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# IT Security Specialist

- **Company:** Hays
- **Location:** Mannheim, Germany
- **Salary:** €64,000.0 - €82,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Bash Shell, Cyber Security, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, Regular Expressions, Security Information and Event Management, YAML, Data Logging, Firewalls (Computer Science), Splunk
- **Published:** July 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.xing.com/jobs/mannheim-it-security-specialist-155948017

## About the Role

* Du hast ein IT-Studium oder eine vergleichbare Ausbildung und praktische Erfahrung in Security-Architekturen und Cyber Defense
 * Du kennst Dich aus mit IT-Sicherheitsarchitektur, Incident Response und Schwachstellenmanagement
 * SIEM/SOAR, ISO 27001 oder BSI-Grundschutz sind Dir vertraut genauso wie Sicherheitsanalysen
 * Du nutzt Bash, Python oder YAML, um Security-Prozesse zu automatisieren

## Description

* Full-timeEmployment type: Full-time
 * €64,000 - €82,500 (XING estimate)
 * Hybrid
 * Be an early applicant, * Du entwickelst moderne Security-Architekturen (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM/SOAR - z.B. Splunk, Wazuh, Sentinel)
 * Du planst und steuerst Incident Response inkl. Logging, Notfallplänen und Red/Blue-Team-Übungen
 * Du berätst zu Sicherheitsrichtlinien (ISO 27001, BSI, Schwachstellenmanagement)
 * Du automatisierst Security-Prozesse mit Bash, Python, YAML, Regex
 * Du härtest Systeme (Windows/Linux), sicherst hybride Umgebungen (z.B. Entra ID) und Netzwerkprotokolle


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