Christian G. - DORA Implementation Project

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Cologne, Germany

Experience

Feb 2024 - Present

1 year 7 months

Germany

DORA Implementation Project

Horváth Managementberatung

Adapting the organizational structure and revising policy documents.
(Re-)designing processes.
Implementing ICT risk management, information network, third-party ICT providers, and information registry.
Vulnerability, patch, and change management.
SBOMs and incident management.

Apr 2023 - Present

2 years 5 months

Germany

External Information Security Officer

Variolytics GmbH

Achieved Achilles certification.
Established an ISMS according to ISO 27001.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Gothaer Solutions GmbH

Deputy technical lead of information security management with a 10-member team.
Worked in a highly regulated environment (DORA, VAIT, BAIT).
Direct reporting lines to the CIO and management of Gothaer Solutions.
Managed and coordinated information security processes.
Led task forces to handle information security incidents.
Contributed to IT emergency and business continuity management.

Sep 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 4 months

Managing Director (Part-time)

ArcSin GmbH

Responsible for strategic direction and operational business activities.
Managed and coordinated software development in AI and cryptography.
Experience with massively parallel processing in distributed systems at about 1.5 petaflops.

Mar 2021 - Dec 2023

2 years 10 months

External Information Security Officer

Bund und Länder

Responsible for the “nora emergency call app”.
Established an ISMS based on BSI IT-Grundschutz.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

2 years

Information Security Officer

Gothaer Systems GmbH

Helped build a certified information security management system according to ISO 27001.
Created guidelines and policies, and designed processes and controls.
Advised IT projects on information security.
Analyzed and assessed technical issues.

Jun 2018 - Oct 2023

5 years 5 months

External Data Protection Officer

Praxisklinik Dr. Ksendsowski

Jun 2018 - Mar 2023

4 years 10 months

External Information Security Officer

aquatune GmbH

Established an ISMS according to ISO 27001.

Jun 2017 - Present

8 years 3 months

Managing Director

Blackfort Technology

Delivered various projects focused on information security, data protection, and enterprise IT architecture in a partner network.
Built and operated vulnerability management solutions in partnership with Tenable and Rapid7.
Designed vulnerability and patch management, defined governance and technical concepts, and implemented on-premise, cloud, or managed services.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

3 years

Audit Specialist

Deutsche Bank Gruppe

Led audits in a highly regulated environment (BAIT, MaRisk, ZAG, KRITIS).
Conducted various audits in information security and IT.
Covered topics like information security management, payment systems, PKI, and data center security.
Reviewed audit results, developed remediation measures, and presented to management.

Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

1 year 2 months

Senior Consultant

TÜV Trust IT GmbH

Led projects to build information security management systems according to ISO 27001 for critical infrastructure companies.
Focused on public sector clients at the municipal level in energy, water, transport, and traffic.
Managed audits for information security reviews under TÜV TRUST IT standards.

Nov 2014 - Oct 2015

1 year

IT Security Consultant

exceet Secure Solutions AG

Technical project lead for Gematik/Telematics Infrastructure.
Focused on requirements analysis, testing, and implementing PKI components.
Worked with software and hardware like Hardware Security Modules (HSM).
Developed security concepts.

Feb 2011 - Oct 2014

3 years 9 months

IT Solution Architect – Directory Services & PKI

BWI Informationstechnik GmbH

Designed, developed, and operated directory services and PKI.
Coordinated data synchronization across about 15 subsystems.
Specialized in disk encryption and smartcard authentication.
Responsible for identity and access management and building service portfolio management.

Jun 2007 - Jan 2011

3 years 8 months