Alexander Hofbauer
Information Security Officer
Vienna, Germany
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Top SchoolAlexander Hofbauer is an Information Security Officer based in Vienna with nine years of hands-on experience driving cybersecurity and IT operations within global engineering environments. He progressed from systems and messaging roles into leading cyber security initiatives at Linde, delivering SIEM, DLP, vulnerability management, OT security and ISO27001/NIS2 programs. Known for combining technical depth (LPIC-1, MCSA background) with pragmatic project leadership, he both designs security measures and shepherds their rollout across business and IT teams. His work uniquely spans traditional enterprise messaging and modern security orchestration, giving him a rare end-to-end view of operational risk. Outside of security he is a musician and software engineer, a detail that underscores creative problem-solving and disciplined collaboration. Colleagues rely on him for clear risk assessment, compliance-driven implementations, and translating complex security concepts into business-ready solutions.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Certified business data processing specialist, Certified business data processing specialist at Grundig AkademieCoordinator IT-Security, Coordinator IT-Security at Control Data Training
German, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (36)
nodebox9
social-media9
child-process8
laravel-socialite8
laravel8
development-tools8
nodejs7
eleventy7
html6
typo3-cms-extension6
laravel-scout6
typo36
package6
meilisearch6
javascript6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
derhofbauer/nodebox
Dec 2017 - Dec 2022
Node.js Dropbox Client
Contributions:25 reviews, 147 commits, 62 PRs in 5 years 1 month
dropboxdropbox-clientnode-jsjavascriptnodebox
derhofbauer/sae-wdd919
Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:112 commits, 93 pushes in 5 months
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