Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Project overview

This is a remote job.

Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Contract Type: Freelance

Requirements

Not requested:

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Contact Person:

Andreas Arnt

www.thinx.company

thinX GmbH | Lazarettstr. 4 | D-80636 Munich

• Cloud System Architecture
• Enterprise Cloud Architectures (Azure, AWS or comparable)
• Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud environments
• Network and Security Architectures
• Identity & Access Management
• High Availability and Resilience Concepts Incident & Response Management
• Major Incident Management
• Crisis Management and Escalation Procedures
• Root Cause Analysis
• Problem Management
• ITIL-based operational processes, analysis and evaluation methods
• Structural analysis of IT system landscapes
• Risk and vulnerability analyses
• Impact and dependency analyses
• Architecture Reviews
• Technical Assessments
• (Co-)Audits and professional audit support
• German and English very good
• Reporting Incident & Response Management
• Analysis and evaluation of Major Incidents
• Evaluation of Incident Response Processes
• Analysis of Root Cause Analyses and corrective actions
• Evaluation of monitoring, alerting, and escalation mechanisms

Project details

18.11.2026

until 16.12.2026

Utilization: 10h / week

Assignment: 100% remote

Project:

As part of a co-audit, the contractor will provide independent professional consulting, analysis, and evaluation services as a Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the areas of Cloud System Architecture and Incident and Response Management. The scope of services includes in particular:

Analysis and Evaluation:

• Conducting structural analyses of complex IT and cloud landscapes
• Analysis of existing alerting chains in case of failures, as well as system, service, and process dependencies
• Analysis of operational, security, and governance structures
• Identification and evaluation of technical risks and vulnerabilities
• Assessment of the organizational and technical resilience of critical IT services
• Evaluation of high availability, redundancy, and recovery concepts
• Analysis of communication, escalation, and decision paths in incident management
• Conducting technical assessments and reviews in the area of co-audit for incident response management
• Independent professional preparation, support, and evaluation of selected interviews, workshops, and reviews from a technical expert perspective
• Classification and evaluation of technical findings
• Validation of (co-)audit findings from a technical perspective
• Creation of professional statements and expert opinions
• Assessment of the appropriateness and effectiveness of existing controls and processes
• Start: flexible
• Remote: remote
• Location: DE
• Languages: German, English