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Senior Technical Expert Cybersecurity (m/f/d)
ZF Friedrichshafen AGFriedrichshafen, Germanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Mar 2025
About the role
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<p>Req ID 77749 | Friedrichshafen, Germany, ZF Friedrichshafen AG</p>
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<h2>Job Description</h2>
<p>We are strengthening our “<b>Cyber Security Services” team (TDGY)</b> within OE Digital at our location in Friedrichshafen.</p>
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<p><b>What you can look forward to as Senior Technical Expert Cybersecurity (m/f/d):</b></p>
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<li>Independently defining, driving and supervising execution of technical roadmap for CVS cybersecurity services portfolio in close collaboration with product management and central R&D </li>
<li>Ascertaining customer requirements and applying existing cybersecurity service offerings to the customer’s use cases </li>
<li>Taking the technical lead for integrating customer backends with ZF infrastructure </li>
<li>Independently coordinating, orchestrating and negotiating with customers, suppliers and internal ZF departments </li>
<li>Leading cybersecurity services related technical activities considering the response to customer RFS/RFI/RFQs, supported by the experts in central R&D and the product lines </li>
<li>Responsible for ensuring compliance of the cybersecurity service portfolio with relevant cybersecurity standards and regulations </li>
<li>Responsible for analyzing, resolving and monitoring cybersecurity related incidents in the field </li>
<li>Defining, optimizing and adapting processes and methods on cybersecurity to the concerns of the projects in Division CVS </li>
<li>Conducting cybersecurity related product trainings for key stakeholders </li>
<li>presenting cybersecurity services related aspects in front of potential customers and higher management </li>
<li>Be the technical go-to person for all cybersecurity service-related questions </li>
<li>Independently analyzing national and international market/customer trends and the competitive landscape from a technical viewpoint and providing insights and recommendations for higher management based on data analyses in alignment with product management </li>
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<p><b>Your profile as Senior Technical Expert Cybersecurity (m/f/d):</b></p>
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<li>University degree in business informatics, cybersecurity, IT security, computer science, information technologies, or a comparable field with several years of professional experience </li>
<li>Very good knowledge of cyber security related engineering processes, methods, technologies (cryptography, PKI, TLS, HSM, etc.), standards and regulations (e.g. UN-ECE R155). </li>
<li>Very good understanding of backend technologies and cloud infrastructure (REST APIs, oAuth, ) </li>
<li>Experience with vehicle diagnostics and experience in the field of systems- and application engineering are an asset </li>
<li>Structured, goal-oriented, and independent way of working, good analytical skills as well as confident and reliable appearance in contact with customers and suppliers </li>
<li>High assertiveness with moderation and communication skills, ability to work in a team and basic knowledge of project management </li>
<li>Language skills: Excellent English is mandatory, an advanced level in German is a plus, other languages are beneficial </li>
<li>Strong intercultural competence, willingness to travel for business </li>
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<p>Be part of our ZF team as Senior Technical Expert Cybersecurity (m/f/d) and apply now!</p>
<p>Contact</p>
<p>Alina Schütz</p>
<p>+49 681 920 7862</p>
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