About this role
What we’re looking for <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">We are looking for a clear-headed and experienced Security Manager to own the protection of our sites, our people, our information, and our communication. In this role, you will be responsible for a coherent security concept that satisfies customer, national, and NATO security requirements, and that enables us to run classified and export-controlled work without friction. This is an ownership role with real authority and a direct line to the COO. You grant and withdraw access, you set the rules that apply on every site, and you can stop any activity that creates unacceptable exposure.</span> The day-to-day <ul><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Security concept and governance:</strong> own the company-wide security policy, the threat and risk assessment, and the security posture our defense customers and programs demand.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Location security:</strong> own physical security across all sites: access control, zoning, alarm and surveillance systems, visitor handling, key management and restricted areas.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Communication security:</strong> own secure communication and classified information handling: approved channels, encryption standards, storage and transmission rules.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Personnel security:</strong> own vetting, security clearances, briefings and offboarding for everyone with access to sensitive material.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Incident response:</strong> own detection, reporting and investigation of security incidents, including notification to customers and authorities.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Awareness and training:</strong> run recurring security briefings so every employee knows exactly which rules apply to their role.</li></ul> You should apply if you <ul><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Education:</strong> you have completed vocational training or a degree in security management, safety and security engineering, political science or international security studies, law, business administration, information security, or you bring a comparable military or police background.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Experience:</strong> you bring at least 3 years in corporate, industrial or military security, ideally in a defense, aerospace or critical infrastructure environment.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Frameworks:</strong> you have worked hands-on with national and NATO security requirements, classified information handling, and personnel security clearance processes.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Practice:</strong> you are comfortable across the full field: physical security concepts, access and zoning, incident investigation, and security briefings that people actually remember.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Mindset:</strong> you like building the system, not inheriting it. You are comfortable in a fast-moving start up where the process does not exist yet, and you have the backbone to stop an activity when the risk is not acceptable.</li></ul> Nice to haves <ul><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Clearance:</strong> an existing personnel security clearance (Ü2/Ü3) or eligibility for one.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Authority experience:</strong> working relationships with BMWK, BAAINBw, national security authorities or customer security officers.</li><li style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Adjacent domains:</strong> exposure to export control, IT and cyber security, or business continuity and crisis management.</li></ul> What we offer <ul><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Real impact & ownership:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Shape high-tech defense systems and take responsibility from day one.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Mission-driven environment: </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Work on technologies that matter for European security and sovereignty.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Competitive package:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Competitive salary, EGYM Wellpass, corporate benefits, and equity options aligned with role and level.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Deep tech environment:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge drone technology and real operational use cases.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Grow fast: </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Steep learning curve for juniors, strategic influence and leadership opportunities for seniors.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Startup mindset meets defence innovation:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> flat hierarchies, fast decisions, and space for your ideas.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Flexibility:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Flexible hours, remote options, and relocation support.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Strong team:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> International, driven colleagues and a culture built on exchange, trust, and shared success.</span></span></p></li></ul>