Head of Security

🕒 September 10

🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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1KOMMA5°

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2021

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

1KOMMA5° is a company dedicated to providing sustainable energy solutions through the installation and management of solar panels, heat pumps, energy storage systems, and energy management technologies. Their Heartbeat AI and Dynamic Pulse technologies intelligently connect and optimize users' energy systems, allowing for significant savings in energy costs. The company emphasizes independence from traditional energy markets by enabling households to produce and manage their own clean energy. With a focus on sustainability, 1KOMMA5° also facilitates the sale of surplus solar energy, helping users earn additional income. They operate comprehensively, offering consultation, planning, installation, and service through their extensive network across multiple countries.

📋 Description

• Act as security owner for Heartbeat AI GmbH, the software company within the 1KOMMA5° group • Lead Team Trust within the Core Platforms domain • Serve as the security point of contact for the technology organization and wider group • Lead team direction, hiring, growth, health, and mentoring • Protect cloud infrastructure, applications, and connected hardware in customers' homes • Own cybersecurity frameworks and regulations applicable to energy companies • Scale internal permissions and secure development through identity and access management • Build security capabilities that developers use by default • Translate security risk for non-technical decision-makers, including C-level stakeholders • Build the security team and security framework while remaining hands-on with the technology

🎯 Requirements

• Several years of experience in security engineering or security leadership • Experience leading or mentoring engineers • Technical background in cloud security, preferably Google Cloud Platform • Depth in infrastructure, CI/CD, identity, and application security • Experience building a security framework from scratch or close to it with limited initial resources • Familiarity with NIST CSF and ISO 27001 • Ideally, familiarity with NIS2 and KRITIS • Strong communication skills and ability to explain security risk to engineers, product managers, and senior business stakeholders • Pragmatic, outcome-oriented approach • Excellent English communication skills • German is a plus • Hands-on coding experience is a bonus • Experience with security in AI-assisted engineering setups, including agentic workflows and guardrails, is a bonus • Experience running or coordinating security incident response is a bonus • Experience with security and IT controls in a company preparing for a public listing is a bonus • Experience in a scale-up environment with roughly 100 to 1000 employees is a bonus • Interest in climate tech and renewable energy is a bonus

🏖️ Benefits

• International, dynamic, and highly motivated team • Direct impact on the energy transition and climate • Learning from smart colleagues • Direct contact with core decision-makers • Flat hierarchies and short decision paths • Remote work Germany-wide with a genuinely flexible remote policy • Access to offices in Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich whenever desired • EGYM Wellpass benefits and discounts • Futurebens benefits and discounts • Job bike leasing, including city bike or e-bike