Cisco Nexus Experts in Germany
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Mustafa K.
Last position:
Senior Network Design and Engineer at Helaba
Designed and specified the technical network integration of a new business-critical application system (MUREX) in the capital markets area in a complex interface and outsourcing environment.
Created component specifications, a catalog of measures and an implementation plan.
Ensured proper integration of the developed results in line with the bank’s framework: IT compliance, IT security, change and release management.
Selected and integrated a new service provider for the bank; moved critical bank applications to the provider.
Designed, implemented and supported the new Cisco network and Fortinet security setup at the service provider data center.
Acted as technical interface between the bank, service providers and consulting partners.
Supported and further developed the network and security infrastructure (clients, servers, networks); performed error analysis and implemented solutions within agreed service levels.
Analyzed and diagnosed all security and network failures, glitches and malfunctions.
Initiated continuous improvements to ensure efficient resource use and acceptable response times for users.
Provided network support in a financial services organization and prepared operational changes on production banking network infrastructure for both large and small projects within strict change management discipline.
Designed, defined, tested, governed and improved engineering standards.
Performed the role of network architect for medium to large projects involving team resources.
Eddy A.
Last position:
Network Administrator at Knauf Bayern
- Managing firewalls (Securepoint)
- Operating and maintaining the client-server infrastructure (Windows)
- Operating and patching IoT devices in the hazard management system (cameras, Web IOS, IP-serial converters)
- Assisting with integrating security technology into existing IT infrastructures
- Planning and executing network segmentations and separations
- Transferring and implementing solutions to other plants
- Tools used: Wireshark, Network Service Manager, PRTG, Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, HP Service, FNT/Command Manager Console, ServiceNow, Confluence, Active Directory, Wingard, Securepoint FW.
Valentin O.
Last position:
Network Architect at IT Service Provider - Public Sector
- Designed a network management strategy focused on NetDevOps principles and model-driven telemetry using YANG data models
- Conducted NETCONF/YANG workshops for L2VPN/L3VPN services over SRv6
- Automated configuration deployment in the testing environment with Ansible
- Developed end-to-end service measurement concepts with IPSLA and the Telegraf-Prometheus-Grafana stack
- Created the dual-stack architecture design (router + switch + firewall) including a detailed test plan; planned, executed, and documented acceptance tests for the management network
- Performed BSI IT baseline protection checks according to the IT-Grundschutz catalog (needs assessment, modeling, risk analysis, deriving measures)
- Protocols: SRv6, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, NETCONF/YANG, model-driven telemetry, IPSLA
- Systems: Cisco Crosswork Network Controller, SolarWinds Orion, Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Ansible, Git
- Components: Cisco NCS router series, Cisco Catalyst switch series, Cisco Firepower firewall series
Tom H.
Last position:
Network Architect / System Engineer at Teleperformance
Professional focus: Fortinet rollout / site standardization / cloud / ISP migration
- Network analysis, design and optimization, change
- ISP changes
- Commissioning of service providers and decentralized IT support teams
- Setting up a central management platform
- Routing optimization for dynamic routing
- Optimizing and creating firewall rules
- AWS connection / design
- MS Azure connection / design
Technologies / tools: Fortigate, Palo Alto, WAN, SDN WAN, VPN, BGP, OSFP, Fortimanager, Panorama, Meraki, Alcatel, AWS, MS Azure, Network Architecture
Pascal F.
Last position:
Senior Network Security Consultant at IT-Systemhaus
- Provided expert level consulting for lifecycle, upgrades and refresh activities
- Used Remedy for effort recording and billing to customers
- Used ServiceNow for service management and workflow
- Used Jira for project management with agile/Scrum methods
- Used Confluence for documentation
- Worked with customer-specific software tools
- Worked with customer-provided and secured hardware suitable for IT security operations infrastructure setup for customers
- Built firewall rule sets and handed over to service owner and delivery teams
- Environment: Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, CSM, Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco ISE, Check Point VSX and gateways
Abdelhak M.
Last position:
Network Architect at Bechtle Managed Services GmbH
- Created as-is network documentation for a Bechtle customer
- Analyzed existing configurations and adjusted them
- Advised on Fortinet and Check Point products
- Troubleshot complex routing, switching and application issues
- Tools: MS Azure, FortiManager, Cisco Nexus & Catalyst, Cisco WLAN Controller, Citrix Netscaler SD-WAN, MS Visio, Checkpoint VSX, Wireshark
Manfred S.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer Linux at DB InfraGo AG
- Set up and updated virtual machines for railway operations infrastructure.
- Used VMWare vSphere 6–8, Veeam Backup, Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, NPS, and WSUS.
- Used RedHat Satellite Server, rSyslog Server, Icinga2, Postfix, Tacacs, Ansible, and Ansible Automation Platform.
- Operated HPE rack servers and HPE Synergy blade servers with Meinberg NTP Server, Brocade FC, and Cisco Nexus 9000.
Jamil A.
