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Andreas Rühl
Last position:
Freelance Consultant for Information Security at A-R-C Andreas Rühl Consulting
Development and implementation of tailored information security strategies
Introduction and further development of ISMS according to ISO 27001, BSI baseline protection, and other standards
Risk management and creation of security concepts
Consulting for KRITIS, PCI DSS, TISAX, and VdS 3473/10000
Building and improving security organizations
Creation and implementation of guidelines, policies, work instructions, and process descriptions
Audit support and certification preparation
Conducting trainings, workshops, and awareness campaigns
Selection and consulting on the introduction of IT security solutions such as SIEM, DLP, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and encryption technologies
Conducting penetration tests and vulnerability analyses
Consulting on the selection, integration, and management of security architectures in complex IT environments
Consulting on ITSM and managed security services and SOC
Leading and managing complex projects to improve information security
Process analysis, optimization, and management according to ITIL, ISO 27001, and cybernetics
Introduction and quality assurance of management, documentation, and knowledge management systems
Support in complying with regulatory information security requirements (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, GMP, KRITIS)
Development and implementation of risk analysis procedures
Organizing initial response, forensic investigations, and organizational measures in the event of security incidents
Designing and running targeted workshops on topics such as ISMS, IT risks, and current threat scenarios
Awareness campaigns to promote security culture in companies
Special trainings on ISO 27001, BSI baseline protection, KRITIS, and other relevant standards
Simulations and exercises to prepare for information security incidents
Interim management for leading information security projects or IT security organizations
Taking on the role of an external CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Support in developing and implementing IT security and corporate strategies
Coaching and mentoring of managers in the field of information security
Building and leading security departments as well as recruiting and qualifying employees
Temporary assumption of management responsibility in critical situations
Anjana Rakesh
Last position:
Senior Product Designer at Casavi GmbH
I served as the Lead Designer for two cross-functional teams at Casavi, a software platform for property managers. Casavi is a central platform for all aspects of digital property management, which streamlines operations and business processes.
SmartTask: The team focuses on ticket management, workflow automation, AI integration, enhancing communication between property managers and their clients.
Customer app/portal: The team is dedicated to fostering community engagement among residents of managed properties. The customer portal in combination with the Casavi app solves the challenges for property and facility managers.
My role spans the full design lifecycle, covering UX/UI design, user research, usability testing, and strategic design planning, across Casavi's web platform, mobile app, and customer portals. Each team comprises around 10 members, including a project manager, designer, developers, and QA testers. I am also responsible for the accessibility assurance of the whole product.
Design unit role: In addition to my core responsibilities, I actively contribute to the development and maintenance of the company's design system and style guide ensuring consistency and scalability across all products. Mentor junior designers is my official and moral responsibility.
Piet Quade
Last position:
IT Project Manager at no release
Industry: Publishing, media Project management for the concept of a RAG-based archive access solution: a secure on-prem or hybrid compute architecture for LLM and embedding operations, pipeline for transcription and automatic tagging, semantic search across audio and video archives. Use case evaluation and make-or-buy together with editorial team, archive, and legal department, taking into account copyright, broadcasting law, and the AI Act. Differentiator: practical LLM infrastructure experience from two own productive platforms combined with C-level program management in regulated industries.
Victor Omojoye
Last position:
AI Training Engineer at Confidential AI Research Client
- Codebase Evaluation & Problem Design: Designed and stress-tested complex software engineering problems against large open-source Python codebases (including pandas), requiring deep context acquisition and architectural understanding to produce well-scoped, realistic problem statements aligned to strict correctness guidelines.
- Agent Failure Analysis: Assessed LLM coding agent solutions for correctness and completeness, identifying meaningful failures across edge case handling, dtype behaviour, and multi-column NaN propagation logic; documented findings with precision for downstream evaluation use.
- Programmatic Test Suite Development: Authored comprehensive pytest suites to programmatically verify agent-generated solutions against defined requirements, with deliberate coverage of boundary conditions and failure modes not caught by naive implementations.
- Containerised Environment Engineering: Built and debugged Docker environments for reproducible agent execution, including git-based repository provisioning, dependency pinning with npm ci, and multi-stage Dockerfile authoring across Linux-based containers.
Can Kocyigit
Last position:
DevOps Specialist at Eviden Germany GmbH
Manage the development release and update process for a digitized nationwide trade register project "AuRegis".
Support software in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, configure management with Kustomize, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/GitLab, SonarQube, ArgoCD, and Azure.
Oversee system release of microservice architecture.
Craft the CI/CD stack from scratch with GitLab CI, integrating integration tests, dependency checks, and security measures.
Automate deployment onto OpenShift using Kustomize.
Establish infrastructure components for development, code review, and code quality analysis including SonarQube.
