ISMS Experts in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used ISMS
Andreas RĂĽhl
Last position:
Freelance Consultant for Information Security at A-R-C Andreas RĂĽhl 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
Kerstin Glawinski
Last position:
Information Security Consulting at CAS AG
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
Flamur Abdyli
Last position:
Fractional Chief Information Security Officer at VR Smart Guide GmbH
- Enhance and develop the Information Security Management System (ISMS) in compliance with ISO 27001 and TISAX standards by continuously updating and refining the ISMS to align with evolving global standards.
- Ensure that security practices and policies are integrated into all business processes to achieve and maintain certifications.
- Lead the effort to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks across the organization, setting benchmarks for security measures.
- Oversee and refine security processes, with an emphasis on incident management and rapid response by developing and enforcing policies for rapid detection, investigation and remediation of security incidents.
- Train and lead the incident response team to handle breaches effectively, minimizing impact and ensuring swift recovery.
- Implement continuous monitoring solutions to detect and respond to threats in real time.
- Conduct comprehensive security assessments for internal and external IT projects, ensuring adherence to GDPR, DORA and other relevant standards.
- Oversee security evaluations for all IT projects to ensure they comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Integrate security measures from the planning phase through deployment to ensure all projects uphold the organization’s security standards.
- Collaborate with project teams to address findings and ensure that security risks are managed effectively.
- Serve as the principal security advisor to the IT department and senior management, offering insights on potential security challenges.
- Facilitate a culture of security awareness throughout the organization through training and regular communication.
- Lead security initiatives that align with the organization’s long-term strategic goals.
- Establish and oversee a robust third-party risk management framework to mitigate external security threats by regularly assessing third-party security practices and compliance and developing contingency plans and mitigation strategies.
- Provide regular updates and security briefings to the executive leadership and relevant committees, highlighting recent security incidents, responses, lessons learned and recommending strategic improvements.
Daniel Suszczynski
Last position:
Engineering Leader & AI-Assisted Developer at Independent · Building with AI
- Building a full-stack e-commerce product using AI-assisted development, deliberately returning to hands-on engineering to validate how AI changes software development workflows and team dynamics.
- Exploring VP Technology, Head of Engineering, and Director of Engineering opportunities where hands-on AI experience meets organisational scaling expertise.
- Open to advisory conversations on AI-augmented engineering teams, technology strategy, platform architecture, and organizational design.
- No registered business. No commercial activity.
Patricia Afonso Alemany
Last position:
Head of Operations at StratifAI GmbH
- Designed, managed, and implemented the company’s operational, compliance, procurement, and financial strategy, ensuring alignment with rapid scaling and regulatory objectives.
- Built and scaled operational infrastructure across IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Compliance, supporting growth from 4 to 20 team members in 6 months.
- Oversaw financial management of OPEX, including budgeting, monitoring, and cost optimization to sustain high-growth operations.
- Developed and executed a procurement strategy, including vendor selection, negotiation, and performance oversight.
- Procured and managed external consultants (compliance, quality, regulatory experts) and orchestrated collaboration across internal teams and external partners to meet milestones.
- Implemented policies, SOPs, and business systems (compliance tracking, eQMS, payroll, vendor management, data governance) to support regulatory compliance and scalability.
- Managed and actively oversaw regulatory and compliance programs, embedding GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 requirements into day-to-day operations.
- Directed the rollout of a Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 13485 to prepare for medical device and AI regulatory certifications.
- Led people and culture development, establishing onboarding, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration structures to scale the organization effectively.
- Established risk management and business continuity frameworks, including security controls, risk registers, and compliance safeguards.
- Engaged executive leadership, board, and investors to align operational strategy with corporate goals and market expansion.
- Enabled technology-driven operations, selecting and implementing digital systems (e.g., Drata, Qualio) to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Scaled StratifAI’s operational backbone to support rapid growth and international market readiness.
- Achieved ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance within 6 months, enabling enterprise and healthcare partnerships.
- Implemented a QMS system aligned with ISO 13485, paving the way for regulatory approvals and positioning for upcoming ISO 13485 certification, CE-IVDR marking, and FDA clearance within 12 months.
- Designed and executed governance, procurement, and financial controls, ensuring efficient resource allocation and sustainable compliance.
- Established a culture of structured growth, integrating people, processes, and compliance frameworks to maintain operational excellence.
- Enabled StratifAI to confidently enter regulated US and EU markets, building the foundation for long-term expansion.
André Görst
Last position:
IT Consulting Project Management / Engineering Subproject Management at T-Systems (on assignment for government agencies)
- Projects for federal networks (NdB).
