ISO 27001 Experts
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Dorothée M.
Last position:
Head of Secure Operations at Fidelity Fondsbank
Willy W.
Last position:
IT Security Consultant
SIEM/SOC Wazuh Implementation
Logistics
Wazuh | OpenSearch | Use Cases | Dashboards | Training
- Advised and provided technical support for the implementation of Wazuh as a SIEM solution
- Prepared and coordinated with teams involved in firewall, network, and IT operations
- Installed and configured Wazuh on the designated server infrastructure
- Developed security-related use cases and dashboards for centralized monitoring
- Delivered employee training on using and analyzing data from the SIEM solution
Dheeraj K.
Last position:
Senior IT Audit Consultant at Confidential Financial Services Client
System Transformation Audit
Supporting a project-related IT audit of a system transformation within the financial services sector, focusing on controls associated with different types of system migrations. The work involves reviewing migration-specific documentation and supporting evidence to assess whether the controls for each migration type are adequately evidenced and sufficient to address the associated migration risks. Particular emphasis is placed on the adequacy of control measures, the reliability of supporting evidence, and safeguards relating to data integrity and migration-related risks.
Team Size: 2 project managers, 1 delivery manager, 2 senior consultants
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Reviewing documentation and supporting evidence for different types of system migrations.
- Assessing migration-specific control procedures and evaluating whether the controls are appropriate and sufficient to address the associated risks.
- Evaluating the adequacy and completeness of evidence provided to demonstrate that migration controls have been performed as intended.
- Reviewing relevant control measures designed to safeguard data completeness, accuracy, and integrity during migration, where applicable.
- Identifying potential control gaps, insufficient evidence, and areas requiring further clarification or additional audit procedures.
- Assessing whether the documented migration approach and associated controls adequately address the risks arising from the respective migration type.
- Coordinating with relevant project stakeholders to clarify migration procedures, obtain supporting documentation, and follow up on open audit questions.
- Documenting audit procedures, evidence reviewed, control assessments, and observations in accordance with the engagement's audit methodology.
Audit Standards, Methodologies and Regulatory Frameworks: Migration Controls Assessment, Migration Risk Assessment, Evidence Review, Control Testing, IT Audit Documentation.
Areas of Expertise: System Transformation, System Migration Controls, Migration Risk Assessment, Control Evaluation, Evidence Assessment.
Main Results & Achievements:
- Contributing to the assessment of migration controls and the identification of potential control gaps.
- Identifying evidence deficiencies and areas requiring further clarification.
- Documenting audit observations and supporting the evaluation of migration-related risks and control effectiveness.
Klaus W.
Last position:
Project Manager
Project management for fiber-optic network expansion
Slava G.
Last position:
Security Consultant at Liebherr-IT Services GmbH
Designed a global SD-WAN / SASE solution (Paloalto Prisma Access or Cisco Secure Connect) and integrated it with the data center infrastructure (Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus Switches, Cisco WLAN Controller, Cisco ISE)
André G.
Last position:
Financial Reporting Consultant at Client anonymized (services sector)
Financial reporting as an MVP. Follow-up assignment.
- Reports on profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow
- Budget and personnel metrics (FTE)
- Implementation as an MVP with a fixed scope
Anne B.
Last position:
Founder & Application Security Consultant at AppSec Adventure LLC
- Developed the AppSec Ownership Model to distribute responsibilities across six roles involved in secure software development, clarifying ownership and accountability.
- Translated traditional Information Security processes for incident response, zero-day management, and vulnerability disclosure into AppSec-specific processes for software-producing organizations.
- Facilitated interactive workshops with development teams to establish shared secure coding and code review practices.
- Facilitated attacker-perspective exercises using OWASP Juice Shop to help developers challenge assumptions and make better security decisions.
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
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.
Mirco S.
Last position:
Co-Founder, CTO & Managing Director at Sourcera.ai (Venture Build)
Full overall responsibility: product, technology, compliance and go-to-market
- Delivered an enterprise MVP in 54 days, exceeding scope and schedule.
- Won a 250k € ARR anchor customer and built a sustainable enterprise sales pipeline in the first quarter.
- Paid PoCs with Zalando (35k €) and tesa (26k €), validating product-market fit with Tier-1 enterprise customers.
- Initiated ISO-27001 and TISAX certification processes. Left when the venture entered its next organizational phase.
Joerg S.
Last position:
Various short-term CTO, Enterprise Architecture Advisory for companies at various
Support for Transformation Projects:
- Expert CTO advisory and enterprise architecture consulting for several short-term transformation projects, ensuring measurable improvements in project outcomes and technical business alignment.
- Supporting strategic IT initiatives for diverse clients, driving digital transformation and optimizing technology operations to increase business value and operational efficiency.
Mischa G.
Last position:
Non-Financial Risk Officer at Nationale-Nederlanden
- Temporary cover for an absent non-financial risk officer.
- Operational scope: incident intake and follow-up, internal control testing, and first-line reporting for the Belgian entity.
Mario S.
Last position:
Interim CTO
Through Sourcegarden GmbH, ongoing engagement. Transitioning software development to agentic development in phases, from setup and pilots through transformation and handover.
