Your responsibilities

• Defence against cyber risks in the company incl. monitoring of network traffic.
• Detecting, identifying and combating cyber attacks, security incidents and anomalies in the corporate environment, in internal customer networks and laboratories
• Conducting vulnerability analyses as well as consulting and management of identified vulnerabilities
• Independent conception and execution of attacks on defined target systems (penteration tests)
• Carrying out forensic analyses
• Application and improvement of the SOC tool landscape (such as SIEM, Threat Context, Darkweb, Data leakage, Hacktivism and other IT security tools)
• Collaborate with IT teams to define security requirements, develop secure architecture models and execute security initiatives
• Analysing, interpreting and documenting the results or vulnerabilities using a ticketing system and proposing solutions in collaboration with the client
• Advising other organisational units on how to improve IT security using threat modelling
• Regular analysis of current IT threat situations and optimisation of existing security solutions to identify both known and new attack patterns
• Advising and supporting the IT compliance team in the design of technical regulations

Your profile

• Completed studies in computer science ideally with a focus on IT security or a comparable qualification.
• At least 3 years of experience in the SOC environment and IT forensics
• Certification as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or other certifications (e.g. CRISC, CISM, CISA, OSCP, OSCE or OSWE etc.) and good knowledge of ISMS (ISO/IEC 27001/2) are an advantage
• Experience and knowledge of tools and processes in handling IT security incidents
• Technical and methodological knowledge of IT security tools such as SIEM, vulnerability management, firewall, proxy
• Experience with relevant regulations and standards in the field of IT security (e.g. ISO27001, BSI IT Grundschutz, OWASP, NIST, CIS Controls)
• Analytical, conceptual and flexible way of working
• Ability to work in a team, flexibility and a confident manner, also with regard to communication and presentation of solutions and results
• Fluent English written and spoken, German language skills desirable

We offer

• GK enables you to work from home at any time
• We put emphasis on a long-term and trustful cooperation by offering permanent employment relationships with flexible working hours
• Performance-related and individual bonus payments depending on the area of activity
• Company car policy and free parking at our locations with good public transport connections
• Lease a maximum of 3 bikes up to a total value of €9,000
• An international working environment as well as a cooperative working climate with space for own ideas, creativity and concepts
• Turn your friends into colleagues: recommend a new employee and receive a referral bonus of €3,000 net
• Develop yourself professionally and personally through our own GK Academy and e-learning offerings
• Leasing of the latest Hardware for the private usage as part of our employee PC program. We make sure that your job-related equipment is ready for you for a smooth start from the first day of work
• Discounts offered through our corporate benefits program
• Location-related preventive measures (running groups, online sports courses, massage, blood donation appointments, health day
• Advantageous everyday life facilitations while you are in the office, such as parcel and bread roll service, pharmacy delivery service and much more
• Internal restaurant, bouldering and climbing wall, in-house kindergarden “Pixel” on the campus site at our headquarter in Schoeneck (Saxony) as well as a wide range of culinary offerings at the other locations
• Spend time with your colleagues outside the office at our many company events
• Read more about our Active Balance Program (here)