CentOS Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used CentOS
Michael Gonschor
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 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
Martin Ananda Boeker
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 Kainz
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 Morgenthaler
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 Bulica
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 Hayta
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 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 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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
CentOS in use
CentOS is a Linux distribution used for servers that need a stable, familiar enterprise base. It is common in web hosting, internal tools, and application backends that rely on the Red Hat ecosystem. Many teams still search for CentOS even when they mean CentOS Linux, CentOS Stream, or older RHEL-compatible setups.
Typical work
- Server setup and hardening
- Package management with RPM and YUM or DNF
- Apache, Nginx, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SSH maintenance
- Monitoring, backups, and patching
- Migration planning from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream or another Linux base
Ecosystem fit
Strong CentOS specialists know the wider Linux stack around it: systemd, SELinux, firewalld, cron, logs, and storage. They also work with automation tools, shell scripts, and configuration management to keep environments repeatable. Good work shows up in clean service files, safe updates, and systems that recover quickly.
When to bring help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a server is unstable, upgrades are risky, or an old CentOS setup must be documented before change. It is also useful during cloud moves, data center refreshes, or when local teams in Austria need short-term support for Linux operations. Remote work is often enough, but on-site help can matter for hardware, networking, or cutovers.
What strong specialists do
A strong CentOS professional looks beyond the package version and checks boot issues, permissions, services, firewall rules, and compatibility with the rest of the stack. They explain tradeoffs clearly and keep changes small and reversible. They also know when CentOS is the right fit and when a migration is the safer path.
Deliverables
Typical deliverables are a working server build, a migration plan, updated service configs, security fixes, and documentation that a team can maintain. For older CentOS environments, the work may also include dependency checks and replacement options for unsupported packages. The best handover leaves no hidden steps and no guesswork.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about CentOS — answered in short.
CentOS is usually used for stable Linux server work such as web hosting, internal applications, database hosts, and shared services. Teams choose it when they want an enterprise-style environment with familiar administration patterns and strong compatibility with the Red Hat world.
CentOS is usually chosen for teams that prefer the RPM-based Red Hat ecosystem, while Ubuntu and Debian sit in the APT world. The right choice depends on tooling, package expectations, and how closely the environment should follow RHEL-style operations.
A good CentOS specialist should also know Linux networking, systemd, SELinux, firewalld, shell scripting, and package management. Experience with Apache, Nginx, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and backup or monitoring tools is often important too.
A small CentOS maintenance task may need only a focused specialist, while migrations, security hardening, or recovery work need someone with deeper operating system experience. The more the project touches services, storage, and compatibility, the more valuable that depth becomes.
For most CentOS tasks, remote work is enough because server administration, patching, and troubleshooting can be done securely from a distance. On-site help makes sense when hardware, cabling, consoles, or a live cutover must be handled in person, including for teams based in Austria.
A strong CentOS freelancer gives clear reasons for each change, checks logs before guessing, and can explain rollback steps. Look for practical evidence of stable server builds, careful migrations, and clean documentation rather than vague claims.
CentOS Stream is the newer rolling preview path in the CentOS family, and many teams mention it when discussing migration away from older CentOS Linux releases. It matters because some environments still need a classic enterprise-style base, while others can adapt to a more forward-looking update flow.
In older CentOS environments, the common problems are outdated packages, unsupported dependencies, weak TLS settings, and service configs that no longer match current security expectations. A careful specialist checks compatibility first, then plans upgrades or replacements in a controlled order.
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.
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