Enterprise Architecture Experts in Vienna
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Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Artellico / Own Company for AI Governance and Data Products
- Consulting and interim management at the intersection of IT operations and regulation
- Impact analysis and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Teaching assignments in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at Hochschule Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of master’s theses and participation in the examination board
- Expert presentations in business and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and Zero-Knowledge Encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- Connection to bank account systems via SEPA direct debit mandates and message formats according to ISO 20022 (pain.008, camt.053)
- MLOps and AIOps in ongoing operations
- Own applications under own brand: shared code base, separate delivery for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe-coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Publications on EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI Governance / Compliance: Data Quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act Readiness, Risk Classification, AI Ethics
Robert K.
Last position:
Enterprise Architecture and Overall Transition Lead — UK National Lottery, 4th Licence at Scientific Games International GmbH
Owned the end-to-end architecture and the transition for the fourth licence period of the UK National Lottery: a complete technology stack replacement delivered against a hard regulatory deadline. Produced the end-to-end high-level architecture that served as the delivery baseline for the replacement of all major IT service components including infrastructure
Target architecture across two geo-redundant UK data centres: multiple VMware ESX clusters, OpenShift, MS SQL Server clusters, Oracle Exadata, integrated with AWS-hosted components and a retailer WAN over VSAT, DSL and LTE
Business continuity concept and geo-redundant high availability design
Review and approval authority over all low-level designs, application and infrastructure: network security, Oracle RAC, VMware, OpenShift, SQL clustering, geo-redundancy
Designed and implemented full hardware and network separation between test environments and staging/production
SME for third-party security audits against CIS benchmarks and NIST standards: preparation, execution, findings analysis, remediation prioritisation
Delivered software deployment to 45,000 retail terminals with minimal downtime, plus data migration from the incumbent end-to-end landscape to the new architecture
Transitioned 45,000 POS terminals and 19 million online players on time with no critical incidents
Owned the integrated transition plan for the full replacement of the lottery technology stack: work packages, milestones, dependencies and critical path across parallel technical sub-projects
Central organisational interface between internal IT leads, technical workstream leads, multiple external vendors and client executive stakeholders
Planned and led migration and cutover of live, regulated national infrastructure, including 80+ bare metal servers running VMware ESX, Microsoft VMs across several Active Directory domains, Linux VMs, OpenShift on Linux, 2 SANs, 2 Oracle Exadata systems, AWS components and a retailer WAN
Ran 4 full cutover dress rehearsals ahead of the 2 major go-live releases
Governed all changes through the ITIL change process and CAB; ran risk, issue and escalation management with regular status reporting to the Program Director and client's CTO
Onboarded the internal cyber security team and acted as architecture SME in pre-deployment security audits for client and internal security teams, including prioritisation and remediation of findings
Joined the programme as Enterprise Architecture Lead from May to September 2022, gaining detailed knowledge of the target infrastructure before taking overall delivery responsibility; after go-live, supported the delivery teams through the warranty phase
Walter S.
Last position:
Territory Service Manager Red Hat Consulting at Major German Engineering and Technology Multinational Company
- Migrating from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization, 40+ workstreams / projects in parallel (Small- to Medium Sized VM Operators / Critical Factory Workload Owners / Large-Scale Data Center Operators)
Jörg P.
Last position:
Process Manager (70%) / Business Analyst (30%) at T-Mobile Austria GmbH (Magenta)
- BSS system implementation for B2B / transformation of the central B2B system landscape
- End-to-end business responsibility for defining, structuring and prioritizing key B2B business processes as part of a complex BSS transformation.
- Work in an agile, SAFe-like setup with multiple teams involved, along with regular coordination with business, IT, solution design and architecture.
- Translation of business requirements into implementable epics, features, user stories, process models and acceptance criteria as the basis for technical implementation.
- Close collaboration with solution design and architecture to assess technical dependencies, interfaces, data flows and system impacts.
- Management of target process design as the basis for implementation in Infonova BSS.
- Interface management between business departments, IT, architecture, development and operational units, including facilitation of cross-functional workshops.
- Ensuring process consistency, governance, decision-making capability and business acceptance as part of the system implementation.
Zeev T.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Coveris Group
- Built Enterprise Architecture practice covering business, application, data, and integration layers
- Created a multi-year Integration Strategy, delivering annual cost savings of several hundred thousand euros
- Defined portfolio simplification roadmap, identifying redundant systems and cost reduction opportunities
- Designed target-state enterprise architecture around D365 FSCM, enabling a best-of-breed future landscape
- Developed Master Data Management (MDM) strategy and roadmap to improve data quality and operational efficiency
- Provided enterprise-wide architectural direction ensuring alignment and eliminating redundant initiatives
- Established reusable architecture patterns adopted by delivery teams
- Facilitated cross-functional architecture forums to align product and delivery teams
- Translated enterprise architecture guidance into practical delivery decisions
- Drove practical adoption of architecture guidance across initiatives rather than acting as a gatekeeper
- Identified redundant systems enabling substantial cost reduction potential
- Enabled cost transparency in integration landscape
- Enabled fact-based investment prioritization decisions
Rene S.