- CR management, EoL change requests, design and documentation according to ITSCM.
- Data center planning.
- Project management and engineering subproject management.
- Software development for virtual server environments according to BSI.
Konstantin Simonow
Last position:
Head of Cyber Defense Unit at Simonow Consulting GmbH
- Established the Cyber Defense Unit following a major cybersecurity incident
- Recruited a team of Cybersecurity Architects, Engineers and Senior Security Analysts
- Managed the team’s resources and activities in defining and implementing a target cybersecurity architecture, monitoring the IT landscape, detecting and responding to security events and incidents, and consulting other IT stakeholders in their efforts to improve the organization’s cybersecurity posture (comparable to Technical CISO role)
- Led the separation of Information Security (governance, risk, compliance) and Cyberdefense Unit (technical cybersecurity), in close collaboration with the CISO
- Led the selection and onboarding of external Security Operations Center (MSSP)
Albrecht Noack
Last position:
Senior Project Manager IT at HAYS Technology Solutions GmbH
- Leasing, lifecycle and process management for Apple iPhones, maintenance and expansion of the MDM system, coordination of leasing, device integration into DEP and MDM, followed by a rollout and hardware swap process, plus a BYOD and Android option
- Migration of the IT ticket system from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to Atlassian Jira Service Management: project management, definition of ticket types, seamless execution according to a detailed timeline, user communication, decommissioning of the old system
- Project lead: SAP interface in workforce management to automate reading of working hours
- Sub-project lead for inventory software EZO AssetSonar: demand management, software selection, procurement
Daria Beck
Last position:
Senior Consultant Strategy, Risk & Resilience Management at Antharas
- Creating guidelines
- Conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIAs), assessing risks and identifying time-critical business processes
- Process management
- Creating emergency and crisis management plans, including cyber response and IT recovery plans with a special focus on cyber attacks
- Conducting awareness training
- Planning and conducting tests and exercises
- Developing tailored solutions to minimize risks and ensure business continuity
Tino Truppel
Last position:
Director Technology at Forte Digital Germany
- Leading 20+ staff in development, site reliability engineering, and architecture.
- Leading the group-wide agentic AI initiative (Norway, Poland, Germany).
- Hands-on solution architect and AI consultant for over 50% of my working time on client projects in the publishing sector – from local publishers to international corporations.
- Strategic consulting and technical implementation of AI workflow platforms (n8n, Workato).
- Developing prototypes for traditional, AI-based, and agentic AI workflows.
Matthias Steinmann
Last position:
Senior Security Consultant (freelance) at DVZ M-V
- ISMS and security concept for the Fabasoft e-file according to BSI 200-1/2, among others
- Structural analysis (A.1), modeling (A.3), and baseline protection checks (A.4)
- Preparation for OWASP penetration test, incident response plan, risk analysis
- DevOps Bitbucket, ARC42, IAM with Keycloak/AD, multi-tenant setup, DMS, SOC
- Emergency preparedness concept (BSI 200-4), operations and service concept (BSK), ITSM
Jan Kopia
Last position:
Consultant for Information Security & Auditor at Kopiasonsulting GmbH
Operational management of the company: building teams and infrastructure, developing products, analysis and implementation of IT security measures
Project assignments in the IT security environment focusing on establishing blue teaming activities (defensive processes and technologies) to defend against cyber attacks
Conducting red teaming processes, including penetration tests and security analyses for companies
Consulting on setting up Security Operation Centers and implementing SIEM systems, and building Computer Incident Response Teams (CSIRT)
Auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, § 8a, ISO 27019, § 11 1a EnWG, TISAX
Advising companies in critical infrastructures on information security and compliance with the IT Security Act
Building SIEM/SOC processes and SOC analyst work (Splunk, ELK-Stack)
Integrating data into monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Consulting on BSI IT baseline protection, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BCM, ITIL and risk management
Security assessments and penetration testing of IT and network architectures
Henryk Orantek
Last position:
Security Consultant at Daimler AG
- Development of a cloud security strategy
- Implementation of cloud security governance to comply with ISO/IEC 27017 and the CSA CCM
- Creation of a management system to control cloud security with a focus on process design as well as roles and responsibilities
- Definition of security measures to safeguard cloud solutions
- Conducting requirements analyses and defining the scope for cloud security projects
- Achievements: Established an effective NIS2-compliant cloud security governance that meets industry-specific requirements and effectively minimizes cloud security risks
Dan Wucherpfennig
Last position:
Chief Operating Officer (COO) / Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at samedi
- Unified and optimized organizational structures across sales, delivery, and support; standardized handoffs and workflows to reduce friction.
