Red Teaming Experts in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used Red Teaming
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
Seyed Farhad Miri
Last position:
Senior Product Security Engineer at Delivery Hero
- Developed a custom tool using the Mistral 7B LLM to scan, validate and report security vulnerabilities.
- Security tested AI agents, bots, and other LLMs with a focus on prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, EDR/AV bypass and evasion techniques, membership inference, model evasion, overfitting to malicious inputs and contextual manipulation.
- Onboarded repositories to SAST solutions for security scanning, implemented secrets scanning, DAST, SCA, and utilized ZAP for DAST in CI/CD pipelines.
- Engaged in security awareness trainings, developed CTF challenges and training materials to enhance developer security knowledge.
- Planned and executed bi-annual red teaming operations based on the MITRE ATT&CK framework and led internal and external pentests based on the OWASP Top 10 framework for 70+ applications worldwide, resulting in detection, reporting, and remediation of hundreds of vulnerabilities.
- Triaged HackerOne reports.
Claudia Helming
Last position:
Founder & AI Product Lead at Unforgotten
- Conceived, built and iterated an applied-AI MVP that turns in-depth audio interviews into structured, long-form narrative outputs across multiple genres (e.g. memoir, institutional knowledge, thematic essays) using agentic orchestration and multi-step reasoning.
- Designed and implemented core workflows in a Next.js-based stack, working with structured representations (JSON and other formats), retrieval-augmented generation and emerging knowledge graph structures to maintain context and consistency over long documents.
- Defined and tested agent behaviors across realistic storytelling scenarios, including ideal user journeys, edge cases and failure modes, with explicit criteria for coherence, factual alignment and user intent satisfaction.
- Currently running targeted user tests with selected partners to validate use cases and inform the next product iterations.
Amar Sankar Kar
Last position:
Prompt & Eval Playbook for CRM Conversations (Personal)
- Designed a compact framework to generate prompt–response sets for CRM lifecycle scenarios (onboarding, activation, retention, reactivation).
- Included adversarial variants (ambiguous requests, conflicting instructions, policy traps).
- Created a scoring rubric for factuality, tone, and coherence.
- Developed a lightweight guideline for annotator alignment and disagreement resolution.
Vishnu Kv
Last position:
Red Team Engineer (Professional Management Level VI) at Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland, Stackit)
- Developed Red Team infrastructure for real-world attack simulations using Sliver C2 and custom tools
- Executed advanced Red Team operations, integrating AI/LLM security research for prompt injection attacks
- Conducted comprehensive breach assessment attacks and vulnerability assessments across enterprise infrastructure
- Performed root cause analysis and purple team exercises, generating executive-level reports
- Lead LLM red teaming initiatives to improve AI model security for GPT-4, Mistral, and internal GenAI models
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
Amit Vitekar
Last position:
Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker) at Security Research Labs (SRLabs)
- Led telecom security testing team & SOC deployments across Tier-1 carriers; reduced critical vulnerabilities by 30%.
- Conducted 5G/O-RAN fuzzing, penetration testing, and vulnerability research (basebands, RAN, core).
- Designed testbeds for protocol fuzzing (AFL++, LibAFL) on 5G stacks.
- delivered client workshops on secure telecom with AI assisted workflows.
- Researched AI-driven SOC and penetration testing (LLMs for log triage, anomaly detection, adversarial monitoring).
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Statistics of experts using Red Teaming
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
14 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
6
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Education
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Audit, Legal
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
71%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
86%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Berlin using Red Teaming
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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About the technology
What red teaming means
Red teaming is controlled adversarial testing. The goal is to act like a real attacker and see how well an organization detects, contains, and responds. In many teams it is called red team work or adversarial simulation.
Typical engagements
- External attack path testing
- Internal compromise simulation
- Phishing and social engineering exercises
- Physical security scenarios
- Detection and response validation
Strong specialists shape each exercise around a clear goal, a safe scope, and measurable findings.
Skills that matter
Good red team professionals understand offensive techniques, Windows and Linux environments, identity systems, cloud controls, and common security tooling. They also write clean reports and explain risk in a way that security and leadership teams can act on.
When companies bring them in
Companies usually need freelance support before audits, after major infrastructure changes, or when they want to test a security program under realistic pressure. In Berlin, this often matters for SaaS teams, fintech, and larger enterprises that run mixed on-site and remote operations.
What strong work looks like
- Clear scope and rules of engagement
- Realistic tradecraft, not noise
- Safe execution with low business disruption
- Evidence that maps to actual risk
- Actionable remediation guidance
Strong professionals balance stealth, discipline, and communication. They know when to stop, what to document, and how to turn a finding into a fix.
Related expertise
Red teaming often sits near penetration testing, threat modeling, blue team operations, and purple teaming. The best specialists know how their work affects detection engineering, incident response, and control design. That makes their findings useful after the exercise ends.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Red Teaming.
Red Teaming is used to test how well a company can spot and stop a realistic attack. It helps validate people, process, and technical controls under pressure. The result is usually a clearer view of where defenses fail and what to fix first.
Red Teaming is broader and more goal-driven than a standard penetration test. A pen test looks for vulnerabilities and exposure, while a red team exercise tries to reach a target objective and measure detection and response. Many companies use both because they answer different questions.
A strong Red Teaming specialist should know attack paths, identity abuse, endpoint behavior, cloud security, and reporting. Experience with phishing, lateral movement, and evasion tactics is often useful, but the key is disciplined execution. They should also work well with security and leadership teams.
Red Teaming works best when the goal is clear: what to test, what is out of bounds, and how success will be judged. Even a small exercise can be useful if the target, timeframe, and safety rules are defined. Without that structure, the exercise can create confusion instead of insight.
Yes, Red Teaming is often run remotely, especially for cloud-heavy and distributed environments. Berlin teams may still want some on-site coordination for physical security or for sensitive internal exercises. The right setup depends on the scope and the company’s operating model.
Red Teaming often overlaps with scripting, Windows internals, Linux administration, Active Directory, cloud security, and reporting tools. Some specialists also use C2 frameworks, phishing tooling, or custom payloads, depending on the rules of engagement. The best toolset is the one that fits the objective safely.
Look for clear planning, realistic tradecraft, and findings that lead to action. A strong Red Teaming professional explains the attack path, the detection gaps, and the business impact without hiding behind jargon. Good reports are specific, reproducible, and useful for the teams that must fix the issue.
No, Red Teaming can help smaller companies too, especially when they handle sensitive data or want to test incident readiness. The exercise just needs to match the company’s size, risk, and maturity. For smaller teams, a focused scenario is often more valuable than a broad simulation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Red Teaming in their recent projects is 82 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 653 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Red Teaming in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 71% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Red Teaming in their recent projects have 14 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Red Teaming in their recent projects are English (100%), German (86%), and Spanish (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Red Teaming in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (71%), and Education (29%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Red Teaming in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Product Development (71%), and Quality Assurance (57%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Red Teaming
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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