Backup Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Backup
David J.
Last position:
External AI Solution Architecture Engagement via Zühlke
- Challenge: Assess the feasibility of voice support for patient intake, pre-qualification, routing and documentation.
- Action: Designed the speech recognition, agent control, documentation and integration architecture; assessed latency, language quality, privacy and regulatory requirements.
- Result: Built a working multilingual proof of concept in three days, demonstrating voice interaction, triage, suspected diagnosis and AI-supported documentation. This made the next technical and clinical review points visible. No production deployment is documented.
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
Claus E.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager at Aconext Engineering GmbH
- Management of complex projects in technology-driven and regulated environments
- Overall responsibility for the planning, management and implementation of projects across multiple departments
- Responsibility for budget, resources, timelines, and risk and change management
- Leadership and coordination of interdisciplinary project teams of up to 25 employees
- Central interface between clients, specialist departments, external partners and management
- Establishment of structured project and reporting processes for transparent management
- Ensuring the on-time implementation of projects in demanding and regulated project environments.
Christian W.
Last position:
Lead Developer & Performance Specialist at Groox GmbH
Sole responsibility for the design, development and deployment of the bilingual Qwik platform eventvideo.at. Responsible for frontend performance optimization (PageSpeed 97/100/100/100), SEO engineering with Schema.org, integration of Google Search Console and IndexNow, and building the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. Requirements gathering and technical implementation.
- Performance Engineering: Google PageSpeed Score 97/100/100/100 (Performance / Accessibility / Best Practices / SEO) through frontend optimization (lazy loading, thumbnail-first, lightweight media integration)
- Full-Stack Web Development: Sole responsibility for development with the Qwik.js framework from frontend to deployment for the bilingual (DE/EN) platform eventvideo.at, marketing personalized, fully automated participant videos for sports events
- Qwik.js Resumability Architecture: Server-side rendering with minimal JavaScript hydration overhead; the page remains immediately interactive even with extensive video and event content, without a full-page load.
- API Integration: Google Search Console API and IndexNow API for automated indexing and SEO monitoring
- SEO Engineering: Schema.org Structured Data implementation for rich snippets and improved search engine visibility
- Mobile-First with minimal bundle size: CSS3 layout without UI framework overhead, consistently lean use of resources for excellent PageSpeed on desktop and mobile.
- GitHub Actions CI/CD: Automated build, test and deployment pipeline for continuous integration
Technologies: Qwik.js Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, Internationalization (i18n DE/EN), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Google Search Console API, IndexNow API, Schema.org, Google PageSpeed Insights, Lazy Loading, CSS3, Responsive Design
Burkhard B.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager / Service Manager / Datacenter Lead at Infosys
TAF-P
Strategic IT transformation partnership covering infrastructure transformation, hybrid-cloud migration, data-centre consolidation and transformation of IT operating models.
- Managed integration of services from transition through transformation.
- Acted as customer-facing Single Point of Contact between Mercedes-Benz, Infosys and third-party providers.
- Managed stakeholder relationships, demand, escalations and service delivery.
- Established structured communication and governance with IT management and executives.
- Coordinated transition and transformation activities across multiple parties.
- Managed SLA-related activities and service governance.
- Coordinated third-party suppliers and delivery teams.
- Managed procurement activities from demand/forecast through delivery and invoicing.
- Supported transition activities and customer sign-off.
- Coordinated knowledge-transfer and documentation activities.
Environment: Enterprise infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud, Data Centres, Service Transition, IT Governance, Vendor Management
Emre H.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at SIWA Online GmbH
- Planning and implementation of IT infrastructures for customers
- Automation of provisioning with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
- Monitoring and optimization of cloud environments and the entire IT infrastructure
- Technical support and troubleshooting for infrastructure issues
- Collaboration with development teams on CI/CD processes
Patrick J.
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.
Michael S.
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.
Zoran J.
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.
Raphael M.
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 K.
Last position:
Document Development at Insurance Company
- Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
- Extension of document logic
René Z.
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 L.
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 K.
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 L.
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
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Statistics of experts using Backup
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Customer Service
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
59%
Master's degree or higher
41%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
5
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 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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Backup 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 (100%)
- Professional Services (55%)
- Manufacturing (50%)
- Banking and Finance (45%)
- Retail (45%)
- Automotive (36%)
- Healthcare (32%)
- Telecommunication (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Data protection
Backup is the process of copying and restoring data so companies can recover from deletion, hardware failure, malware, outages or operational mistakes. It covers files, databases, virtual machines, applications and cloud workloads. A sound backup strategy protects business continuity, not just storage capacity.
Recovery design
Specialists define what must be restored first and how recovery should work under pressure. They translate business requirements into retention rules, recovery objectives, backup windows and documented procedures. They also separate backup data from production systems to reduce the impact of ransomware and infrastructure failure.
Tools and ecosystems
The work spans physical servers, virtual infrastructure, endpoints, SaaS applications and public clouds. Common environments include Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Veritas, Acronis, AWS Backup and Azure Backup, alongside storage appliances and object storage.
- Configure backup jobs, policies and retention
- Protect virtual machines, databases and cloud workloads
- Encrypt, replicate and monitor backup data
- Document and test restore procedures
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance specialists during migrations, security improvements, audits, platform changes or recovery planning. They are especially useful when existing backups have never been restored in a controlled test or when responsibilities are unclear.
- Replace unreliable or fragmented backup processes
- Prepare for ransomware and major outages
- Move workloads between data centres and cloud services
- Establish reliable monitoring and alerting
Strong professionals
Strong professionals understand storage, networking, identity, virtualization and operating systems as well as backup software. They check restore integrity, investigate failed jobs and make recovery steps usable for the people who will execute them. Clear documentation and careful change control matter as much as configuration skill.
Austria projects
In Austria, backup specialists support manufacturers, financial services, healthcare organisations, public institutions and growing technology companies. Remote delivery often works for planning, monitoring and documentation, while on-site access can help with hardware, data-centre work or recovery exercises. German communication may be important where procedures involve local operations teams.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Backup.
Backup is used to create recoverable copies of data, systems and applications. Companies rely on it to restore operations after accidental deletion, cyberattacks, hardware faults, outages or failed changes.
Backup focuses on creating and retaining copies that can be restored. Disaster recovery covers the broader plan for bringing services, infrastructure, people and processes back into operation after a serious disruption.
A strong Backup specialist may work with Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Veritas, Acronis, AWS Backup or Azure Backup. The right tool depends on the company’s workloads, storage design, cloud environment, compliance needs and recovery process.
A strong Backup professional usually understands virtualization, storage, networking, identity management and operating systems. Knowledge of databases, cloud services, ransomware protection, monitoring and automation is also valuable.
The required experience depends on the scope and risk of the environment. A straightforward policy setup may need focused product knowledge, while a complex recovery redesign calls for proven work across critical applications, hybrid infrastructure and restore testing.
Backup planning, configuration, monitoring and documentation can often be handled remotely in Austria. On-site collaboration may still be useful for data-centre hardware, isolated storage, access restrictions or live recovery exercises.
Ask the specialist to explain how they validate restores, protect backup credentials, isolate copies and handle failed jobs. Quality is shown through tested recovery procedures, useful documentation, clear alerts and evidence that business-critical data can be recovered.
A Backup freelancer should clarify protected workloads, retention requirements, recovery priorities, access boundaries and ownership of restore decisions. They should also establish how tests are approved, how incidents are escalated and whether local teams in Austria need German-language documentation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 820 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects, 59% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 41% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (32%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (55%), and Manufacturing (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Backup in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (64%), and Customer Service (50%).
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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Vienna Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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