Apache Kafka Experts in Austria
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Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Artellico / Own company for AI governance and data products
- Consulting and interim management at the intersection of IT operations and regulation
- Impact assessment and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Teaching assignments in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at Hochschule Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of Master's theses and participation on examination boards
- Industry talks for businesses and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and Zero-Knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- Integration with bank account systems using SEPA direct debit mandates and message formats under ISO 20022 (pain.008, camt.053)
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under my own brand: shared codebase, separate deployment for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe-coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Professional publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Professional publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
Christian E.
Last position:
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification at PrimeFaktor GmbH
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification
- Led application and implementation of the Cyber Trust Austria Silver label (KSV1870 Cyber Risk A-Rating; 25 validated controls)
- Mapped and fulfilled requirements covering risk management, incident response, access control, vulnerability and penetration testing, BCM, and supply-chain security, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001/27002 control themes and NIS 2 / NISG 2026 expectations
- Coordinated stakeholders, compiled audit evidence, and completed KSV1870 validation
John A.
Last position:
Software Developer and DevOps Engineer at Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ)
Refactoring and improving core APIs; implementing client change requests. Setting up metrics, traces, and logs monitoring infrastructure to support operations. Designing GitOps deployment and infrastructure as code. Applications and systems configuration in ArgoCD and Openshift. Confluence documentation of design, approach, and solution. Tech Stack: Java 8 & 21, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, Bash scripts, SQL, Grafana Stack, OpenTelemetry, Docker, DB2, Maven, Kubernetes Kompose.
Marc-Anthony T.
Last position:
Software Developer at Dawnguard.AI
- Took Dawnguard from initial product concept to a launched MVP within two months, building the backend platform and reducing cloud-environment scan times from approximately 40 minutes to under two minutes across 70 accounts.
- Designed and built the core resource discovery engine for Azure and AWS, enabling the frontend to visualise complex cloud environments and the AI to evaluate architectural patterns.
- Engineered distributed APIs and dynamic Cosmos DB schemas to support rapidly evolving product requirements and variable cloud-environment structures.
- Built the architecture-generation engine to support clients with 100+ cloud accounts and dynamically generate complete architectures containing approximately 25,000 resources.
- Developed custom data-generation tools that enabled the AI and frontend teams to simulate and test large-scale cloud architectures.
- Delivered backend features end to end by working with AI, frontend, and business stakeholders from technical design through implementation and testing.
Marcel S.
Last position:
Senior AI Engineer - Python at Insurance Company
Project Tech Stack: Python, AWS, Azure, FastAPI, openai, pandas, unittest/pymock
Achievements:
- Engineered automated data extraction pipelines to transform complex Excel datasets into structured formats via LLM-driven workflows.
- Architected a generative slide-deck engine that translates natural language prompts into formatted presentation assets.
- Integrated advanced LLM capabilities with the OpenAI Response API, implementing sophisticated tool-calling and structured output logic.
- Developed and containerized scalable backend microservice using FastAPI, Docker, and OpenShift to host and serve agentic skills.
Michail M.
Last position:
OpenShift / Kubernetes Consultant at cloudWerkstatt
Implementation and operation of OpenShift / Kubernetes solutions for customers, focusing on aspects such as storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability. Support with application containerization and modernization.
Kurt B.
Last position:
Backend / Microservices Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at Fa. RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Backend / Microservices Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
- ~100 Developers, ~10 Teams, per Team: 1 PO, 1 ScrumMaster, 1UX, 1 Developers, 1 Tester
- .net core 8, 9, C#
- Microservices, Clean Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
- GraphQL, REST, SDL
- Azure DevOps, CI / CD pipelines, Azure Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
- Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
- Azure SQL Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
- Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnd, Test Automation)
- AI, Copilot, creating Test Templates
- Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
- Automated Unit and Integration Tests
- Automated E2E Tests, Playwright Test Automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
- Shipment tracking
- GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
- Jira, Confluence
- Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx e6 messages / month / service)
- Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
- Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into AzureDataLake
David L.