Last position:
Network Architect | Consultant at Evoila GmbH
- Planning, documentation, installation, and configuration for customer projects
- Fortinet Firewall, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- Cisco FMC (Firewall Management Control)
- WLAN survey and report creation with the Ekahau tool
- Cisco Meraki
- Alcatel Switches
- Cisco Switches, Cisco Nexus Switches
- Project management with customers, SLA contracts
Martin F.
Last position:
IT Security Consultant at Freelance
Charles J.
Last position:
Network Architect at RedGlobal GmbH
- Configuration of Dell switches, routers, and access points.
- Error analysis and resolution.
- Environment: Extreme, Cisco and Dell switches and routers, Extreme A3 NAC, Extreme CloudIQ.
Michael W.
Last position:
Storage Architect at BSI GmbH
- Processing changes to build new storage in a new data center environment
- Draft design of the storage solution with its backup area
- Discussions on the future storage architecture and cloud backup solution
- Timeline creation for each project with duration and maturity level
- Documenting each project in Confluence
- Updating all storage product items in Certlich
- Updating and fixing errors in Alfabet
- Adding new products and their details in Alfabet for the storage area
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Statistics of experts using Cisco Nexus
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Polish
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 Germany 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 Germany using Cisco Nexus
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.
Cisco Nexus 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%)
- Manufacturing (73%)
- Automotive (55%)
- Banking and Finance (55%)
- Professional Services (45%)
- Retail (45%)
- Insurance (36%)
- Government and Administration (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Data center switching
Cisco Nexus is a family of data center switches built for high-throughput, resilient networks. It supports Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity, virtualization, storage traffic and policy-driven operations. Companies use it for private clouds, enterprise data centers, colocation environments and demanding application platforms.
NX-OS ecosystem
The platform runs Cisco NX-OS and integrates with tools used for monitoring, automation and configuration management. Relevant skills often include:
- VLAN, VXLAN and EVPN design
- Nexus Virtual Device Contexts and vPC
- Python, Ansible and REST APIs
- Cisco ACI and policy-based networking
- BGP, OSPF and data center routing
Common deliveries
Cisco Nexus specialists plan migrations, create switch configurations and establish repeatable deployment processes. They also deliver VXLAN EVPN fabrics, vPC topologies, ACI integrations, operational runbooks and network monitoring. Their work may include connecting compute, storage and security layers without disrupting critical workloads.
When support matters
Freelance expertise is useful during a data center refresh, a move from legacy switching or a migration toward hybrid cloud. It also helps when internal teams need a secure fabric design, faster incident resolution or a controlled change process. In Germany, specialists may support regulated industries and large distributed environments while collaborating remotely or on site.
Quality signals
Strong professionals understand both the Nexus hardware and the traffic patterns of the systems it connects. They explain design decisions, document dependencies and test failure scenarios before production changes. Look for practical experience with redundancy, version compatibility, rollback planning and clear handover documentation.
Adjacent expertise
Nexus work often overlaps with Cisco ACI, UCS, VMware, Kubernetes networking and firewall integration. Specialists may also work with data center interconnects, cloud connectivity, IPAM, observability and infrastructure as code. The right skill mix depends on whether the assignment focuses on architecture, migration, automation or daily operations.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Cisco Nexus? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Cisco Nexus switches are used to connect servers, storage, applications and security systems in data centers. They support resilient switching, routing, virtualization and high-performance fabrics for private cloud and enterprise workloads.
Cisco Nexus is designed primarily for data center environments, with features such as VXLAN EVPN, vPC and data center-focused operational models. Catalyst is more commonly associated with campus and branch networks, although the right choice depends on architecture, traffic patterns and existing Cisco standards.
A strong Cisco Nexus specialist may also understand Cisco ACI, NX-OS automation, BGP, OSPF, VMware, Kubernetes networking and firewall integration. Experience with Ansible, Python, REST APIs and monitoring tools is valuable when the assignment includes automation or ongoing operations.
The required depth depends on the risk and scope of the assignment. A configuration review may need a focused specialist, while a fabric redesign or migration requires someone who can plan dependencies, test redundancy, manage change windows and produce reliable rollback documentation.
Cisco Nexus design, documentation, automation and much of the troubleshooting can be handled remotely when secure access and local coordination are available. Rack work, cabling, hardware replacement and some migration activities may require on-site collaboration in Germany.
Ask for examples of comparable data center topologies, migration plans and incident work rather than relying only on product familiarity. A capable Cisco Nexus specialist should explain vPC, VXLAN EVPN, routing boundaries, failure handling and operational handover in clear terms.
Cisco ACI can be a better fit when a company wants centralized policy management, application-oriented segmentation and integrated fabric operations. Standalone Nexus with NX-OS may be preferable when the environment needs more direct device control, simpler operations or compatibility with an established configuration model.
Experienced Cisco Nexus professionals use documented baselines, configuration review, maintenance plans and tested rollback steps. They validate control-plane and data-plane behavior, check redundancy paths and monitor the environment after each change.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Cisco Nexus in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 800 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Cisco Nexus in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Cisco Nexus in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Cisco Nexus in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Polish (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Cisco Nexus in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (73%), and Automotive (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Cisco Nexus in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (100%), and Project Management (82%).
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