Backup Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Backup
Patrick Jobst
Last position:
Business Consultant at Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services
- Procrastination for beginners. The companion for your digital business model.
- Ultimate support for digital strategy, content marketing, search engine optimization, web development, social selling, online courses and consulting from one source.
- Sparring & mentoring for self-employed people, freelancers, entrepreneurs and coaches.
- Website & social media analysis.
Claus Eggersberger
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager – Digitalization in Insurance & Telecommunications
Initiation, planning, management, and closing of multiple digitalization projects
Requirements management including proposal creation, technical concepts & process analyses
Stakeholder management (internal steering, external service providers, business units)
Resource & capacity planning, controlling, budget responsibility
Claim and change management (including escalation handling)
Project marketing & knowledge management
Quality assurance & risk management according to PMO standards
Implementation of a cloud-based solution in customer service (insurance)
Harmonization & digitalization of approval and contract processes
Reduced processing times by >20% through optimized workflows
Establishment of standardized project controlling with BI dashboard
Jira • Confluence • MS365 (Project, Teams, SharePoint) • ITIL • PRINCE2
Zoran Jovanovic
Last position:
Technical Writer – Implementation of the BNPP IT PROD SEC Service Catalog at BNP Paribas Germany
Design, authorship and finalization of the IT PROD SEC service catalog with eight standardized security services (S-ID001–S-ID008).
Development of consistent service components & deliverables, RACI assignments and SLA and KPI definitions for each service.
Integration of BaFin document requirements under DORA into the service descriptions.
Coordination with IT, compliance, risk and operations teams to validate all service descriptions.
Specifically for governance & monitoring: definition of governance cadence, evidence delivery processes, audit support and definition of measurable KPIs and measurement methods.
Ensuring that all services are standardized, measurable and documented in an audit-proof manner.
Result: Approved service catalog with eight services as a binding basis for delivery, governance and audits; transparent SLAs/KPIs for each service and DORA/BAIT/MaRisk-compliant documentation with clear responsibilities and evidence trails.
Technologies and tools: Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Office 365.
Emre Hayta
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at SIWA Online GmbH
- Planning and implementation of IT infrastructures for clients
- Automating deployments with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
- Monitoring and optimizing cloud environments and the entire IT infrastructure
- Providing technical support and troubleshooting infrastructure issues
- Collaborating with development teams on CI/CD processes
Raphael Mulenda
Last position:
Team Lead / Head of Service Desk & Field Service at B&R Industrial Automation (ABB)
- Owned day-to-day IT operations for Service Desk, Field Service, and on-call support, ensuring business continuity for a multi-site environment
- Led the transition from Lotus Notes incident tracking to ServiceNow, defining process design, workflows, roles, and reporting
- Implemented a modern telephony system with integrated reporting, enabling real-time visibility of volumes, wait times, and SLA adherence
- Launched a customer self-service portal and on-site walk-in support model to improve first-contact resolution and user experience
- Designed, documented, and rolled out SLAs, delivering targeted training for engineers and stakeholders to drive adoption and compliance
- Acted as process owner for service operations, establishing operating procedures, request/change/incident interfaces, and quality controls
- Partnered with business and IS/OT stakeholders to prioritize demand, reduce operational risk, and improve service reliability
Markus Kleiber
Last position:
Document Development at Insurance Company
- Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
- Extension of document logic
René Zingerle
Last position:
DevSecOps & Kubernetes Engineer (Freelance) at mgm technology partners GmbH
Development of a Custom Jenkins Shared Library (Groovy)
Integration of security checks in CI/CD pipeline (Shift-Left Approach)
Automated vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows
GitOps-based deployments with ArgoCD
Semantic versioning automation with Git integration
Container lifecycle management (Build/Scan/Tag/Push)
ArgoCD webhook integration for event-driven deployments
Complete cluster automation with Ansible
Bare-metal Kubernetes installation from scratch
High-availability control plane setup
Unified deployment system for multi-application orchestration
Configuration management according to NIST SP 800-128
Host security: Linux hardening, SELinux/AppArmor
Network security: NetworkPolicies, micro-segmentation
Application security: RBAC, Pod Security Standards
Data security: Encryption at rest and in transit
Defense-in-depth principles