Last position:
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Fractual
- Built and maintained a full-featured React Native mobile app and companion web portal supporting multi-role access and real-time collaboration for service teams.
- Developed a robust NestJS backend using TypeScript, adhering to scalable microservices patterns to support a dynamic task management system.
- Designed and optimized PostgreSQL schemas, using advanced indexing and normalized data models to support patient tracking, tasks, and outcome reporting.
- Integrated Socket.IO to support real-time team communication, task status updates, and instant notifications across mobile and web platforms.
- Developed secure authentication workflows using AWS Cognito, including multi-role login, token refresh, and session timeout handling.
- Leveraged AWS S3 for secure document uploads (patient records, resource materials) with signed URLs and access control policies.
- Connected AWS SNS and SES to automate notifications for escalations, missed follow-ups, and appointment reminders.
- Engineered an admin analytics dashboard using React + Zustand for tracking user activity, case completion rates, and compliance metrics.
- Designed and implemented AI-driven features for task prioritization and patient risk classification using external API integrations.
- Established a robust CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and Docker, achieving automated testing, linting, and environment-based deployments.
- Followed Agile ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retros) while collaborating with QA, BAs, and PMs to deliver high-velocity features.
- Led data protection efforts ensuring full GDPR compliance, including encrypted storage, session control, and user-consent management.
- Delivered a fully responsive UI using DaisyUI-style components for mobile and tablet-first designs, achieving high Lighthouse scores.
- Reduced support tickets by 40% by implementing detailed audit logging and a self-service helpdesk system in the admin interface.
Peter S.
Last position:
Lead Software Architect at Pritz IT GmbH
- Lead software architect in a greenfield MES project (Manufacturing Execution System / factory control system), responsible for architecture decisions, technology selection, and technical direction throughout the entire development lifecycle
- Designed and built the core framework from scratch, including several reusable Spring Boot starters (e.g., OPC-UA integration, messaging, security) that enable flexible composition of the individual system modules
- Introduced Keycloak as the central authentication and authorization system with SSO across all MES components
- Created and owns the full CI/CD pipeline covering Java, NPM and Docker – automating build, test, containerisation and deployment across all project components
- Set up the architecture documentation space in Confluence as the single source of truth for all architecture decisions, component designs, and integration patterns
- Defined and enforced naming conventions and coding standards to ensure consistency in the growing codebase
- Conducted regular code reviews for quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and adherence to architecture guidelines
- Created and maintained technology roadmaps to guide future development priorities and infrastructure investments
Mario T.
Last position:
External Lecturer at FH Kufstein Tirol – University of Applied Sciences
- Study: Data Science & Intelligent Analytics
- Module: Big Data Processing
Florian F.
Last position:
Freelance Senior Developer at Green Compliance GmbH
- Developed a CRM solution using the Vaadin UI framework
- Implemented a digital audit workflow for efficient handling of review and approval processes
- Supported structured management of customer and project data and ensured compliance
- Focused on usability, process automation, and integration into existing systems
Jaroslav A.
Last position:
Child care, personal development and learning
Nikolaus J.
Last position:
Integration Architect at CECIL
Designed an API-first omnichannel integration, linking WhatsApp Business API with Salesforce Marketing Cloud to unify customer data across multiple platforms.
Automated customer onboarding and engagement workflows using Marketing Cloud Journeys, SSJS, and Azure Functions.
Developed a middleware layer to sync WhatsApp interactions with Sales Cloud for seamless customer experience tracking.
Benjamin A.
Last position:
Multi-Project Manager at Trading Company
- Setup of a new Data Warehouse (Budget ~€15M 2025 – 2026)
- Backend modernization project (Budget ~€5M 2025 – 2026)
- Standard software rollout with custom programming (Budget ~€9M 2025 – 2026)
Joseph W.
