Computacenter AG & Co. oHG

We're a global technology company that's been at the forefront of motion technology for over 75 years, founded by brothers Dr. Wilhelm and Dr.-Ing. E.h. Georg Schaeffler in 1946. What started as a vision in Herzogenaurach has grown into a worldwide team of around 82,800 people, all working to make mobility more efficient, sustainable, and innovative. We partner with major automobile manufacturers and serve aerospace and industrial sectors, developing precision products that keep the world moving. Our work spans across automotive technologies - powertrain, chassis, e-mobility, and vehicle lifetime solutions - as well as industrial bearing solutions and robotics. The recent merger with Vitesco in October 2024 marks an exciting chapter as we become an even stronger motion technology company. Beyond the technical work, we invest heavily in our people through the Schaeffler Academy, offer flexible working arrangements, and maintain the culture of a family-owned business while operating on a global scale.

agilimo Consulting develops individually designed solutions for IT security and enterprise mobility, uniting usability with modern cybersecurity. The company supports national and international customers with IT security made in Germany, providing high-performance, scalable solutions for ultra-mobile and highly secure working environments. As a member of ITSMIG, agilimo fulfills the five criteria of the TeleTrusT trust mark, ensuring complete data sovereignty and adherence to German data protection regulations. With over two decades of project experience in IT security and mobility solutions, agilimo delivers comprehensive services including Security Operations Center (SOC), managed mobile security with Apple Indigo, secure messaging via Wire, external exposure defense through Darkscan, and complete IT operations management. The company operates from four German locations with over 60 employees, serving clients across the entire usage cycle from procurement and technical configuration to rollout and service handling. Their ISO 27001 certified operations prioritize both highest data security and user-friendly application.

Westernacher Solutions builds digitization infrastructure for Germany's judiciary and public sector - electronic mailboxes for lawyers, semantic text analysis for courts, and secure communication systems that handle sensitive legal documents and citizen data. With over 160 engineers and domain specialists operating from Berlin, Heidelberg, and Bad Kreuznach, the company deploys systems under ISO 27001, BSI IT Grundschutz, and NIST frameworks for clients including federal and state ministries, courts, notary chambers, and legal professional organizations. The threat model is specific: preserving digital identities and maintaining confidentiality in systems where compromise means exposure of legal proceedings, attorney-client communications, and government administrative data. The technical stack centers on cloud security hardening, formal threat modeling, and compliance architectures built for environments where data protection isn't negotiable. Products like their electronic lawyer mailbox system require cryptographic messaging protocols and access controls that meet both legal profession standards and government security baselines. Teams work across legal tech modernization, public sector IT transformation, and NLP-driven document analysis - domains where security engineering intersects with regulatory requirements and operational continuity for institutions that can't accept downtime. Projects involve software modernization of legacy systems while maintaining security postures that satisfy both technical audits and legal mandates governing court operations and government communications.

Schwarz IT is the technological heartbeat of the Schwarz Group, one of the world's leading retail organizations with over 575,000 employees and 13,900 stores across more than 30 countries. With annual revenue exceeding 167 billion euros, Schwarz IT manages the entire digital infrastructure and software solutions for the Group's retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Produktion, PreZero, and Schwarz Digits. The company has established itself as one of Germany's largest IT players, covering the complete food value chain through state-of-the-art digital solutions and services. Operating from multiple international locations including Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, and Romania, Schwarz IT delivers comprehensive IT expertise spanning classic software development, IT consulting, artificial intelligence applications, and IT security. The organization employs a solution-driven approach built on partnership, ownership, vision-driven innovation, and enthusiasm. Schwarz IT manages critical technology platforms including SAP systems, Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, STACKIT (the European sovereign cloud), and enterprise security platforms. The company serves as the backbone for one of Europe's largest retail groups, processing operations for 6 billion customers while maintaining excellence in quality, stability, and cost-effectiveness.

Fulcrum Global Technologies builds enterprise legal tech on SAP's in-memory database, targeting a narrow vertical with scale stakes: the operational backend for law firms and professional services organizations processing time entry, billing, collections, and matter management. The platform consolidates what's typically a fractured stack of legacy systems into a single cloud deployment. After two decades in market, the company positions itself around the world's largest firms - organizations where billing complexity, audit trails, and financial reporting aren't optional. The threat model here isn't breach or exploit; it's operational paralysis, billing leakage, and compliance failure at firms handling sensitive client data across jurisdictions. The Fulcrum GT platform runs on SAP infrastructure, which means it inherits SAP's security posture and compliance frameworks but also its operational overhead and patching cycles. The architecture handles the full legal business lifecycle: time capture, matter workflows, e-billing integrations, and analytics dashboards. For security practitioners, the relevant surface area includes cloud tenancy boundaries, API integrations with external e-billing systems, client data segregation, and the authentication/authorization models governing billable hour entry and financial reporting. The company operates in a regulated vertical where data residency, client confidentiality, and audit logging are table stakes, not differentiators. Leadership is headed by CEO Ahmed Shaaban. The company's technical stack is enterprise SaaS, cloud-native on SAP's platform layer. Geographic footprint appears US-headquartered with global client reach. The operational model is single-platform delivery - no on-prem, no hybrid - which simplifies the security perimeter but centralizes risk. For security roles here, expect work around SaaS tenant isolation, third-party risk for billing integrations, and the compliance grind specific to legal vertical regulations.