BWI GmbH | Germany | 10xxx, 81xxx, 14xxx, 13xxx, 12xxx, 53xxx, 60xxx, 80xxx, 65xxx Bonn, Berlin, München, Frankfurt am Main | Permanent position | Full time / Home office | Published since: 23.02.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of CEO CISO Topic Area Management (m/f/d)
As a primary digitization partner of the Bundeswehr, we provide stable, safe and efficient IT services in Germany and abroad, from basic operations to the field close to the application and thus contribute to the continuous increase in the leadership and operational capacity of the Bundeswehr. With more than 8,000 colleagues, we operate and modernise one of the largest and most complex IT infrastructures in Germany. We are looking for responsible IT specialists who are convinced that the Bundeswehr-IT will further develop in challenging digitalization projects and thus contribute to Germany's security. Together with us, we are concerned about the future digital capability of the Bundeswehr. Head of CEO CISO Topic Area Management (m/w/d) from now on and in full time in Bonn, Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt. For a central disciplinary leadership in the CISO, we are looking for an experienced, technologically experienced and powerful personality, which leads a highly specialized team of experts disciplined and strategically developed. The area CISO Disposition & Management Topic Area Management is the second-line of defence within the framework of operational governance for BWI and Bw customers. The core mission of the team is to ensure the implementation of the company-wide security governance: methodology, guidelines, regulatory requirements and internal standards that need to be effectively implemented, tested and released in the delivery unit. The team combines security experts with broad and deep know-how – from infrastructure and network security to cloud and SaaS security to AI architectures, application security and modern security technologies. The role acts in close coordination with the CISO and in close proximity to the management. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Responsibility for the team CISO D&M Topic Area Management, including disciplinary and professional leadership of the thematic field managers, as well as the adoption of team-related planning and prioritization responsibility Leadership, development and strategic orientation of a highly qualified security expert team Strategic development and design of information security issues taking into account the current developments in cyber security and representation of security-relevant topics at Executive level Ensuring methodological and regulatory security governance in the company Examination, evaluation and approval of security concepts and implementations Coordination, guidance and quality assurance regarding security requirements Control of risk analyses and derivation of appropriate measures Adaptation and plausibility of expert assessments
Completed relevant university studies in the technical environment or comparable and at least 6 years of professional experience in the IT industry or information security
Multiannual disciplinary leadership experience, ideally by highly specialized experts
Good knowledge of common security standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, BSI, Zero Trust), ideally proven with certificates
deep experience in IT security (ideally in several of the following domains: infrastructure and network security; Cloud & SaaS security; Application and DevSecOps Security; AI and architectures)
Cross-disciplinary knowledge to analyze, control and secure complex and networked processes of IT
Architecture-related thinking and understanding of complex system landscapes as well as experiences in the defence environment (requestable)
High analytical understanding to quickly capture and solve complex facts and decision-making strength also under uncertainty
High quality and customer orientation as well as high levels of enforcement and conflictability
German and good knowledge of English in word and writing
Through varied and socially relevant tasks, we ensure the smooth operation of IT and the digitization of the Bundeswehr The goal is for us. For us, an appreciative approach and a great team spirit are elementary The BWI offers a market-oriented remuneration, a secure workplace and a premised and employee-funded occupational pension scheme You start with 30 days of annual holiday with option for individual adjustment Our Benefit app provides you with a monthly balance and tax relief on tickets for the ÖPNV We allow you flexibility to reconcile work and private life, for example through mobile work or trust work time and the long-term construction of a value balance account for e.g. a sabbatical We support your professional and personal training through individual measures and free access to LinkedIn Learning In addition to the possibility to lease a job bike, you benefit from numerous offers in the fields of sports and nutrition
Location
 | BWI GmbH | |
| 89075 Bonn, Berlin, München, Frankfurt am Main | ||
| Germany |
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