Senior Subject Matter Expert Cloud Architecture & Incident Management

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Subject Matter Expert (m/f/d) for a co-audit project in the field of cloud system architecture and incident response management. This remote position is a freelance engagement with a workload of 10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

You will perform independent professional consulting, analysis, and evaluation services. This includes structural analyses of complex IT and cloud landscapes, analysis of alerting chains and system dependencies, and evaluation of operational, security, and governance structures. You will identify technical risks and vulnerabilities, assess the resilience of critical IT services, and analyze high availability and recovery concepts. Furthermore, you will support technical assessments, prepare interviews and workshops, and create expert opinions from an expert perspective.

Requirements

You have proven experience in enterprise cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, or comparable), hybrid and multi-cloud environments, as well as network and security architectures. Expertise in Identity & Access Management, high availability, and resilience concepts is required. In the area of incident management, you have knowledge of major incident management, crisis management, root cause analysis, and problem management. You are familiar with ITIL-based operational processes, structural and risk analyses, impact analyses, as well as architecture reviews and technical assessments.

Experience with (co-)audits and professional audit support is necessary. You have excellent command of German and English.

Direct contact with freelancers – applications from recruitment agencies cannot be considered.

Project details

• Start: 18.11.2026
• Duration: bis 16.12.2026
• Remote: onsite
• Location: München, DE
• Languages: German, English