Information Security Officer (m/f/d)

Role Responsibilities: What you will do

Governance & Compliance

• Implement and maintain ISO 27001 and TISAX certifications.
• Own all compliance-related activities, including but not limited to:
• Internal and external audit preparation and coordination.
• Maintaining the Statement of Applicability (SoA) and evidence for controls.
• Ensuring adherence to regulatory and contractual security requirements.
• Develop and maintain compliance documentation, policies, and procedures.

Incident & Continuity Management

• Lead security incident response and ensure proper documentation.
• Conduct root cause analysis and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Own the end-to-end BCP process, including but not limited to:
• Maintain BCP documentation and ensure readiness through periodic BCP drills and readiness assessments.
• Launch BCP in case of major incidents or disruptions.
• Coordinate communication with stakeholders during BCP activation.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, prioritize, and track security risks.
• Monitor timely execution of mitigation plans.
• Perform and review threat modelling for critical systems and processes.

Security Operations

• Oversee data classification and define retention periods.
• Support infrastructure hardening and application security initiatives.
• Maintain and enhance the security playbook AI model for incident response.

Testing & Assurance

• Plan and coordinate penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Prioritize and follow up on mitigation of PEN test findings.

Customer & Stakeholder Support

• Act as a security and compliance subject matter expert for customer-facing teams.
• Respond to security questionnaires and RFPs.

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4 – 6 years work experience in information security, compliance, or IT governance.
• Hands-on experience with ISO 27001 implementation and audits.
• Ideally, you have experience in TISAX requirements and automotive security standards.
• Strong understanding of risk management, threat modelling, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with penetration testing tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of infrastructure hardening and application security best practices.
• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks and audit processes.
• Experience maintaining compliance documentation and evidence.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, German is a plus.
• Ability to work in a highly agile, fast-paced environment.

Why idealworks

• At idealworks, you will find an international working environment and become part of an experienced, open team where mutual trust counts. You will feel at home from the very first second!
• Experience a first-hand start-up feeling and flat hierarchies with varied and responsible tasks that you work on independently.
• Look forward to hybrid working model with 30 vacation days per year and various opportunities to balance your free time, family and job.
• For your commitment to helping us achieve our mission, you will not only be rewarded with appreciation, but also with above-average pay including a bonus scheme and an annual personal development budget.
• We offer exciting corporate benefits, an attractive company pension scheme and regular team events.
• Our modern office is easily accessible by public transport, bike and car and offers numerous catering options for relaxed lunch breaks with your team.
• Driven by our unique corporate culture, the five values "passion for results", "wellbeing", "personal growth", "trust" and "being and acting as one team" determine our daily actions and cooperation.