Point of Sale Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Point of Sale
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.
Robert K.
Last position:
Enterprise Architecture and Overall Transition Lead — UK National Lottery, 4th Licence at Scientific Games International GmbH
Owned the end-to-end architecture and the transition for the fourth licence period of the UK National Lottery: a complete technology stack replacement delivered against a hard regulatory deadline. Produced the end-to-end high-level architecture that served as the delivery baseline for the replacement of all major IT service components including infrastructure
Target architecture across two geo-redundant UK data centres: multiple VMware ESX clusters, OpenShift, MS SQL Server clusters, Oracle Exadata, integrated with AWS-hosted components and a retailer WAN over VSAT, DSL and LTE
Business continuity concept and geo-redundant high availability design
Review and approval authority over all low-level designs, application and infrastructure: network security, Oracle RAC, VMware, OpenShift, SQL clustering, geo-redundancy
Designed and implemented full hardware and network separation between test environments and staging/production
SME for third-party security audits against CIS benchmarks and NIST standards: preparation, execution, findings analysis, remediation prioritisation
Delivered software deployment to 45,000 retail terminals with minimal downtime, plus data migration from the incumbent end-to-end landscape to the new architecture
Transitioned 45,000 POS terminals and 19 million online players on time with no critical incidents
Owned the integrated transition plan for the full replacement of the lottery technology stack: work packages, milestones, dependencies and critical path across parallel technical sub-projects
Central organisational interface between internal IT leads, technical workstream leads, multiple external vendors and client executive stakeholders
Planned and led migration and cutover of live, regulated national infrastructure, including 80+ bare metal servers running VMware ESX, Microsoft VMs across several Active Directory domains, Linux VMs, OpenShift on Linux, 2 SANs, 2 Oracle Exadata systems, AWS components and a retailer WAN
Ran 4 full cutover dress rehearsals ahead of the 2 major go-live releases
Governed all changes through the ITIL change process and CAB; ran risk, issue and escalation management with regular status reporting to the Program Director and client's CTO
Onboarded the internal cyber security team and acted as architecture SME in pre-deployment security audits for client and internal security teams, including prioritisation and remediation of findings
Joined the programme as Enterprise Architecture Lead from May to September 2022, gaining detailed knowledge of the target infrastructure before taking overall delivery responsibility; after go-live, supported the delivery teams through the warranty phase
Laura H.
Last position:
Sr. BI Consultant & Project Manager at Multivariata
- Project Lead, Sr. BI Expert, Data Scientist, Automation Engineer for Marketing Analytics | Customer Insights (retail, e-commerce)
- Product Manager: Asset Metadata Ingest & Provide
- Product Owner Business Intelligence – responsible for 2 teams: cloud data engineering, data warehouse (logistics)
- Product Owner for setting up a reporting platform on Azure & Power BI (finance)
Hannes B.
Last position:
Library for Siemens Work Flow Canvas at ETM (Siemens subsidiary)
WFC is a web-based application and allows extensions in the form of TypeScript libraries.
- Programming and scripting languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, ControlScript from WinCC OA
Lukas S.
Last position:
Interim Product Manager + Managing Director at Produktfreunde GmbH
Nedim K.
Last position:
Manual Tester and Test Automation Engineer at IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur für Arbeit
- Design appropriate test cases to verify the GUI in Azure Test Plans
- Creation and execution of manual test cases
- Test design for user stories to be implemented in the current sprint
- Analysis of deviations/bugs based on log files and Kibana dashboards
- Creation of bug tickets with error description, screenshots, and short videos
- Prioritization of open bug tickets together with the PO
- Retest of bugs and hotfixes
- Execution of manual tests to ensure a 100% fulfillment rate of all functional requirements
- Selection, installation, and maintenance of a test automation tool (Selenium)
- Implementation of automated regression tests
- Continuous expansion of the object repository and adaptation of automated test cases (acceptance, integration, and system tests)
- Creation of test logs before each sprint change
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
Büsra C.
Last position:
Operations Manager at Barth Riesenrad GmbH
- Operational management of the take-away stand
- Purchasing, price comparisons, ordering goods and materials
- Quality control and ensuring compliance with legal requirements
- Staff training, shift scheduling and team point of contact
- Implementing own ideas and management directives
- Troubleshooting supply shortages, IT issues and staff absences
Andrea G.
Last position:
Organizational and process consulting · Agile coach for two complex teams at Public sector
Completed project assignment · 12/2025 – 06/2026
- Current state & interviews: Analysis of team structure, roles, responsibilities, dependencies, knowledge distribution, seniority, and agile maturity through one-on-one, team, and stakeholder interviews.
- Team diagnosis & risks: Structured assessment of skill level, ownership, willingness to learn, collaboration, communication, and team fit; analysis of knowledge concentration, risks for operations, team, and product, as well as external perception with root causes and improvement suggestions.
- Target-state options & impact analysis: Development of structural options and assessment of their effects on collaboration, delivery speed, responsibilities, quality, and knowledge distribution.
- Organizational design & alignment: Introduction of measures to distribute knowledge and responsibility, improve collaboration with departments and external teams, define the stakeholder communication framework, and provide recommendations for involvement in the technology relaunch.
