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Venkata Renduchintala

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DevOps & IT Responsibility

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Venkata Renduchintala

Last position:

Continuous Learning at Personal Time Off

  • ZHAW CAS Secure Software Design and Development
  • German C1 and Goethe Certificate C1
  • ETH CAS Cloud and Mobile Computing at ETH Zurich
  • Linux Foundation Linux System Administration LFS307
  • Linux Foundation Kubernetes Fundamentals LFS258
  • Linux Foundation Kubernetes for Application Developers LFD459
  • Linux Foundation Kubernetes Security Fundamentals LFS460
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Claus Nielsen

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Oracle Database Engineer

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Claus Nielsen

Last position:

Oracle Database Engineer at BBV.ch

  • Migration of databases from ODA to ExaData
  • Migration of databases from ExaData to ExaCC/OCI
  • Decreased UCC usage by 10%
  • Developing automation scripts using Python
  • Performance tuning
  • Shrunk development databases from 6 TB to 3 TB using Exadata columnar compression
  • Tuned application performance by 30% using inmemory option
  • Tuned non-production Exadata by 20% to release CPU resources before ExaCC migration
  • Database patching of Oracle 19c
  • Basic Ansible scripting for deployments and database cloning
  • Developing acconting model for shared Oracle platform
  • Migrating single-instance databases to Oracle RAC
  • Analysis of RAC issues
  • Advising development teams of how to migrate to RAC
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Beat Zangger

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SAP Test Manager

Zürich
Beat Zangger

Last position:

SAP Test Manager at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH

  • Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
  • Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
  • Resource planning and control within the test team
  • Created test concepts and test plans
  • Performed test risk analysis
  • Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
  • Ensured test progress
  • Generated and visualized reports
  • Summarized test reports and reported to management
  • Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
  • Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level
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Georgios Sfakianakis

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Senior Software Engineer

Zürich
Georgios Sfakianakis

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at UBS Bank

  • Implementations of a code refactoring framework able to refactor thousands of repositories leveraging Generative AI
  • Use Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), Java and Typescript in Azure Cloud (Data Lake, VMs, AI) and GitLab infrastructure
  • Mentoring and pair programming
  • Obtained Azure AI-900 and AI-102 certifications
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Tomáš Lukas

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Senior Network Engineer

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Tomáš Lukas

Last position:

Senior Network Engineer at Migros

  • Support across the entire Migros network
  • MPLS, L3/L2, complex BGP network, Checkpoint and Fortinet firewalls/VPN, F5 proxies and load balancers, Cisco WLAN with Prime/CCC and DNAC (the largest in Switzerland), ISE, Bluecat DNS and IPAM, DAMS, PRTG, Git, Ansible, ACI with NCAE and NexusDashboard, SAN
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Karl Estermann

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incl. CI/CD, automation

Zürich
Karl Estermann

Last position:

incl. CI/CD, automation at AALS Software AG

  • Designed and delivered a practical real-time course on Flink and Hadoop with MapReduce, HDFS, Spark, Flink, Hive, HBase, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Kafka
  • Gained extensive DevOps and CI/CD experience
  • Created ETL/ELT pipelines with Apache tools and Pentaho
  • Led projects in municipal software, financial services, and big data with Kafka
  • Developed AI/NLP models and chatbots with RASA, Chatter, and Dialogflow
  • Built and managed a TypeDB knowledge database
  • Worked with OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Podman

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Statistics of experts using Ansible

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

29 years

Position duration

1.9 years

Positions per freelancer

14

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Top industries

Information Technology, Education, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

80%

Master's degree or higher

20%

Doctorate

20%

Certifications per freelancer

5

Most common languages

German, English, Czech

Speak two or more languages

100%

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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Average rates of experts in Zurich using Ansible

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 810 €

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Median rate 800 €

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.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

About the technology

What Ansible does

Ansible is used to automate system setup, configuration, and repeatable operations. It helps teams replace manual work with playbooks that install packages, manage users, deploy services, and keep environments consistent.

Typical work

  • Server provisioning and baseline configuration
  • Application deployment and service restarts
  • Inventory, variables, and role design
  • Patch, backup, and routine operations
  • Cloud and hybrid environment automation

Core ecosystem

Strong Ansible work usually touches YAML playbooks, roles, inventories, templates, and collections. Professionals also know how to use Ansible Vault, modules, and linting tools to keep automation readable and safe.

When companies hire help

Companies bring in freelance specialists when automation is growing faster than the internal team can keep up. That often includes a messy playbook base, slow releases, inconsistent servers, or a migration from ad hoc scripts to Ansible.

What good specialists deliver

Good Ansible specialists write automation that is idempotent, versioned, and easy to test. They document variables, reduce duplication, and make sure playbooks work across teams, environments, and handovers.

Zurich projects

In Zurich, Ansible is often used in enterprise IT, finance, SaaS, and infrastructure-heavy teams. Freelancers can work on site for sensitive systems or remotely when the setup is clear and access is well managed. English is common in technical collaboration, while German may matter for internal handover.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about Ansible? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

Ansible is used to automate configuration, deployment, and day-to-day system tasks. Companies use it to keep servers, cloud resources, and application environments in a consistent state without repeating manual steps.

Ansible focuses on declarative automation and repeatability, while ad hoc scripts often solve only one task. Compared with tools like Puppet or Chef, it is widely valued for its simple YAML-based playbooks and agentless approach.

A strong Ansible specialist usually knows Linux, networking basics, Git, and YAML very well. Cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and secret handling with Ansible Vault are also common parts of the work.

Ansible work can start small, but hiring help makes sense as soon as playbooks affect shared infrastructure or release speed. If you need clean roles, reusable inventories, or safer changes across environments, a specialist can save time quickly.

Yes, Ansible projects are often remote because the work is defined by playbooks, repositories, and access rules. In Zurich, on-site help is mainly useful when security review, stakeholder workshops, or sensitive infrastructure access require it.

A good Ansible specialist writes idempotent playbooks, separates logic into roles, and avoids hard-coded values. Look for clear structure, testing habits, and documentation that lets another specialist understand the automation quickly.

Ansible remains a strong choice for configuration management, environment setup, and operational automation. It is especially useful when you need to manage mixed systems, not just container-first workloads.

A solid Ansible engagement usually produces playbooks, roles, inventories, templates, and clear usage notes. You may also get Vault handling, CI checks, and a handover that makes future changes easier for your team.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Ansible in their recent projects is 101 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 810 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Ansible in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 20% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Ansible in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Ansible in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Czech (14%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Ansible in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Education (71%), and Banking and Finance (71%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Ansible in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Operations (86%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Ansible

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Countries:

Zurich Geneva Basel Bern

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