Certificate management with cert-manager
Secrets management with External Secrets Operator connected to Vault
Infrastructure monitoring with Checkmk
Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack
Security event detection and logging
Automated health checks and incident response procedures
MetalLB load balancing for bare-metal
Nginx ingress controller with SSL passthrough
NetworkPolicies for security zones
Rook-Ceph distributed storage, CNI configuration (Weave Net)
Container & orchestration: Kubernetes (bare-metal), Docker, Helm
CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins (Custom Shared Library), ArgoCD, Groovy
Automation: Ansible, Bash, Python
Security: nftables, RBAC, NetworkPolicies, cert-manager, Vault, Sealed Secrets
Monitoring: Checkmk, Prometheus, Grafana
Storage & networking: Rook-Ceph, MetalLB, Nginx Ingress, Calico
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence
OS: Debian, Ubuntu
Thomas Lücke
Last position:
Interim Director of Telecommunications Operations at Plusnet
- Leading and restructuring operations departments
- Transforming into a digital ISP
- Managing support for telecommunications services (FTTx, xDSL, voice, DWDM, access)
- Network operations center (NOC)
- Managing customer satisfaction
Fadil Kalabalukovic
Last position:
Self-employed IT Service Provider at HG46-IT e.U.
- Setup of server and application infrastructures
- 3rd-level support for issues
- Consulting for application software and hardware
- Website design
- Network setup and conclusion of maintenance contracts
Wilhelm Lutz
Last position:
Office365 2nd Level Support at Freelance Work
- Support for Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook Classic, Outlook Web Access (OWA), New Outlook, and Teams
- Resolving critical OneDrive and SharePoint synchronization problems, including Windows drive error checks
- Conducting focused training to reduce user errors and increase awareness of potential issues
Michael Selinger
Last position:
Director, IT at Austria Juice GmbH
- Directed IT operations across 13 sites in China, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Ukraine, and Austria.
- Built and led a new IT team with personnel based in Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Germany.
- Upgraded outdated IT infrastructure at sites in Austria, Germany, Romania, and Poland, enhancing clients, printers, networks, servers, storage, firewalls, and backups.
- Retired the legacy phone system and transitioned to Teams.
- Established and deployed AI tools, including Copilot and Zapier.
- Implemented NIS II readiness and achieved ISO 27001 certification.
- Eliminated inefficient business applications to enhance operational efficiency.
- Developed and executed new processes for operations technology, business process outsourcing, purchasing, human resources, and IT.
- Launched a new SAP Warehouse System.
- Established IT standards across all sites.
- Engaged effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Defined and monitored security KPIs, ensuring targets were met.
- Managed budgeting processes, achieving a 15% reduction in operational expenditure.
Mateo Huzejrović
Last position:
SAP Userline, Request and Authorization Management at EBCONT
- User management and assignment of authorizations in SAP systems and connected systems
- Handling user requests via the ticket system
- Support in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and involvement in designing business roles
- Actively supporting customers with incidents and requests related to SAP authorizations
- Data preparation for audits and reviews
- Interface between customers, business units, developers and test management
Roland Millonig
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
Christian Brantner
Last position:
Lead Consultant SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) at Medium-sized trading company
- Project management for Austria payroll as part of an EC/ECP rollout (Full Lifecycle: Blueprint, Realization, Test, Go-Live, Hypercare)
- Leading and training two junior consultants (mentoring, knowledge transfer, configuration reviews)
- Ensuring compliance with Austrian regulations (income tax, social insurance, wage garnishment, special payments) and integration with Employee Central
- Process optimization and handover to ongoing operations
Nehat Adler
Last position:
IT Application Manager at Self Employed - BM.I
- .net C# - IIS Application Management
- Graylog, MS Windows Server AD, DNS, DHCP, Failover Cluster Manager, Ansible Linux for Deployment, MS SQL Server
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Statistics of experts using Backup
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3.4 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Customer Service
Bachelor's degree or higher
50%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Backup
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What backup covers
Backup protects data, systems, and configurations so they can be restored after deletion, corruption, ransomware, or hardware failure. It is used for file shares, databases, virtual machines, cloud storage, and application settings. Strong backup work is about more than copying files; it is about keeping recovery possible when it matters.
