Identity and Access Management Experts in Austria
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Jerry B.
Last position:
Owner at DIGIPM Consulting e.U.
From 02/2023 to 05/2024: IT interim manager within an international construction chemicals group headquartered in Germany as Global TSA Manager in a carve-out project responsible for the IT workstream.
End-to-end management of an international IT carve-out and TSA program, including transition of five service providers, governance and operating structures, service continuity, provider performance, SLA/KPI and cost management, SIAM and supplier management, security services, operational readiness, and transition into stable operations.
From 06/2024: IT consulting in project management and IT service management areas, providing PM/PMO coaching and support.
Lucas G.
Last position:
Self-Employed Management Consultant at nospia e.U.
Provided expert consultancy services to a range of clients, supporting their compliance and security objectives across multiple domains. Key projects and responsibilities included:
- Lead consultant for successful ISO 27001 certification projects, including readiness assessments and audit support
- Conducted comprehensive risk reviews and gap analyses to identify and remediate compliance and security vulnerabilities
- Developed, and improved internal and external policies, guidelines, and procedures related to information security and data protection
- Delivered tailored training sessions to employees on security best practices and data protection obligations
- Negotiated and drafted compliance-related contractual clauses, including DPAs and security-related provisions.
- Designed consent management strategies and ensured effective technical implementation of cookie banners in compliance with regulatory requirements
Michael L.
Last position:
IAM Developer & IT Architect at Internationale Bank
Design and implementation of new functionalities in the areas of Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role Management (RLM) and Access Governance
Adjustment of the company-wide Segregation of Duties (SoD) matrix to ensure regulatory and internal compliance requirements
Further development and configuration of recertification processes
Creation and adaptation of custom workflows, rules and tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ (BeanShell, XML, Java)
Use of static code analysis with SonarQube to ensure code quality and compliance with defined development standards
Regular code reviews within the development team to ensure quality, share knowledge and follow clean code principles
Work in an agile Scrum team with daily communication, sprint planning and reviews
Coordination with testers, test managers and business departments to ensure quality and smooth production rollout
Active involvement in release planning and deployment coordination, including test preparation, cutover activities and rollback strategies
Analysis and sustainable resolution of issues in the IAM production environment (2nd- and 3rd-level support)
Reproduction of complex errors, identification of root causes and implementation of lasting fixes
Creation of technical analyses and recommendations for operations and further development
Zoran J.
Last position:
Technical Writer – Implementation of the BNPP IT PROD SEC Service Catalog at BNP Paribas Germany
Design, authorship and finalization of the IT PROD SEC service catalog with eight standardized security services (S-ID001–S-ID008).
Development of consistent service components & deliverables, RACI assignments and SLA and KPI definitions for each service.
Integration of BaFin document requirements under DORA into the service descriptions.
Coordination with IT, compliance, risk and operations teams to validate all service descriptions.
Specifically for governance & monitoring: definition of governance cadence, evidence delivery processes, audit support and definition of measurable KPIs and measurement methods.
Ensuring that all services are standardized, measurable and documented in an audit-proof manner.
Result: Approved service catalog with eight services as a binding basis for delivery, governance and audits; transparent SLAs/KPIs for each service and DORA/BAIT/MaRisk-compliant documentation with clear responsibilities and evidence trails.
Technologies and tools: Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Office 365.
Alexander V.
Last position:
Senior Cloud & Kubernetes Architect at A.S.E. | Business Solutions for Construction
- Architected and deployed a highly available, multi-tenant Kubernetes platform on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for business-critical microservices.
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive Infrastructure-as-Code strategy using Terraform for managing GKE clusters, networking (VPCs, Subnets), and IAM policies.
- Engineered optimized storage solutions for stateful workloads (MongoDB) using GKE PersistentVolumes, enhancing performance and data resiliency.
- Established a full-stack observability framework using Google Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Christian P.
Last position:
Migration Lead for Accounting & Year-End Closing Tests at Raiffeisenverband Salzburg
- Project and test management for the accounting migration
- Coordination of resources
- Planning, creation and alignment of scenarios with functional experts and IT product owners
- Responsibility for accounting KPIs of the migration cockpit
- System environment: Jira, XRay, Confluence
Michael L.
Last position:
Software Developer at ProjektPro GmbH
- Optimized the performance of a large FileMaker solution
- Optimized performance in cloud and on-premise solutions
- Optimized the REST API
- Bug fixing and documentation
- Part of a large Scrum team
René Z.
