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IBM Lotus Notes Experts in Austria

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Hire experts who maintain IBM Notes and Domino applications, connect legacy workflows with modern systems and plan controlled migrations to HCL Domino or Microsoft 365. FRATCH matches you quickly with vetted, available freelancers for precise project support.

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Michael L.

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IAM Developer & IT Architect

Vienna
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

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Michael S.

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Director, IT

Ernsthofen
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  • Upgraded outdated IT infrastructure at sites in Austria, Germany, Romania, and Poland, enhancing clients, printers, networks, servers, storage, firewalls, and backups.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.
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Matthias M.

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IT Consultant

Eichgraben
Matthias M.

Last position:

IT Consultant at Backup4U Datenverarbeitung GmbH

  • Role-based access control (RBAC) for dmTECH across the DM Group (2024–2026)
  • Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT (2023–2024)
  • Further development of IAM for dmTECH (2023–2024)
  • Realignment 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 bank branches (2023)
  • Completion of the IAM implementation for >50.000 employees (2022)
  • Replacement of an in-house remote access solution with PAM/cyberark (2022)
  • Implementation of IAM for <1.000 employees (project for card complete, Austria, 2022)
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Damir D.

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Senior IT Consultant

Vienna
Damir D.

Last position:

Senior IT Consultant at Dudakovic e.U.

  • Consulting in national and international projects in various roles and sectors (banking and finance, public sector, telecommunications, data management, software development)
  • Engaging in project management, requirements management, business analysis, process management, IT consulting and coaching
  • Delivering sustainable value quickly and efficiently due to high complexity and diversity of projects and expertise
  • Emphasizing collegiality and integrity and fostering a positive team atmosphere
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Raphael M.

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Senior IT Operations & Infrastructure Lead | DevOps Engineer

Mauerkirchen
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
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Benjamin A.

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Research Engineer

Benjamin A.

Last position:

Research Engineer at AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology

  • Developed Taranis AI, an advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) tool, leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize information gathering and situational analysis.
  • Created cybersecurity trainings and a cyber range to provide hands-on learning experiences for SOC teams and IT management.
  • Designed and implemented a hybrid cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Terraform, and Ansible, improving the scalability and performance of the infrastructure and led the migration from an on-site only infrastructure to the hybrid cloud environment.
  • Some of my current work can be found on GitHub.
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Walter R.

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Management Consultant & IT Consultant

Salzburg
Walter R.

Last position:

Management Consultant & IT Consultant at Self-employed

  • Advising companies and leaders with a focus on organizational development, process clarity, decision-making, and guiding change processes.
  • Analyzing existing structures, identifying optimization opportunities, and developing sustainable solutions at the intersection of people, processes, and IT, with tailored support as needed.
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Michael P.

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Delivery Lead | IT-Implementation & Strategic Requirements Engineering

Vienna
Michael P.

Last position:

Strategy Consultant & Program Architect at Hypo Tirol Bank AG

  • Portfolio Analysis & Migration Roadmap: Conducted structured analysis and risk classification of the HCL Notes infrastructure, created a prioritized migration portfolio with effort estimates as a key decision basis for management.
  • Target Architecture & Modernization Concept: Developed the architecture strategy for retiring legacy applications, defined requirements for a centralized business process engine to reduce OPEX and licensing costs in the long term.
  • Program Governance & Setup: Established roadmap and backlog structures as well as central project documentation (MS SharePoint), set up stakeholder management for the Notes decommissioning program.
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André F.

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Technical Lead Magento 2

Itter
André F.

Last position:

Magento 2 and Hyvä at Kaufhaus der Berge

Long-term technical support for the store for ten years, remotely.

  • Integration of the Tyrolean ERP system MGM with Magento 2
  • Migration of the store from Luma to Hyvä
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Michael K.

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Business WIFI installation

Vienna
Michael K.

Last position:

Business WIFI installation

  • WIFI installation for various customers

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Statistics of experts using IBM Lotus Notes

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

25 years

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria have 25 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

4.8 years

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria stay in a single position for 4.8 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

10

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria have completed 10 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Operations, Project Management

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Human Resources, Project Management

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Human Resources, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

78%

78% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

44%

44% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria hold at least a Master's degree.

Certifications per freelancer

5

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria hold 5 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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20% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria charge less than €800 per day.
50% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria charge between €800 and €960 per day.
10% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
10% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria charge between €1120 and €1280 per day.
10% of IBM Lotus Notes experts in Austria charge €1280 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​960 €960-​1120 €1120-​1280 €1280+

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 IBM Lotus Notes

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 914 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 900 €

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.