Common tasks
- Plan backup jobs and retention rules
- Test restore steps for files, databases, and servers
- Set up offsite and cloud copies
- Document recovery procedures for teams
Tools and ecosystems
Backup specialists often work with Veeam, Acronis, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, Microsoft 365 backup tools, and cloud-native services from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. They also handle storage targets, snapshots, encryption, and monitoring. The right setup depends on workload type, recovery goals, and the systems already in place.
When to bring in help
Companies usually need freelance backup expertise when a current setup is unreliable, restore tests are failing, or a migration is moving data into new infrastructure. They also bring in specialists for disaster recovery planning, ransomware readiness, and audits. In Austria, this is common in regulated businesses, service providers, and hybrid IT teams that need clear handover documentation.
What strong experts do
A good backup professional checks recovery first, not just job success. They know how to balance backup windows, storage use, encryption, and recovery point targets without making the setup fragile. They also write clean runbooks, so internal teams can restore data without guesswork.
How projects run
Backup work is often a mix of remote analysis and on-site checks for storage, network paths, and core infrastructure. For teams in Austria, local language is helpful for handover sessions and operational documentation, but strong English is common in technical work. The best results come from clear recovery requirements and regular test restores.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Backup.
A strong Backup specialist helps protect files, virtual machines, databases, and cloud services so they can be restored after loss or corruption. The work often includes setting retention, verifying restores, and documenting recovery steps. In practice, the goal is not just copying data but making sure recovery works under pressure.
Backup and disaster recovery are related, but they are not the same thing. Backup focuses on keeping recoverable copies of data and configurations, while disaster recovery covers the wider plan for bringing systems back online. Many projects need both, especially when downtime would affect business operations.
Backup projects often use tools such as Veeam, Acronis, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, and cloud-native services in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. The right choice depends on whether the environment is on-premises, virtualized, cloud-based, or mixed. A good specialist should be able to explain why a tool fits the workload, not just name a product.
A good backup expert usually understands storage, virtualization, networking, Linux or Windows administration, and cloud services. Encryption, access control, and monitoring are also important because they affect both safety and restore speed. For database-heavy environments, knowledge of application-consistent backups matters as well.
A simple file backup setup may need only a focused backup specialist who can review the current design and clean up the restore process. More complex work, such as ransomware resilience or multi-site recovery, needs deeper operational experience. The key question is how much risk the project carries if a restore fails.
Many backup tasks can be done remotely, including review, configuration changes, and restore testing in non-sensitive environments. On-site work helps when the project depends on local storage, network hardware, or close coordination with operations teams. In Austria, a hybrid setup is common when handover sessions or infrastructure checks need face-to-face time.
A strong Backup freelancer talks first about restore testing, recovery time, and data loss risk, not just about software setup. They should provide clear documentation, show how they verify backups, and explain what happens when a restore fails. If they only describe scheduled jobs and never mention tests, that is a warning sign.
Backup is for recovery after loss or damage, while archive is for long-term retention and later reference. Archive data is usually kept for compliance, legal, or record-keeping reasons and is not meant for fast operational restores. A solid specialist separates the two so storage is used correctly and recovery stays practical.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 850 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects, 50% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (50%), and Professional Services (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Customer Service (63%), and Operations (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Backup
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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