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MCSA holders bring practical skill in Microsoft server, database, and desktop environments, plus day-to-day troubleshooting, deployment, and administration work. A strong fit for migration projects, support-heavy operations, and hybrid IT setups. Get fast, precise matching with vetted freelancers who hold this certification.
About the certification
What MCSA means
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, often shortened to MCSA, is a former Microsoft certification track for professionals who could deploy, manage, and support Microsoft-based systems. It is still widely searched because many experienced freelancers earned it during active use of Windows Server, SQL Server, and other Microsoft technologies.
What it validates
- Core administration of Microsoft environments
- Troubleshooting and support for users and systems
- Deployment and configuration of server or client setups
- Practical knowledge of Microsoft tools used in business IT
For companies, the MCSA label usually signals hands-on operational skill rather than abstract theory.
Typical freelancer profile
MCSA holders are often system administrators, infrastructure specialists, support engineers, or database-focused IT freelancers. Many have worked on internal IT teams before moving into project work or contract support. In Dusseldorf, this profile is useful for companies that need clear communication, reliable documentation, and a freelancer who can join mixed local and remote teams.
Knowledge areas behind it
The certification is associated with Microsoft platforms and the tasks around them that matter in daily operations.
- Windows Server administration
- SQL Server and data handling basics
- Client and device management in Microsoft environments
- Active Directory, access, and account management
- Backup, patching, and routine system maintenance
That mix makes MCSA holders relevant when a project needs stable execution, not just high-level architecture.
Why companies hire them
If you see MCSA on a freelancer profile, you can expect someone who understands structured Microsoft environments and can work through common operational problems. That helps in migrations, support transitions, environment clean-up, and ongoing administration. In Dusseldorf, this is especially useful when local teams want a freelancer who can collaborate on site when needed but also handle remote work without friction.
Before hiring or pursuing it
Because MCSA is a legacy certification, many professionals hold it alongside newer Microsoft credentials or strong project experience. For hiring, the important point is not the badge alone but the practical work behind it. For freelancers, it still helps to show depth in Microsoft administration, though current roles may ask for more recent platform-specific training as well.
Meet FRATCH Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
Rudolf Eggelbusch
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator
Last position:
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International insurance group
Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.
Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.
Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.
Firewall vulnerability analysis.
Firewall rule approvals.
Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.
Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.
Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5
Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI
Roman Blazecka
Lead SAN/Storage & Backup Consultant / Architect
Last position:
Lead SAN/Storage & Backup Consultant / Architect at Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
- Led a small team of Storage/Backup consultants responsible for EMEA region data center transformation across 200 DCs
- Developed and defended HLD and LLD designs for SAN (Brocade), block storage (HPE Primera/Alletra), NAS (EMC Unity), object storage (Iternity with iCAS FS), and backup (Commvault)
- Performed build and configuration of ~25 data centers, coordinating with network, compute, and security teams
- Developed new processes and standards for infrastructure builds and finalized hardware purchases and BOM preparation
- Created and executed testing approach including DR tests, and handed over builds to operation and migration teams
- Trained other storage consultants to ensure SLA compliance
- Technologies: Brocades, HPE/IBM/EMC/NetApp/CEPH, vSAN, NSX, TSM, Veeam, Commvault, tape libraries, drives & VTLs
Roman Blazecka
Lead SAN/Storage & Backup Consultant / Architect
Last position:
Lead SAN/Storage & Backup Consultant / Architect at Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
- Led a small team of Storage/Backup consultants responsible for EMEA region data center transformation across 200 DCs
- Developed and defended HLD and LLD designs for SAN (Brocade), block storage (HPE Primera/Alletra), NAS (EMC Unity), object storage (Iternity with iCAS FS), and backup (Commvault)
- Led a small team of Storage/Backup consultants responsible for EMEA region data center transformation across 200 DCs
- Developed and defended HLD and LLD designs for SAN (Brocade), block storage (HPE Primera/Alletra), NAS (EMC Unity), object storage (Iternity with iCAS FS), and backup (Commvault)
- Performed build and configuration of ~25 data centers, coordinating with network, compute, and security teams
- Developed new processes and standards for infrastructure builds and finalized hardware purchases and BOM preparation
- Created and executed testing approach including DR tests, and handed over builds to operation and migration teams
- Trained other storage consultants to ensure SLA compliance
- Technologies: Brocades, HPE/IBM/EMC/NetApp/CEPH, vSAN, NSX, TSM, Veeam, Commvault, tape libraries, drives & VTLs
- Performed build and configuration of ~25 data centers, coordinating with network, compute, and security teams
- Developed new processes and standards for infrastructure builds and finalized hardware purchases and BOM preparation
- Created and executed testing approach including DR tests, and handed over builds to operation and migration teams
- Trained other storage consultants to ensure SLA compliance
- Technologies: Brocades, HPE/IBM/EMC/NetApp/CEPH, vSAN, NSX, TSM, Veeam, Commvault, tape libraries, drives & VTLs
Reza Sayyarzamani
DevOps and Cloud Engineer
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
DevOps and Cloud Engineer
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Rakesh Lakhani
Multi Domain Expert IT Infrastructure
Last position:
Multi Domain Expert IT Infrastructure at Speira GmbH
- Development and implementation of multi-domain infrastructure strategies to optimize system performance in OT and IT.
