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Hire proven Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) experts in Germany, matched in minutes from 15,000 CVs with the power of AI.

MCITP holders are strong in Microsoft server and desktop administration, system support, and infrastructure troubleshooting. They are often used for Windows environments, user access, messaging, and core business systems. Get fast, precise matching with vetted freelancers who hold this certification.

About the certification

What MCITP means

Microsoft Certified IT Professional, usually shortened to MCITP, is a Microsoft credential for professionals who can run, support, and troubleshoot Microsoft-based environments. It is most often associated with Windows Server, desktop support, and related infrastructure work. For companies, it signals hands-on ability rather than only theory.

Core skills

MCITP holders are commonly expected to work with:

  • Windows administration and user support
  • Server roles, services, and access control
  • Network and system troubleshooting
  • Deployment, maintenance, and recovery tasks
  • Microsoft messaging and collaboration environments

The exact focus depends on the specific MCITP path behind the profile, but the common thread is practical Microsoft platform support.

Typical holder profile

This certification is often found on profiles of systems administrators, desktop support specialists, infrastructure consultants, and workplace engineers. In many cases, the person has spent time in operational roles where stable Microsoft environments matter every day. In Germany, it is especially relevant when teams need English-speaking technical support that can still fit local business communication.

What it tells employers

An MCITP certification suggests that the freelancer can step into existing Microsoft environments and work with structure. That matters in migration projects, incident handling, new workstation rollouts, access problems, and routine administration. It is a useful signal when you need someone who can read the environment quickly and act without long onboarding.

Where it matters

MCITP experience is relevant in companies that still rely on Microsoft server and client systems, mixed on-premises and remote work setups, and internal IT support teams. It also fits temporary cover for administrators, project support during upgrades, and troubleshooting when business users need fast help. For Germany-based engagements, remote work is often possible, while on-site access can matter for hardware, networks, or sensitive systems.

Before you hire

The title alone does not tell you the full story. Ask which MCITP track the person holds, what systems they managed, and whether their experience is current with the environment you run today. That helps you separate broad Microsoft support knowledge from deep experience in the exact stack you use.

Meet FRATCH Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

Christian Fritsch

Architecture Management

Waldesch

Last position:

Architecture Management at Agency

  • Expert for the agency's architecture management area

  • Support for standardizing the agency's IT landscape

  • Further development of architecture management

  • Shaping the agency's business architecture

  • Restructuring, managing and maintaining all IT assets

  • Support for creating a unified software asset management and CMDB

  • Creation of a unified document management (e-file)

  • Transition of documents into a central DMS structure

  • Link between architecture management and the internal department's business process management

  • Support in drafting strategic and tactical development plans

  • Organizing communication with key stakeholders

  • Support in conception, organization and coordination of the architecture office to be built

  • Guidance and consulting throughout the entire architecture management process

  • Consulting the agency's divisions on architectural topics and their framework conditions

  • MS Office, Windows 10, VBA

  • ITIL, TOGAF, PowerBI, Kanban, Scrum

  • In-house government tools

  • Open Touch Conversation, Webex, Wire, BDBOS

  • MS SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence

  • ARIS, ArchiMate, BPMN

Christian Fritsch

Mark Schürz

Senior Consultant, Principal IT-Consultant, IT-Administrator

Andernach

Last position:

Administration / operation / configuration / control / coordination at State authority (State of Hesse)

  • administration, configuration, operation, installation, and troubleshooting of Windows Server systems (2016–2025) in a multi-domain infrastructure by tier level
  • operation of Windows systems (VMware, Hyper-V, and physical)
  • automated installation and patch management via MECM and WSUS
  • support in the patch management process and backup process
  • creation of server and operating system hardening according to BSI
  • administration, configuration, and operation of Active Directory (AD)
  • administration, configuration, and maintenance of group policies (GPOs)
  • administration of cluster systems
  • granting, modifying, and revoking access permissions and access groups
  • control and documentation as well as coordination between business units and service providers
  • change management: reviewing, evaluating, and controlling change requests
  • performance analysis to optimize operating systems
  • responsibility for solving malfunctions and internal service requests
  • second- and third-level support
  • creating documentation, operation manuals, and presentations
  • working according to ITIL and IT baseline protection (BSI)
Mark Schürz

Tobias Walther

External Contractor

München

Last position:

External Contractor at Government Agency

  • Project support for VMware/Active Directory
  • Operational support for administration, process execution
  • Creation and review of documentation
  • Active Directory, Powershell, VMware VSphere 7, Confluence, Jira
  • Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 GUI/Core
  • Concept and rollout of Windows Update Services (approx. 500 client/server systems) and takeover of a central WSUS gateway company-wide
  • Takeover and redesign KMS/RDS systems company-wide
Tobias Walther

