ISO 27001 Experts in Germany
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Andreas R.
Last position:
Freelance Information Security Consultant at A-R-C Andreas Rühl Consulting
Development and implementation of customized information security strategies
Introduction and further development of ISMS according to ISO 27001, BSI-Grundschutz and other standards
Risk management and preparation of security concepts
Consulting for KRITIS, PCI DSS, TISAX and VdS 3473/10000
Establishment and optimization of security organizations
Creation and implementation of policies, guidelines, work instructions and process descriptions
Audit support and certification preparation
Delivery of training sessions, workshops and awareness campaigns
Selection and consulting for 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, managed security services and SOC
Management and coordination of 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
Organization of initial response, forensic investigations and organizational measures in security incidents
Design and delivery of targeted workshops on topics such as ISMS, IT risks and current threat scenarios
Awareness campaigns to promote a security culture in companies
Special training on ISO 27001, BSI-Grundschutz, 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 external CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Support in developing and implementing IT security and corporate strategies
Coaching and mentoring of managers in information security
Establishment and management of security departments, including employee recruitment and qualification
Temporary assumption of management responsibility in critical situations
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.
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Olaf S.
Last position:
Trainer & Facilitator for Digital Sovereignty at ITSM-COLOGNE
Project: Digital Sovereignty – Toll Collect
Workshop: Digital Sovereignty Recognize dependencies, reduce risks, remain capable of acting
Format
- One-day practical seminar
Target group
- Executive management
- IT managers
- Data protection officers
- Compliance functions
Content and objectives
- Systematic analysis of digital dependencies
- Assessment of legal and operational risks
- Development of a concrete plan to increase digital sovereignty
- Mapping of the entire IT infrastructure by participants
- Identification of critical dependencies on non-European providers
- Creation of a prioritized risk matrix based on:
- GDPR
- NIS2
- EU AI Act
- Joint development of options for action – from a hybrid model to complete migration to European solutions
- Development of an individual sovereignty roadmap with:
- Responsibilities
- Milestones
- Budget framework
Agenda
- Preliminary self-assessment (current infrastructure)
- Digital sovereignty? Nothing but an illusion
- Digital sovereignty 2026 – Germany’s dangerous dependency in focus
- Digital sovereignty & open source
- What is digital sovereignty?
- Three questions raised by digital sovereignty
- Reflection: Digital sovereignty in your own life
- Why is digital sovereignty existential now?
- Practical examples of digital sovereignty
- Schleswig-Holstein initiative
- Benefits of digital sovereignty for your company
- Assessing strategy options (cost-benefit matrix)
- Sovereign provider? 10 questions
- What does digital sovereignty specifically mean for your company?
- How do you shape digital sovereignty?
- Digital sovereignty and psychological safety
- Psychological safety: The key to high-performing teams
- Why psychological safety in your company?
- Benefits of psychological safety
- Invitation to group work: PsySafety Check (PS-C)
- The “Braintrust” experiment
- Creating a risk matrix
- Creating a roadmap & project plan
- European alternatives to US Big Tech
- 10-point plans:
- NIS2
- EU AI Act
- GDPR
- ISO 27001
Matthias K.
Last position:
Business Owner at AKM
Management of several MFA methods for centralized authentication within a group. Interface between various stakeholders such as Support, Finance, Developers, and Security departments. Assessment of compliance requirements such as KRITIS. Budget controlling and monitoring of KPIs and SLAs. Support with internal and external audits on MFA topics and with connecting new systems. Review of operational documentation. Participation in steering committees and leadership of service review meetings and decision-making committees.
Tools/Frameworks: FIDO, Yubikey, Veridium, BSI Grundschutz, NIST
Paul W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH
Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.
- Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
- Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
- Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
- Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.
Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io
Enver B.
Last position:
Interim Manager Data Protection Projects at Telefonica Deutschland GmbH
Management of data protection & IT security-related projects. Adjustments to knowledge management and consulting processes.
Activities:
- Data protection consulting
- Process optimization in in-house consulting
- Interface to specialist departments, IT security, development and management
Christian F.
Last position:
Project Lead & Cyber Security Consultant at Deutsche Börse Gruppe
- Established a cyber resilience framework for AI-accelerated threats in the Frontier AI Threat Endurance (FATE) program: capability assessments, maturity assessments and gap analyses covering cyber security, operational resilience, incident response, recovery and governance, followed by target concepts and improvement measures
- Supported action owners from specification through implementation: implementation roadmaps, decision papers, management presentations and governance reporting, as well as audit- and supervision-ready documentation; managed stakeholders from IT, Information Security, Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Business Continuity and the business units
Kathrin S.
