MANN+HUMMEL

Principal Security Architect

MANN+HUMMEL

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ludwigsburg • Germany

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Define, further develop, and enforce the company-wide security architecture as an integral part of the enterprise architecture
  • Responsible for architectural security decisions with direct impact on business processes, risk exposure, and compliance
  • Participate as a voting member in architecture, risk, and governance committees (e.g., Architecture Board, Risk Committees)
  • Ensure binding integration of security- and privacy-by-design principles into all relevant IT, cloud, OT, and digitization initiatives
  • Provide architectural guidance for business-critical programs (e.g., cloud transformation, Zero Trust initiatives, OT modernization)
  • Translate regulatory and normative requirements (e.g., TISAX, ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR, BSI) into concrete, actionable architectural specifications
  • Evaluate and strategically position new technologies (e.g., Zero Trust, IAM, EDR, SIEM, SASE, cloud-native security)
  • Define target architectures and roadmaps to evolve the security architecture
  • Work closely with the SOC as well as incident response and operational security teams to ensure holistic security concepts

Requirements

  • University degree in Computer Science, IT Security, or an equivalent qualification
  • At least 8 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in security, enterprise, or infrastructure architecture
  • Proven experience defining and owning enterprise-wide architecture standards
  • Familiarity with security architecture frameworks and principles (Zero Trust, Defense in Depth)
  • Strong knowledge of network, cloud, application, and OT security
  • Understanding of enterprise architecture methods (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate)
  • Excellent German and English language skills
Benefits
  • You will work with a high degree of autonomy and decision-making authority
  • Performance-based compensation and comprehensive social benefits
  • 35 hours per week with flexible working hours or trust-based working time (depending on position) plus 30 days of vacation
  • Hybrid working option (4 days in Ludwigsburg, 1 day remote) - (For employees with children under 12: 3 days in Ludwigsburg, up to 2 days remote)
  • On-site company canteen
  • Reserved places at a nearby private daycare center (both under-3 and over-3 age groups)
  • A modern company pension plan as a complement to your statutory pension
  • Additional private health insurance (e.g., dental supplementary insurance)
  • A wide range of discounts through our Corporate Benefits portal (e.g., travel, fashion, insurance, etc.)
  • Mobility benefits: subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, JobRad leasing, and EV charging stations in the free company car park with a company charging tariff
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Hard Skills & Tools
security architecturecloud transformationZero TrustOT modernizationIAMEDRSIEMSASEnetwork securityapplication security
Soft Skills
architectural guidancerisk managementcompliancecollaborationcommunication
Certifications
ISO 27001TISAXNIS2GDPRBSI