Last position:
DevSecOps & Kubernetes Engineer (Freelance) at mgm technology partners GmbH
Development of a Custom Jenkins Shared Library (Groovy)
Integration of security checks in CI/CD pipeline (Shift-Left Approach)
Automated vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows
GitOps-based deployments with ArgoCD
Semantic versioning automation with Git integration
Container lifecycle management (Build/Scan/Tag/Push)
ArgoCD webhook integration for event-driven deployments
Complete cluster automation with Ansible
Bare-metal Kubernetes installation from scratch
High-availability control plane setup
Unified deployment system for multi-application orchestration
Configuration management according to NIST SP 800-128
Host security: Linux hardening, SELinux/AppArmor
Network security: NetworkPolicies, micro-segmentation
Application security: RBAC, Pod Security Standards
Data security: Encryption at rest and in transit
Defense-in-depth principles
Certificate management with cert-manager
Secrets management with External Secrets Operator connected to Vault
Infrastructure monitoring with Checkmk
Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack
Security event detection and logging
Automated health checks and incident response procedures
MetalLB load balancing for bare-metal
Nginx ingress controller with SSL passthrough
NetworkPolicies for security zones
Rook-Ceph distributed storage, CNI configuration (Weave Net)
Container & orchestration: Kubernetes (bare-metal), Docker, Helm
CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins (Custom Shared Library), ArgoCD, Groovy
Automation: Ansible, Bash, Python
Security: nftables, RBAC, NetworkPolicies, cert-manager, Vault, Sealed Secrets
Monitoring: Checkmk, Prometheus, Grafana
Storage & networking: Rook-Ceph, MetalLB, Nginx Ingress, Calico
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence
OS: Debian, Ubuntu
Joseph W.
Last position:
Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank
- I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
- The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
- Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
- Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
- Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
Sascha L.
Last position:
CEO at SEComply
- Founder & creator of a cutting-edge Governance, Risk & Compliance SaaS solution.
- Developing and executing business development strategies to identify new opportunities and expand market presence.
- Providing information security consulting services.
- Specializing in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) topics such as risk management, ISO 27005, ISO 27001, NIS 2, DORA, PCI DSS, EU-GDPR, and more.
- Past projects:
- Kyndryl Austria GmbH: delivered IAM blueprint, conducted risk assessments, developed transformation strategy and roadmap for client projects, and provided support in pre-sales activities to align solutions with client needs.
- Cashpoint Sportwetten GmbH: conducted ISO 27001:2022 gap analysis, enhanced ISMS processes, updated security training, aligned with ISO 27001:2022 standards, and improved vulnerability management practices through regular assessments and remediation planning.
- Hornbach Baumarkt AG: supported the CISO in achieving ISO 27001 compliance, implementing a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC), strengthening vulnerability management practices, and enhancing risk management frameworks.
- MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH: created and reviewed security concepts aligned with ISO 27001 standards.
- Stromnetz Berlin GmbH: developed a comprehensive security concept based on ISO 27001 requirements.
- dmTech GmbH: conducted IT security training for employees, fostering awareness and adherence to security best practices.
- Finanz Informatik GmbH: managed PCI DSS-related tasks, including compliance assessments and control implementations.
- TIPS Messtechnik GmbH: conducted NIS2 gap analysis, developed a comprehensive compliance roadmap, and provided supportive actions to address identified gaps and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements.
Roland M.
Last position:
Freelance Project Manager at Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
- Managed the rollout subproject for the launch of the electronic file system at diplomatic missions worldwide
- Led a project to introduce EU-certified encryption for IP communication between headquarters and missions
- Led a project to implement a modern IAM (Identity and Access Management) solution
Delia B.
Last position:
Business Analyst at Delia Borcea e. U.
- Leading workshops for requirements definition, creating detailed requirement documents for the tender
- Conducting a gap analysis between existing processes and necessary process adjustments due to the new EU guidelines, documenting the results
- Supporting the implementation, coordinating between internal project teams and external partners
Kurt B.
Last position:
Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
- ~100 Devs, ~10 Teams, per team: 1 PO, 1 Scrum Master, 1 UX, 1 Developer, 1 Tester
- .net core 8, 9, C#
- Microservices, Clean-Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
- GraphQL, REST, SDL
- Azure DevOps, CI / CD-pipelines, Azure-Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
- Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
- Azure SQL-Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
- Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnt, Test Automations)
- AI, Copilot, creating test templates
- Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
- Automated unit and integration tests
- Automated E2E tests, Playwright test automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
- Tracking of shipments
- GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
- Jira, Confluence
- Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx million messages per month per service)
- Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
- Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into Azure Data Lake
Mateo H.
