EU Cyber Resilience Act Experts in Germany
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Nikolaus B.
Last position:
Information Security, IS-Governance & Crossfunctional Governance at Zürich Beteiligungs-AG (Deutschland)
- Conducted security assessments for supplier qualification, business unit onboarding, and ongoing reviews of service providers and partners (Ongoing Assurance).
- Assessed technical and organizational measures (TOMs) against GDPR and information security requirements.
- Handled security reviews and approval processes in the Global Approval Navigator (OneTrust).
- Advised business units and IT on information security, security requirements, and risk-appropriate measures.
- Supported the development of SOC/SIEM processes and tools as part of the ISMS in line with ISO/IEC 27001.
- Analyzed cyber threats and coordinated security objectives and measures to address Security Findings with the SOC team.
- Monitored and assessed current security advisories and security-related metrics (KPIs).
- Reviewed, assessed risks, and approved exception requests (Security Exceptions).
- Independently analyzed and handled Security Events and supported the handling of security incidents.
- Planned and supported awareness initiatives to strengthen security awareness.
- Created, implemented, and reviewed information security policies and standards.
- Conducted protection needs analyses and gap assessments to identify security gaps and risk deviations.
- Defined and reviewed technical and organizational risk treatment measures.
- Advised on Third Party Governance with consideration of DORA, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27005, ISO/IEC 42001, and BCM in line with ISO 22301.
Mahmoud Q.
Last position:
Information Security & GRC Expert at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
As a Council Member at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group), the world’s leading expert network, I provide organizations, investment firms, and consulting companies with expert discussions on demand – wherever specialized knowledge in information security, IT governance, and regulatory compliance is needed.
My assessments are based on many years of practical experience in highly regulated industries: from building and implementing information security management systems (ISMS according to ISO 27001), IT risk and vulnerability management, and business continuity (ISO 22301) to the practical implementation of European regulations such as DORA, NIS2, BAIT, and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
The cooperation is project- and discussion-based. I provide decision-makers with a practical perspective gained from real-world experience on cyber risks, security governance, and operational resilience – exactly when it is needed.
Jens R.
Last position:
Platform Architect & Senior Developer at Direct client, industrial measurement technology, medium-sized company
- Technical leadership across hardware, firmware, and software teams; scope: hardware/firmware team (4 people) and leadership group (5 people)
- Consolidated and documented a product family that had grown over more than 15 years and aligned it with CRA compliance — from the bare-metal I/O module to the cloud interface.
- Provided the most important customer product with the essential requirements and architecture documentation within two months — for a firmware landscape that had grown over more than 15 years. It now supports the customer’s modernization strategy.
- Established a monthly reporting line to the supervisory board and executive board within three months: nine meetings since 12/2025. The report itself is versioned and built from the CI pipeline; it is based on automatically collected activity and release data instead of assessments.
- Built a container-based CI/CD infrastructure from scratch: cross-compilation, host tests, and documentation builds in one continuous pipeline.
- Introduced declarative QA gates for DevOps and development artifacts — from the start using lefthook instead of pre-commit, executed in a dedicated container image.
Technologies used: arc42, req42, tpo42, docToolchain, PlantUML, ArchiMate, C4 model, ADR, C, C++ (GTest), CMake, Bare Metal (ARM Cortex-M3/M7), OCI containers, Jenkins, lefthook, Prometheus, Grafana, SBOM, CRA, OPC, SCADA, PLC integration, IPv6 migration, Zero Trust, Sociocracy 3.0, Cynefin
Stephan J.
Last position:
Technical Writer at pro-beam
Technical writer at a special-purpose machine manufacturer, implementing the requirements of the EU Machinery Regulation in the technical documentation and moderating FMEAs. Role: Technical Writer and FMEA Moderator
Kartheek K.
Last position:
Advisor & Investor (Limited Partner) at Destrosolutions
- Advised the executive team on the strategy, architecture, and development of an AI-powered Product Security Operations Center (PSOC); a cybersecurity operating system for software-defined cyber physical connected systems.
- Provided strategic guidance on product vision, regulatory alignment, and market positioning, supporting capabilities across threat intelligence, vulnerability management, compliance automation, and autonomous product security.
Roberto S.
Last position:
Requirements Management & Compliance for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) at Please inquire
Technology company
- Analysis of CRA requirements
- Management workshop
- Development of recommendations
Result: Prioritized CRA readiness plan for compliance.
Matthias L.
Last position:
Product Management Consultant at farpoint Solution UG
Initial situation: The managing director wanted to move from a project model to a scalable product model. Product ideas were there, but the path to a product-oriented company was not.
Developed a market-ready, scalable offer
Sharpened market segmentation
Optimized offer structure and pricing
Positioned it as a premium product
Created consistent branding between product and company
Aligned the corporate website and LinkedIn campaign with product communication.
