Ilhan Celebi
Lead Information Security Manager
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolIlhan Çelebi is a Lead Information Security Manager based in Berlin with 10 years of experience building security programs across banking, e‑commerce and health industries. He holds an MSc in Cybersecurity and CISSP certification, and has led ISMS maturation, audit readiness, and cloud-native security initiatives (GCP, Kubernetes, DevSecOps) for organizations like Swedbank, Zalando and Sidekick Health. Known as a pragmatic facilitator, he translates complex compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, ISO27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA) into actionable controls and risk treatments for engineering teams and executives. His master's thesis produced a language for designing GDPR-compliant data environments, reflecting a pattern of combining academic rigor with practical tooling. Ilhan enjoys lifelong learning and follows OSINT and history in his spare time, a curiosity that informs his ability to anticipate threat and privacy trends. He aims to make cloud security concepts simple and teachable, bridging technical depth with clear communication.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Engineering - MSc, Cybersecurity, 4.51 (over 5), Master of Science in Engineering - MSc, Cybersecurity, 4.51 (over 5) at TalTech UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 2.77 (over 4), Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 2.77 (over 4) at Marmara UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University of Eastern FinlandHigh School, Natural Sciences, 4.12 (over 5), High School, Natural Sciences, 4.12 (over 5) at Kartal Anadolu Lisesi (Lyceum)Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics, Dropped out because of moving abroad, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics, Dropped out because of moving abroad at Anadolu UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering - MSc, Cybersecurity, 4.51 (over 5), Master of Science in Engineering - MSc, Cybersecurity, 4.51 (over 5) at University of Tartu
English, German, Russian, Turkish, AzerbaijaniGithub contributions (5)
celebov/myGP_Project
Sep 2015 - Oct 2020
Contributions:17 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 2 months
celebov/celebov.github.io
Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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