Apache Tomcat Experts in Austria
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Michael L.
Last position:
IAM Developer & IT Architect at Internationale Bank
Design and implementation of new functionalities in the areas of Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role Management (RLM) and Access Governance
Adjustment of the company-wide Segregation of Duties (SoD) matrix to ensure regulatory and internal compliance requirements
Further development and configuration of recertification processes
Creation and adaptation of custom workflows, rules and tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ (BeanShell, XML, Java)
Use of static code analysis with SonarQube to ensure code quality and compliance with defined development standards
Regular code reviews within the development team to ensure quality, share knowledge and follow clean code principles
Work in an agile Scrum team with daily communication, sprint planning and reviews
Coordination with testers, test managers and business departments to ensure quality and smooth production rollout
Active involvement in release planning and deployment coordination, including test preparation, cutover activities and rollback strategies
Analysis and sustainable resolution of issues in the IAM production environment (2nd- and 3rd-level support)
Reproduction of complex errors, identification of root causes and implementation of lasting fixes
Creation of technical analyses and recommendations for operations and further development
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.
Hannes B.
Last position:
Library for Siemens Work Flow Canvas at ETM (Siemens subsidiary)
WFC is a web-based application and allows extensions in the form of TypeScript libraries.
- Programming and scripting languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, ControlScript from WinCC OA
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
Namik D.
Last position:
Test Manager / Test Automation Engineer at Sky Deutschland GmbH
- Implemented and maintained 443 automated test cases with a 99% pass rate (441/443)
- Enabled CI for test automation: automated runs on review/merge, reporting via Xray
- Introduced accessibility and performance checks and established them in reporting
- Served as QA lead in daily operations with stand-ups, Kanban progress tracking, prioritization, and targeted task distribution
- Handled defect triage and stakeholder communication with daily triage, QA status analysis, and actionable recommendations
- Developed and maintained a stable regression suite for CRM/Salesforce flows (UI/E2E and near-API validations)
- Integrated CI/CD using Jenkins pipelines with Groovy (IaC)
- Maintained QA documentation, test conventions, and processes in Confluence, aligned across the team
- Conducted Salesforce Einstein chatbot testing with intent/topic validation and output checks, and used Robot Framework/Python suites for continuous quality monitoring
- Technology stack: Jira, Xray, Confluence, Jenkins, Groovy, Git, Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TypeScript, Postman, REST, Salesforce, Google Cloud, Lighthouse, Evinced, Scrum/Kanban, BDD (Gherkin)
Jaroslav A.
Last position:
Child care, personal development and learning
Martin A.
Last position:
Systems Architect at ASFiNAG
- Migrated infrastructure automation from Puppet to Ansible
- Ensured compatibility with CentOS and RHEL 8 and 9
- Managed users in Active Directory
- Managed applications, services, security policies, certificates, and more
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.
Maximilian A.
Last position:
Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect at UNIQA Insurance Group
- Planning, monitoring, coordination, and documentation of the output project as part of the policy migration to the UNIQA Insurance Platform.
- Planning and design of new requirements.
- Designing a consistent, maintainable, and scalable application architecture.
Stefan W.
Last position:
Corporate IT Project Manager at OctaPharma
- SAP rollout to multiple locations of the company
- Predictive project management
- Functional stream lead
- Coordination of 17 streams
- Data migration support
- Cutover management (go live)
Roland M.
Last position:
Oracle DBA (Remote) at Werkstoff-Kunstoffindustrie, Germany
- Supported migration of Oracle databases to AWS
- Performed performance tuning both on-premises and in AWS
- Advised on sizing of new databases
- Analyzed Oracle edition switch scenarios
- Designed backup and restore concepts for AWS Oracle RDS
- Configured RDS instances using CloudFormation CLI
- Implemented load balancer and HAProxy solutions
- Migrated data on-premises to AWS S3 using Oracle Data Pump
- Utilized Oracle 19c, Visual Code, Git, and SQL Developer
Monji M.
Last position:
Senior Software Developer at AMA Wien
IT concept
Implementation
Estimation
Design
Installation
Oracle APEX applications for farmers in Austria to register their products and get subsidies.
Implement new applications or adapt existing applications according to customer requirements (CR)
Fix bugs
Update data in the database
Install applications
Technologies/methods used: Oracle DB, PL/SQL, DM, Oracle Apex, JavaScript, CSS, OpenLayers, GIT
Christian H.
Last position:
Senior Full Stack Developer at Adria Magazin GmbH
Jesolo Tickets – Booking platform for tickets
Design and implementation of a multi-tenant booking platform for the online sale of bus and ferry tickets in the Jesolo region of northern Italy. Travel agencies and event organizers embed a customizable booking widget on their own websites; travelers check live availability, book multiple passengers and pay online in just a few clicks.
- Real-time booking: Schedules and prices are provided live via the transport providers' APIs; after payment, tickets are automatically delivered as QR-coded PDFs – with no manual issuing required.
