Andreas Kirchner

About Me

With a strong background in cybersecurity, mobile banking, and engineering excellence, I am passionate about leveraging technology to enhance security and user experience. My journey in philosophy and technology has equipped me with unique insights into the ethical and practical dimensions of digital innovation.

Education

Master of Philosophy, University of Vienna (Specializing in Truth & Politics)
Master of Medical Informatics, Vienna University of Technology (Specialized in Smartphone Security)
Bachelor of Informatics, University of Vienna
High School for Electronics, HTL Hollabrunn (Specialized in Computer Engineering)

Experience

Functional Manager and Senior Security Architect, Tata Consultancy Services for the client Credit Suisse, Vienna
Senior Security Architect, Credit Suisse Group AG, Swiss Universal Bank IT Channels Security and E-Fraud, Zürich
Co-Founder & CTO, Fintune AG, Finny Financial Literacy for Kids, Vienna Zürich

Selected Projects at Credit Suisse

Out of Band Authentication (Initiative Lead)
SIX bLink Open Banking TPP (Architect)
Qualified E-Signature (Lead Engineer)
Client Account Payment Security (Initiative Lead IT)
Secure Coding Training for 200+ developers twice a year (Lead Trainer)
Internal Qualification Round of Capture the Flag Swiss Cyber Hackathon 2017 (Lead Organizer)
Credit Suisse Direct (Release Train Engineer)
Credit Suisse Direct (Technical Product Owner)
Mobile Banking Hybrid Android (Lead Engineer)

Awards

2023 Best Ethical Hacker Award Rank 2, Tata Consultancy Services - organization-wide competition
2018 Future of Banking Hackathon Open Banking Challenge Rank 1 with Kickstart Accelerator participation, Credit Suisse
2014 CFO Award QR Technology for Digital Payment, Credit Suisse
2012 Innovation into Business Award 1st price for informatics business incubator INITS
2009 Best Paper Award - Turing Machines And Beyond, Great Principles of IT, University of Vienna
2009 Best of the Best - Rank 2, University of Vienna
2008 Best of the Best - Rank 3, University of Vienna
2007 Best of the Best - Rank 4, University of Vienna

Certificates

AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals), Microsoft
Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), ISC2
Certified SAFe 5 Architect
Management Excellence Program, Credit Suisse Leadership Program
SAFE Agilist, Scaled Agile Inc.
Hackerday USD
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), ISC2
Basic Banking Expertise, CYP - Center for Young Professionals in Banking
Software Testing for Application Developers, George Washington University (School of Business)

Skills

IT Security, Mobile Security, Privacy, Secure Coding Practice, Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking, Agile Transformation, Technology Management, Programming Languages including Java, Python, C++, and more.