Peter Walden - Information Security Consultant

Q: Where is Peter based?

Peter is based in Furth, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Peter speak?

Peter speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Peter have?

Peter has at least 39 years of experience. During this time, Peter has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 14 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months . Note that Peter may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Peter's latest experience?

Peter's most recent position is Information Security Consultant at actago GmbH .

Q: What companies has Peter worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Peter has worked for actago GmbH and Freelancer .

Q: Which industries is Peter most experienced in?

Peter is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Banking and Finance , and Automotive . Peter also has some experience in Professional Services , Media, Entertainment and Publishing , and Education .

Q: Which business areas is Peter most experienced in?

Peter is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Operations . Peter also has some experience in Supply Chain Management , Customer Service , and Product Development .

Q: Which industries has Peter worked in recently?

Peter has recently worked in industries like Automotive , Banking and Finance , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Peter worked in recently?

Peter has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Operations , and Project Management .

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Furth, Germany

Experience

Dec 2020 - Jul 2023

2 years 8 months

Landau an der Isar, Germany

Information Security Consultant

actago GmbH

External Information Security Officer for administrations (municipality, market town, city) and municipal utilities and educational institutions

Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

11 months

Munich, Germany

Project

Bayerische Landesbank BayernLB

Introduction of TopEase as a new platform for document management
CM-DB with relationships to data protection/confidentiality etc.
Visualization of business processes and their resources
Decision and approval workflows with change management
Monitoring for analysis and reporting
Error analysis and incident/problem/change/release management

Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

6 months

Offenbach, Germany

Project

Hessische und Thüringische Landesbank HeLaBa

Adaptation of overarching work instructions for efficient IT-SCM
Creation of templates for recovery plans
Development of orchestration rules for IT-SCM in IT-SM
Integration of IT-SCM into IT-SM and BCM

Jan 2013 - Present

13 years 2 months

Freelancer Projects and IT Service Management

Freelancer

IT-SM according to ITIL, IT services for elastic data center architecture and infrastructure, IT-SCM and BCM with BIA, virtualization, and migration methods with implementation (Vibracoustic PL and in the team for 'backbone data center technology swap from concept and tender to live operation')
Visualization of data and processes, setting up workflows, IT security and documentation requirements (BayernLB Munich with TopEase)
Rule sets and technical guides for infrastructure monitoring and automation, IT change management with requirements, planning, and implementation according to Landesbank standards (HeLaBa Offenbach)

Aug 2008 - Dec 2012

4 years 5 months

Ismaning, Germany

Senior Account Technology Consultant (PreSales)

EMC Deutschland GmbH

Consulting for public sector clients in Bavaria on the entire EMC product portfolio with a focus on services, virtualization, and IT-SM
Preparation and delivery of product presentations
Handling tenders and preparing proposals
Acting as liaison between customers, sales, technical specialists, and partners; trade show organization
Development of software for SAN switch migrations for uninterrupted switching of virtual paths in fiber optic networks
Introduction of innovation management and Web 2.0 communication in the intranet and for the education market
Building test/demo platforms, including a VMware farm and RSA Archer

Jul 2008 - Jul 2008

1 month

Unterföhring, Germany

Project Manager

Allianz Shared Infrastructure Services GmbH

Data center transformation project (consolidation, integration)

Feb 2007 - Jun 2008

1 year 5 months

Unterschleißheim, Germany

Senior Consultant

santix AG

Consultancy on IT governance and services based on ITIL
Project implementation of requirements and commissioning management
Designing and supporting software platform certification for international automated software deployment in cross-hardware release management, creating interfaces in XML, UML with a logbook adapter in HP-Mercury to document tests for international certification (Credit Suisse Zurich)
Data center relocation including consolidation, platform migration to VMware with process integration, data center documentation in semantic MediaWiki and archivable formats (AGCS London / Allianz DC)

Jan 2007 - Sep 2007

9 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Project

Credit Suisse

Software platform certification for rollout
Schematization of test automation for IT security: roll forward, roll back, restart, OS recovery, data recovery

Jan 2001 - Jan 2007

6 years 1 month

Moosburg, Germany

Consultant for BCM, ISO 27001, emphasis on IT-SCM, fallback strategies and high availability

