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Jan (G. e.) Kopia

Consultant for Information Security & Auditor

Jan Kopia
Berlin, Germany

Experience

May 2015 - Dec 2024
9 years 8 months

Consultant for Information Security & Auditor

Kopiasonsulting GmbH

  • Operational management of the company: building teams and infrastructure, developing products, analysis and implementation of IT security measures

  • Project assignments in the IT security environment focusing on establishing blue teaming activities (defensive processes and technologies) to defend against cyber attacks

  • Conducting red teaming processes, including penetration tests and security analyses for companies

  • Consulting on setting up Security Operation Centers and implementing SIEM systems, and building Computer Incident Response Teams (CSIRT)

  • Auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, § 8a, ISO 27019, § 11 1a EnWG, TISAX

  • Advising companies in critical infrastructures on information security and compliance with the IT Security Act

  • Building SIEM/SOC processes and SOC analyst work (Splunk, ELK-Stack)

  • Integrating data into monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

  • Consulting on BSI IT baseline protection, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BCM, ITIL and risk management

  • Security assessments and penetration testing of IT and network architectures

May 2013 - May 2015
2 years 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Software Team Lead and IT Security Project Manager

BallyWulff Games & Entertainment GmbH

  • Leading the software team (12 people)

  • Organizing software development projects in embedded and x86 technology

  • Optimizing product development processes, including hardware production workflows

  • Project management of hardware and software development in the embedded domain (e.g. according to ISA99/IEC62443)

  • Designing a security module (hardware and software), threat modeling and deciding on cryptographic measures

  • Creating a security target based on Common Criteria and preparing audits for BSI-certified IT security

  • Penetration testing of the internal IT environment and security assessments

  • Reverse engineering of software / network forensics and automation scripts (Bash, Perl, Python)

Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Head of Department / Executive Assistant

OpenLimit SignCubes GmbH

  • Operational management of the IT department (35 IT specialists, 5 direct reports)

  • Introducing and shifting the development methodology to an agile Scrum process

  • Project management for Common Criteria certifications and support for ISO 27001/ISO 9001 certifications

  • Creating risk management and IT security concepts for embedded systems

  • Threat modeling, security assessments and penetration testing of solutions

  • Developing defense strategies against DDoS attacks and implementing BSI baseline protection requirements

Oct 2010 - Mar 2012
1 year 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Senior Project Manager and Scrum Master

Immobilienscout24

  • Serving as Scrum Master for a cross-functional team (1–2 teams, each with 7 people)

  • Implementing the CRM system Salesforce.com for 500 users

  • Designing and introducing an external event management system into company processes

  • Evaluating and implementing an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with SOA architecture and setting up BPM

  • Launching a social media / Enterprise 2.0 intranet

  • Migrating a BI tool and introducing a new business intelligence system

Aug 2009 - Mar 2012
2 years 8 months
Berlin, Germany

Partner

Synthesos Wirtschaftsberatungs-GmbH

  • Consulting and coaching clients on IT processes, financing and HR management

  • Conducting security assessments and penetration tests

  • Developing mobile apps (iOS, Android) and writing technical articles

  • Designing business plans and giving presentations at networking events

Sep 2007 - Jul 2009
1 year 11 months
Berlin, Germany

Head of Consulting & Project Management

DIS AG

  • Development and implementation of sales ideas and business unit strategy for consulting and project management

  • Advising on business processes (CMMI, ITIL, ISO 20000, information security) and IT decisions (SOA, outsourcing, migration)

  • Pricing and preparation of proposals for personnel assignments

  • Interim assignments as manager and freelancer for clients such as Axel Springer AG, BP, and Cornelsen

Jun 2005 - Aug 2007
2 years 3 months
Bern, Switzerland

Head of IT

New Impact AG

  • Disciplinary management of the IT department (20 employees)

  • Resource planning and operational responsibility for IT processes following ITIL, including security aspects

  • Project management (requirements specifications, workshops, controlling) based on Hermes

  • Client consulting and architectural decisions (OOA/OOD with UML)

