Siemens operates one of the leading industry CERTs and is currently seeking a new Head of CERT to lead our team.
You will direct and manage the global cybersecurity response team and operations at Siemens. The role includes ensuring the team functions effectively around the clock worldwide, is properly resourced and prepared for cybersecurity incident management. You will serve as the representative for CERT within Siemens and in the wider cybersecurity community, contributing to strategic projects and initiatives that strengthen security measures and service quality.
Join Siemens as Head of CERT and play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s cybersecurity resilience and reputation on a global scale. Transform the everyday.
What we offer you
1. An attractive renumeration package
2. Appealing Siemens pension benefits
3. Access to employee share plans
4. 30 days of paid vacation and a variety of flexible work schedules that allow time off for you and your family
5. 2 to 3 days of mobile working per week as a global standard
6. Up tp 30 days workation per year in certain countries
Since each of over 300,000 team members feels that other benefits are particularly important, and we cannot list our entire benefit portfolio here, you can find more information .
The individual benefits are subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions.
You’ll make an impact by
7. Strategic Leadership: Work closely with cybersecurity architects to define improvement and innovation initiatives and long-term strategies. Represent CERT in high-level meetings and workshops, both internally and externally. Position CERT during the integration or separation of Siemens entities, strengthen relationships with stakeholders, and build effective feedback loops. Support the definition and implementation of the overall organizational cybersecurity strategy.
8. Team Leadership & Operational Management: Manage and align with a globally distributed team specializing in incident response, digital forensics, and specialized vulnerability handling. Lead internal relations, manage direct reports, ensure adequate coverage and emergency response, training, resource planning, and roadmap orchestration.
9. Service Ownership & Stakeholder Management: Oversee service excellence within the diverse structure of Siemens and manage the complete incident handling lifecycle. Maintain stakeholder relationships, coordinate global service operations, establish KPIs and metrics, and make decisions related to tooling and service processes. Adjust and update the scope of services as needed in response to feedback, regulatory requirements, best practices, and industry standards.
10. Financial Oversight: Responsibly manage the finances and budget of the CERT organization. Lead the planning and budget negotiations for the service portfolio, including scope, and provide input for annual budget cycles.
11. Project Contributions & Tool Development: Organize and coordinate contributions to central and partner-driven projects, collaborating with IT, corporate security, and business units. Oversee the development and maintenance of a robust tooling stack to support CERT operations and collaborations.
12. Internal Collaboration: Foster and ensure close collaboration with neighboring teams such as threat intelligence, threat detection, and ProductCERT, as well as with academic and research partners.
13. External Engagement & Industry Collaboration: Ensure CERT’s presence in industry associations and major conferences, maintain exchanges with other CERTs and cybersecurity organizations, and foster partnerships with universities, research centers, and regional agencies.
This is how you'll win us over
14. Education
15. University degree (Master), e.g. in Information Technology or similar
16. Long-term work experience in at least one of the following areas: Cybersecurity operations, Incident Response, IT Forensics, Penetration Testing or Vulnerability Management
17. Experience & Skills
18. Significant experience in critical cybersecurity services within time and budget
19. Experience in leading technical specialists in distributed settings and complex environments
20. Excellent ability to interact with both technical specialists and non-technical staff in exceptional situations to ensure correct actions are taken and communication partners collaborate
21. Ability to present and explain complex technical topics to both management and technical partners
22. Ability to work in a self-guided fashion with the clear desire to become an acknowledged advisor inside and outside of our global Siemens cyber security community
23. Strong ties to the worldwide cybersecurity community, ideally in official bodies like FIRST
24. Languages
25. Fluent in spoken and written English, including security terminology; German language skills are a plus.
You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!
Your individual personality and perspective are important to us. We create a working environment that reflects the diversity of the society and support you in your personal and professional development. Let’s get to know your authentic personality and create a better future together with us. As an we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities. In the case of equal qualifications, severely disabled applicants and applicants with equivalent status will be given preference.
About us
With its over 350 employees, Siemens Cybersecurity (CYS) works hand in hand with the company’s business units to ensure Siemens’ future. CYS operates its cybersecurity services together with internal and external partners, including industry-leading businesses, promising start-ups or we just do it ourselves! These collaborative endeavors focus on a wide range of future technologies with a view to securing them with our knowledge and operational excellence. In addition, CYS also provides consulting and development services for Siemens’ business units and supports them with methods and tools related to business excellence.
We’ve got quite a lot to offer. How about you?
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