- Design of security concepts for multi-domain infrastructures, including IT security management.
- Oversight of incident management, problem management, and change management.
- Managing the entire lifecycle of a strategic project, including planning, execution, delivery, and stabilization.
- Supporting IT governance, IT architecture, and risk management.
- Conducting workshops on IT security and infrastructure.
Rakesh Lakhani
Multi Domain Expert IT Infrastructure
Last position:
Multi Domain Expert IT Infrastructure at Speira GmbH
- Development and implementation of multi-domain infrastructure strategies to optimize system performance in OT and IT.
- Design of security concepts for multi-domain infrastructures, including IT security management.
- Oversight of incident management, problem management, and change management.
- Development and implementation of multi-domain infrastructure strategies to optimize system performance in OT and IT.
- Design of security concepts for multi-domain infrastructures, including IT security management.
- Oversight of incident management, problem management, and change management.
- Managing the entire lifecycle of a strategic project, including planning, execution, delivery, and stabilization.
- Supporting IT governance, IT architecture, and risk management.
- Conducting workshops on IT security and infrastructure.
- Managing the entire lifecycle of a strategic project, including planning, execution, delivery, and stabilization.
- Supporting IT governance, IT architecture, and risk management.
- Conducting workshops on IT security and infrastructure.
Boban Stamenkovic
Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert
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
Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert
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
- 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
- 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
Heinz-Dieter Lühmann
Consultant
Last position:
Consultant at CH Crypto Group
- Advice on governance and information security topics: BAIT, MaRisk
- Creating governance documents (policies, guidelines)
- Developing emergency manuals
- Based on BSI IT baseline protection standard 200-4 and ISO2700x
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Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
19
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Audit, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
16
Most common languages
German, English, Czech
Speak two or more languages
83%
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Average rates for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) & Seniority distribution
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A freelancer holding the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) has usually proven practical skills in managing and supporting Microsoft environments. That points to real experience with deployment, troubleshooting, and day-to-day administration. It is a good sign when you need someone who can work safely in established Microsoft-based systems.
Yes, MCSA can still be relevant because many experienced professionals earned it during the years when it was an active Microsoft path. The value comes from the underlying skills, not only from the badge itself. For hiring, it often signals a solid background in Microsoft infrastructure and support work.
The MCSA was generally an associate-level certification, while MCSE sat at a more advanced level. Newer Microsoft credentials often focus on current cloud, security, or role-based skills. If a profile lists MCSA, look at the actual project history to see which Microsoft platforms the person has worked on most recently.
MCSA suited system administrators, support engineers, database specialists, and infrastructure freelancers working with Microsoft technologies. It was a strong fit for people who handled servers, user access, maintenance, or internal IT support. Even now, it can be useful as a marker of a solid Microsoft operations background.
The MCSA is most closely tied to operational Microsoft work rather than pure strategy or design. That includes environment setup, troubleshooting, account and access management, patching, and routine administration. It also fits migration and support projects where stable execution matters more than broad consulting language.
Candidates usually needed a good working knowledge of Windows-based environments and common Microsoft tools. Hands-on practice mattered more than memorizing concepts, because the exams focused on practical administration and problem solving. Prior support or system administration experience was a strong advantage.
As a retired Microsoft certification path, MCSA is not renewed in the same way as some current credentials. That is why many professionals pair it with newer Microsoft certifications or recent project work. When hiring, ask how the freelancer has kept their Microsoft skills current.
The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate background is most useful in companies with on-premise Microsoft systems, hybrid IT setups, or support-heavy internal environments. It can matter in manufacturing, professional services, logistics, finance, and public-sector IT where Windows Server or SQL Server still plays an important role. In Dusseldorf, it is especially relevant when teams need reliable local support with room for remote collaboration.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Dusseldorf is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 785 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Dusseldorf, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers with Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Dusseldorf have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Dusseldorf are German (100%), English (83%), and Czech (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers with Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Dusseldorf are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (67%), and Banking and Finance (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Dusseldorf are Information Technology (100%), Operations (100%), and Project Management (83%).
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