Engineer or Computer Scientist for Infrastructure Security and High Availability | BSI-2025-099 - Ingenieurin/Ingenieur oder Informatikerin/Informatiker (w/m/d)

Bundesverwaltungsamt

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Sep 5, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This role at Germany's federal cybersecurity agency focuses on ensuring the infrastructure security and high availability of data centers within the federal administration. The successful candidate will provide expert consultation, conduct audits based on BSI standards, analyze system failures, and develop robust security requirements and guidelines. Day-to-day tasks involve advising federal agencies on physical security, energy supply, fire protection, and access control for data centers, as well as developing foundational documents and BSI standards. This position is ideal for a professional with a background in engineering or IT, looking to contribute to Germany's digital security landscape in a challenging and impactful role, offering continuous learning and development opportunities.

Required Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent FH-Diplom) in Technical Building Equipment, Building Technology, Electrical Engineering, Energy Technology, Computer Science, Technical Computer Science, IT Security, Construction Technology, Civil Engineering, or a comparable technical field.

Experience

  • At least 2 years of professional experience in technical building equipment or infrastructure security
  • Professional experience in data center operations or information security management
  • Professional experience in project management
  • Professional experience with structural and technical facilities of data centers or in Business Continuity Management (advantageous)
  • Experience in technical consulting for public authorities (advantageous)

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Basic)

Additional

  • Willingness to undergo an extended security clearance check (SÜG § 9). Willingness to participate in further training and regular business trips. For foreign educational qualifications, proof of equivalence with a German degree from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) is required.