Marcus Koenig

Technology, Development and Cybersecurity Leadership | Vice President

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer at Lakeside Quants
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    High Impact Individual Contributor in Financial Startup Environment. What needs to get done, will get done.

  • Vice President of Software Development at CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA
    Jun 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr

    - Cross-Team Project Leader in multiple strategic projects, including steering of 3rd party contributors, budget control. - Interim manager of a cross-product security-oriented development team.

  • Vice President Core Technology at Gen™
    Nov 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Cybersecurity related Core Technology Leadership at Gen: Leadership for up to 150 Engineers and Technologists, crafting robust protection and security layers for Gen's brands, including Norton, Avast, Avira, and AVG. Focus on driving innovation and excellence in research, intelligence, SDKs, and services. Overseeing teams in: - Technical Product Management: Steering the vision and execution of product strategies. - Cloud Services: Overseeing the deployment and management of scalable cloud solutions. - Threat Detection Technologies: Implementing cutting-edge technologies to identify and mitigate digital threats. - Machine Learning: Harnessing AI to enhance cybersecurity measures. - Threat Intelligence: Staying ahead of emerging cyber threats through proactive intelligence. - Cross Platform and Windows Security SDKs: Developing software kits for diverse platforms, ensuring robust security across ecosystems. - Data Lakes: Managing vast data repositories for enhanced decision-making and security analytics. - DevOps/SRE: Integrating DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices for efficient and reliable system operations. - Technology Licensing and Integration Support: Facilitating technology partnerships and seamless integrations. - Backend and Frontend Development: Leading the development of robust and user-friendly digital interfaces. - Embedded Development: Pioneering in creating secure systems and software components.

  • Vice President Core Technology at NortonLifeLock
    Apr 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Responsible for teams creating core protection and security layers in the form of research, intelligence, sdks and services. Leading Teams in the following Areas: Technical Product Management, Cloud Services, Threat Detection Technologies, Threat Labs, Machine Learning, Threat Intelligence, Cross Platform SDKs, Windows Security SDKs, Data Lakes, DevOps/SRE, Technology Licensing, Integration Support, Backend Development, Frontend Development, Embedded Development

  • Avira (Part of Gen™) (17 yrs 8 mos)
    • VP Core Technology
      Jul 2020 - Apr 2021 · 10 mos

      Responsible for the teams creating the core protection and security layers of Avira's own as well as partners' products, encapsulated in SDKs, Services and Intelligence. Leading Teams in the following Areas: Technical Product Management, Cloud Services, Threat Detection Technologies, Threat Labs, Machine Learning, Threat Intelligence, Cross Platform SDKs, Windows Security SDKs, Data Lakes, DevOps/SRE, Technology Licensing, Integration Support, Backend Development, Frontend Development, Embedded Development

    • VP Protection Technology
      Jan 2018 - Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Providing the world’s best protection capabilities to our customers and partners. Leading Teams in the following Areas: Technical and Consumer Product Management, Product Marketing Management, UX Design, Cloud Services, Threat Detection Technologies, Threat Labs, Machine Learning, Threat Intelligence, Cross Platform SDKs, Windows Security SDKs, Data Lakes, DevOps/SRE, Technology Licensing, Integration Support, Backend Development, Frontend Development, Embedded Development

    • Director Protection Research and OEM
      May 2017 - Dec 2017 · 8 mos

      Full responsibility for the following teams: - Team: Threat Intelligence Services Team creating backend cloud detection technologies in our Threat Analysis Grid as well as intelligence gathering modules, detection and classification modules in the VirusLab backend and Cloud services with regard to protection against malicious or harmful websites or web content. Malware and security Research. - Team: Artificial Intelligence Research Research and maintainance of Artificial intelligence systems for automatic classification in VirusLab backend and live cloud services. - Team: Spam Detection Technology Research and development of Anti-Spam Technologies. - Team: SAT Home of Avira SAVAPI and other SDKs that can be licensed by 3rd parties. - Team: OEM Technical Support Supporting our partners and their technology integration projects. - Team: Sales Engineering Supporting our partners in all technical topics during pre- and post-sales cycles.