IT-SECURITY ENGINEER*

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The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 30,000 employees work with an annual research budget of 2.9 billion euros.

You are passionate about IT security in innovative projects? Fraunhofer IESE is the top address in applied research in the area of software and systems engineering, and counts among the top employers in Germany. In our Security Engineering department, we advise our customers and partners with regard to the assessment and implementation of their system and data security. This includes

• eliciting IT security requirements, particularly from company guidelines and standards

• auditing IT infrastructures in terms of the fulfillment of fundamental security requirements

• providing consultation services, designing IT security concepts and providing support in the implementation of IT security concepts

• checking products regarding their compliance with specific security standards

As part of your work on practice- and future-oriented research projects, you can actively contribute to the application and further development of IT security in companies. For you to realize this, we offer a very well equipped working environment where you can give free rein to your creativity in problem solving and application development. In addition, we offer the opportunity to pursue a PhD.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for committed employees to carry out challenging and diverse research and industry projects.

What you will do

• You will collaborate in IT security and auditing projects and in doing so will further develop our competencies.
• You will bridge the gap between consulting and technical integration: You will not only work as a consultant, but also do practical work in realizing and guaranteeing IT security. This practical work can be, for example, the planning, implementation, and administration of NAC, AV, SIEM, or NGFW systems, or the planning, realization, and implementation of measures to respond to IT security incidents.
• You will explore the challenges and needs of our partners either on your responsibility or together with your colleagues.
• You will develop security concepts and train our external partners. To do so, you will create the presentation, either by yourself or together with your colleagues, and present it.
• You will perform penetration tests of infrastructure and networks and advise our partners.
• You will assist your colleagues as well as external partners when they have questions of a technical nature.

What you bring to the table

• Master’s degree in computer science or related degree programs or scientific academic degree with first experience in the area of IT security
• Experience in the area of IT- and network security as well as in the application of relevant standards (BSI IT Grundschutz, ISO 27000) and common security technologies
• Knowledge of the Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems and in securing and hardening these systems
• Knowledge in penetration testing of network infrastructures and web applications/web services
• Basic software development skills
• Team orientation, creativity, initiative, sense of responsibility, independent and diligent way of working, commitment, and high motivation
• Willingness to familiarize yourself on your own with new topics and technologies and to continually educate yourself further in the area of IT security
• Confident ability to express yourself in both German and English

What you can expect

• Collaboration in exciting national and international research projects with high application relevance
• A broad spectrum of research topics, meaning you will never get bored and will always learn something new
• We offer you a modern workplace with varied tasks, and a nice team of colleagues in an innovative working environment
• First-class equipment and a state-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Interesting tasks in applied research and development in close contact with industry
• An open, results-oriented, and cooperative working atmosphere in a heterogeneous team
• Flexibility and freedom to implement your innovative ideas
• Work-life balance through flexible working hours and part-time models
• Support services to enable the compatibility of family and career, such as: parent-child office, emergency childcare, life situation coaching, childcare, consulting services in the area of home care and eldercare
• Numerous sports and health offers
• Further qualification and personal development opportunities, especially through the possibility to pursue a PhD
• Opportunity to build up reputation and visibility in research and industry
• Promoting equal opportunities for women and men is an important goal of Fraunhofer. By participating in the “Fraunhofer TALENTA” career program, young female researchers can take advantage of qualification opportunities and the necessary freedom for their own professional development and further qualification.

The weekly working time is 39 hours. We value and promote the diversity of our employees’ skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. Appointment, remuneration and social security benefits based on the public-sector collective wage agreement (TVöD). Additionally Fraunhofer may grant performance-based variable remuneration components.

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.

Interested? Apply online now via our job-platform. We look forward to getting to know you! Therefore, please follow this link: https://s.fhg.de/it-sec

Scientific Contact

Dr. Christian Jung

Security Engineering (SE)

christian.jung@iese.fraunhofer.de

Human Resources Department

Petra Wulff

Phone: +49 631 6800-2156

petra.wulff@iese.fraunhofer.de