Reference No. GF 2026/11
The Executive Administrative Management is looking for
Teamlead (f/m/d) IT Security - Security Operations Center (SOC)
Your Tasks
- Leading the SOC team, including staff planning, role allocation and staff development
- Designing and establishing the SOC’s organisational structures, responsibilities and interfaces
- Planning and managing the development of the SOC, including priorities, milestones, resources and decision-making documents
- Developing and implementing processes for security monitoring, alarm handling, escalation and incident response, including appropriate playbooks and runbooks
- Gradually transitioning SOC capabilities into routine operations and continuously reviewing their effectiveness in a research environment
- Coordination of the handling of security incidents, involving external forensic experts where necessary
- Collaboration with international research organisations, as well as the development of suitable in-house training and awareness-raising programmes
Your Profile
- A Master’s degree in Computer Science or Natural Sciences with practical experience in IT security; experience in a research environment would be an advantage
- Ability to build teams, structures and processes, and to find practical solutions to complex requirements
- In-depth practical knowledge of IT security, in particular network and system security, security architectures, and identity and access management
- Knowledge of relevant security standards and frameworks, such as BSI Grundschutz, ISO 27000 and NIST CSF
- Ideally, experience in the design, set-up or operation of a SOC, including incident response processes, alert management and escalation procedures
- Practical experience with SOC technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, threat intelligence and vulnerability management, as well as relevant frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, is desirable
- Excellent command of German and English, as well as strong decision-making skills, the ability to take the initiative and the capacity to communicate complex issues in a manner appropriate to the audience
Conversion to a permanent contract is generally possible and will be sought by the HZB if the candidate is suitably qualified.
Further Information
Dr. Britta Höpfner
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This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.
