CentOS Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used CentOS
Michael G.
Last position:
Scrummaster at Xenovo
Planning and monitoring sprints and holding the scheduled meetings
Analyzing and resolving issues in the development process
Error analysis, bug management and correction in individual process steps
Stakeholder management
Documentation and improvement of the development process
Tools: JIRA, Confluence
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
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
Andreas K.
Last position:
DevOps Consultant at Automotive/freelancer
- Infrastructure automation with Ansible, AWX, Docker/DockerCompose/Kubernetes, GitLab, Bash, Python (Ubuntu)
- Infrastructure monitoring with Icinga2
- Software development in Python
- Qemu, KVM, libvirt
Stefan M.
Last position:
Founder & CEO at MoreGeek IT Services GmbH
- I offer project-based short and long-term freelance services for Linux and open source projects
- DevOps/SecOps/Sysadmin for Linux operating systems with a strong focus on idempotent automation and high availability
- Migration projects: on-site to cloud (and vice versa) and cloud-to-cloud migrations between providers
- Development environments: standardizing customers' development and sysadmin workstations/clients
- Digital sovereignty solutions (independent of hyperscalers): Linux desktop (Ubuntu/SUSE), mail and communications (groupware mail/calendar/contacts), file sharing and collaboration (Nextcloud)
Lulzim B.
Last position:
Centralized monitoring
- Setup and maintain Prometheus and Grafana via Docker for more than 2.000 services.
- Setup CI/CD with Ansible to provision and maintain Prometheus and Grafana.
- Metrics visualization and segregation in multiple dynamic dashboards.
- Setup of real time alerting for critical services.
Emre H.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer at Premedia GmbH
- Service Owner (AWS Cloud)
- IT infrastructure (virtualization, firewall, backup, monitoring, etc.)
- Application support/monitoring
- Web server and database administration
- Planning and design of new projects
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Statistics of experts using CentOS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Customer Service
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Education
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
43%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 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 CentOS
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
CentOS 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%)
- Healthcare (57%)
- Education (29%)
- Energy (29%)
- Banking and Finance (29%)
- Manufacturing (29%)
- Pharmaceutical (29%)
- Professional Services (29%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
CentOS at a glance
CentOS, short for Community ENTerprise Operating System, is a Linux distribution built from sources associated with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS Linux became a common choice for stable servers, hosting environments and internal infrastructure. CentOS Stream now serves as a rolling preview of upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux updates, so project planning must account for the distinction.
Where it runs
CentOS supports long-lived workloads where predictable administration matters. Companies use it for web servers, application runtimes, databases, monitoring systems, virtualization hosts and network services. In Austria, it can appear in enterprise IT, manufacturing, research, hosting and software operations, with remote work often combined with scheduled on-site collaboration.
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong CentOS specialists work across the surrounding Linux toolchain rather than treating the operating system in isolation.
- Configure systemd services, storage, users, permissions and networking
- Manage packages with YUM or DNF and maintain trusted repositories
- Automate provisioning and configuration with Ansible
- Operate SELinux, firewalls, SSH and certificate management
- Connect monitoring, logging, backups and container tooling
When expertise matters
Freelance expertise is useful during migrations, platform upgrades, security reviews and infrastructure standardization. It also helps when a small operations team inherits undocumented CentOS systems or must assess the impact of moving from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux.
- Stabilize production servers and remove configuration drift
- Plan a supported migration path for legacy CentOS Linux workloads
- Improve repeatability with infrastructure as code
- Investigate performance, availability or access problems
What strong professionals deliver
A capable CentOS professional starts with the workload, support requirements and risk profile, then documents decisions clearly. They understand kernel and package behavior, apply least-privilege access, test changes before rollout and create practical recovery procedures. Experience with cloud services, virtualization, containers, CI pipelines and databases adds value when CentOS supports a wider application platform.
Choosing the right fit
Look for evidence of comparable CentOS environments, not only a list of Linux distributions. Ask how the specialist handled patching, repository changes, SELinux policies, incident response and migrations from CentOS Linux. For teams in Austria, clarify remote access controls, time-zone overlap, English or German communication and any need for on-site workshops before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about CentOS — answered in short.
CentOS is used for server operating systems, web hosting, application platforms, databases, monitoring, virtualization and internal infrastructure. Its Linux tools and enterprise-oriented administration model suit workloads that need controlled configuration and dependable operations.
CentOS has historically provided a freely available distribution built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources, but it does not offer the same commercial subscription and support model. CentOS Stream is positioned between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so a specialist should assess update timing, support obligations and workload risk.
CentOS options now require a clear distinction between CentOS Stream and the discontinued CentOS Linux release. Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux aim for close compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, while CentOS Stream offers a continuously updated preview path; the right choice depends on support, lifecycle and testing requirements.
A strong CentOS freelancer often also works with Ansible, Bash, systemd, SELinux, firewalls, DNS, storage, virtualization and container runtimes. Experience with cloud infrastructure, monitoring, backup design and CI automation is useful when the operating system supports a larger service platform.
The required level depends on the environment, not simply on time spent with CentOS. Routine hardening or package maintenance may need a focused specialist, while a migration, high-availability design or security incident calls for someone who has handled comparable production systems.
Most CentOS administration can be handled remotely through controlled SSH access, bastion hosts, ticketing and monitoring tools. On-site work may still help with physical servers, restricted networks or workshops, so Austrian companies should agree on access procedures, availability and English or German communication.
Ask a CentOS specialist to explain a real migration, patching strategy or incident they handled, including testing and rollback steps. Good answers cover security boundaries, documentation, observability and how changes are introduced without creating avoidable production risk.
A CentOS project may involve legacy CentOS Linux systems, CentOS Stream or a planned move to another compatible distribution. Specialists should confirm repository policy, lifecycle expectations, privileged-access rules, backup coverage, maintenance windows and the surrounding tools before proposing changes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used CentOS in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 729 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used CentOS in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 43% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used CentOS in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used CentOS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (43%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used CentOS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Healthcare (57%), and Education (29%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used CentOS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (100%), and Customer Service (43%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used CentOS
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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