Security Consultant (m/f/d) | Defence Sector | Remote | 8-month Contract
Our client is a leading defence-sector technology organisation in Germany, supporting a large-scale initiative to design and implement a highly secure information environment enabling multiple security domains. They are seeking a freelance Security Consultant to define, implement, and optimise security architectures, processes, and controls across a complex, high-security IT landscape.
Project Details:
Duration: May – December 2026
Workload: 5 days per week (full-time)
Location: Remote (95%) | Bonn (5%)
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop security architectures and strategies for a high-security, multi-domain information environment.
- Define and implement security standards, policies, and governance frameworks aligned with regulatory requirements.
- Conduct threat analysis, threat hunting, and support incident response activities across the environment.
- Support the design, optimisation, and operation of Security Operations Center (SOC) processes.
- Ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g. ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, DSGVO).
- Secure cloud and container environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- Advise on secure system integration and support certification processes in regulated environments.
- Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to align on security requirements and best practices.
- Review technical concepts and provide risk-based assessments and recommendations.
- Support vendor selection, tenders, and security-related evaluations.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Security Consultant, IT Security Specialist, or Security Architect in complex IT environments.
- Strong expertise in IT security architecture, cloud security, and infrastructure security.
- Hands-on experience with SOC operations, SIEM tools, incident response, and threat hunting.
- Solid knowledge of security standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz).
- Experience securing cloud and container platforms (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- Understanding of network, Windows, and Linux security.
- Experience in regulated or high-security environments (e.g. public sector, defence, finance).
- Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, cloud security) are highly desirable.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent German and good English language skills.