Last position:
SAP Userline, Request and Authorization Management at EBCONT
- User management and assignment of authorizations in SAP systems and connected systems
- Handling user requests via the ticket system
- Support in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and involvement in designing business roles
- Actively supporting customers with incidents and requests related to SAP authorizations
- Data preparation for audits and reviews
- Interface between customers, business units, developers and test management
Matthias M.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Backup4U Datenverarbeitung GmbH
- Role-based access control (RBAC) for dmTECH in the DM group as a whole (2024–2026)
- Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT (2023–2024)
- Further development of IAM for dmTECH (2023–2024)
- Reorganization of test infrastructure and test management for dmTECH/IAM (2023–2024)
- Further development of IAM for 28,000 employees (project for dmTECH, Germany, 2023)
- Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT customers Raiffeisen Landesbank and branch offices (2023)
- Completion of the implementation of IAM for >50,000 employees (2022)
- Replacement of a remote access in-house solution with PAM/CyberArk (2022)
- Implementation of IAM for <1,000 employees (project for card complete, Austria, 2022)
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Statistics of experts using Identity and Access Management
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
77%
Master's degree or higher
54%
Doctorate
15%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Identity and Access Management
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Identity and Access Management 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 (94%)
- Banking and Finance (75%)
- Manufacturing (56%)
- Professional Services (44%)
- Insurance (31%)
- Government and Administration (31%)
- Retail (31%)
- Telecommunication (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What IAM covers
Identity and Access Management, often called IAM, controls who can access applications, data and infrastructure, under which conditions and with which permissions. It connects identity proofing, authentication, authorization and lifecycle governance so access remains secure as people, systems and responsibilities change.
Systems it supports
IAM specialists help secure workforce, customer and partner access across hybrid environments. Their work commonly includes:
- Single sign-on for cloud and enterprise applications
- Multi-factor authentication and adaptive access policies
- Privileged access controls for sensitive systems
- Customer identity and access management for digital services
- Identity governance, reviews and audit-ready reporting
Ecosystem and tooling
The ecosystem includes Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory, Okta, Keycloak and other identity providers. Strong professionals work with protocols such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SCIM, plus directory services, API gateways, secrets management and cloud-native access controls. They also understand how IAM connects to HR systems, service desks and security monitoring.
When freelance expertise helps
Companies bring in IAM professionals during cloud migrations, acquisitions, application launches and security modernization. Freelance support is also useful when access reviews expose inconsistent permissions, when legacy directories must be integrated, or when internal teams need a clear operating model and reliable documentation.
- Define roles, groups and least-privilege policies
- Integrate identity providers with business applications
- Migrate directories without disrupting user access
- Improve onboarding, offboarding and access recertification
What strong professionals deliver
A capable IAM professional begins with business processes and threat models, not only configuration screens. They map identities and entitlements, document dependencies, test failure and recovery paths, and make policies understandable to security, IT and business stakeholders. They can explain trade-offs between centralized control, user experience and operational effort.
Working in Austria
IAM projects in Austria span public services, finance, manufacturing, healthcare and software companies. Remote collaboration works well for architecture, configuration and documentation, while workshops for regulated processes or complex integrations may benefit from on-site sessions. German and English communication can both matter, depending on stakeholders and project documentation.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Identity and Access Management, in one place.
Identity and Access Management is used to verify identities, control access and manage permissions throughout the user lifecycle. It supports single sign-on, MFA, privileged access, customer portals and audit processes across cloud and on-premises systems.
IAM is the broader discipline for managing identities, authentication and authorization. PAM focuses on elevated accounts, while directory services store identity data; IAM can use both as part of a wider access architecture.
A strong Identity and Access Management specialist should understand cloud security, networking, directory administration and API integration. Knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, scripting and compliance controls is also valuable.
The right level depends on scope, risk and the number of systems involved. A focused application integration may need a specialist familiar with the relevant protocols, while a company-wide transformation calls for experience in architecture, migration, governance and stakeholder coordination.
Identity and Access Management work is often suitable for remote collaboration because design, configuration and testing can happen through controlled access. On-site workshops may still help with regulated processes, sensitive infrastructure or teams that need German-language facilitation.
Ask for examples of comparable identity integrations, migration plans and access governance work. A good IAM freelancer explains assumptions, documents decisions, tests edge cases and can show how permissions will be reviewed after launch.
Microsoft Entra ID is common in Microsoft-centered environments, while Okta, Keycloak and other identity providers serve different cloud, hybrid and custom requirements. The best choice depends on existing directories, application protocols, governance needs and operating preferences.
A Identity and Access Management specialist may deliver an identity architecture, integration designs, role and entitlement models, policy definitions, migration plans and test evidence. Clear runbooks, support procedures and handover documentation are important for sustainable operations.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Identity and Access Management in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 929 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Identity and Access Management in their recent projects, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 54% hold at least a Master's degree, and 15% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Identity and Access Management in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Identity and Access Management in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Identity and Access Management in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Banking and Finance (75%), and Manufacturing (56%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Identity and Access Management in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (81%), and Project Management (81%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Identity and Access Management
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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