- Designed and rolled out digitized, harmonized operational processes to improve efficiency and quality.
- Built and scaled the KHZG patient portal unit with integrated governance, making samedi a lead provider in Germany.
- Aligned revenue and fulfillment under coherent frameworks, delivering 25%+ YoY growth in 2024 and projected ~30%+ in 2025.
- Established cross-functional KPI oversight with process-driven improvement initiatives.
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Statistics of experts using ISMS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years (Germany: 21 years)
Position duration
2.1 years (Germany: 2.6 years)
Positions per freelancer
18 (Germany: 14)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Audit
Bachelor's degree or higher
87% (Germany: 89%)
Master's degree or higher
60% (Germany: 55%)
Doctorate
7% (Germany: 14%)
Certifications per freelancer
8
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 96%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Berlin using ISMS
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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
What ISMS means
An Information Security Management System, or ISMS, is the framework a company uses to manage security risk in a structured way. It brings policies, controls, evidence, and responsibilities into one system. Strong specialists keep it practical, not paper-heavy.
Where it is used
- ISO 27001 readiness and certification work
- Risk assessment and control mapping
- Security policies, procedures, and review cycles
- Audit preparation and evidence packs
- Supplier and third-party security checks
Companies use ISMS work to protect data, satisfy customer due diligence, and keep security tasks consistent across teams. In Berlin, it often sits close to SaaS, fintech, health, and regulated service environments where documentation and clear ownership matter.
Skills that matter
Good professionals know the standard, but they also know how to make it work inside a real business. They connect technical controls with legal, HR, IT, and business processes without creating unnecessary complexity.
They often bring:
- risk treatment planning
- policy writing and control design
- internal audit support
- incident handling playbooks
- awareness and training material
When freelance help fits
Freelance expertise is useful when a company needs focused ISMS work for a project, a gap, or a deadline. That can mean building the system from scratch, fixing weak evidence, preparing for an audit, or improving an existing setup after growth or incidents.
It also helps when internal teams have the subject matter but not the time to document, review, and align everything end to end.
Tools and standards
ISMS work often centers on ISO 27001, ISO 27002, risk registers, control libraries, and compliance evidence. Specialists may also work with GRC tools, ticketing systems, shared documentation spaces, and incident workflows.
Strong experts know how to turn scattered tasks into a repeatable process. They keep controls traceable, reviews current, and ownership clear.
What strong experts deliver
A strong ISMS professional does more than write policies. They make the system usable for the business, easy to audit, and realistic to maintain.
They usually deliver clean documentation, practical control mapping, and clear next steps for internal teams. That is what helps security programs stay active after the first audit cycle.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about ISMS.
An ISMS is used to manage information security in a structured way. It helps a company define risks, choose controls, assign owners, and keep evidence ready for audits and customer reviews. For many teams, it is the backbone of ISO 27001 work.
No. ISMS is the management system, while ISO 27001 is the standard many companies use to build and assess it. A freelancer working in this area should understand how the standard maps to policies, controls, and records.
Companies bring in ISMS specialists for setup, cleanup, audits, and improvement work. Common tasks include risk assessments, policy packs, control mapping, supplier reviews, and evidence preparation. They are also useful when internal teams need support before certification or surveillance audits.
A strong ISMS freelancer usually combines security knowledge with documentation, process design, and stakeholder coordination. Useful adjacent skills include ISO 27001, risk management, incident handling, and awareness training. Familiarity with GRC tools and audit work is a plus.
A ISMS expert focuses on the management system itself: governance, controls, evidence, and repeatable processes. A general security specialist may focus more on tools, infrastructure, or operations. Many projects need both, but the ISMS role is about making security auditable and organized.
A ISMS project needs someone who has done the work end to end, not just read the standard. Simple gap assessments may fit a narrower brief, while a full rollout or certification path needs broader experience across policy, risk, audit, and stakeholder management. The right depth depends on how mature the system already is.
Yes, most ISMS work can be done remotely, including workshops, document review, and audit preparation. On-site time in Berlin can still help for interviews, leadership buy-in, or sensitive internal sessions. Many companies use a mix of both.
Look for clear examples of how the ISMS work improved the company, not just how much documentation was produced. Good signs are practical risk treatment, usable policies, clean audit evidence, and communication that non-specialists understand. Ask how they handled gaps, deadlines, and conflicting priorities.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used ISMS in their recent projects is 123 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 981 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used ISMS in their recent projects, 87% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used ISMS in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used ISMS in their recent projects are English (100%), German (94%), and French (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used ISMS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (88%), and Banking and Finance (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used ISMS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Operations (76%).
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