Keycloak Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Keycloak
Alexander Vasilenko
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.
Peter Stritzinger
Last position:
Lead Software Architect at Pritz IT GmbH
- Lead software architect in a greenfield MES project (Manufacturing Execution System / factory control system), responsible for architecture decisions, technology selection, and technical direction throughout the entire development lifecycle
- Designed and built the core framework from scratch, including several reusable Spring Boot starters (e.g., OPC-UA integration, messaging, security) that enable flexible composition of the individual system modules
- Introduced Keycloak as the central authentication and authorization system with SSO across all MES components
- Created and owns the full CI/CD pipeline covering Java, NPM and Docker – automating build, test, containerisation and deployment across all project components
- Set up the architecture documentation space in Confluence as the single source of truth for all architecture decisions, component designs, and integration patterns
- Defined and enforced naming conventions and coding standards to ensure consistency in the growing codebase
- Conducted regular code reviews for quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and adherence to architecture guidelines
- Created and maintained technology roadmaps to guide future development priorities and infrastructure investments
Michael Lechthaler
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 Zingerle
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 Wagner
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.
Andreas Kainz
Last position:
DevOps Consultant at Automotive/freelancer
- Infrastructure automation with Ansible, AWX, Docker/DockerCompose/Kubernetes, GitLab, Bash, Python (Ubuntu)
- Infrastructure monitoring with Icinga2
- Software development in Python
- Qemu, KVM, libvirt
Adrian Ion
Last position:
Strategic Technology Leadership & Digital/AI Transformation at Adrian Ion Consulting
- VCs, investors & CEOs: build or scale technology development in your (portfolio) company
- CTOs & senior technology leaders: experienced sounding board
- Traditional industries: increase value or optimize operations by further digitalization and AI
- Young technical leaders: build your leadership skills, technology-business interplay judgment, and strategic thinking, while under pressure to deliver
Kurt Blumenschein
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
Jaroslav Abraham
Last position:
Child care, personal development and learning
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Statistics of experts using Keycloak
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
3.9 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Customer Service
Bachelor's degree or higher
63%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Doctorate
13%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 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 Keycloak
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What Keycloak does
Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management solution. It centralizes login, single sign-on, identity brokering and user federation for web apps, APIs and internal systems. Many teams still search for Red Hat SSO when they mean Keycloak.
Core setup
- Realm design and client configuration
- OpenID Connect and SAML integration
- User federation with LDAP or Active Directory
- Role, group and policy setup
- Token, session and logout behavior tuning
Where it fits
Strong Keycloak work usually sits between application teams and infrastructure teams. It helps standardize access across microservices, partner portals and employee portals. In Austria, it often appears in regulated industries, enterprise software and cross-border B2B systems.
When specialists help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when login becomes complex, migrations are risky, or an existing setup needs cleanup. Typical needs include moving from custom authentication, replacing legacy SSO, integrating external identity providers, or fixing broken consent and token flows.
What good professionals deliver
A strong specialist does more than connect a login screen. They understand protocol details, session handling, security settings and how applications consume claims and roles. They also document the setup so teams can maintain it without guessing.
Ecosystem skills
Keycloak work often touches:
- OpenID Connect and SAML
- LDAP, Active Directory and external identity providers
- Kubernetes, Docker and Java-based services
- Reverse proxies, certificates and logout flows
- Realm import, export and upgrade planning
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Keycloak? Start with the answers below.
Keycloak is used to centralize authentication and access control across apps, APIs and internal tools. Teams use it for single sign-on, social or enterprise identity brokering, user federation and token-based access. It is a good fit when several systems need one consistent login layer.
Keycloak is self-hosted and open source, so teams keep more control over data, configuration and integration details. Auth0 and Okta are managed services, while Azure AD is often tied to Microsoft identity needs. The right choice depends on governance, operations and how much customization you need.
A strong Keycloak specialist should know OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth flows and common identity stores such as LDAP or Active Directory. They should also be comfortable with certificates, reverse proxies, container runtimes and application-side claim mapping. Good documentation skills matter too because identity setups affect many teams.
Keycloak work can be simple for a small app, but enterprise rollouts need someone who has handled realms, clients, identity providers and upgrade paths before. If the project involves migration, multiple apps or strict security rules, proven hands-on work matters more than broad general experience. Short proofs of similar delivery are a good signal.
Yes. Keycloak supports OpenID Connect and SAML, so it can act as a bridge between modern applications and older enterprise systems. That makes it useful when one company needs a single identity layer but different applications speak different protocols.
Keycloak often needs outside help when login failures are hard to trace, tokens carry the wrong claims, or identity providers are not aligned with business roles. Other signs are messy realm design, unreliable logout, upgrade concerns or a setup that only one person understands. Those are good moments to bring in a specialist.
Most Keycloak tasks can be done remotely because the work is configuration, testing and integration. On-site time can help during workshops, security reviews or rollout planning with local stakeholders in Austria. Many teams use a hybrid setup when business, security and application owners need to align quickly.
Look for concrete examples of realm design, protocol integration, migration work and troubleshooting, not just a list of tools. A strong Keycloak freelancer can explain why a setup works, what trade-offs were made and how they would secure or maintain it later. Clear documentation and calm problem-solving are strong signs.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Keycloak in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 755 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Keycloak in their recent projects, 63% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 38% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Keycloak in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Keycloak in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Keycloak in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (56%), and Banking and Finance (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Keycloak in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Operations (78%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Keycloak
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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