Heine & Partner GmbH

Project planning/execution and management (systemic approach) around emergency planning (e.g., 70 Bavarian savings banks with IZB Soft, HVB Munich, RaiZE St. Gallen, SUVA Lucerne, Alte Leipziger)
Conducting operational risk analyses (BIA), emergency planning, recovery concepts for business functions and processes, recovery tests with risk, compliance and policy management
Data center relocations with fallback strategy, integrating emergency preparedness into ITIL and business processes (e.g., debitel Stuttgart, Generali Vienna to Aachen, HVB/Unicredit Munich to Milan)
Administration of intranet/internet, central IT and telephony, WAN replication, recovery procedures, encryption, indexing, performance tuning, optical document archiving and smartphone integration
Creation of numerous scripts for data migration and integration into emergency manuals with CAPT, CM and various intranets
Analysis of complex backup systems, physical storage locations and paths for risk assessment and migration according to policy (using PHP, Perl, HTML), integration into incident and change management (BMW Munich / Dingolfing)

Jan 2001 - Dec 2006

6 years

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Project

RaiZe

Emergency planning: analysis, concept, action items with project draft (cost estimates, schedules) in the form of lists and a kind of benchmark
Vulnerability analysis for IT recovery and procurement in the form of studies after an emergency (worst-case scenario: site outage)
Coordination and training with staff from business departments
Presentation of results to management and executive board

Apr 2000 - Dec 2000

9 months

Sauerlach, Germany

IT Project Manager

neusoft GmbH

Planning, implementation and support for integrating voice response systems (IVR) into trading platforms (online shops, credit checks, auction and logistics systems), Openshop partner training
Data protection officer

Oct 1994 - Mar 2000

5 years 6 months

Unterföhring, Germany

Head of IT Administration

ProSieben Group

Administering the group's SAP and Unix platforms
Managing strategic growth from 6 to 130 Unix systems
Since 1997, headed a department with 10 internal and external staff in the fast-paced media environment
Planning and implementing automation, authorization concepts in SAP R/3, programming (ABAP, SQL, parser), administration (Unix, storage, Windows, Legato)
Programming rollouts in a high-availability data center environment, including SAP transport, software distribution and logbook analysis in granular firewall zones

Feb 1990 - Sep 1994

4 years 8 months

Munich, Germany

System Technician for the TARGON System Family (Unix) / Systems Specialist in the Support Center for Unix/Sinix Servers

Siemens Nixdorf AG

Providing support for customers and colleagues on TARGON/RM operating systems and platform software, central and decentralized peripherals, networks
Performance tuning, remote configuration and release upgrades

Feb 1987 - Jan 1990

3 years

Paderborn, Germany

Apprenticeship as a Communications Electronics Technician specializing in Information Technology (IHK) and Specialist

Nixdorf Computer AG

Apprenticeship as a communications electronics technician specializing in information technology
Specialist consultant for integrated systems

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (32 years), Banking and Finance (14.5 years), Automotive (13 years), Professional Services (6 years), Media and Entertainment (5.5 years), and Education (2.5 years).

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Automotive

Professional Services

Media and Entertainment

Education

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (39 years), Project Management (21.5 years), Operations (19 years), Supply Chain Management (13 years), Product Development (4.5 years), and Sales (4.5 years).

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Supply Chain Management

Product Development

Sales

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Feb 1987 - Jan 1990

Nixdorf Computer AG

Communications electronics technician with a specialization in information technology and technical consultant for integrated · Paderborn, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Vocational training as a communications electronics technician specializing in information technology

IHK

Driver's license class 3 (up to 7.5 t)

Profile

Created

February 2024

Last Update

September 2025

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Where is Peter based?

Peter is based in Furth, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Peter speak?

Peter speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Peter have?

Peter has at least 39 years of experience. During this time, Peter has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months. Note that Peter may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Peter be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Peter would be well-suited for roles such as: Information Security Consultant, Project, Freelancer Projects and IT Service Management.

What is Peter's latest experience?

Peter's most recent position is Information Security Consultant at actago GmbH.

What companies has Peter worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Peter has worked for actago GmbH and Freelancer.

Which industries is Peter most experienced in?

Peter is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Banking and Finance, and Automotive. Peter also has some experience in Professional Services, Media, Entertainment and Publishing, and Education.

Which business areas is Peter most experienced in?

Peter is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Operations. Peter also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Customer Service, and Product Development.

Which industries has Peter worked in recently?

Peter has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Peter worked in recently?

Peter has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Project Management.

What is Peter's education?

Peter attended Nixdorf Computer AG for Communications electronics technician with a specialization in information technology and technical consultant for integrated.

Does Peter have any certificates?

Peter has 2 certificates. These include: Vocational training as a communications electronics technician specializing in information technology and Driver's license class 3 (up to 7.5 t).

What is the availability of Peter?

Peter is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Peter?

Peter's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.