Matthias Kühnlein - IAM and PAM Risk Analyst, 11 Years

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Schwindegg, Germany

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Experience

Mar 2025 - Jul 2026

1 year 5 months

Business Owner

AKM

Management of several MFA methods for central authentication within a group company. Interface between different stakeholders such as support, finance and accounting, developers, and security departments. Budget controlling and monitoring of KPIs as well as SLAs. Review of operating documentation

Oct 2024 - Jul 2026

1 year 10 months

IAM Analyst

AKM

Mediating between the individual stakeholders; reviewing the implementation of all requirements from VAIT and DORA on the topic of PAM. Analysis of authorizations incl. SoD, RBAC, and requirements for CIF applications. Use and adaptation of AI support for document analysis

Jun 2024 - Oct 2024

5 months

IT-Security Analyst

APKV

Support for the CIO during an external audit by BaFin
Creation of recovery plans and presentations for the audit
Review and remediation of audit findings

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

3 months

Risk Analyst

A-DE

Review of applications and processes for their risks
Creation of matrices for risk assessment

Mar 2023 - Jul 2025

2 years 5 months

Germany

IT-Security Expert

Metafinanz GmbH

Management of several MFA methods for central authentication within a group company
Interface between support, finance and accounting, developers, and security departments
Budget controlling and monitoring of KPIs as well as SLAs
Review of operating documentation
Mediating between the individual stakeholders during the introduction of PAM solutions
Reviewing the implementation of all requirements from VAIT and DORA on the topic of PAM

Mar 2019 - Feb 2023

4 years

IAM Consultant

Computacenter AG

Integration of a department with more than 14,000 users into a new IAM system
Analysis of all processes in the connected departments and applications
Comparison and alignment of the processes with the new IAM system
Coordination of different stakeholders (department heads, interest groups, management)
Test design and testing for a logistics customer: concept for integrating new users into the IAM system, role and access model, test concepts, test cases, creation of test data, functional test execution, data adjustment and checking in Oracle databases, troubleshooting in Object Browser and Manager
Deployment, test and project management for a machine builder: review and execution of automated test cases, adjustment of scripts for test automation, documentation of test results, coordination with developers

Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

1 year 9 months

Test Manager

Demirtag Consulting

Coordination and support of a five-person test team
Consulting in the area of GDPR and the strategic direction of the department
Management of cross-module tests
Creation and maintenance of test cases
Management of a company-wide test environment for mobile testing (including MDM) and X-browser testing
Sales of test environments and resources

Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

1 year 7 months

Subproject Manager

catenate

Managing and organizing an integration environment for BMW projects
Organizing international training sessions and worldwide rollouts
Introduction of PIC processes and quality control of software and projects
Review and assessment of IT security
Monitoring and controlling the project
Conducting reviews and contract negotiations

Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

4 months

PMO Assistant to the Program Manager

prime force

PMO in program management at Credit Suisse
PMO in a project for web content systems at VW
Creating technical documentation also in English
Creating meeting minutes after meetings
Analysis of functional and technical requirements
Leading workshops

Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

11 months

IT Consultant

sme AG

2nd-level support and application support for frontend and backend systems in the automotive sector
Requirement engineering for frontend and backend systems
IT concept development, software engineering and UML modeling
System analysis and organization of meetings
Customer support and international training in English
Application owner and team leader (3-7 people)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Transportation, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, Automotive, and Professional Services.

Information Technology

Transportation

Manufacturing

Banking and Finance

Automotive

Professional Services

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Finance, Legal, and Operations.

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Finance

Legal

Operations

Skills

Security

Consulting On Strategies In Iso 27001
Consulting On Access And Rights Management (Iam) As Well As Strategies For Privileged Users (Pam)
Risk Management (It)
It Project Management
Quality Management (Istqb)
Agile Project Management
Software Quality Management

Professional Focus

Information Security (Iso 27001)
Dora
Vait
Iam
Pam
Fido

Tools

One Identity
Salepoint
Entraid
Jira
Alm
Office365

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

Oct 2010 - Mar 2014

Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor · Business Informatics · Munich, Germany

Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

Robert Bosch Vocational School for Business

Vocational School for Business

Sep 2004 - Feb 2008

Fliegerhorst Erding (Bundeswehr)

Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems · Erding, Germany

...and 3 more

Certifications & licenses

Risk Analyst

A-DE

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Information Technology 11.5 y

Avg length 1 y 5 m

Longest experience 3 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Business Owner, IAM Analyst, IT-Security Analyst

Main industries Information Technology, Transportation, Manufacturing

Main business areas Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Certifications earned 8

Profile

Created

January 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Matthias is based in Schwindegg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced).

Matthias has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Matthias would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Owner, IAM Analyst, IT-Security Analyst.

Matthias's most recent position is Business Owner at AKM.

In recent years, Matthias has worked for AKM, APKV, A-DE, Metafinanz GmbH, and Computacenter AG.

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Manufacturing. Matthias also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Automotive, and Professional Services.

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Project Management. Matthias also has some experience in Finance, Legal, and Operations.

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Manufacturing.

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

Matthias holds a Doctorate in Secondary School from Johann Andreas Schmeller Secondary School, a Bachelor in Business Informatics from Munich University of Applied Sciences, a Bachelor in Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems from Fliegerhorst Erding (Bundeswehr), a Bachelor in Gymnasium from Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Garching and a Bachelor in Primary School from Primary School at Kirchplatz in Ismaning.

Matthias has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: Risk Analyst, BSI Basic Protection Practitioner (ISO27001), and ISMS Lead Auditor according to ISO/IEC 27001.

Matthias is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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