Security leadership jobs in Germany

94 open Security leadership roles at 76 companies in Germany. 92 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security clearance.

Rebuilt 29 Oct 2026
open roles
94
companies
76
open to any nationality
98%
estimated median pay
$112k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Schwarz Digits7100%
EY4100%
DATAGROUP3100%
Secida2100%
Hawk2100%
NEURA Robotics2100%
Vinci2100%
OHB2100%
Knorr-Bremse2100%
DHL2100%
360T1100%
aramido1100%
ectacom1100%
aconium1100%
PSI Software1100%

Newest roles

Alnatura GmbH

csr-in-deutschland.de
csr-in-deutschland.de · Berlin · Jewelry · Commerce · Manufacturing · Hiring 1, 1 new
Berlin · Jewelry · Commerce · Manufacturing · Hiring 1, 1 new
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≈ $64k – $139k per year (Estimated) · In office (Darmstadt, Germany) · Full-Time
PCI DSS
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SPREAD

spread.aispread
spread.aispread · HQ: Berlin, Germany · Low-Code & No-Code Platforms · CAD, PLM & BIM Software · Hiring 2, 1 new
HQ: Berlin, Germany · Low-Code & No-Code Platforms · CAD, PLM & BIM Software · Hiring 2, 1 new
SPREAD is a software company pioneering agentic engineering intelligence through a low-code platform that turns fragmented hardware and software product data into dynamic product twins. Its Universal Engineering Information Model builds an AI-ready knowledge base across the product lifecycle, and it is recruiting an information security and compliance officer. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.
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3 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Information Security Officer (f/m/d)

≈ $66k – $143k per year (Estimated) · In office (Berlin, Germany) · Full-Time
AI Agents
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
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DHL

dhl.com
dhl.com · HQ: Bonn, Germany · Warehousing · Logistics · Freight Forwarding · Courier Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 1969 · Trust B · Hiring 1643, 115 new
HQ: Bonn, Germany · Warehousing · Logistics · Freight Forwarding · Courier Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 1969 · Trust B · Hiring 1643, 115 new
Headquartered in Bonn, Germany, DHL (operating under DHL Group) is a multinational logistics, express shipping, and supply chain enterprise. The company operates across specialized divisions - including DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain, and DHL eCommerce - offering time-definite courier delivery, international air and ocean freight forwarding, custom warehousing, contract logistics, and cross-border e-commerce fulfillment. Serving individual consumers, small businesses, and global industrial enterprises across more than 220 countries and territories, it functions as one of the world's largest logistics networks and a primary facilitator of global trade.
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Verified live · 9 min ago 5 days ago Likely open · 63%

Security Architect (m/w/d)

≈ $140k – $336k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · 5+ years exp · In office (Bonn, Germany) · Architect · German: B2 · English: B2
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
OWASP Top 10
Threat Modeling
ISO 27001
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Verified live · 9 min ago 6 days ago Likely open · 63%

IT Security Architect (m/w/d)

≈ $134k – $321k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · In office (Bonn, Germany) · Architect · German: C1 · English: B2
IAM
Cybersecurity
SIEM
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Schwarz Digits

schwarz-digits.de
schwarz-digits.de · HQ: Neckarsulm, Germany · Information Security · Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS) · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2023 · Hiring 366, 24 new
HQ: Neckarsulm, Germany · Information Security · Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS) · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2023 · Hiring 366, 24 new
Schwarz Digits is the digital division of the Schwarz Group, formed in 2023 to bring together its technology businesses. It combines the STACKIT cloud, the XM Cyber security company and the group's data and software teams. The unit has become one of the largest technology employers in Germany outside the classic software sector.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 6 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Field Chief Information Security Officer (Field CISO) - STACKIT (m/w/d)

≈ $135k – $328k per year (Estimated) · Head+ · In office (Bad Friedrichshall, Germany) · Architect · German: B2 · English: B2
SOC 2
ISO 27001
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 23 days ago Fading · 31%

Cyber Security Strategy & Governance Manager (m/w/d)

≈ $88k – $189k per year (Estimated) · In office (Neckarsulm, Germany) · German: C1
ISO 27001
Management
ITIL
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citema

citema.de
citema.de · HQ: Munich, Germany · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Hiring 15, 11 new
HQ: Munich, Germany · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Hiring 15, 11 new
citema is a German technology consulting group that acts as innovation, technology and delivery partner for digital transformation projects. It works on projects such as a new health insurance system and communication management systems, and hires Java developers, DevOps engineers, system verification engineers and test managers in Kiel, Dresden, Berlin and Munich. The company is based in Grasbrunn near Munich, Germany.
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6 days ago Hiring now · 85%

Security Architect/Specialist (m/w/d)

≈ $92k – $219k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · Hybrid (Munich, Germany) · Full-Time · Staff
Threat Modeling
ISO 27001
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DATAGROUP

datagroup.de
datagroup.de · HQ: Pliezhausen, Germany · Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Managed IT Services (MSP) · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1983 · Hiring 114, 3 new
HQ: Pliezhausen, Germany · Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Managed IT Services (MSP) · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1983 · Hiring 114, 3 new
DATAGROUP is an IT service provider offering a full portfolio of managed IT operations services. It serves business clients from sites across Germany, including Hamburg and Stuttgart, and hires on-site support technicians and service desk agents. The company is headquartered in Pliezhausen, Germany.
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Verified live · 25 min ago 6 days ago Hiring now · 90%

IT Security Architect (all genders) Microsoft Sentinel & Defender

≈ $82k – $197k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · Hybrid (Nuremberg, Germany) · Full-Time · Architect · German: C1
PowerShell
DevOps
Azure
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Entra ID
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Verified live · 25 min ago 1 month ago Fading · 25%

IT-Transition Manager (all genders) mit Schwerpunkt Cyber Security

≈ $65k – $140k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Nuremberg, Germany) · Full-Time · German: C1
ISO 27001
Management
ITIL
Agile
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Skills these roles ask for

ISO 27001 47IAM 12SIEM 9Zero Trust 9AWS 9Azure 8Windows 6SOC 2 6GDPR 6CI/CD 5Threat Modeling 5Linux 4GCP 4NIST CSF 4Kubernetes 4Python 3

Where the roles are

Munich 19Cologne 11Berlin 10Neckarsulm 6Frankfurt am Main 5Hamburg 4Nuremberg 4Bremen 3Essen 2Lübeck 2

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

92 of the 94 roles here state no citizenship or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most cybersecurity specialists?

Schwarz Digits (7), EY (4), DATAGROUP (3), Secida (2), Hawk (2).

Which roles count as cybersecurity jobs?

Every role whose work is protecting systems and data - SOC and incident response, threat intelligence and forensics, application and cloud security, authorized penetration testing and vulnerability management, identity and access, governance, risk and compliance, security leadership - at any employer. A role is filed under a specialty when its title names one; a "Cybersecurity Engineer" that names none is a cybersecurity engineer's.

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Source: 94 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 29 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0