Andreas Zechner, MSc

About

Technology leader with 26+ years of experience building and managing scalable IT platforms, enterprise security governance and cloud-native infrastructure in high-growth SaaS environments.

I lead platform engineering, IT operations and security governance as an integrated discipline, aligning reliability, automation and compliance with engineering and business objectives.

I design and operate resilient technology organizations at scale, combining platform engineering, DevSecOps practices and enterprise security governance into a single operating model.

My focus is on enabling engineering teams to deliver software faster and more safely, while embedding security, compliance and operational excellence directly into systems and workflows.

Over the course of my career, I have built and led cross-functional teams across IT operations, DevOps, ITSM and security engineering, while also working hands-on as a software developer, tester, DevOps and security engineer in complex SaaS and cloud environments.

Operational Domains

• Platform Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure
• Enterprise Security Governance, Identity Management & Zero Trust Architecture
• DevSecOps, CI/CD Automation & Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
• IT Operations & Service Delivery/Management (ITSM)
• Reliability Engineering, Observability & Resilience
• SaaS Ecosystem & Vendor Management
• Compliance, Risk & Security Management (GDPR, NIS2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS)

What I Do

I build and operate technology platforms that are secure by design, highly automated and operationally resilient, enabling scalable engineering delivery across organizations.

My work sits at the intersection of platform engineering, security governance and operational excellence.

Leadership Focus

I lead cross-functional engineering teams across platform engineering & DevOps, IT operations & service management and security engineering, focusing on scalable operating models, reduced operational friction and increased engineering velocity with a clear focus on security or stability.

Security & Governance

Security is not a separate domain. It is embedded into my operating model.

My approach includes:

• Identity-first and zero trust security architectures
• Centralized access and authentication strategies
• Secure SDLC and CI/CD integration
• Security monitoring, detection and incident response processes
• Cloud security architecture and workload protection (GCP/AWS)
• Continuous vulnerability and risk management
• Governance frameworks aligned with compliance requirements
• Security policy design, enforcement and automation

Philosophy

Technology organizations should not choose between speed, security and stability.

My goal is to design systems where these principles reinforce each other through automation, strong architecture and clear operating models while maintaining simplicity wherever possible.

Contact

Andreas Zechner, MSc

info@andreas-zechner.at