Reza Sayyarzamani

DevOps and Cloud Engineer

Erkrath

Last position:

DevOps and Cloud Engineer at Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group

  • Migrated backups and full workloads to AWS and Azure, including setup and management of AKS & EKS clusters.
  • Automated infrastructure with Terraform & ArgoCD and implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitLab.
  • Monitored systems on OpenShift 4 (on-premise) with Grafana & Prometheus, using CloudWatch and X-Ray for analysis and logging.
  • Built and maintained secure network infrastructures (VPCs, SGs, WAFs, ACLs), integrated Azure Log Analytics.
  • Collaborated closely with infrastructure and development teams, maintained technical documentation with Confluence, handled tickets via Jira, and promoted cloud knowledge within the company.
Reza Sayyarzamani

Vincent Rothländer

Freelancer

Frankfurt am Main

Last position:

Freelancer at VINROTLAB.IO

  • Consulting and building various web applications based on SharePoint and the React framework for different clients
  • Developing and testing accessible apps for SharePoint
  • Creating various test cases for test automation
  • Developing various solutions based on Azure
  • Creating various web services using .NET
  • Developing various SharePoint Framework solutions
  • Developing various UI solutions based on SharePoint
  • Consulting and building various Power Apps applications and Power Automate for a steel industry and an IT consulting company
  • Providing support, consulting, and development with offshore teams for SharePoint 2013, 2016, and microservices for a logistics company
  • Consulting, designing, and developing microservices and web applications based on Microsoft technology and the React framework for a logistics company
  • Consulting, designing, and developing various SharePoint Framework solutions on SharePoint 2016 for logistics
  • Consulting on the migration from SharePoint 2010 to 2016 for an IT consulting company
Vincent Rothländer

Cedric Oettel

Development

Lichtenau

Last position:

Development at Construction

  • New development of project space features
  • Connecting a REST API of a custom-built web service (.NET 7/8) as an Azure App Service
  • UI tests with Playwright
  • Extending Azure DevOps pipelines
  • Migration to Azure SQL Server
  • Software / technologies: SharePoint Online, PowerShell scripts, SharePoint Framework, MobX, C#, Logic Apps, Playwright, Azure SQL Server, Graph API
Cedric Oettel

Peter Voloshin

IT Consultant

Weiterstadt

Last position:

IT Consultant at Evotec KG

  • Operation and administration of Windows 2016 / 2019 servers and domains
  • Infrastructure services (Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, Group Policies)
  • Consulting, support and troubleshooting of customer systems
  • Documentation and concept design in the area of MS Active Directory
  • Updating operation, process and system documentation
  • Ticket handling (remote analysis and resolution via incident, change and problem management)
  • Technologies: Windows 2022, Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, GPO, VMware vSphere, CheckMK, Exchange 2019, PowerShell, Jira, Confluence, Office 365, Matrix42, NetApp, Ansible
Peter Voloshin

Marco Fischer

System Engineer–Vmware, Veeam

Munich

Last position:

System Engineer–Vmware, Veeam at DCSO

  • About 800 different server VMs, operation and lifecycle/asset management of about 40 ESXi hosts (Lenovo)
  • Upgrade of all clusters to ESXi/VCSA 7.0U3 and 8. Planning patch management for all hosts
  • Cleaning up the AD – many different domains that all needed to be migrated into the main environment. Planning/execution
  • Veeam – check the configuration and migrate to a newer, partly virtual infrastructure to make the setup leaner and faster
  • VMware – upgrades/updates, general maintenance
  • Proxmox POC – evaluate if an alternative to VMware
  • Documentation for Veeam/VMware/storage
  • Implementation of the uniflow cloud solution
  • NetApp migration to new storage, CIFS maintenance and administration of SVMs
Marco Fischer

Thorsten Ludwig

Infrastructure Architect IPv6 Test Lab

Berlin

Last position:

Infrastructure Architect IPv6 Test Lab at Federal authority

  • Infrastructure architect for a test lab for all federal authorities IPv6
  • Support for internal IT with design questions
Thorsten Ludwig

Charles Jakob

Network Architect

Hamburg

Last position:

Network Architect at RedGlobal GmbH

  • Configuration of Dell switches, routers, and access points.
  • Error analysis and resolution.
  • Environment: Extreme, Cisco and Dell switches and routers, Extreme A3 NAC, Extreme CloudIQ.
Charles Jakob

Boban Stamenkovic

Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert

Düsseldorf

Last position:

Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert at Freelancer

  • Design, installation, configuration, administration, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Citrix environments
  • Updating older Citrix systems to the latest versions
  • Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Citrix environments
  • Support in 2nd and 3rd level support
  • Carrying out performance analysis and optimizations in complex Citrix environments
  • Analysis and troubleshooting of issues in complex Citrix systems
  • Creation, updating and management of technical documentation
  • Troubleshooting slow logons in Citrix XenApp / CVAD environments
  • Analysis and resolution of printer issues in Citrix environments
  • Creation, management and optimization of Citrix VDI policies
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 2402 LTSR, Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Citrix Hypervisor / Citrix XenServer, Citrix Director / Citrix StoreFront, Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) / Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS), Citrix App Layering, Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM), Citrix Profile Management
  • NetScaler SDX 14 / NetScaler Gateway 14 / NetScaler Console 14, NetScaler Load Balancing / Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), NetScaler Applications Analytics (Web Insights, Security Insights, SSL Insights, TCP Insights, Gateway Insights, HDX Insights, ADC Infrastructure Analytics)
  • Design, installation, configuration, management, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Microsoft environments
  • Updating older Microsoft systems to the latest versions
  • Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Microsoft environments
  • Creation, management and optimization of Microsoft Group Policy
  • Design, implementation and administration of Microsoft Azure environments
  • Windows Server 2022 / Windows 11, Windows Group Policy / Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services (RDS), SQL Server 2022 / SCCM Server, RADIUS Server, FSLogix, PowerShell
  • Implementation of standard changes according to ITIL guidelines
  • VMWare / Splunk
Boban Stamenkovic

Evrim İlden

T-SQL Database Expert

Heidelberg

Last position:

T-SQL Database Expert at TST Logistics IT

  • Implemented source code management for existing databases using SSDT and Bitbucket
  • Implemented continuous integration pipelines with Azure DevOps
  • Supported implementation of user stories (T-SQL and VBA) for existing database systems
Evrim İlden

David Peters

IT Administrator / Project Management

Hamburg

Last position:

IT Department Manager

  • Client support, 2nd, 3rd level, server administration
  • Project and process coordination
  • Support of MS365 services
  • Linux administration
  • Provider management
David Peters

Kay Heerwald

Server Administrator

Wiesbaden

Last position:

Server Administrator at WIVERTIS GmbH

  • Daily business
  • Ticket processing
  • Permission management
Kay Heerwald

Ilja Doert

Project Mentor Public Sector

Würselen

Last position:

Project Mentor Public Sector at ZenDiS

  • Organizational project lead for the rollout of AGORA (oD) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
  • Project management for the rollout of opendesk at the Bundestag administration
  • Addressing IT security and data protection issues for opendesk
Ilja Doert

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Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) statistics

Typical experience

25 years

Average project duration

3 years

Certifications per freelancer

10

Top business areas

Information Technology, Operations, Project Management

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

Bachelor's degree or higher

67%

Master's degree or higher

17%

Salary / Daily Rate Distribution

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Average rates for Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) & Seniority distribution

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Daily rate avg. 765 €

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Median rate 720 €

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) validates practical ability to support Microsoft environments. It usually points to real work with Windows systems, administration, troubleshooting, and infrastructure tasks. For employers, it is a sign that the freelancer can operate in day-to-day IT work, not just explain concepts.

Yes, but it should be read with context. MCITP is an older Microsoft credential, so the main question is whether the person has kept their hands-on skills current. If the profile also shows recent project work, it can still be a strong signal for Microsoft administration and support roles.

MCITP comes from an earlier Microsoft certification model, while newer Microsoft credentials are organized differently. The older title often maps to server, desktop, or infrastructure administration rather than today’s role-based paths. When hiring, focus on the actual systems and project experience behind the certificate.

Microsoft Certified IT Professional is a good fit for system administrators, desktop support engineers, infrastructure consultants, and workplace IT specialists. It is useful for people who work close to end users and keep Microsoft environments running. It is less about pure strategy and more about operational delivery.

Preparation for Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) is usually built around real Microsoft administration experience and focused study of the relevant platform area. Candidates need to understand setup, support, troubleshooting, and maintenance in a practical way. It is not a lightweight certificate; the content assumes familiarity with live systems.

For MCITP, the important point is that it is an older certification family. In practice, employers care more about whether the holder has kept skills current than about a modern renewal cycle. When reviewing a freelancer, ask how they have stayed up to date since earning it.

A freelancer with MCITP is useful in server support, workstation rollouts, access and account issues, Microsoft environment troubleshooting, and upgrade preparation. It also fits short-term cover for internal IT teams. In Germany, these projects may be remote, on-site, or hybrid depending on the systems involved.

Ask which Microsoft area the certification came from, what systems they supported, and what their most recent hands-on work looks like. MCITP can cover several technical tracks, so the exact profile matters more than the label alone. A strong candidate can explain the environment they worked in and the problems they solved.

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