BaFin following a special IT audit in the 2nd LoD, management of the work package for revising the ICT Risk Management & ICT Asset Classification in accordance with DORA Chapter 2, the processes for structural analysis, protection requirements, and control assessments (4 FTEs).
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Statistics of experts using Cybersecurity
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
5.3 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Cybersecurity
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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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Security coverage
Cybersecurity protects systems, data, users, and operations from attacks and misuse. It includes prevention, detection, response, and recovery across endpoints, networks, cloud services, and applications.
Typical work
- Risk and gap assessments
- Security hardening and access control
- Incident response and containment
- Monitoring with SIEM and EDR tools
- Policy, audit, and compliance support
Tools and standards
Strong specialists work with common stacks such as SIEM, EDR, IAM, firewalls, vulnerability scanners, and cloud security controls. They also understand frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, and Zero Trust, plus secure configuration across Windows, Linux, and major cloud services.
When to bring in help
Companies hire freelance cybersecurity experts when internal teams are stretched, when a gap appears after an incident, or before a major release, audit, or migration. In Germany, this often matters for manufacturing, finance, SaaS, and regulated environments that need careful coordination and clear documentation.
What good experts do
A strong cybersecurity professional finds the real risk, explains it clearly, and fixes the root cause without slowing delivery. They document actions, work well with IT and product teams, and know when to escalate a threat or block a change.
Delivery and collaboration
Freelancers can work remotely on reviews, monitoring setup, policy work, and remediation plans. On-site work is useful for hands-on investigations, network changes, or sensitive environments that need local access and close coordination. Clear communication in English is usually enough, while German can help with stakeholders and audits.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Cybersecurity? Start with the answers below.
A strong cybersecurity freelancer helps protect systems, data, and services from attacks, leaks, and misuse. Typical work includes security assessments, hardening, incident response, monitoring, and support for policies or audits. Many companies also bring in help for cloud security, identity access, and remediation after a finding.
Cybersecurity focuses on reducing risk and stopping attacks, not just keeping systems running. IT support keeps the environment operational; security work checks where it can be broken, abused, or exposed. A good specialist can work with IT, but the mindset is different: prevention, detection, and response come first.
Cybersecurity and information security overlap heavily, but cybersecurity usually leans toward protecting connected systems, endpoints, networks, and cloud services. Information security, or infosec, is broader and also covers governance, classification, and data handling. In practice, many projects use both terms for the same expert profile.
A good cybersecurity specialist often knows networking, cloud platforms, operating systems, identity and access management, and secure configuration. Experience with SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, scripting, and incident handling is especially useful. For regulated work, familiarity with ISO 27001 or NIST helps a lot.
A cybersecurity project should match the risk level, not just the task name. For a basic review or policy cleanup, a practical specialist may be enough. For incident response, threat hunting, or cloud security design, you want someone who has handled similar environments and knows how to make trade-offs.
Much cybersecurity work can be done remotely, especially assessments, monitoring setup, documentation, and remediation planning. On-site support is better for sensitive networks, hardware changes, or investigations that need direct access. In Germany, many companies use a mix of both and expect clear communication in English or German depending on the stakeholders.
Look for cybersecurity specialists who explain risks in plain words, show how they prioritize issues, and can point to relevant past work. Strong professionals produce clear findings, practical fixes, and documents that your team can actually use. They should also know the difference between a theoretical issue and a real operational risk.
A cybersecurity engagement often ends with a report, remediation plan, updated controls, or an incident summary. Depending on the scope, you may also get rule sets, hardening guides, detection logic, or policy updates. The best experts leave your team with actions that are specific, testable, and easy to maintain.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Cybersecurity in their recent projects is 113 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 907 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Cybersecurity in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Cybersecurity in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 5.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Cybersecurity in their recent projects are German (99%), English (96%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Cybersecurity in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Professional Services (56%), and Manufacturing (46%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Cybersecurity in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Project Management (82%), and Operations (61%).
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