Eduard D.
Last position:
Guest Lecturer at Politehnica University Bucharest
"Reasoning Models: From LLM Foundations to NOC Automation."
Stefan R.
Last position:
Information Security Consultant at TÃœV TRUST IT GmbH
- Conducting information classification, risk management and supplier assessment workshops
- Introduction of a customer-specific information security minimum standard (based on TISAX and ISO 27001) since Apr. 2026; implementing the same standard in parallel for a second customer
- Building an ISMS according to ISO 27001 for a logistics company (approx. 160–200 MA)
- Municipal utility company (KRITIS, approx. 450 MA): independently introduced the CRISAM GRC tool and am currently expanding it to include NIS-2 areas, took over parts of the ISB support mandate, and followed up on and remediated audit findings
- Supporting customers in implementing DORA and NIS-2, including documentation for a financial institution
- Conducting and supporting audits of systems for attack detection (SzA) according to § 8a BSIG (today §§ 31, 39 BSIG)
- Creating network structure plans according to IT-SiKat
- Creating technical security concepts (logging, IAM, attack detection)
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Statistics of experts using ISO 27001
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
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, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
54%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 7 Nov 2026.
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Average rates of experts using ISO 27001
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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 7 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
ISO 27001 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 (92%)
- Professional Services (57%)
- Banking and Finance (53%)
- Manufacturing (45%)
- Automotive (43%)
- Healthcare (34%)
- Government and Administration (33%)
- Insurance (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Standard
ISO 27001, formally ISO/IEC 27001, is the international standard for an information security management system, or ISMS. It gives organizations a structured way to identify information risks, select controls, assign ownership and improve security over time. Certification demonstrates that the management system has been assessed against the standard’s requirements.
What it covers
The standard applies to the information, people, processes and technology within a defined scope. Work commonly covers risk assessment, risk treatment, security objectives, leadership responsibilities, documented processes, internal audits and management review. Annex A provides a reference set of information security controls, while the organization decides which controls fit its risks.
Ecosystem
ISO 27001 specialists work across governance, risk and compliance tooling as well as operational security systems. Their work may connect with:
- ISMS documentation and control registers
- Risk and compliance management software
- Identity, access and asset management
- Vulnerability, incident and audit workflows
- Cloud security and supplier assurance
When to hire
Companies bring in freelance ISO 27001 expertise when certification is planned, an existing ISMS needs remediation or an audit has exposed gaps. Specialists can define a practical scope, coordinate evidence collection and prepare teams for certification or surveillance activities. They also help when internal security teams need temporary capacity without losing ownership of the system.
Strong specialists
Strong professionals connect the wording of ISO/IEC 27001 with how a company actually operates. They can interview stakeholders, map information flows, assess risk consistently and turn control requirements into usable procedures. They distinguish a documented intention from reliable evidence that a process is working.
Project fit
A good engagement starts with the organization’s scope, certification goal, current documentation and available stakeholders. Experienced specialists clarify whether the need is gap analysis, ISMS implementation, audit preparation, internal auditing or ongoing improvement. Remote collaboration works well when evidence is organized digitally; on-site workshops can help with sensitive processes, operational interviews and local language expectations.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with ISO 27001? These answers cover the essentials.
ISO 27001 is used to establish, operate and continually improve an information security management system. It helps an organization manage risks to information and demonstrate to customers, partners and auditors that security is governed through a structured process.
ISO/IEC 27001 is an international management system standard that can lead to certification, while SOC 2 is an attestation report focused on defined trust service criteria. The right choice depends on customer expectations, operating regions, assurance goals and the evidence the organization can maintain.
A capable ISO 27001 specialist often combines risk management, internal auditing, privacy awareness, supplier assurance and cloud security knowledge. Experience with identity management, incident response, business continuity and governance tools is also valuable when the ISMS spans several teams.
The required experience depends on the ISMS scope, organizational complexity and starting point. A gap assessment needs a different background from a full implementation, audit recovery or internal audit, so ask for evidence of comparable scope and deliverables rather than relying on a generic certification claim.
Much of ISO 27001 work can be delivered remotely through workshops, document reviews, interviews and digital evidence management. On-site sessions may still help when teams handle sensitive assets, when processes are difficult to observe remotely or when stakeholders in Germany prefer local-language collaboration.
Look for clear scope decisions, traceable risk treatment, practical controls and evidence that owners can maintain. A strong ISMS is not just a folder of policies; it connects business processes, responsibilities, reviews and improvement actions.
ISO 27001 does not require every Annex A control to apply in every organization. The company must assess its risks, justify selected or excluded controls and record the results in its Statement of Applicability, with decisions supported by the defined ISMS scope.
Typical deliverables include a gap assessment, ISMS scope, risk methodology, risk register, Statement of Applicability, policies, control procedures, evidence plans and audit preparation. An ISO/IEC 27001 professional may also conduct an internal audit and provide a prioritized remediation roadmap.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 924 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 54% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are German (98%), English (96%), and French (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Professional Services (57%), and Banking and Finance (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Project Management (84%), and Operations (64%).
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