Nov 2003 - May 2005
1 year 7 months

IT Consultant

Yener Marketing & Vertrieb

  • Design and implementation of an automated e-business system

  • Coordination of additional developers and client consulting

  • Requirements analysis, proposal preparation, and technical specifications

  • Project management and development of a B2B system (PHP, MySQL, Linux, Apache)

Skills

General Activities

  • Audits For Iso 27001, §8a, Iso 27019, §11 1a Enwg, Tisax, Iso 9001
  • Development And Review Of Projects, Strategies, Processes And Systems In Information Security And It Security
  • Writing It Security Concepts And Technical Articles
  • Security Assessments And Penetration Testing
  • Project Management (Pmi, Scrum)
  • Consulting On Implementing Isms Based On It Baseline Protection (Bsi 200 Series) And Native Iso 27001
  • Setting Up Security Operation Centers / Siem Processes
  • Conducting Trainings

Special Areas

  • Grc, Data Protection And Security Personnel, Analysis And Design Of Solutions
  • Software Development Security And It Architecture/infrastructure
  • Consulting
  • Building Soc / Incident Response And Csirt
  • It Security
  • Cloud Security
  • Pki And Network Infrastructure Security
  • Red Teaming / Blue Teaming
  • Server And Endpoint Hardening
  • Common Criteria Certifications
  • Modeling, Analyzing And Optimizing Processes
  • Process Standards And Maturity Models (Bsi Baseline Protection (Bsi 200-1-4), Iso 9001, Iso 27001, Cmmi, Risk Management)
  • Coaching And Trainings

Core Competencies And Personality

  • Coordination Of Complex It And Security Topics
  • Building Soc / Incident Response And Csirt Structures
  • Goal-oriented
  • Diplomatic
  • Responsible
  • Trustworthy

Experience Areas And Technical Focus

  • Security Assessments & Penetration Testing / Owasp, Mitre Att&ck
  • Implementation In The Common Criteria Certification Environment
  • Advising Companies On Implementing Management Systems (Isms / Iso 27001, Iso 9001, Tisax, Critical Infrastructures According To §8a And It Security Catalog)
  • Iso 27001 Based On Bsi It Baseline Protection
  • Conducting Trainings On Various Topics, Iso 27001 / Awareness Trainings
  • Security Assessments In Industrial Environments
  • Building Security Operation Centers (Soc) And Siem Implementation (Including Elk And Splunk Experience)
  • Secure Software Development (Secure Coding)
  • Cloud Security (M365, Azure, Aws)
  • Assessment And Design Of Data Centers For Information Security
  • Hardening Systems, E.g. Based On Cis Standards
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Use Of Tools Such As Nessus, Rapid7, Splunk, Elk-stack, Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Qualys, Aws Security Tools, Palo Alto Soar, Wireshark, Azure Security Tools, Risk2value, Hiscout, Verinice, Crowdstrike
  • It Architecture Assessment Based On Standards Like Togaf, Corba, Eap, Naf
  • Security In Software Development Processes, Static Code Analysis, Threat Modeling
  • Certified Scrum Master And Experience Working With Scrum Teams
  • Project Management According To Pmi Knowledge Areas, Traditional And Agile Methods
  • Leading Projects And Teams Of Up To 30 People (Agile Methods, Prince2, Pmi)
  • Requirements Analysis And Process Analysis
  • Creating Functional And Technical Specifications
  • Analyzing Processes And It Architectures
  • Workshop Moderation
  • Author Of Technical Articles And Books

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2005 - Jun 2006
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MBA - Master of Business Administration · Business Administration

Oct 2001 - Jun 2004
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Bachelor of Science · Computer Science · Graduated with honors

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PhD · Management Systems

Certifications & licenses

SOC-200

CISSP (ISC2)

ISC2

ITIL v4 Update Training

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

IRCA

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

IRCA

Scrum Master Certification

Scrum Alliance

Azure Pentester

CMMI

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)

Data Protection Officer

ISO 22301

ISO 27001:2022

ISO 27017/27018

ISO 27701 Auditor

IT Baseline Protection Practitioner

ITIL

PMP – Project Management Professional

PMI

Product Owner Training

SANS Public Cloud Security Provider

Splunk Advanced Power User

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