Integrate GitOps tools such as Kustomize and ArgoCD, leveraging both Azure and private cloud for sensitive data handling.
Develop Python scripts in Jenkins for cryptostore configuration and system packaging of products and microservices into deployable units.
Automate delivery to customers and deployment on test systems.
Craft Kustomize manifests for microservices and develop accompanying automation, treating documentation as code for clarity and reproducibility.
Serve as technical advisor for the project's first go-live and oversee further deployments as technical rollout manager.
Oliver Schulz
Last position:
SAP Sub-Project Lead (SCM, MM, EWM) at Brunata Wärmemesser Hagen GmbH & Co KG
- Responsibility for time, budget and quality targets of the sub-project
- Creation and maintenance of the sub-project plan including dependencies to FI, CO, PP, SD
- Definition of work packages, resource planning and progress monitoring
- Risk and change management within module scope
- Analysis of as-is processes in procurement, logistics and warehouse management
- Design of to-be processes according to SAP standard (EWM warehouse processes such as goods receipt, put-away, picking, goods issue)
- Coordination with key users and specialist departments
- Support for interface development with external warehouse systems and supplier portals
- Organization of test data, error tracking and test documentation
- Support for deployment preparation and key user training
- Participation in the cutover plan (data migration, go-live preparation)
- Support of the department during the hypercare phase after go-live
- Assistance in mapping EWM core processes
- Management of external service providers
- Use of Jira, Confluence, Signavio, MS Teams, Aqua ALM
André Beran
Last position:
External Attack Surface Assessment & Cybersecurity Readiness Checks at Graydaxe Cybersecurity GmbH
- Conducting cybersecurity readiness checks based on an in-house assessment methodology
- Analyzing the external attack surface using the Graydaxe EASM platform
- Assessing maturity levels and deriving prioritized recommendations for action
André Görst
Last position:
IT Consulting Project Management / Engineering Subproject Management at T-Systems (on assignment for government agencies)
- Projects for federal networks (NdB).
- CR management, EoL change requests, design and documentation according to ITSCM.
- Data center planning.
- Project management and engineering subproject management.
- Software development for virtual server environments according to BSI.
Albrecht Noack
Last position:
Senior Project Manager IT at HAYS Technology Solutions GmbH
- Leasing, lifecycle and process management for Apple iPhones, maintenance and expansion of the MDM system, coordination of leasing, device integration into DEP and MDM, followed by a rollout and hardware swap process, plus a BYOD and Android option
- Migration of the IT ticket system from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to Atlassian Jira Service Management: project management, definition of ticket types, seamless execution according to a detailed timeline, user communication, decommissioning of the old system
- Project lead: SAP interface in workforce management to automate reading of working hours
- Sub-project lead for inventory software EZO AssetSonar: demand management, software selection, procurement
Fikret Altay
Last position:
Senior Product Manager at Enocta
- Executing the roadmap for LMS/LXP platform with 550+ enterprise clients and 4+ million users
- Led the 0-to-1 development of a conversational AI role-play product with the AI team
- Led GTM for the AI Roleplay, creating a new ARR stream, acquiring 15+ enterprise customers in Q1
- Led the development & GTM of a conversational AI Mentor product
- Serving on the strategic leadership team, contributing to long-term product and business strategy
Szymon Skoblewski
Last position:
IT Systems Specialist at BOSCH
- Preparation, configuration, and deployment of client systems
- Planning and implementation of network infrastructures
- First-level and second-level support during the transition
Peter Kortmann
Last position:
Hardware and Software Developer / Project Manager at Anonymer Kunde
- Development of control units for the automotive industry incl. embedded software
- CAN bus, Vector Tools, CANoe
- Support of the development process according to ISO 26262
- Ensuring cyber security standards:
- Key exchange (PKI) between vehicle and control units
- Hardware Security Module (HSM)
- Communication with external service providers (international)
- Development (PCB) of measuring adapters, statistical analysis of sensors
- IoT and embedded software development, backend administration
Florian Ruhnau
Last position:
Network Administrator at Smartconnect Berlin
- Configuration and management of routers and switches (e.g., Cisco, HP)
- Design and expansion of networks in corporate environments
- WLAN site surveys and optimization (e.g., with Ekahau, NetSpot)
- Implementation of security policies and access controls
Tejasvi Yogeshappa
Last position:
Backend Engineer at N26
- Developed and maintained Kotlin-based microservices with Kafka event streaming, applying Hexagonal Architecture and Domain-Driven Design in production environments.
- Contributed to the Bring-Your-Salary feature, enabling seamless onboarding of new salary accounts and improving customer experience.
- Built and integrated services for the FPAD VOP platform, supporting secure and scalable partner integrations.
- Investigated and resolved production incidents through root cause analysis (RCA), implementing fixes that improved service stability and reliability.