Last position:
Head of Digital Services & IT at reet systems gmbh / THEOPHIL Holding GmbH
- Overall responsibility for IT, software development, and digital services of the company for brands such as Rosenberger, Rosehill, Burger King Austria (approx. 70 companies)
- Built the holding's lakehouse and data analytics platform
- Established and led the software development and IT department
- Established and led the operation (cloud-native AWS) of the B2B platform
- Connected IoT systems and developed models for predictive maintenance and production planning, data lake/lakehouse, and BI
- Preparation for ISO 27001 information security certification
- Technologies: Cloud, AWS, Java, Cypress, Angular, Python, Go
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Statistics of experts using Enterprise Architecture
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
75%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 14 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Vienna using Enterprise Architecture
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 14 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Enterprise Architecture experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Banking and Finance (67%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Manufacturing (50%)
- Professional Services (50%)
- Government and Administration (50%)
- Education (33%)
- Insurance (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Enterprise Architecture covers
Enterprise Architecture, often called EA, connects business strategy with the systems, information and technology that support it. It gives companies a structured view of capabilities, processes, applications, data, infrastructure and governance. The goal is a coherent target state and a practical path from the current landscape to that future state.
Where it is used
EA supports transformation across complex environments where many teams, systems or business units must work together. Typical work includes:
- Defining business capabilities and operating models
- Mapping applications, integrations, data flows and dependencies
- Shaping cloud, platform and modernization roadmaps
- Setting principles for security, technology and solution decisions
It is common in banking, insurance, public services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail and logistics, especially where legacy systems must connect with new digital products.
Frameworks and tooling
Professionals may use TOGAF, ArchiMate and capability-based planning to structure decisions and communicate architecture. Depending on the engagement, they work with enterprise repositories, modelling tools, cloud reference architectures, API standards, identity platforms and data governance methods. The right approach depends on the company’s size, regulatory setting and change agenda rather than on one framework alone.
When companies hire specialists
Freelance expertise is useful when internal teams need an independent view or a clear decision framework. Common triggers include a merger, cloud migration, ERP replacement, data-platform programme, security review or a growing portfolio of disconnected applications.
- Establishing a baseline of the current technology landscape
- Comparing target-state options and recording trade-offs
- Turning strategy into sequenced initiatives and investment plans
What strong professionals deliver
A strong Enterprise Architecture specialist combines business understanding with technical depth. They make dependencies visible, define useful principles and explain complex choices to executives, product teams and technical groups. Their deliverables may include capability maps, reference architectures, transition roadmaps, governance models, decision records and standards that teams can apply in daily work.
Collaboration in Vienna
Vienna-based programmes often involve regulated industries, public-sector organisations and international companies with distributed teams. A freelance specialist should be comfortable facilitating workshops on site when needed and documenting decisions for remote stakeholders. Clear communication in English is widely useful, while German can matter when working closely with local business units, authorities or operational teams.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Enterprise Architecture? Start with the answers below.
Enterprise Architecture aligns business strategy with capabilities, processes, data, applications and technology. Companies use it to guide transformation, reduce duplication, manage dependencies and make investment decisions with a clear view of the wider landscape.
Enterprise Architecture covers the organisation-wide relationship between business and technology. Solution architecture focuses on a defined product or system, while IT strategy sets direction and priorities; EA connects both to the broader operating model and change roadmap.
A strong Enterprise Architecture specialist may also understand cloud platforms, integration and APIs, data governance, cybersecurity, identity, portfolio management and organisational change. Facilitation and concise documentation are just as important as modelling knowledge.
The required depth depends on the scope and level of uncertainty. Enterprise Architecture work for a focused domain can suit a specialist with strong delivery experience in that area, while a group-wide transformation needs someone who has handled complex governance, competing stakeholders and transition planning.
Yes. Enterprise Architecture relies on workshops, interviews, modelling and decision reviews that can be run remotely with suitable collaboration tools. On-site sessions in Vienna can still help when sensitive processes, executive alignment or cross-team priorities require direct discussion.
TOGAF can provide a shared vocabulary and a repeatable method for structuring architecture work. Enterprise Architecture should not become a documentation exercise, so a capable specialist adapts TOGAF to the organisation’s decisions, governance needs and delivery pace.
Ask for examples of decisions, roadmaps or governance models they delivered and how those outcomes influenced real change. A good Enterprise Architecture professional explains trade-offs clearly, connects recommendations to business outcomes and avoids creating models that teams cannot use.
Clarify the decision that the engagement must support, the stakeholders involved, the available documentation and the authority of the architecture function. Enterprise Architecture assignments are easier to deliver when scope, expected artefacts, governance routes and access to business and technology teams are explicit.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Enterprise Architecture in their recent projects is 131 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,051 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Enterprise Architecture in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 75% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Enterprise Architecture in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Enterprise Architecture in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Enterprise Architecture in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Healthcare (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Enterprise Architecture in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (83%), and Operations (67%).
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