IBM Lotus Notes 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 (73%)
  • Banking and Finance (45%)
  • Manufacturing (45%)
  • Healthcare (36%)
  • Government and Administration (36%)
  • Retail (36%)
  • Telecommunication (36%)
  • Energy (27%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

What IBM Lotus Notes does

IBM Lotus Notes is a collaborative client and application environment for business communication, document management and workflow automation. Its server-side counterpart, IBM Domino, supports databases, forms, views, messaging and access control. The product was formerly known as Lotus Notes and is now continued through the HCL Notes and HCL Domino ecosystem.

Core applications

Companies use Notes and Domino for structured business processes that rely on forms, approvals and shared information. Typical applications include:

  • Document management and controlled records
  • Approval, request and case workflows
  • Team collaboration and internal portals
  • Customer, supplier and service databases
  • Mail, calendars and directory services

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong specialists understand Notes client configuration, Domino servers, NSF databases, Notes formulas, LotusScript and Java agents. They work with Domino Designer, views, forms, access control lists, replication and scheduled agents. Integrations may use REST services, HTTP, SMTP, LDAP, directory synchronization or connections to relational databases and enterprise applications.

When companies need support

Freelance expertise is useful when a company must keep a critical Notes estate reliable while changing its surrounding systems. Professionals can assess applications, remove obsolete databases, resolve replication issues, improve security and document undocumented business logic. In Austria, they may also support distributed teams that need clear German- and English-language coordination between business owners, IT teams and external providers.

Migration and modernisation

A careful assessment separates applications worth preserving from those ready for replacement. Specialists can migrate mail and documents, refactor workflows, expose Domino data through APIs or connect Notes processes with Microsoft 365, SAP and web applications. HCL Domino may provide a supported continuation path, while other cases call for a staged move to a different collaboration or workflow system.

What strong specialists deliver

Quality is visible in disciplined analysis and safe execution. The right professional maps dependencies, permissions, replication and data retention before changing production systems. They test agents and workflows with real business scenarios, create rollback plans and leave clear documentation. They also explain trade-offs plainly, so stakeholders can choose between stabilising, modernising or replacing IBM Lotus Notes applications.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around IBM Lotus Notes.

IBM Lotus Notes is used for business email, shared databases, document management and workflow applications. Many organisations still rely on Notes and Domino for approvals, case handling, internal portals and records that were built around forms, views and access permissions.

IBM Lotus Notes offers a database-centred application model with mature replication, granular access control and highly customised workflows. Microsoft 365 usually provides a broader cloud collaboration suite, so the better choice depends on application complexity, migration risk, security requirements and the organisation’s preferred operating model.

IBM Lotus Notes is the former product name for the client used with the Domino application and messaging environment. HCL acquired the relevant collaboration products and now provides HCL Notes and HCL Domino as the current product line, with migration and modernisation paths for existing estates.

Lotus Notes work often requires knowledge of Domino administration, NSF databases, LotusScript, Java agents, Notes formulas and access control lists. Useful adjacent skills include LDAP, REST APIs, SQL, Microsoft 365, directory migration, security reviews and enterprise integration.

IBM Lotus Notes projects vary widely because application quality, custom code and documentation differ between environments. A small configuration task may need focused product knowledge, while a migration or remediation project calls for a specialist who can analyse dependencies, business rules, data quality and production risks.

IBM Lotus Notes work is often suitable for remote collaboration when secure access, test data and clear ownership are available. On-site sessions can still help with legacy server discovery, workshops and stakeholder interviews, while German and English communication may both matter in Austrian organisations.

IBM Lotus Notes specialists should explain how they would inspect applications, permissions, replication, agents and integrations before recommending changes. Ask for concrete examples of migration plans, test strategies, rollback procedures and documentation, not only familiarity with product terminology.

HCL Domino can remain practical when business-critical workflows depend on its database model and replacement would create substantial operational risk. A sound decision weighs supportability, security, integration needs, user experience and the cost of modernising against a controlled migration to another platform.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Lotus Notes in their recent projects is 114 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 914 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Lotus Notes in their recent projects, 78% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 44% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Lotus Notes in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Lotus Notes in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (27%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Lotus Notes in their recent projects are Information Technology (73%), Banking and Finance (45%), and Manufacturing (45%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Lotus Notes in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (82%), and Project Management (64%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used IBM Lotus Notes

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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