Junior Cyber Defense Consultant

SECUINFRA GmbH

Junior Cyber Defense Consultant assisting clients with cybersecurity solutions and SOC implementations. Collaborating with teams to develop detection mechanisms and lead client projects.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Splunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supporting the team in detecting, analyzing, and mitigating cyber attacks
Guiding clients in the implementation and operation of cyber-attack detection solutions
Gathering and analyzing objectives and requirements for building a SOC/CDC
Developing operational concepts, role/permissions models, and SOC/CDC processes
Designing, architecting, and implementing software solutions for detection, response, and mitigation of cyber attacks
Developing, implementing, and optimizing detection mechanisms
Mentoring colleagues with less professional experience
Leading projects and teams on larger client engagements

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least vocational training in an IT profession OR a bachelor’s degree in computer science
A solid foundation across core IT areas (networking, operating systems, and basic scripting)
Excellent German and English language skills, written and spoken
Willingness to travel (currently 90% of our projects are remote)
Analytical, structured, and independent approach to work and problem solving
Strong customer- and service-orientation and willingness to take responsibility within the team
Entrepreneurial mindset and approach
Ideally, initial exposure to and knowledge of one or more of the following product areas: SIEM (e.g., Elastic SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, QRadar); EDR (e.g., Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Elastic Defend, CrowdStrike Falcon); NDR (e.g., Corelight, Vectra AI, Darktrace); SOAR (e.g., Swimlane, Palo Alto XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel); THOR APT Scanner
(In exceptional cases we also consider career changers if they can demonstrate exceptional motivation, initiative, and solid technical knowledge.)

Benefits

Comp & perks

30 days of paid annual leave
Digital work equipment including laptop and smartphone
Personal mentor during onboarding
Participation in company events
Regular training and professional development
Location-independent work*
Flexible working hours*
Individual company car policy* in coordination with colleagues and clients

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Hard Skills & Tools

cyber attack detectionSOC processesCDC processesdetection mechanismsnetworkingoperating systemsscriptingsoftware solutionsanalytical skillsproblem solving

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershipcustomer orientationservice orientationentrepreneurial mindsetstructured approachindependent workteam responsibilitycommunication skillswillingness to travel

Certifications

bachelor's degree in computer sciencevocational training in IT