Incident Response Experts in Austria
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David J.
Last position:
External AI Solution Architecture Engagement via Zühlke
- Challenge: Assess the feasibility of voice support for patient intake, pre-qualification, routing and documentation.
- Action: Designed the speech recognition, agent control, documentation and integration architecture; assessed latency, language quality, privacy and regulatory requirements.
- Result: Built a working multilingual proof of concept in three days, demonstrating voice interaction, triage, suspected diagnosis and AI-supported documentation. This made the next technical and clinical review points visible. No production deployment is documented.
Christian E.
Last position:
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification at PrimeFaktor GmbH
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification
- Led application and implementation of the Cyber Trust Austria Silver label (KSV1870 Cyber Risk A-Rating; 25 validated controls)
- Mapped and fulfilled requirements covering risk management, incident response, access control, vulnerability and penetration testing, BCM, and supply-chain security, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001/27002 control themes and NIS 2 / NISG 2026 expectations
- Coordinated stakeholders, compiled audit evidence, and completed KSV1870 validation
Raphael M.
Last position:
Team Lead / Head of Service Desk & Field Service at B&R Industrial Automation (ABB)
- Owned day-to-day IT operations for Service Desk, Field Service, and on-call support, ensuring business continuity for a multi-site environment
- Led the transition from Lotus Notes incident tracking to ServiceNow, defining process design, workflows, roles, and reporting
- Implemented a modern telephony system with integrated reporting, enabling real-time visibility of volumes, wait times, and SLA adherence
- Launched a customer self-service portal and on-site walk-in support model to improve first-contact resolution and user experience
- Designed, documented, and rolled out SLAs, delivering targeted training for engineers and stakeholders to drive adoption and compliance
- Acted as process owner for service operations, establishing operating procedures, request/change/incident interfaces, and quality controls
- Partnered with business and IS/OT stakeholders to prioritize demand, reduce operational risk, and improve service reliability
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
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.
Anton L.
Last position:
CISO & Interim DPO at Finmatics GmbH
- Built the company’s entire security function from zero to ISO-aligned, audit-ready operation (ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2).
- Delivered enterprise-grade security posture enabling regulated customer onboarding and due-diligence success.
- Embedded automated security controls (SAST, DAST, secrets, vuln scanning) into CI/CD for a growing SaaS engineering team, removing security as a deployment bottleneck.
- Cut third-party risk exposure by ~70% by replacing manual vendor reviews with an automated, LLM-driven risk scoring and approval pipeline.
- Led board-level security, customer audits, and live incident response.
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Statistics of experts using Incident Response
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Strategy, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Audit
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
33%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Incident Response
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Incident Response 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%)
- Professional Services (83%)
- Manufacturing (67%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Education (33%)
- Banking and Finance (33%)
- Transportation (33%)
- Aerospace and Defense (17%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Purpose and scope
Incident Response is the structured process for detecting, containing, investigating and recovering from security incidents. It covers events such as ransomware, credential theft, data exposure, malware infections and cloud compromise. The work connects technical investigation with clear decisions, communication and documented recovery.
Core response work
Strong response plans turn uncertain events into controlled actions. Specialists establish severity, preserve evidence, isolate affected assets and restore trusted services without losing sight of business impact.
- Triage alerts and confirm whether an incident is real
- Contain compromised endpoints, identities and workloads
- Build timelines from logs, telemetry and forensic evidence
- Coordinate recovery, reporting and lessons learned
Tools and ecosystem
Incident Response specialists work across SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and Elastic Security, alongside EDR tools, identity systems and cloud audit logs. SOAR workflows can automate enrichment and containment, while threat intelligence helps connect indicators to active campaigns. Scripting with Python or PowerShell often supports repeatable analysis.
When companies need support
Companies bring in freelance expertise during a suspected breach, a major alert surge or a gap in internal coverage. Specialists also help create playbooks, test response readiness and improve monitoring before an incident occurs. In Austria, remote collaboration can work well across distributed teams, while sensitive investigations may require on-site coordination and strong German or English communication.
- A response process exists but has not been tested
- Alerts lack ownership, context or clear escalation paths
- Cloud, identity and endpoint data are difficult to connect
- Recovery decisions require independent security expertise
What quality looks like
Effective professionals combine calm incident leadership with hands-on analysis. They know how to separate confirmed facts from assumptions, protect evidence and explain risk to both technical and business stakeholders. They also leave behind usable playbooks, clean documentation and improvements that reduce repeat incidents.
Deliverables and outcomes
Typical deliverables include incident timelines, containment plans, forensic findings, executive updates, recovery guidance and post-incident reviews. A mature engagement may also produce tested runbooks, detection improvements, tabletop exercises and recommendations for identity, endpoint or cloud controls. The goal is not only to close one event, but to make the next response faster and more reliable.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Incident Response.
Incident Response is used to manage security events from initial detection through containment, investigation, recovery and review. It helps organizations limit damage, preserve evidence, restore operations and improve their defenses after an incident.
Incident Response focuses on managing an active or suspected security event. Threat hunting searches proactively for hidden attacker activity, while disaster recovery concentrates on restoring systems and business services; effective teams often connect all three disciplines.
A strong Incident Response specialist often brings digital forensics, threat intelligence, SIEM and EDR expertise, cloud security, identity investigation and scripting skills. Clear crisis communication and evidence handling are equally important.
The right Incident Response experience depends on the situation. A playbook review may need focused process expertise, while ransomware, insider risk or cloud compromise requires a professional who has led complex investigations and coordinated recovery across several teams.
Incident Response can often be delivered remotely when secure access to logs, endpoints and collaboration channels is available. On-site work may be useful for restricted environments, evidence collection or executive coordination; teams in Austria should also agree on German or English communication needs.
Common Incident Response environments include Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic Security, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Cortex XDR and SOAR tools. The specialist should adapt to the existing stack rather than force a new product during a live event.
Ask how the Incident Response professional would triage the situation, preserve evidence, set containment priorities and communicate uncertainty. Review anonymized deliverables such as timelines or playbooks, and look for practical explanations rather than unsupported claims.
Before starting Incident Response work, clarify authority to isolate systems, access to security data, escalation contacts, evidence requirements and reporting expectations. Freelancers should also confirm whether they are providing emergency support, investigation, readiness work or a combination of these.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Incident Response in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 799 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Incident Response in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 33% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Incident Response in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Incident Response in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Incident Response in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (83%), and Manufacturing (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Incident Response in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Strategy (83%), and Product Development (67%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Incident Response
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.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
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