Senior Lead Consultant – Defense & Resilience (all genders)

Do you want to help shape the society of tomorrow? Then ]init[ is the right place for you. Because our digital solutions are made for people and have social relevance. Sounds exciting? Then get on board and work with over 1,400 ]init[s in interdisciplinary teams at our seven locations – or flexibly from anywhere in Germany.

As a Senior Lead Consultant – Defense & Resilience (all genders), you will advise our clients in the environment of private defense companies and security-related public clients. You will combine your deep understanding of military and regulatory requirements with your expertise in modern IT and digitalization topics. In doing so, you will develop future-proof resilient strategies, target images, and solutions together with our clients – from the analysis of complex challenges to concrete implementation.

You navigate confidently at the interface between subject matter expertise, technology, and organization, and know how to translate complex technical contexts into concrete military or regulatory benefits. You will work closely with our clients, interdisciplinary teams, and partners, and actively shape the further development of our services in the field of Defense & Resilience.

• You advise private and public clients from the defense and security sector on the development and implementation of highly secure digitalization and transformation projects.
• You analyze complex technical, organizational, and technological challenges and develop robust solution approaches and target images from them.
• You translate military capabilities, operational requirements, and strategic goals into concrete digital solutions and technological architectures.
• Together with our clients, you develop strategies, roadmaps, and concepts for the digitalization of security-relevant processes and structures.
• You accompany projects from strategic conception through technical design to implementation, ensuring concrete customer benefit.
• You conduct workshops with various stakeholders, bringing together technical, technological, and strategic perspectives.
• You work closely with our experts from development, architecture, and delivery, and take responsibility for the technical quality of the results.
• You monitor technological and security policy developments and derive relevant impulses for our clients and our service portfolio from them.

• Several years of experience in consulting, conception, or management of complex digitalization and IT projects – ideally in the defense, security, or public sector environment.
• In-depth understanding of military capability logics and capacity-oriented planning, as well as the ability to derive requirements for modern digital solutions from them.
• Good understanding of the digitalization of command and operational processes, as well as command information systems and their integration into existing system landscapes.
• Knowledge of relevant technologies and solution approaches in the areas of cybersecurity, resilience, cloud and platform solutions, as well as secure communication and networks.
• Understanding of the application possibilities of drones, sensor technology, and unmanned systems, as well as the potential of artificial intelligence and data spaces in the military and public sector environment.
• The ability to translate technological developments and complex IT services into concrete military or regulatory requirements, application scenarios, and benefit potentials.
• Confident demeanor in client workshops, at management level, and in interdisciplinary teams, as well as the ability to present complex issues in an audience-appropriate manner.
• High initiative, strategic thinking, and the willingness to take responsibility for topics, clients, and the further development of our consulting portfolio.
• Willingness to travel within Germany and Europe depending on client appointments.
• Plus: Own background through military service in the Bundeswehr or close professional contacts with the troops/organization.
• Plus: Experience with topics such as VS-NfD/classified information protection, security clearances (SÜG), or comparable work in regulated environments.
• You have very good written and spoken German and English skills.

• Because we care: 30 days of vacation and Workation within the EU create space for relaxation and new perspectives. This allows for a good balance between work and private life.
• Work with us: Flexible working hours, mobile working, and part-time models enable you to structure work and everyday life accordingly – always coordinated with your team and projects.
• Learn with us: With the ]init[ Academy, training, certifications, and cross-departmental knowledge exchange, you continuously develop professionally and personally.
• Grow with us: Benefit from cross-departmental knowledge exchange and continuously develop together with your colleagues.
• Ride with us: JobRad, public transport subsidy, and other mobility benefits support you in traveling flexibly and sustainably.
• Start with us: Welcome Week, structured onboarding, and mentorship ensure a successful start and help you quickly settle into your team and projects.

Shape the digital future with us – full-time or part-time, remote or in the office.
We look forward to receiving your application, including your earliest possible start date and salary expectations.
Diversity and equal opportunities are a matter of course for us. We expressly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those seeking equal opportunities.

Since security is important to us and our clients, a confidential security check may be required after a job offer, depending on the position.

Julian Glöckner

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