Entrepreneurial coaching
Andreas W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Own development / IP of CAMCO Engineering UG
UEF 3.0 · Semantic Government Overlay (SGO) · Autonomous Systems (UAS / dual use)
- Designed: Semantic Government Overlay (SGO) – AI-guided administration without replacing existing specialist procedures. Read-only semantic layer over registers and specialist processes based on the Federal Information Management (FIM). Decision authority remains with the case worker (architecture principle).
- Developed: Reference architecture with source-backed, derived statements (Executable Ontologies OWL/RDF/SHACL). Technically guaranteed purpose limitation and no-write-path principle in specialist data – auditable, without a central data pool.
- Anchored: Regulation as a design principle: EU AI Act (high-risk obligations for public-sector AI, fundamental rights impact assessment under Art. 27), GDPR, NIS2, and administrative automation limits (§ 35a VwVfG, § 31a SGB X) as technical control points in the architecture.
- Created: Methodical tool for pilot organizations: data pipeline assessment (phase 0), compliance blueprint, and management summary as a decision-ready package for public administration.
- Specified: UEF 3.0 as a successor architecture to TOGAF – decision paper, canonical ontology, six-layer architecture, read/actuate boundary, federation registry, terminology concordance, and release delta as a closed specification status.
- Architected: AI-native mission OS for autonomous UAS and ground robotics as a tactical layer on top of a separately approved autopilot. Run-time assurance according to ASTM F3269-21 (Simplex pattern): the verified safety controller keeps authority, the AI function provides suggestions.
- Designed: Three-tier architecture – Tier 0 autopilot with 650 Hz flight control on RTOS, Tier 1 AI OS with semantic world model and multi-agent cluster, Tier 2 swarm and ground mesh. Zenoh as the primary fabric, MAVLink as the only authenticated command path (single writer). Result: graceful degradation – loss of the mission, not of the aircraft.
- Secured: Two-gate chain on the read/actuate boundary – governance gate (can-question: AI Act risk class per actuation, enforced human oversight under Art. 14, immutable log) before the RTA safety monitor (is-it-correct question: flight envelope, geofence, energy reserve) with revert to the baseline controller.
- Anchored: Dual-use architecture with common core and build-time fork instead of runtime switch. Three separate legal levels: civil variant – UAS under the EASA Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 with the limited applicability under Art. 2(2) of the AI Act, ground robotics under the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 with the full high-risk obligation chain, Cyber Resilience Act for both; unarmed carrier variant as defense material under AWG/AWV and Dual-Use Regulation 2021/821 (BAFA approval); armed variant under KrWaffKontrG. Each variant lives under exactly one dominant legal regime. Evidence base: AI BOM, SBOM, and complete data lineage.
- Analyzed: System analysis and realignment of grown engineering system landscapes. Approach concept for consolidation without migration – semantic layer over the existing sources instead of data transfer. Result: decision-ready implementation concept including an evaluation model for the target architecture.
Pierre G.
Last position:
Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support at DB InfraGO AG
- PRISMA project
- Ansible automation
- Windows third-level support for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2013, Windows 2016, Windows 2019
Klajdo F.
Last position:
Independent Product Developer / Software Architect at rastr.eu
- Architected and deployed a live B2B geocoding and demographic-data platform for Germany, combining address lookup with census-based population statistics through a web application and REST API.
Alexander S.
Last position:
Lead Audit Conformity & IT Security Catalog at DAX group energy provider in the renewable energy sector
- Supported the implementation of §8a requirements of the BSI Act for critical infrastructures.
- Systematically prepared and supported internal and external audits, resolving previous deviations (HA, NA, VP)
- Implemented the specific requirements of the IT security catalog
- Developed training, created run books, and conducted assessments to ensure operational effectiveness.
Harald K.
Last position:
Lecturer - Business Informatics & Business Administration at Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM)
As part of my work, I focus on three key areas that are essential for the innovation and future viability of business and society: business start-ups, digitalization and automation, and career planning and personal development.
One focus is on the challenges and opportunities of starting a business—especially academic start-ups as drivers of regional and national innovation. I teach skills for the entire start-up process: from idea creation and building viable business models to managing and scaling a company.
The topic of digitalization and automation covers technical, economic, and social dimensions. It includes basics of digitalization, automation technologies, IIoT and smart manufacturing, software and IT infrastructures, and application areas in various industries. I also analyze human-machine interaction, economic impacts, and future trends that have a lasting effect on companies.
In the area of career planning and personal development, I support future specialists and managers in developing their personal strengths, recognizing their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial potential, and designing an individual market and career strategy. Topics such as personal branding, personal marketing, and strategic career planning are key to fostering long-term professional direction and proactive action.
Isabel M.
Last position:
NIS 2 Compliance Expert at SIEMENS Digital Industries Software
- Implemented comprehensive NIS 2 compliance programs through detailed gap analyses against ISO 27001, Siemens policies and controls
- Developed measurable success criteria for sustainable compliance structures
- Analyzed complex supply chains for systematic assessment of third-party risks
Arndt S.
Last position:
Information Security Officer according to TISAX at Automotive Supplier
Bernd W.
Last position:
Software Developer at NEURA Robotics GmbH
Developed a visualization module based on Toradex's Verdin iMX8M Plus.