- Provider architecture: New providers can be onboarded without code changes; an origin-based multi-tenant model with its own domain and payment configuration for each partner site allows the platform to grow with every customer.
- Clean architecture: Three-layer structure (Handlers → Services → Data Store) with caching – availability queries remain fast and maintainable even with many parallel requests.
Tech-Stack: Go, Echo, PostgreSQL (pgx), Stripe, Web Components, Tailwind CSS, esbuild, Docker, GitLab CI, Hetzner VPS
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Statistics of experts using Apache Tomcat
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.9 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Insurance, Government and Administration
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 Tomcat
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 Tomcat 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 (92%)
- Insurance (54%)
- Government and Administration (38%)
- Telecommunication (38%)
- Education (31%)
- Banking and Finance (31%)
- Transportation (31%)
- Manufacturing (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Tomcat does
Apache Tomcat is an open-source Java application server and servlet container. It runs Java web applications built with technologies such as Jakarta Servlet, JSP and WebSocket. Companies use it to expose business services, render server-side web pages and host stable internal or customer-facing systems.
Core deployments
Tomcat commonly sits behind a reverse proxy or load balancer and connects applications to databases, identity services and messaging systems. It supports both traditional Java web archives and frameworks such as Spring MVC, while fitting into containerised and virtualised infrastructure.
- Deploy WAR files across development, staging and production
- Configure connectors, virtual hosts, sessions and TLS
- Operate clustered applications behind load balancers
- Investigate startup, memory and request-processing issues
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong Tomcat specialists understand the Java runtime, Maven or Gradle builds, Jakarta EE conventions and Linux operations. They work with Nginx or Apache HTTP Server, Docker, Kubernetes, systemd, CI/CD pipelines and observability tools such as logs, metrics and distributed tracing. Secure configuration and certificate management are equally important.
When expertise helps
Companies often bring in freelance expertise during a migration from older Java application servers, a move to cloud infrastructure or a release with demanding availability requirements. Austrian organisations may need remote specialists who coordinate clearly with local teams, or professionals able to join on-site workshops for regulated and complex environments.
- Modernise legacy Tomcat installations and deployment processes
- Tune connection pools, thread pools, garbage collection and caching
- Create repeatable delivery pipelines and rollback procedures
- Prepare upgrades, security reviews and capacity tests
Choosing a specialist
Look for professionals who can explain the complete request path, not only edit server configuration. Useful evidence includes production troubleshooting, safe rollout planning, automated builds, incident documentation and experience connecting Tomcat to the application’s database, proxy and identity layers. Familiarity with German and English communication can support collaboration in Austria, depending on the team.
Quality in production
Reliable Tomcat operations depend on deliberate defaults, tested configuration and clear ownership. A capable specialist separates application defects from container, JVM and network problems, then validates changes with logs, health checks and realistic load tests. They also document ports, secrets, certificates, deployment steps and recovery actions so the system remains maintainable after the engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Apache Tomcat, in one place.
Apache Tomcat runs Java web applications and handles HTTP requests through servlet-based components. It is often used for business portals, internal tools, REST services and server-side web applications that need a lightweight Java runtime.
Apache Tomcat focuses on servlet, JSP and related web-container capabilities rather than providing every Jakarta EE service. Teams may choose it for a smaller operational footprint, while alternatives such as WildFly or Payara can be better suited when applications require broader enterprise APIs.
A strong Tomcat professional should understand Java, the JVM, Linux, HTTP, TLS, reverse proxies and relational databases. Experience with Spring, Maven or Gradle, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and observability makes production delivery more effective.
The right level depends on the assignment. A simple deployment may need someone comfortable with Java web archives and configuration, while a migration or outage requires a Tomcat specialist who can diagnose JVM, networking, session, database and application-layer behaviour.
Yes. Apache Tomcat work is usually accessible remotely through secure infrastructure, logs, deployment pipelines and monitoring. On-site workshops can still help with regulated systems, access constraints or close coordination with Austrian operations and product teams.
A Tomcat professional should review the Java runtime, version compatibility, connectors, thread and connection pools, proxy behaviour, certificates, deployment method and rollback plan. They should also confirm backups, access controls, health checks and observability before applying production changes.
Ask for clear evidence of repeatable deployments, documented configuration, measurable health checks and incident analysis. High-quality Apache Tomcat work reduces manual steps, protects secrets, explains failure modes and proves that recovery and rollback procedures have been tested.
Tomcat remains useful when a Java application needs a focused servlet container and the team does not require a complete application-server stack. For newer services, teams may also compare it with embedded runtimes in Spring Boot or cloud-native approaches, based on deployment, observability and operational needs.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Tomcat in their recent projects is 109 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 869 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Tomcat in their recent projects, 73% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 55% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Tomcat in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Tomcat in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Tomcat in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Insurance (54%), and Government and Administration (38%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Apache Tomcat in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (92%), and Quality Assurance (77%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Apache Tomcat
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:
- Germany
- Austria
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