Last position:
Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank
- I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
- The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
- Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
- Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
- Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
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Statistics of experts using Apache Kafka
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2.6 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
62%
Doctorate
15%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Apache Kafka
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
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.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Apache Kafka experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (94%)
- Manufacturing (59%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Retail (47%)
- Healthcare (41%)
- Insurance (41%)
- Professional Services (41%)
- Transportation (35%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Event streaming at scale
Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform for collecting, storing and processing streams of records. Companies use it to connect services, move data between systems and react to business events without tightly coupling applications. Kafka supports durable event logs, replayable data and continuous processing.
Common applications
Kafka appears in systems that need dependable, near-real-time data movement:
- Synchronizing orders, payments and inventory across services
- Feeding analytics, fraud detection and recommendation pipelines
- Collecting application, infrastructure and IoT events
- Supporting microservices with asynchronous communication
Ecosystem and tooling
A Kafka project can include Kafka Connect for integrations, Kafka Streams for application-level processing and Schema Registry for governed data contracts. Specialists may also work with Confluent products, Apache Flink, ksqlDB, Kubernetes and cloud services that provide managed Kafka. Java, Scala, Python and Go are common alongside REST and gRPC APIs.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance Kafka specialists when event volumes, delivery guarantees or operational complexity exceed the team’s current capacity. They may need a new streaming architecture, a migration from queues, stronger observability or a safer approach to schema and topic management. In Austria, remote delivery is common, while regulated or industrial environments may still require on-site workshops.
Delivery and operations
Strong professionals define topics, partitions, replication and retention around real workload needs. They configure producers and consumers, handle consumer-group behavior, manage reprocessing and protect against duplicates or data loss. Production work also covers security, access control, monitoring, capacity planning, upgrades and disaster recovery.
Signs of quality
Look for evidence of careful design rather than simple message publishing:
- Clear reasoning about ordering, delivery semantics and failure recovery
- Practical schema evolution and compatibility controls
- Tested replay, backpressure and deployment procedures
- Useful dashboards, alerts and runbooks for operations
A capable expert explains trade-offs in plain language and connects Kafka decisions to business flows. They can collaborate with application, data and infrastructure teams, document assumptions and leave behind a system others can safely operate.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Apache Kafka, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Apache Kafka is used to transport and retain streams of events between applications and data systems. Typical work includes microservice integration, operational analytics, log collection, fraud detection and real-time data pipelines.
Kafka keeps an ordered, durable log that consumers can read and replay, while many traditional queues focus on handing each message to a consumer once. The right choice depends on retention, replay, ordering, throughput and delivery requirements rather than on one tool being universally better.
Apache Kafka work often requires knowledge of Java or another service language, distributed systems, databases and cloud infrastructure. Useful adjacent skills include Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, Kubernetes, observability, security and data contract design.
A Kafka project needs experience suited to its risk and operating model, not a fixed amount of time. A simple integration may need focused delivery, while a critical multi-service platform calls for someone who has handled partitioning, failures, upgrades, security and recovery in production.
Apache Kafka projects are often suitable for remote collaboration through repositories, architecture sessions, documentation and shared monitoring. On-site work in Austria can still help with regulated environments, factory systems, stakeholder workshops or access to restricted infrastructure.
Kafka specialists work more effectively when the company describes event sources, consumers, delivery expectations, data sensitivity and current infrastructure. It also helps to clarify whether the goal is a new platform, migration, performance improvement, incident support or operational handover.
Apache Kafka quality shows in explicit decisions about schemas, partition keys, ordering, retries, duplicates and failure recovery. Ask for a clear operating model, meaningful tests, monitoring coverage and documentation that explains how teams will troubleshoot and evolve the system.
Kafka is the open-source Apache project, while Confluent provides a commercial ecosystem and managed services built around it. A specialist may know both, but the engagement should specify whether it involves self-managed clusters, Confluent Cloud or another hosted offering.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Kafka in their recent projects is 102 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 812 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Kafka in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 62% hold at least a Master's degree, and 15% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Kafka in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Kafka in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Kafka in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Manufacturing (59%), and Banking and Finance (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Kafka in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (82%), and Operations (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Apache Kafka
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.
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- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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