Location
Stiftsbergstraße 1
74172 Neckarsulm
74172 Neckarsulm
Cyber Security Software Engineering Expert - Community & Governance (m/f/d)
Employment Area
IT - SecurityLevel
Experienced professionalWorking Model
Full-timeReference ID
4471
Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.
Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe. With us, you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes, enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects, and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.
Your Tasks
- You manage and scale our internal Security Champions Community and program through regular meetings, gamification (leaderboards), and targeted upskilling events.
- You lead an active council of Security Champions.
- You act as the primary mentor for our embedded Security Champions, guiding them in their daily work, like for example vulnerability triage, enforcing our ISMS Policies within the products etc.
- You translate complex security policies into developer-friendly processes without creating bottlenecks in agile workflows.
- You validate the achievements of local teams and maintain our "Paved Road" knowledge base for secure code implementations.
Your Profile
- You have several years of professional experience alongside a solid understanding of software engineering and agile development methods (Scrum/Kanban).
- You ideally bring experience in building tech communities, driving Security Governance, or working with maturity models (e.g., OWASP SAMM).
- You have a solid grasp of Secure SDLC principles, Threat Modeling, and practical AppSec tooling.
- You possess a pragmatic "security-as-an-enabler" mindset and have hands-on experience integrating AppSec tools (SAST, DAST, SCA) into modern CI/CD pipelines without slowing down release cycles.
- You are a strong community builder and culture driver with outstanding coaching skills, and you communicate fluently in German and English.
Our benefits
Your contact
Tim Kübler
Recruiter
- E-Mail:recruiting@mail.schwarz
What happens once you applied?
1
Application
We love simplicity. Apply quickly and easily digitally, even without registration.
2
Checkup
Together with the department, we take a look at your documents.
3
Interview
When you first get to know each other, the focus is on both your personality and your professional suitability.
4
Contract offer
Have we convinced each other? Then your employment contract is on its way to you digitally by e-mail.
5
Welcome
Your first day of work with is about to begin and your individual onboarding in the team begins. We look forward to seeing you!