ISO 27001 Experts in Austria
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Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Own company for AI governance and data products, Vienna
- Consulting and interim management at the interface between IT operations and regulation
- Impact analysis and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Lectures in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of master’s theses and participation in the examination board
- Presentations for 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
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under own brand: shared codebase, 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 the 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
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
Daniel S.
Last position:
AI Automation in E-Commerce at Looops
- AI automation roadmap for a D2C/B2B e-commerce company.
- Customer service bot with RAG over support tickets and product data, OCR pipeline for incoming invoices with writeback to Business Central, lead gen and posting automation.
- Deterministic n8n workflows with EU-hosted models.
- n8n, RAG / Mistral, Qwen/BGE embeddings / Business Central API, HubSpot, Shopify / Scaleway, S3 / Claude Code, OpenCode.
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
Herbert F.
Last position:
Pentest Center of Excellence - Strategy & Implementation at Cybersecurity & IT Risk Managed Services
- Built board/management business-case scenarios; assessed services, vendors, contracts and financials; defined target operating model, service catalogue, organization, processes and tooling.
- Implemented near-shore CoE in Romania and supported rollout to an international insurance group
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.
Manuel K.
Last position:
Overall project manager for the global roll-out of a quality and document management system at International medical device company
- Took over overall project leadership after the roll-out was stopped the previous year
- Identified causes and planned a new approach
- Organized and conducted qualification tests of new software versions
- Planned and coordinated all tasks and assignments at six sites worldwide and with the software provider
- Aligned compliance topics with the quality heads at the sites
- Organized and held steering committee meetings to report to management
- Successful go-live in fall 2024
Tobias F.
Last position:
CTO & Founder at bitminds
Selected projects:
Kiosk platform – hospitality
- Led a 3-person team while hands-on architecting an edge computing infrastructure for over 15 self-service kiosks in Alpine hotels with unstable connectivity
- Designed a Nomad-based cluster with a WireGuard mesh network for fully automated OTA updates, even during local network outages and offline operation
- Integrated physical peripherals (hotel key card readers, thermal printers) into a containerized deployment pipeline
- Reduced on-site maintenance visits by ~40% through a resilient offline-first architecture and Prometheus-based hardware monitoring
- Tech: Nomad, Consul, WireGuard, NestJS, NextJS, Prometheus, Custom Hardware Provisioning
Multi-tenant SaaS platform – insurance claims processing
- Built and operated the Kubernetes infrastructure for a market-leading claims processing platform (acquired by an S&P 500 company) – with strict compliance and availability requirements
- Designed a multi-tenant EKS cluster with tenant isolation, enabling cost-effective single-instance hosting for multiple customers
- Implemented dynamic spot instance node pools, reducing infrastructure costs by ~20%
- Set up fully automated deployment pipelines (Terraform + GitHub Actions) for uninterrupted releases during business hours
- Tech: EKS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki, PHP, GraphQL
Legacy ERP integration – construction photo documentation
- Led a 2-person team in designing and implementing a real-time sync bridge between a legacy Microsoft Access ERP (without an API) and a modern mobile photo app for quality control on construction sites
- Developed a PostgreSQL pipeline with real-time listeners that extract data from 1990s Access databases – without disrupting existing workflows
- Built a resilient upload architecture with a circuit breaker pattern for unstable site connections (S3, NFS, Synology NAS)
- Saved each project manager 2–4 hours per week through automated photo sync instead of manual USB/SD card transfers
- Tech: NestJS, PostgreSQL, React Native (Expo), S3, Synology API, offline-first architecture
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.
Michael S.
Last position:
Director, IT at Austria Juice GmbH
- Directed IT operations across 13 sites in China, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Ukraine, and Austria.
- Built and led a new IT team with personnel based in Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Germany.
- Upgraded outdated IT infrastructure at sites in Austria, Germany, Romania, and Poland, enhancing clients, printers, networks, servers, storage, firewalls, and backups.
- Retired the legacy phone system and transitioned to Teams.
- Established and deployed AI tools, including Copilot and Zapier.
- Implemented NIS II readiness and achieved ISO 27001 certification.
- Eliminated inefficient business applications to enhance operational efficiency.
- Developed and executed new processes for operations technology, business process outsourcing, purchasing, human resources, and IT.
- Launched a new SAP Warehouse System.
- Established IT standards across all sites.
- Engaged effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Defined and monitored security KPIs, ensuring targets were met.
- Managed budgeting processes, achieving a 15% reduction in operational expenditure.
Heinz H.
Last position:
Project Manager at Industry and trading company
- Development of a planning system (planning of planning) for the entire company.
- Development and implementation of a digital, AI-supported strategic and operational control system for the entire company.