Mustafa Arslan
Last position:
System Administrator at Axel Springer SE
- Incident management and ticket handling (2nd-level support)
- Proactive issue detection and resolution
- Performing scheduled maintenance and system updates
- Infrastructure monitoring with Zabbix
- Remote access & management via Royal TSX
- Documenting IT incidents and solutions
- Collaborating with internal IT teams and departments
- Optimizing and automating internal IT processes
- Creating and managing snapshots of virtual machines in vCenter for backup and recovery of critical systems
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Statistics of experts using Cisco
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years (Germany: 24 years)
Position duration
2.8 years (Germany: 3 years)
Positions per freelancer
13 (Germany: 16)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Strategy
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
93% (Germany: 71%)
Master's degree or higher
29% (Germany: 38%)
Doctorate
7% (Germany: 9%)
Certifications per freelancer
4 (Germany: 5)
Most common languages
English, German, Turkish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 99%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Berlin using Cisco
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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
Cisco scope
Cisco covers the network layer that keeps offices, data centers and remote teams connected. It is used for routing, switching, wireless access, VPNs, voice, and security. Strong specialists know how Cisco gear fits into real production networks, not just lab setups.
Common work
- Switch and router configuration for campus and branch networks
- VLAN, trunking, routing and redundancy design
- Firewall policy, VPN and remote access setup
- Wireless rollout and controller-based access
- Troubleshooting latency, outages and packet loss
Ecosystem
Cisco work often spans IOS, IOS XE, NX-OS, ASA, Firepower, Meraki and Unified Communications. Experts also deal with monitoring, backup and change tools, plus documentation that keeps network changes traceable. In Berlin, this often matters for offices, co-working spaces, media teams and distributed firms with strict uptime needs.
When to hire
Companies bring in freelance Cisco specialists when a rollout is time-sensitive, an upgrade has stalled, or a production issue needs focused attention. They are also useful for audits, migrations, remote access redesign and cleanup after years of ad hoc changes. The best specialists can work on-site in Berlin when hands-on access is needed, and remotely when the task is mostly configuration and review.
What good experts do
Good Cisco experts read configs quickly, spot risk before it becomes downtime, and explain trade-offs in plain language. They know how to balance security, resilience and maintainability. They also leave behind clean diagrams, clear change notes and settings your internal team can support.
Signals of quality
- Clear experience with Cisco models, firmware and platform differences
- Strong command of routing, switching, security and wireless basics
- Evidence of troubleshooting under live conditions
- Practical documentation and handover habits
- Comfort working with mixed vendor environments
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Cisco? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Cisco is used to build and run the network layer that connects users, systems and sites. That includes routing, switching, wireless access, VPN access and security controls. For many companies, Cisco also covers the operational work around monitoring, updates and fault isolation.
If the work involves Cisco IOS, NX-OS, Meraki or firewall policy, a Cisco specialist is usually the better choice. They know the platform details that affect stability, upgrades and troubleshooting. A general network expert can help with broad design, but platform-specific work needs deeper Cisco knowledge.
Cisco is often chosen because its ecosystem is broad and familiar across campus, branch, data center and security setups. Juniper and Aruba can be strong alternatives in specific environments, but the right choice depends on existing hardware, team skills and support expectations. A good specialist helps you work with what you already run instead of forcing a full redesign.
A strong Cisco freelancer usually understands IP routing, subnetting, VLAN design, wireless basics, VPNs and firewall rules. Scripting, monitoring, change control and documentation are also valuable, especially in larger environments. If the network touches voice or collaboration tools, that knowledge helps too.
Cisco projects need different levels of depth depending on the task. A simple switch replacement may only need focused platform knowledge, while a network redesign or migration needs someone who has handled production change before. Look for direct experience with the exact product family and task, not just general networking terms.
Cisco work can often be done remotely if the specialist has secure access to management interfaces and the change is mostly configuration. On-site access is better for cabling, hardware replacement, console recovery and some wireless surveys. In Berlin, many teams use a mixed setup: remote for planning and configuration, on-site for physical work.
Ask for concrete examples of similar Cisco work: migrations, outages, redesigns or security changes. Good signs are clear explanations, safe change planning and solid handover notes. Be careful with experts who only speak in product names but cannot explain the actual network impact.
A Cisco freelancer can often deliver a targeted audit, a configuration fix, a migration plan or a clean handover after a failed change. They can also stabilize VPN access, improve routing, document the current setup or prepare a rollout. Short engagements work best when the goal is specific and the environment is already known.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Cisco in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 774 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Cisco in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 29% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Cisco in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Cisco in their recent projects are English (100%), German (94%), and Turkish (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Cisco in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (50%), and Professional Services (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Cisco in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (81%), and Strategy (56%).
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