Senior Incident Response & Digital Forensics Consultant

Project details

October 2026

December 2027

Utilization: Full-time

Stuttgart Remote Share: 95%

Contract Type: Freelance

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• Analysis and evaluation of existing processes for Security Incident Management and Digital Forensics
• Conception, further development, and introduction of a holistic Incident Response and CSIRT process
• Definition of alerting channels, escalation levels, roles, responsibilities, and on-call models
• Creation of runbooks, playbooks, and instructions for action for various security incidents
• Development of reporting and communication processes according to NIS2, BSIG, and GDPR
• Setup and validation of processes for digital forensics and evidence preservation
• Definition of logging, monitoring, and telemetry requirements for detection and incident response
• Conducting workshops, tabletop exercises, and real pilot exercises with management participation
• Creation of target states, recommendations for action, and implementation strategies for regular operations
• Practical implementation and validation of the developed concepts in the pilot environment
• Several years of experience (6+ years) in Incident Response, Cyber Defense, DFIR, or CSIRT
• Demonstrable experience in building and further developing security incident management processes
• Practical experience in leading and coordinating real security incidents
• Sound knowledge in Digital Forensics, evidence preservation, chain of custody, as well as memory and disk analysis
• Deep understanding of regulatory requirements such as NIS2, BSIG, and GDPR reporting obligations
• Experience in defining and implementing detection, logging, and monitoring requirements
• Very good knowledge of SIEM, IR, and DFIR tools such as Elastic Security, Wazuh, Graylog, OpenSearch, TheHive, Cortex, Velociraptor, or Volatility
• Experience with Threat Intelligence, Sigma Rules, YARA, MISP, OpenCTI, and MITRE ATT&CK
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues to management level in an audience-appropriate manner
• Experience in conducting crisis exercises, awareness measures, and escalation scenarios
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented way of working
• Start: 2026-10
• Duration: 13 Monate
• Remote: remote
• Location: Stuttgart, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German