Vulnerability Management Experts in Berlin

• Developed a custom tool using the Mistral 7B LLM to scan, validate, and report security vulnerabilities.
• Security tested AI agents, bots, and other LLMs, focusing 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, and SCA, and used ZAP for DAST in CI/CD pipelines.
• Delivered security awareness training and developed CTF challenges and training materials to improve developers' security knowledge.
• Planned and carried out 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 the detection, reporting, and remediation of hundreds of vulnerabilities.
• Triaged HackerOne reports.

• 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

At gematik's Cyber Defense Center (CDC/CERT) (critical infrastructure): Security Monitoring, Incident Response, and Service Monitoring for the telematics infrastructure (TI)

• Vulnerability management with Nexpose for gematik and the telematics infrastructure
• Vulnerability Assessment: Assessing and tracking vulnerabilities through Jira
• Security Monitoring and triage of security events with Splunk
• First Responder and Incident Handling: Initial assessment, triage, and escalation
• Service Monitoring: Monitoring critical TI services
• Documenting runbooks, playbooks, and knowledge base articles in Confluence

• Defined and executed a comprehensive security roadmap: integrated Shift-Left Security, CNAPP, and DevSecOps principles to streamline secure product development and reduce risk exposure.
• Established a robust threat modeling framework: embedded security into design processes, enabling early identification of vulnerabilities and reducing potential risks.
• Developed a scalable Vulnerability Management program: accelerated detection and remediation of new vulnerabilities, significantly shortening the risk response cycle.
• Enhanced cloud and container security: leveraged advanced tools such as Tetragon to achieve deeper visibility and implement a defense-in-depth strategy.
• Automated security controls within CI/CD pipelines: integrated security measures into the development lifecycle to maintain continuous delivery with robust safeguards.
• Championed cross-functional collaboration: partnered with developers and infrastructure teams to prioritize threats and align remediation efforts, fostering a unified security culture.
• Ensured regulatory compliance and audit readiness: collaborated closely with the InfoSec team to adhere to internal policies and successfully support audits for standards like PCI-DSS and SOC2.

• 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

• 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

• Senior program director and enterprise architect with nearly 30 years of operational experience in HR, ERP, security, risk management, finance, PLM and SLM.
• Expertise in IT program and project management, engineering, process management and organizational development.
• Experience working for the world leader in service management software, rail transportation and a leading tier 1 automotive supplier.
• Subject matter expertise in finance, automation processes, logistics, ERP and PLM and integration, including related end-to-end lifecycle data management and enterprise architecture.
• Specializes in managing large and complex engagements, programs and projects from demand, idea and strategy to operation, including stakeholder and change management.
• Expertise areas: HR, ERP, SecOps, integrated risk management, supply chain and operations, finance, SLM, product strategy, lifecycle management, shared services, IT and PLM.
• Industry experience in technology, tier 1 automotive, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, high technology and software industries, banking and insurance, and railway.
• Experience with SecOps (security incident response and vulnerability management), digital portfolio management, integrated risk management, service portfolio management and business continuity planning.
• Experience defining and designing integrated risk management including security and operations (response plans), CMDB initiatives and shared service implementations.
• Implemented integrated risk management including digital business continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, digital maturity assessments and security risk registers.
• Technology skills include SAP, HR, time and attendance, ERP, PLM, ALM, ITSM and CAD systems.
• Experience with cloud-based services and master data management.
• Familiar with TOGAF, IT4IT, SAFe and PPM.
• Project client exposure to companies such as Siemens, BMW, Daimler, BASF, Bayer, Bosch, DHL, DB Schenker, ServiceNow, Bombardier, KION, Johnson Controls, Schaeffler, Deutsche Telekom, SAP, FEMSA, CEMEX, Nestlé, Heineken, Air France/KLM, Airbus, Vodafone, Majorel, Virgin Trains, Equinor, ASML and Volvo.
• Holds a master’s degree in informatics and a bachelor’s degree in applied economics.

• Preparing an oil company for KRITIS auditing
• KRITIS consulting
• Creating necessary policies, processes, and guidelines in line with KRITIS requirements
• Tools and methodologies used: ISO/IEC 27001, BSI IT Baseline Protection, KRITIS-V