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Cybersecurity role profile
Hire a Cybersecurity & IT Security Consultant
Structured expertise for ISMS, risk and security programmes — internal or client-facing
Our IT recruitment team combines IT executive search, specialist IT recruiters and scalable technology recruitment for security-critical hiring.
Information security consultants deliver structured outcomes: ISMS implementations, risk analyses, awareness and certification support. References include ISO/IEC 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz and NIST CSF.
Demand rises with NIS2 and enterprise policy; clients expect deliverables — not slides alone.
ENISA threat reporting and BSI reporting ground threat assumptions.
Hiring rewards referenceable projects, credentials (CISA, ISO LA, etc.) and facilitation skill.
Role profile
Purpose
Enable customers or internal stakeholders — measurable uplift in maturity and evidence.
Typical accountability
Workshops, assessments, implementation support, training, audit preparation.
Example KPIs
- • Project acceptance
- • audit outcomes
- • client satisfaction
- • extensions
Responsibilities in detail
1. Assessments
Gaps versus ISO 27001 / IT-Grundschutz; prioritisation.
2. Programmes
Roadmaps, policies, training concepts; alignment with IT and business.
3. Certification
External audit preparation; CAPA support.
4. Special topics
Cloud/AppSec/OT by focus; mapping to CIS Controls.
Interfaces
Internal
- consulting leadership
- delivery
- sales
External
- client CISO/IT
- auditors
Consultants need delivery discipline — not only sales support.
Qualifications
Professional
- ISMS/TISAX/domain knowledge
- workshop methods
- documentation quality
Delivery
- Client focus
- travel resilience
- teaching skill
Salary orientation (Germany)
Consulting bands vary widely; internal consulting roles may track IT project lead benchmarks.
Hiring challenges
Competition from large boutiques; differentiation via depth and references.
- • Scope creep in fixed-price work.
- • Knowledge drain with high churn.
- • “Do everything” expectations across domains.
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We validate consulting depth via deliverables, sector references and implementer/auditor credentials.
Client-facing or internal consulting tracks — with an explicit mandate definition first.