AI Security Engineering for the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

Franz Bettag · AI Security Engineer · Entrepreneur · Security Researcher · Platform Architect

Building and securing production systems from bare metal to autonomous AI agents. For technical decision makers in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.

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Selected Experience

Kleinanzeigen.de — 2014–2019

Lead/Sole Engineer. Rebuilt and operated the FreeBSD platform end to end in Go, before its sale to eBay.

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Service Packages

Focused engagements with clear deliverables. Every sprint starts with an NDA and ends with a written report.

Anthropic Select Partner for Claude

Claude, Claude Code, agent workflows, evals, governance, and security controls for teams that want production value instead of another AI pilot.

Reliability & Scalability Assessment

Architecture review, load-test analysis, and a prioritized roadmap for your next 10x growth milestone. Deliverable: Written assessment with cost-impact matrix.

Kubernetes / SRE Hardening Sprint

Cluster security audit, GitOps pipeline, observability stack, and runbook creation. Deliverable: Hardened cluster config + incident response playbook.

AI Production Readiness & LLM Integration

From prototype to production: prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, cost optimization, and monitoring. Deliverable: Production-grade AI pipeline with guardrails.

AI Security / LLM Threat Modeling

OWASP Top 10 for LLMs audit, prompt injection testing, data exfiltration analysis, and output validation. Deliverable: Threat model + remediation plan.

Security Research

VDP Ranking #2 Germany — Q1 2026

Ranked #2 on the German HackerOne Vulnerability Disclosure Program leaderboard.

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AI-Augmented Bug Bounty Methodology

Developing and applying AI-assisted techniques for vulnerability discovery at scale across web, mobile, and API targets.

LLM Application Security Framework

Practical security framework based on OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, covering prompt injection, data poisoning, and model denial of service.

Open Source Security Contributions

Active contributor to security tooling and responsible disclosure. GitHub profile (@fbettag) linked in header.

Working With Me
Timezone-flexible, async-first, NDA upfront.
1

Discovery Call

30-minute video call to understand your architecture, pain points, and goals. Free, no commitment.

2

Audit or Sprint

Focused 1-4 week engagement. I embed with your team, review code and infra, and execute hands-on improvements.

3

Deliverables

Written report with findings, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and a prioritized action plan you own.

4

Ongoing Support

Optional retainer for continued advisory, incident response, and quarterly architecture reviews.

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