Created a project-specific Yocto BSP based on the "Toradex Yocto Project" (scarthgap).
Adapted and created kernel drivers and device tree for the NXP i.MX8 processor used.
Supported the GO product app on Linux / Yocto / systemd.
Set up a Wi-Fi AP using hostap and dnsmasq.
Products: Yocto, Embedded Linux.
Skills: C++, Go, Yocto, i.MX8.
Location: Remote.
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Statistics of experts using EU Cyber Resilience Act
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Experience
20 years
Position duration
1.5 years
Positions per freelancer
23
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Audit, Legal
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using EU Cyber Resilience Act
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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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
EU Cyber Resilience Act 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 (94%)
- Manufacturing (82%)
- Automotive (59%)
- Energy (53%)
- Healthcare (53%)
- Education (47%)
- Professional Services (41%)
- Government and Administration (41%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What the Act covers
The EU Cyber Resilience Act, commonly called the CRA, is an EU regulation for products with digital elements. It introduces cybersecurity requirements across design, development, production, market placement and support. The rules apply to connected hardware, software, components and related services that create cybersecurity risk.
Product obligations
Companies must identify and reduce cybersecurity risks throughout a product’s lifecycle. They need secure-by-design processes, vulnerability handling, security updates, incident reporting and clear user information. Depending on the product category, the CRA also affects conformity assessment, technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity.
Ecosystem and tooling
Effective CRA work connects regulatory interpretation with practical product security. Relevant skills include threat modeling, secure software development, vulnerability management, SBOM creation, incident response and technical writing. Specialists may work with product lifecycle systems, issue trackers, code repositories, penetration testing tools and compliance evidence repositories.
- Map products, components and intended uses to CRA requirements
- Create vulnerability disclosure and coordinated response processes
- Produce risk assessments, security documentation and evidence
- Align suppliers and open-source dependencies with product controls
When companies need support
Freelance expertise helps when a product portfolio spans software, hardware and third-party components, or when internal security and regulatory teams need additional capacity. It is especially useful during product redesigns, supplier reviews, technical file preparation and readiness assessments. German manufacturers, industrial technology companies and connected-product businesses may also need professionals who can collaborate in German and English.
What strong specialists deliver
Strong professionals translate legal requirements into controls that product, security, engineering and support teams can apply. They distinguish mandatory evidence from useful improvements, trace risks to mitigations and keep records consistent across releases. They also understand how vulnerability handling, update commitments and customer communication continue after launch.
- Build a clear CRA applicability and classification assessment
- Link threats, requirements, controls, tests and evidence
- Review supplier contracts and open-source software practices
- Prepare teams for conformity assessment and audit questions
Choosing the right expertise
Look for professionals who can show practical work across product cybersecurity, regulatory compliance and software or hardware delivery. Ask how they handle incomplete inventories, inherited vulnerabilities, unsupported components and changing product versions. For remote collaboration, agree on documentation standards, meeting language, access controls and ownership of the resulting evidence from the start.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about EU Cyber Resilience Act — answered in short.
The EU Cyber Resilience Act sets cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements placed on the EU market. It covers secure design, risk management, vulnerability handling, updates, incident reporting and user information across the product lifecycle.
The CRA primarily regulates the cybersecurity of products with digital elements, while NIS2 focuses on cybersecurity risk management and reporting for covered entities. GDPR addresses personal data protection. A product may need to meet obligations under more than one framework.
A strong Cyber Resilience Act specialist often combines regulatory analysis with threat modeling, secure development, vulnerability management and technical documentation. Experience with SBOMs, incident response, supplier assurance and conformity assessment is also valuable.
The right EU Cyber Resilience Act professional should have handled work comparable to the product’s complexity, supply chain and risk profile. Experience with connected devices, industrial software, embedded systems or cloud-supported products may matter more than familiarity with generic compliance checklists.
Yes. CRA work is often suitable for remote collaboration when product inventories, repositories and evidence are accessible securely. For German companies, German and English communication may both be useful, especially when coordinating local product teams with international suppliers.
Ask a Cyber Resilience Act specialist to explain how they would map a product, identify applicable obligations and connect risks to testable controls. Good answers should address evidence ownership, vulnerability response, supplier dependencies and how documentation stays current after release.
No. The EU Cyber Resilience Act can apply to software, connected devices, components and other products with digital elements. Applicability depends on the product, its intended use, its digital functionality and its position in the supply chain.
A capable CRA freelancer may deliver an applicability assessment, product cybersecurity risk analysis, requirement matrix, technical documentation plan, vulnerability handling process and conformity assessment preparation. The exact package should reflect the product category and the company’s existing security controls.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used EU Cyber Resilience Act in their recent projects is 109 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 871 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used EU Cyber Resilience Act in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used EU Cyber Resilience Act in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used EU Cyber Resilience Act in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (12%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used EU Cyber Resilience Act in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Manufacturing (82%), and Automotive (59%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used EU Cyber Resilience Act in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (88%), and Quality Assurance (82%).
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