Last position:
Requirements Engineer at Governikus GmbH & Co. KG
- Impact: Structured requirements analysis and quality assurance as a foundation for the further development of a software solution.
- Analysis, documentation, and coordination of requirements. Conducting stakeholder analyses, interviews, and workshops to gather and validate requirements. Conducting requirements reviews and working closely with business departments and development teams.
Techniques & Tools: Requirements Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Workshop Facilitation, System Context Modeling, Requirements Reviews, Quality Scenarios, Miro, Jira, Confluence
Andreas T.
Last position:
Transformation Consultant at Bank-regulated environment (NDA)
Subproject Lead – Nearshoring Transformation
Project context: Support of a transformation program for relocating operational services to an international nearshore model
- Subproject lead
- Assessment of existing organizational and operating models
- Conducting GAP analyses
- Development of a sourcing readiness model
- Coordination of various departments
- Management of external partners
- Documentation of organizational changes
- Monitoring of the service provider / nearshoring partner
Frank J.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager / IT Manager - Email Gateway Migration & Information Security at Public Authority
- Strategic planning, detailed technical preparation and operational management of an email gateway migration in a security-critical government environment.
- Preparation of the technical specification and development of technical concepts and migration approaches in line with BSI requirements.
- Technical requirements management with business units, information security and operations.
- Coordination of external service providers, integrators and implementation partners; maintenance of project plans, milestones, resources, risks and dependencies.
- Regular reporting to project management, the program environment and internal stakeholders.
Fred K.
Last position:
Project Manager Digital Restructuring at Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH
Assignment focus: Leading digital restructuring in a highly regulated Defence and Aerospace environment. Focus areas: improving data flows and data quality, introducing paperless data collection in production, integrating machine data for automatic SPC calculation and process control, as well as cybersecurity analyses.
Main objectives:
- Analyze, structure and improve data flows and data quality in production
- Introduce paperless data collection in manufacturing areas
- Integrate machine data for automatic SPC data calculation and process control
- Implement digital restructuring while meeting regulatory requirements in the Defence environment
Measures and results:
- Analyzed and structured existing production data flows as a basis for control and reporting
- Established mechanisms to ensure data quality and availability across manufacturing areas
- Introduced paperless data collection in production — replacing manual and paper-based processes
- Integrated machine data for automatic SPC data calculation (control charts, Cp/Cpk) and real-time process control
- Conducted cybersecurity analyses in the production and IT environments
Area of responsibility: Project management for digital restructuring, paperless production, data management and data quality in a highly regulated Defence and Aerospace environment.
Robert F.
Last position:
Interim Group CIO / CISO at Kellenberger
- Private Equity owned precision grinding machines for Auto, Military & Aerospace – 1200 Employees
- Acting as Interim Group CIO / CISO consolidating Global IT back to Europe – M&A consolidation
- Managed major Security event and post event cleanup – Reporting to regulators
- Performed Vendor & Contract Management – full assessment of capabilities
- Guided Infrastructure refresh & Security Hygiene assessments
Federico L.
Last position:
Senior IAM Manager & Single Point of Contact for Information Security at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
As Germany’s only large integrated energy company, EnBW covers the entire value chain—from energy generation and distribution to serving customers. The company is expanding its renewable energy sources, working toward a socially responsible coal phase-out, and advancing key technologies such as the use of green hydrogen. A rapid energy transition and achieving climate neutrality by 2035 are priorities for EnBW. Developing and implementing an end-to-end process view that takes both technical and organizational aspects into account Ensuring end-to-end control of all IAM-related technical services Establishing clear responsibilities and accountabilities across the IAM landscape Working with various departments to identify and optimize an end-to-end architecture and act as the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for Information Security Introducing and monitoring governance policies to ensure compliance and security Continuously improving IAM processes and systems through regular audits and service reviews Taking part in external process audits as part of official audits against ISO standards Further developing the policy that sets administrative requirements and procedures, and aligning it with administrative departments Conceptually developing the KPI system for measuring process quality
Martin R.
