AWS KMS Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used AWS KMS
Mohamad Dib-Skhni
Last position:
Project Engineer at BMW Group AG
- Designed and implemented Azure Kubernetes Clusters, and managed DNS and Firewall solutions, enhancing network security and reliability.
- Led projects using Agile Scrum methodologies to streamline development cycles and improve project efficiency.
- Fostered and maintained relationships with suppliers to ensure timely project deliverables and resource availability.
- Managed continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, Sonar, GitHub, Bitbucket, and Terraform within the BMW Azure Cloud environment.
- Utilized Fortify SSC and Contrast AST for robust application security testing.
- Directed DevOps engineering initiatives on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), focusing on streamlining development and deployment processes.
- Service Now governance, risk und compliance (GRC&IRM).
Tobias Walther
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
Volker Reisberger
Last position:
Architect and Senior System Administrator at International Trading Company
- Analysis and optimization of the VMware environment for operation in a critical infrastructure environment
- Planning and execution of updates for the VMware and hardware environment in a critical infrastructure environment
- Deployment of Skyline Health Diagnostics
- Review of existing documentation
- Training and onboarding of new internal staff
- Support for migration and upgrade projects
- Preparation for moving scripts in the virtualization environment to GitLab
- Ticket handling with ServiceNow
Rupesh Kumar Sendge
Last position:
IT Baseline Compliance Consultant at Consultant
- Baseline compliance verification against MAS audit findings
- Building technical architecture concept for 30 technologies to build hardening standard artifacts
- Identifying and building automation possibilities for given technologies based on CIS
- Building the standard baseline configuration based on internal security standard
- Responsible for building Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) architecture artifacts based on Azure cloud platform
- Responsible for RFQ and RFP for different CNAPP solutions (Qualys Total Cloud, CrowdStrike, Azure Security Center)
- Supporting compliance verification and validation via automated scripts for a sample population of IT devices and instances
- Responsible for complete vulnerability management lifecycle using Nexpose, remediation, reporting and integration of results with Splunk, HPSM and Tableau
- Audit support for MAS
Alexandru Gunescu
Last position:
Head of Cloud Infrastructure at BP
- Migrated the Electric Vehicle Charging SaaS App of the EV Division from on-premises and Azure to AWS Cloud, resulting in a hybrid multi-cloud multi-tenant solution
- Developed a streaming data pipeline using AWS MSK for Apache Kafka and implemented an event-driven architecture to ingest and process near real-time data from OCPI-protocol IoT devices
- Implemented multi-tenant strategies including database schema isolation, bridge model for resource sharing, and tenant-based RBAC controls
- Provisioned Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with namespaces and RBAC for tenant isolation
- Led migration from on-premises and Azure to AWS using AWS DataSync, Snowball, and Database Migration Service
- Orchestrated collaboration across 5+ systems, vendors, service providers, and on-site teams
- Supported development and maintenance of IT strategy aligned with business requirements
- Managed €40 million infrastructure budget with AWS & Azure cost optimization, achieving 15% savings
- Led 50+ developers to implement advanced database procedures, increasing productivity by 20%
- Spearheaded multi-cloud, multi-tenant infrastructure migration for 30% faster processing times
- Negotiated vendor pricing to reduce payroll/benefits administration costs by 20%
- Developed a two-year infrastructure technology roadmap yielding 25% cost savings
- Tech stack: Kubernetes on AWS EKS, Docker, Kafka/AWS MSK, Terraform, AWS CDK, TypeScript, React, NextJS, Node.js, NestJS, Python, Aurora Serverless, RDS (MySQL, SQL Server), GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, AWS Security Hub, AWS Database Migration Service, AWS DataSync, AWS Organizations, AWS Control Tower, Odoo, Microsoft Navision, MS Dynamics
Max Ritter
Last position:
Cloud (AWS) | AI | DevOps | Data at Boehringer Ingelheim
- Architected and implemented an enterprise-grade AI Agent Platform leveraging Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture to enhance clinical data insights.
- Established robust CI/CD pipelines for LLM applications using CDK and Jenkins, significantly reducing deployment times.
- Implemented comprehensive observability solutions that increased agent reliability across pharmaceutical environments.
- Designed scalable AI workflows with advanced orchestration that optimized context handling for enterprise data sources.