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
Lukas K.
Last position:
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at eurofunk Kappacher GmbH
- leading and developing information security team
- responsible for security decisions in customer projects (in sensitive public sector)
- ensuring that sophisticated compliance requirements are adequately met
Gerhard F.
Last position:
Head of System Monitoring at AAT Design GmbH
- Organises auditing for compliance with aviation regulations
- Oversees internal procedure compliance at AAT
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Statistics of experts using ISO 27001
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2.7 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
69%
Doctorate
8%
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
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Average rates of experts in Austria using ISO 27001
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.
ISO 27001 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 (80%)
- Manufacturing (73%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Healthcare (47%)
- Education (40%)
- Construction (33%)
- Food and Beverage (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What ISO 27001 covers
ISO 27001, formally ISO/IEC 27001, is the international standard for an information security management system. It helps companies identify risks, define security controls and manage information security as an ongoing business process. Certification demonstrates that the system has been assessed against the standard.
Where it is used
ISO 27001 supports organisations that handle confidential data, regulated information or critical business services. It is common in software, cloud services, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and public-sector supply chains. Austrian companies may use certification to meet customer expectations and strengthen supplier due diligence.
- Establish an information security management system
- Assess information security risks and treatment options
- Prepare policies, records and audit evidence
- Coordinate internal and external certification audits
Ecosystem and controls
Strong work with ISO 27001 connects governance with practical technology. Relevant areas include access management, asset registers, incident response, business continuity, supplier security, vulnerability management, encryption, backup and security awareness. Professionals often work with risk registers, control mappings, document repositories and audit workflows.
When companies need specialists
Companies bring in freelance expertise when certification is new, an existing management system needs improvement or an audit has exposed gaps. Support may cover scoping, gap analysis, risk workshops, statement of applicability, remediation planning and management review. In Austria, remote collaboration can work well when workshops, evidence reviews and interviews are organised clearly; some teams still need on-site sessions.
- Define the certification scope and interested parties
- Map controls to business processes and technical safeguards
- Build an evidence plan that teams can maintain
- Prepare people for audit interviews and findings
What strong professionals deliver
Effective specialists translate ISO 27001 requirements into workable responsibilities instead of producing documents that no one uses. They can interview process owners, challenge weak risk assumptions, distinguish policy from evidence and explain findings to both leadership and technical teams. They also keep control ownership, exceptions and corrective actions visible after certification.
Choosing the right expertise
Look for experience with the relevant certification scope, risk method, audit cycle and operating environment. Ask for examples of implemented management systems, improved evidence quality and resolved audit findings rather than documentation alone. The right professional can work independently, communicate in the languages the project requires and leave the organisation with a maintainable system.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around ISO 27001.
ISO 27001 is used to establish, operate and continually improve an information security management system. It gives companies a structured way to manage risks involving data, people, suppliers, technology and business processes, and provides a basis for independent certification.
ISO/IEC 27001 is a certifiable management-system standard with a broad risk and control structure. SOC 2 focuses on controls related to defined trust services criteria, while frameworks such as NIST CSF are commonly used for guidance rather than certification; the best choice depends on customer demands, scope and operating model.
A strong ISO 27001 specialist usually understands risk assessment, internal auditing, privacy requirements, business continuity and supplier assurance. Practical knowledge of identity and access management, cloud security, incident response and evidence collection is also valuable.
ISO 27001 work should be matched to the project’s scope, maturity and audit stage rather than a fixed experience threshold. A professional leading a first certification needs a different background from one improving an established system or preparing for a surveillance audit.
ISO 27001 projects can often be delivered remotely through structured interviews, evidence reviews, workshops and secure document sharing. On-site work in Austria may still help with process discovery, leadership sessions or teams that handle sensitive operations, so availability and language expectations should be agreed early.
For ISO 27001, quality is visible in a clear scope, defensible risk decisions, assigned control ownership and evidence that reflects real operations. Ask how the professional handles exceptions, corrective actions and audit findings, and whether employees can follow the resulting processes without constant support.
ISO 27001 certification does not guarantee that every threat is prevented or that every control is perfect. It confirms that the organisation has a defined, risk-based management system assessed against the standard; security still depends on implementation, monitoring and continual improvement.
ISO 27001 assignments require careful handling of confidential evidence, consistent documentation and constructive communication with process owners. Freelancers should clarify the certification scope, decision makers, risk methodology, audit timetable, access arrangements and whether the work must align with existing privacy or sector requirements.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects is 123 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 987 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 69% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (13%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Manufacturing (73%), and Professional Services (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used ISO 27001 in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Project Management (80%), and Quality Assurance (73%).
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