Cybersecurity Consulting Director

Location:

(HEU) Krakow

Job ID:

R0142364

Date Posted:

2026-08-25

Company Name:

HITACHI EUROPE GMBH (GERMANY)

Profession (Job Category):

IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Our Company

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT(Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi aims to be a global leader in continuously transforming social infrastructure through digital, contributing to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates worldwide across four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – as well as a Strategic SIB Business Unit focused on new growth areas. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi creates value by combining data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2025 (ended March 31, 2026) totaled 10,586.7 billion yen, with 606 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 290,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com

What you’ll be doing

Hitachi  is seeking an experienced and technically accomplished senior technical consultant – Cybersecurity to support strategic cybersecurity initiatives across Europe. This role combines technical consulting, enterprise security architecture, trusted advisory, and solution design. Approximately half of the role will be dedicated to acting as the Technical Principal for a strategic banking customer. 

The role will also be responsible for:

Strategic Customer Consulting 

• Act as a trusted cybersecurity advisor for enterprise customers across Europe. 

• Build long-term relationships with executive stakeholders, CISOs and Security Architects. 

• Translate business challenges into cybersecurity transformation roadmaps. 

• Design end-to-end cybersecurity solutions. 

• Cover SOC, MDR, IAM, Zero Trust, GRC, Data Protection and Incident Response. 

• Advise on governance and regulatory compliance. 

• Support NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, NIST CSF and GDPR alignment. 

• Participate in assessments, gap analyses and remediation planning. 

Technical Principal (Strategic Banking Customer)

• Serve as the Technical Principal for a strategic banking customer. 

• Support Zero Trust architecture initiatives and security strategy development. 

• Support security compliance initiatives within financial services. 

• Develop and validate Zero Trust strategies. 

• Review security architectures and recommend improvements

• Seek for a new opportunities for Hitachi Group within strategic banking customer in area of cybersecurity as a response to customer needs.

Business Support 

• Support Sales teams as a senior technical advisor. 

• Prepare SoWs, proposals and executive presentations. 

• Contribute to RFP/RFI responses and business growth initiatives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work with Sales, Delivery and Consulting teams. 

• Mentor colleagues and contribute to methodology improvements.

What you bring to the team

We’re looking for a team player, who is motivated by delivering great work and the Hitachi vision.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and background:

• 7+ years in Cybersecurity Consulting, Technical Consulting, Security Architecture or Advisory. 

• Strong knowledge of SOC, SIEM, MDR, EDR/XDR, IAM, Zero Trust, GRC and Data Protection. 

• Experience with Microsoft Security, Splunk, Google Security/SecOps or similar platforms. 

• Knowledge of DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001, NIST and GDPR. 

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF or ISO 27001 are advantageous. 

Additional Requirements 

• Fluent Polish and strong English communication skills. 

• Excellent presentation and stakeholder management skills. 

• Willingness to travel across Europe (~25%). 

Why Join Us? 

• Become the Technical Principal for a strategic banking customer (lead technical stream within enterprise-scale Zero Trust transformation programme). 

• Work directly with CISOs, executives and enterprise architects. 

• Join a growing international cybersecurity team. 

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge