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.