Summary
Jan Goebel is a Head of Cyber Defense with 13 years of hands-on experience blending enterprise security leadership, malware analysis, and digital forensics. He has moved from technical research and security engineering roles at Siemens and T-Systems to strategic leadership at Henkel, where he now leads cyber defense and previously ran threat intelligence and vulnerability management. A Co-Founder with entrepreneurial instincts and a PhD-trained background from the University of Mannheim, he combines deep Linux/Python expertise and SIEM/endpoint capabilities with governance and forensic experience. Known for operationalizing threat intelligence into technical integrations and SOC processes, he bridges the gap between research-grade analysis and pragmatic, scalable defenses across global organizations. Based in Königswinter, Germany, he brings both startup grit and corporate program delivery to complex, cross-functional security challenges.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl. Inform. Informatics, Dipl. Inform. Informatics at RWTH Aachen University
Ph.D. Informatics, Ph.D. Informatics at University of Mannheim