Interim CISO Lead

EO Executives Austria

Interim CISO Lead role for Project One Security at a SaaS company with a focus on security measures. Responsible for XDR/EDR rollout, asset management, and compliance tasks.

Posted 7/9/2026contract🇦🇹 AustriaSenior💰 €800 - €1,200 per dayWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Interim manager sought for "Project One Security".
The assignment is to support the existing CISO as operational reinforcement to implement defined remediation measures.
Focus areas include XDR/EDR rollout, asset management, SSO/MFA, backup strategy, and continuous penetration testing.
Drive the XDR rollout as the top priority, based on reliable asset management.
Structure asset management as the foundation for endpoint management, EDR/MDR and backups.
Support SSO and phishing-resistant MFA, taking existing legacy environments into account.
Prepare EDR standardization together with an MDR service and clarify operational dependencies.
Initiate LLM-based continuous penetration testing and support its rollout.
Standardize the backup strategy and make required prerequisites transparent.
Track roadmap, blockers, resource needs and implementation progress in a structured way.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in information security within complex IT, SaaS, or infrastructure environments (approx. 1,000 server systems).
Hands-on experience with endpoint security, XDR, EDR/MDR, asset management or backup standards.
Understanding of SSO, phishing-resistant MFA and constraints imposed by legacy environments.
Implementation experience in remediation programs — not just governance or advisory roles.
Ability to quickly identify technical dependencies and resolve them in prioritized order.
Strong communication, prioritization and cross-functional coordination skills.
Excellent German and English skills; certifications helpful but not required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Interim mandate starting ASAP with an anticipated duration of 4–6 months.
Concrete remediation assignment with clearly prioritized security measures.
Established software and services company with a buy-and-build strategy.
Collaboration with the existing CISO function, CFO and relevant business units.
Visible impact on prioritized security measures in a short timeframe.
Operational role with clear deliverables rather than abstract overall CISO responsibility.
Scope to influence endpoint security, asset management and backup standards.
Remote or hybrid-capable mandate for experienced security implementers.

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Hard Skills & Tools

XDREDRMDRAsset ManagementBackup StandardsRemediation ProgramsEndpoint ManagementTechnical Dependency Resolution

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationPrioritizationCross-Functional Coordination