- Management decision basis: Documentation of implemented measures and their effects; option catalog with risks, consequences, and scenarios for team and product, plus a final overall recommendation. The scoped analysis and optimization assignment was successfully completed at the end of June 2026.
Current tasks
- Scrum Master / Agile Coach for two complex teams: Further development of agile collaboration and self-organization, facilitation of Scrum events, and impediment management.
- Delivery & team development: Improvement of requirements and refinement processes, clarification of roles, responsibilities, and workflows, as well as further development of the team and knowledge distribution.
- Cross-functional alignment: Coordination between development, Product Owner, Requirements Engineering, UX/UI, architecture, and stakeholders.
- Cross-area analysis: Examination of communication paths, process deviations, dependencies, processing times, and status transparency, with derivation of concrete improvement measures.
Ngai K.
Last position:
Employed/Freelance Frontend Developer at ETRON Software GmbH
- Development of SaaS fiscalized cash register
- Modularized functionalities to allow individual wishes of clients
- Implementation of unit tests, integration tests
Lisa H.
Last position:
Marketing/Graphic Design
Design of print media (catalogs, flyers, brochures, posters)
Development of layouts & corporate design elements Creation of cover images, ads & promotional materials
Design for POS materials & product presentations Image editing & graphic preparation of content,
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Statistics of experts using Point of Sale
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
70%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
4
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 Point of Sale
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.
Point of Sale 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 (91%)
- Retail (55%)
- Banking and Finance (45%)
- Telecommunication (45%)
- Food and Beverage (36%)
- Professional Services (36%)
- Healthcare (27%)
- Insurance (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Point of Sale covers
Point of Sale, often shortened to POS, is the combination of software, hardware and processes used to complete transactions. It supports checkout, payments, receipts, refunds, tax handling and product or menu management. Modern systems also connect sales activity with inventory, customer data and reporting.
Where it is used
Retail stores, restaurants, hotels, salons and service businesses use Point of Sale systems to manage daily transactions and operations. Typical project work includes:
- Configuring checkout, discounts, returns and cash management
- Connecting card terminals, receipt printers, scanners and scales
- Supporting multi-location catalogs, menus and stock levels
- Integrating loyalty, e-commerce, accounting and reporting tools
Ecosystem and skills
A strong POS specialist understands the full transaction flow, not only the checkout screen. Relevant knowledge can include payment gateways, fiscal devices, barcode standards, APIs, databases, cloud services and mobile or tablet-based tills. Specialists may also work with ERP, CRM, e-commerce and inventory platforms.
When companies need support
Companies bring in freelance Point of Sale experts during new store launches, system replacements, acquisitions and peak-season preparation. They also need support when checkout data does not reach inventory or finance systems correctly. In Austria, projects may benefit from professionals who understand local operating practices and can collaborate with store teams on site while handling configuration and integration work remotely.
Delivery and implementation
Point of Sale work can cover discovery, vendor selection, configuration, data migration, integration, testing, rollout and operational support. Professionals map sales and fulfillment processes before changing settings. They validate payment flows, permissions, offline behavior, receipt formats and recovery procedures in realistic store conditions.
What strong specialists bring
The best professionals combine technical precision with practical retail or hospitality judgment. They document configuration clearly, protect transaction data and test edge cases such as refunds, split payments, promotions and network interruptions. They communicate well with finance, operations, vendors and front-line staff, and leave teams with a stable system they can manage.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Point of Sale? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Point of Sale systems process purchases and payments at a physical or digital checkout. They can also manage products, menus, inventory, discounts, receipts, refunds, customer information and sales reporting.
POS usually describes a broader system than a traditional electronic cash register. A POS solution can connect checkout hardware with inventory, e-commerce, accounting, loyalty and analytics, while a cash register may focus mainly on recording sales.
A strong Point of Sale specialist may also understand payment gateways, card terminals, barcode scanners, APIs, databases and cloud services. Experience with ERP, e-commerce, inventory or accounting integrations is valuable when sales data must move between systems.
The right level depends on the scope. A simple configuration may need focused product knowledge, while a multi-site rollout calls for a Point of Sale professional who can handle integrations, data migration, testing, training and operational change.
Point of Sale configuration, integrations, documentation and much of the testing can be handled remotely. On-site work is useful for hardware installation, store network checks, staff training and observing real checkout routines; Austrian teams may also value German-language collaboration.
Bring in a POS freelancer when a rollout lacks internal capacity, existing integrations are unreliable or a new store format must be launched quickly. External expertise is also useful for vendor evaluation, migration planning and independent testing before go-live.
Ask for examples of comparable retail, hospitality or service workflows and review how the professional approached testing and failure recovery. A capable Point of Sale expert explains transaction flows clearly, documents decisions and checks refunds, permissions, offline behavior and data reconciliation.
EPOS is commonly used for electronic Point of Sale systems, especially in retail and hospitality. Professionals should be ready to work across hardware, software, payments and operations, while adapting to each client’s devices, vendors, security requirements and store processes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Point of Sale in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 757 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Point of Sale in their recent projects, 70% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 40% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Point of Sale in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Point of Sale in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Point of Sale in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Retail (55%), and Banking and Finance (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Point of Sale in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Project Management (73%), and Operations (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Point of Sale
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.
Vienna Graz 
Vienna Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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