OpenDesk Technical Implementation Consultant
OpenDesk Technical Implementation Consultant
Location: Fully Remote - Europe (Germany preferred)
Contract: 13 weeks | Approx. 10 days per month
Start: Mid-November 2026
Rate: Negotiable
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced OpenDesk Technical Consultant to support a leading consultancy on a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a European institutional client.
This is a hands-on technical assignment focused on assessing, deploying and implementing OpenDesk, a European sovereign, open-source digital workplace solution.
Key Responsibilities
- OpenDesk Implementation: Review architecture, technical prerequisites, deployment feasibility and lead the technical implementation.
- Identity & Access Management: Configure SSO, MFA, Identity Provider (IdP) integration and user life cycle management.
- Security & Operations: Assess logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, patching, backup, recovery and SLAs.
- Integration: Evaluate Microsoft Office compatibility, Teams guest-access alternatives, PST email migration and enterprise integrations.
- Documentation: Produce implementation guides, deployment procedures, operational runbooks and technical handover documentation.
Required Experience
- Proven hands-on OpenDesk implementation and deployment experience - essential.
- Strong technical knowledge of OpenDesk architecture, configuration and integration.
- Experience with IAM, SSO, MFA, infrastructure security and enterprise systems.
- Strong troubleshooting, technical documentation and implementation skills.
- Ability to work independently and deliver a technical PoC.
Desirable
- Experience with STACKIT and European sovereign-cloud solutions.
- Kubernetes, containerisation and cloud-native infrastructure.
- Experience delivering PoCs within enterprise or regulated environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced OpenDesk specialist seeking a flexible, fully remote consulting assignment.