echoloc

ÖBB Tech Stack

Austria's national rail operator managing 1.3M daily passengers and freight across 45K+ staff

Rail Transportation Wien, Wien 10,001+ employees Public Company

ÖBB operates Austria's rail and bus network, moving 1.3 million passengers and ~1,300 freight trains daily across a 45,000-person workforce. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP, ServiceNow, Azure, AWS, Databricks), with active adoption of Terraform and SAP SuccessFactors—signaling infrastructure-as-code maturity and HR system modernization. Engineering-heavy hiring (237 roles) paired with projects spanning HR-IT transformation, platform modernization, and digitalization of processes indicates a large-scale digital infrastructure overhaul across legacy systems.

Tech Stack 113 technologies

Core StackSAP ServiceNow Dynamics 365 AWS JavaScript C# SAP SuccessFactors Confluence Jira Databricks Azure DevOps Windows Server SAP BTP SAP Solution Manager SAP Cloud Platform Microsoft Office Excel Microsoft 365 ITIL Teams Azure CI/CD Microsoft Project Word Outlook Microsoft Fabric IBM DataStage iPhone Git PowerShell+81 more

What ÖBB Is Building

Challenges

  • Ensuring nis2 compliance
  • Ensuring switch reliability
  • Optimizing staff scheduling
  • Digitalization of processes
  • Ensuring reliable rail infrastructure
  • Integrating legacy systems
  • Improving platform reliability
  • Ensuring operational safety
  • Protecting railway infrastructure from natural hazards
  • Value and utility

Active Projects

  • Maintenance and investment planning
  • Bahnhofsumbauten
  • Hr-it transformation program
  • Railway infrastructure projects
  • Implementation and development of cross-department it platforms
  • Waldflächenüberwachung
  • Sustainable e-bus competence center
  • Technical standards development
  • Track construction machine support
  • Platform modernization

Hiring Activity

Decelerating600 roles · 160 in 30d

Department

Engineering
237
Ops
168
HR
24
Finance
23
Logistics
22
Construction
20
Support
18
Data
13

Seniority

Mid
196
Junior
138
Intern
126
Senior
89
Manager
18
Lead
6
Director
2
C-Level
1

Notable leadership hires: Implementation Lead, Managing Director

Company intelligence

Find more companies like ÖBB by tech stack, pain points and active projects

Get started free

About ÖBB

ÖBB is Austria's national railway and bus operator, responsible for passenger rail service, freight logistics, and infrastructure maintenance across the country. The organization manages over 45,000 employees plus ~2,000 apprentices, making it one of Austria's largest employers. The business spans passenger transport (1.3M daily riders), cargo rail (~1,300 trains daily), bus services, and critical rail infrastructure. Current operational focus includes NIS2 compliance, platform reliability improvements, staff scheduling optimization, and digitalization of internal processes, with active investment in sustainable e-bus operations and railway infrastructure modernization.

HeadquartersWien, Wien
Company Size10,001+ employees
Hiring MarketsAustria, Australia

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does ÖBB use?

Primary systems: SAP (ERP, BTP, Solution Manager, Cloud Platform), ServiceNow (ITSM), Microsoft 365 (Office, Teams), Azure and AWS for cloud, Databricks for data, Jira/Confluence for collaboration. Active adoption of Terraform and SAP SuccessFactors.

Where is ÖBB headquartered?

Wien (Vienna), Austria. The company also has active hiring in Australia alongside its primary Austrian operations.

Similar Companies in Rail Transportation

Other companies in the same industry, closest in size