IT Security Specialist

1/2021 – 3/2022

The “Deutsche Börse AG” increased its maturity of cyber security a lot over the last years, rolling out new standards and policies for all entities within its scope. As it is now time to ensure the compliance with those standards all entities are required to self-assess the compliance status and our job is to review these assessments and manage the risk register accordingly.

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities
• Working remotely and self-sufficient on reviewing self-risk-assessments.
• Workload management is done by each ISGR review separately. I must balance criticality of assessments, workload and number of assessments with the time available.
• Working with tight schedules and deadlines under high-pressure.

Certified Information Security Manager

11/2019 – 11/2020

I was part of a team responsible for a new developed Application Connectivity Request System. I was coordinating multiple subprojects, teams, and corresponding stakeholders. As this tool is a huge security gate there was a lot of pressure timewise and content wise. I was responsible for a team working on a subproject which consolidated all common services into one configuration.

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities
• Communication between project teams, clients, and CIO.
• Coordination of different teams with different topics, documentation of meetings, capturing and follow-up of progress and communication of solutions to stakeholders.
• Development of logical solutions to different problems, co-ordination of realization of those solutions.

Certified Information Security Manager

5/2018 – 11/2019

Me and a Senior Manager replaced the Security Information Team in the headquarters of this global concern with more than 80 sub businesses. We took over the implementation of an ISMS to parts of that concern and developed a Information Security Strategy and Program in alignment with the Business Strategy.
I was also responsible for the global implementation of self-assessment tool to capture the information security situation for the whole concern.

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities
• Development of an Information Security Strategy and Program in alignment with the business goals.
• Advising the headquarters on all Information Security relevant topics.
• Supervising the development of a self-assessment tool in Kansas City USA and the global roll-out.
• Coordination of a global Information Security Self-Assessment in alignment with ISO/IEC 27001.

Certified Information Security Manager, Cyber Security, ISO / IEC 27001