- Technologies: AI Agents (LangChain, LangGraph, Bedrock, Smolagents, Streamlit); LLM Operations (Tracing, Testing, Evaluation, LangSmith, LangFuse); Infrastructure-As-Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, Typescript, Jenkins); Vectors, Embeddings, RAG (OpenSearch, pgvector, PDF Extraction)
Frank Eppink
Last position:
DevOps at Lauck-IT
Operations and extensions of Azure DevOps pipelines
Operations and extensions of AWS services
Citrix (Windows 10, Bitwarden)
AWS: ECR, EKS, CloudFront CDN, Route 53, VPC peering and CNI upgrade, Atlas MongoDB, S3 buckets, static website hosting
Azure: build and deploy with DevOps pipelines
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Statistics of experts using AWS KMS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, Arabic
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 Munich using AWS KMS
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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.
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 AWS KMS does
AWS KMS, also called AWS Key Management Service or KMS, is the AWS service for creating and controlling encryption keys. Companies use it to protect data at rest and manage who can use each key. It fits security-sensitive systems that must keep access tight and auditable.
Where it is used
- Encrypt data in S3, EBS, RDS and DynamoDB
- Protect application secrets and artifacts
- Control cross-account access to encrypted resources
- Support compliance-focused AWS workloads
It is common in finance, healthcare, SaaS and internal business systems that store sensitive records in AWS.
Skills strong experts bring
Strong professionals know key policies, grants, aliases and rotation. They understand IAM, CloudTrail, AWS Organizations and service integration patterns. They also know when to use AWS managed keys, customer managed keys or imported key material.
When companies bring in help
Teams often need freelance help during cloud migrations, security reviews, incident fixes or new account setups. A specialist is useful when encryption works, but access breaks, or when teams need a cleaner design for key ownership and separation of duties.
What good work looks like
- Clear key naming and access model
- Least-privilege IAM and resource policies
- Logging and traceability through CloudTrail
- Safe handling of rotation and decommissioning
A strong expert writes settings that are easy to audit and hard to misuse.
Munich delivery needs
In Munich, AWS KMS work often sits close to regulated enterprise systems, data-heavy product teams and AWS landing zone projects. Many assignments can be done remotely, but on-site time helps when security, platform and application teams need to align on account structure or encryption boundaries.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about AWS KMS.
AWS KMS is used to create and control encryption keys for data in AWS. Companies rely on it to protect storage, databases, backups and application data while keeping access rules centralized. It is a core service when encryption must be consistent and auditable.
Yes. AWS Key Management Service is the full name, and AWS KMS is the common short form. Most experts and AWS documentation use both, so it helps to search with either name when you need support.
Bring in a KMS specialist when you are moving workloads to AWS, tightening security controls, or fixing broken encryption access. It is also useful when teams need help with key policies, grants, rotation or cross-account setups. These tasks can be easy to get almost right and still cause outages or security gaps.
A strong AWS KMS professional usually also knows IAM, CloudTrail, AWS Organizations and the services that consume encrypted data. S3, EBS, RDS, Lambda and Secrets Manager often appear in the same project. Good security judgment matters as much as service knowledge.
AWS KMS is for key management and encryption control, not for storing every secret. Secrets Manager is built for application secrets, while Vault is often used for broader secret and identity workflows. In many AWS setups, KMS supports those tools rather than replacing them.
A simple rollout may only need one AWS KMS expert with solid AWS security experience. More complex work, such as multi-account governance or regulated environments, benefits from someone who has designed key policies before. The real test is whether the person can explain the trade-offs clearly.
Yes, most AWS KMS work is well suited to remote collaboration. For Munich-based companies, remote work is common for policy design, reviews and implementation, while on-site sessions can help when security teams and platform teams need to agree on architecture. Clear documentation is especially important either way.
Look for someone who can explain why a key exists, who can use it, and how access is audited. A strong AWS KMS specialist writes clean policies, understands failure cases, and can connect encryption design to real AWS services. Ask for examples involving key rotation, cross-account access or incident recovery.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used AWS KMS in their recent projects is 121 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 968 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used AWS KMS in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used AWS KMS in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used AWS KMS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Arabic (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used AWS KMS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (71%), and Banking and Finance (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used AWS KMS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Operations (86%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used AWS KMS
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