Last position:
Fractional CIO - IT Carve-out & Post-Merger Integration at XTRONIC GmbH & iinovis GmbH (Accursia Capital)
Carve-out and post-merger integration of two automotive engineering companies under Accursia Capital, 6 locations in Germany and Spain, 250+ employees after the carve-out. Reporting directly to the investor, with overall IT responsibility for both companies.
- Consolidation of the ERP landscape into one instance (replacement of SAP legacy)
- TISAX certification
- M365, identity and data center migration
- Replacement of end-of-life infrastructure
- Weekly investor reporting
Results:
- Critical infrastructure risk eliminated, backup and platform stabilized
- One IT organization established for both companies
- Weekly investor reporting successfully established
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Statistics of experts using ISO 27001
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.6 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
87%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
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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.
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 (58%)
- Banking and Finance (52%)
- Manufacturing (44%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Healthcare (34%)
- Government and Administration (32%)
- Insurance (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Purpose and scope
ISO 27001 is the international standard for an information security management system, commonly called an ISMS. It gives organisations a structured way to identify information risks, define controls, assign responsibilities and improve security over time. The standard applies across business processes, technology, people and suppliers.
Certification work
Companies use ISO 27001 to establish a credible security framework and prepare for an independent certification audit. Specialists translate the standard into practical policies, risk treatment plans, control evidence and management reviews. The work can support new certification, a transition to a revised edition or the ongoing operation of an existing ISMS.
Controls and tooling
The work connects governance with operational security. Relevant skills often include:
- Risk assessment, asset inventories and statements of applicability
- Access control, incident response and business continuity
- Supplier reviews, awareness programmes and internal audits
- Evidence management across cloud, infrastructure and business systems
When companies hire
Freelance expertise is useful when an organisation lacks internal capacity, faces an audit deadline or needs an independent view of its security programme. Specialists may close control gaps, organise evidence, run internal audits or coordinate stakeholders across legal, procurement, IT and leadership. In Germany, they often support teams working with international customers and regulated supply chains.
Strong professional signals
A strong ISO 27001 professional combines standard knowledge with judgement about real operating environments. They can distinguish a useful control from paperwork that only appears compliant, document decisions clearly and explain risk to non-specialists. Experience with ISO 27002, privacy obligations, cloud shared-responsibility models and audit evidence is valuable.
Collaboration and delivery
Projects may be delivered remotely, on site or through a combination of both. Clear ownership, secure document handling and regular workshops matter when teams are distributed across Germany or multiple countries. Effective specialists leave behind maintainable processes, traceable evidence and a practical improvement plan rather than a folder of generic policies.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about ISO 27001 — answered in short.
ISO 27001 is used to establish, operate and continually improve an information security management system. It helps organisations manage risks to information and demonstrate that security controls are governed, documented and reviewed.
ISO 27001 sets the requirements for an auditable information security management system and can support certification. ISO 27002 provides guidance on information security controls, so it helps organisations interpret and implement controls but is not itself a certification standard.
A capable ISO 27001 specialist often brings skills in risk management, internal auditing, supplier assurance, incident response and business continuity. Cloud security, privacy governance, identity management and evidence collection are also useful when the ISMS covers modern technology estates.
The right ISO 27001 experience depends on the scope, starting point and audit expectations of the organisation. A specialist should have handled comparable ISMS work, understand the selected controls and be able to show how risks, evidence and corrective actions were managed in practice.
ISO 27001 projects can often be delivered remotely because interviews, document reviews, risk workshops and evidence checks work well online. On-site sessions may still help with sensitive processes, facility controls or stakeholders who prefer in-person collaboration, and German or English language capability should match the team.
Ask how the ISO 27001 specialist has handled the relevant scope, risk method, control set and audit process. It is also important to clarify access to systems and records, expected deliverables, stakeholder availability and whether the specialist can work independently without creating unnecessary documentation.
High-quality ISO 27001 work links each material risk to a clear treatment decision, an accountable owner and usable evidence. Strong deliverables are consistent with the organisation’s real processes, withstand audit questioning and remain practical after the freelancer leaves.
ISO 27001 can be applied by organisations of different sizes when the scope and control system are proportionate to their risks. Smaller companies may define a focused ISMS, while larger groups may need coordinated governance across locations, business units, suppliers and cloud services.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 924 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects, 87% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are German (98%), English (96%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Professional Services (58%), and Banking and Finance (52%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Project Management (85%), and Operations (65%).
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