Cloud Migration Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used Cloud Migration
Frank G.
Last position:
Agile Coach and Program Manager at Centris AG
The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to develop a multi-channel output system to support their customers on their digital enhancement journey.
- Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
- Trained all ART leadership
- Coached the development of the solution intent
- Established 5 teams in the ART. Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
- Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions
The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to transform their claims management BPO and IT team into an agile delivery organization.
- Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
- Trained all ART leadership
- Coached the development of the solution intent
- Established 2 teams in an ART.
- Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
- Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions
Ralf R.
Last position:
Infrastructure-as-Code Transformation Architect at ODDO BHF
Responsible for designing and delivering a company-wide, comprehensive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) transformation in a regulated banking environment.
Conducted an assessment of the current infrastructure, processes, tools, teams, ways of working and skill profiles as a basis for the target architecture and a PDO (Product-Driven Organization)
Defined a tailored, audit-ready Everything-as-Code infrastructure (including governance, security and compliance)
Built a comprehensive IaC operating model, integrating and transforming internal teams
Designed standardised, reusable Terraform modules for infrastructure and platform services
Integrated secrets management, PKI and Encryption-as-a-Service to secure critical VMware and Kubernetes platform components and stored data
Implemented the platform in line with regulatory requirements (DORA, BaFin, ACPR, CRA), with a focus on auditability and traceability
The initiative provides the foundation for standardised, automated and audit-ready infrastructure, reduces manual intervention and enables scalable, traceable delivery of IT resources in a banking environment.
Pedro C.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager (previously Cloud Project Manager) at IBM Client Innovation Center (formerly Nordcloud)
- Led a migration team of several squads for a Public Sector client (on-prem to AWS & Azure), incl. lift-and-shift and database modernisation to PostgreSQL.
- Led AWS/Azure discovery & assessment of 80+ applications and 400+ environments, delivering the wave plan.
Vitaly P.
Last position:
IT Project Manager UCC at Office for Informatics, Canton of Zurich
- Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
- Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
- Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects
Kristian Michael H.
Last position:
Director Global IT at JC Newretail AG / Peek & Cloppenburg Group
- Lead 300+ tech professionals across internal and consulting teams
- Transformed IT into a strategic, product-centric consultancy
- As industry first: Initiated ERP migration SAP → Oracle Fusion
- Implemented AI strategy, built the data science competence and initiated AI pilots
- Established IT Strategy Board aligning technology with business vision and objectives
- Implemented a central and standardised IT vendor management process reducing IT costs by 10%
- Outsourced internal ERP management structure into an external service entity
- Implementation of IT security protocols, standards, trainings and systems
Matthias I.
Last position:
Fractional CTO (Principal Engineer / Technical Architect)
- Designed large-scale systems and APIs serving thousands of concurrent users.
- Refactored a 650k-LOC monolith and led full AWS migration for stable performance.
- Introduced SLO-based observability, improving reliability and recovery flow.
- Optimised cloud and databases, achieving significant cost and latency reduction.
- Delivered LLM, RAG, and document-automation pipelines adopted in production.
Alexander L.
Last position:
Project Manager, Architect at Public Client
- Update from Windows 10 to Windows 11
- Involvement in the design of the new workplace
- Planning and management of the rollout
Jörg Benedikt S.
Last position:
Founder & Managing Director at Schenker Labs GmbH
Applications development & consulting - Schenkerlabs.com
Viktors D.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Dundurs Consulting GmbH
- Supporting the implementation of a digitalization project in the area of nutrient balancing
- Analyzing complex business processes and interfaces to surrounding systems (data flows, dependencies)
- Designing processes for data retrieval, storage, and sharing, including plausibility checks and validation logic
- Creating and prioritizing user stories and guiding developers in agile sprints (clarifying acceptance criteria, conducting technical reviews)
- Supporting the Product Owner in defining functional and technical requirements
- Participating in the rollout process and delivering training for stakeholders
- Documenting processes, requirements, and interfaces (including records/changes for releases)
Ned O.
Last position:
Tech Lead at R3leaf GmbH
- Autonomously drafted architecture and delivered production code at startup pace
- Wrangled diverse geospatial formats (NETCDF, GeoTIFF, GML) into unified standards and built scalable climate data visualisations from hundreds of GBs of geodata in a production web app
- Mentored developers, facilitated AI skill sharing, and contributed to competitive strategy with C-Level leadership
Tomáš L.
Last position:
Senior Network Engineer at Migros
- Support across the entire Migros network
- MPLS, L3/L2, complex BGP network, Checkpoint and Fortinet firewalls/VPN, F5 proxies and load balancers, Cisco WLAN with Prime/CCC and DNAC (the largest in Switzerland), ISE, Bluecat DNS and IPAM, DAMS, PRTG, Git, Ansible, ACI with NCAE and NexusDashboard, SAN
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Statistics of experts using Cloud Migration
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Certifications per freelancer
4
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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland using Cloud Migration
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.
Cloud Migration 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 (64%)
- Banking and Finance (55%)
- Manufacturing (45%)
- Energy (36%)
- Government and Administration (36%)
- Telecommunication (36%)
- Insurance (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Cloud Migration Covers
Cloud migration is the planned move of applications, data, infrastructure and operating processes from private data centres or legacy hosting into public, private or hybrid cloud environments. The work may involve a direct relocation, a redesign of the application or a gradual transition between cloud services. A sound migration keeps business operations secure, observable and available.
Migration Approaches
The right approach depends on application dependencies, compliance needs, technical debt and the value expected from cloud services. Specialists assess each workload before choosing a practical route:
- Rehost stable workloads with minimal code changes
- Replatform databases, containers or runtimes for managed services
- Refactor applications for scalability and cloud-native operation
- Retire redundant systems or retain workloads that should remain on site
Cloud Ecosystem
Cloud Migration projects commonly involve AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, along with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools. Strong professionals also work with identity and access management, networking, landing zones, observability, backup, disaster recovery and automated delivery pipelines. They connect cloud services to existing enterprise systems rather than treating the move as an isolated infrastructure task.
When Companies Need Support
Companies often bring in freelance expertise when an internal team lacks migration capacity, when a data centre contract is ending or when a merger creates several environments to consolidate. Swiss organisations may also need close coordination between remote specialists, local stakeholders and teams working in German, French, Italian or English. External professionals can create a realistic roadmap while keeping daily operations moving.
Delivery and Risk Control
A reliable migration starts with discovery: inventory, dependency mapping, workload classification and a clear target architecture. Specialists then define security controls, network connectivity, data transfer, testing, cutover and rollback procedures. They automate repeatable work, validate performance and costs, and transfer operational knowledge before handover. Phased releases reduce exposure and make problems easier to isolate.
What Strong Specialists Bring
The best professionals combine infrastructure knowledge with application, data and business awareness. They explain trade-offs clearly, challenge unnecessary complexity and document decisions for the teams who will operate the result. Look for evidence of successful cutovers, hands-on work with the selected cloud ecosystem, disciplined change management and the ability to work calmly when dependencies or timelines shift.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Cloud Migration.
Cloud Migration is used to move applications, data and infrastructure from a private data centre, legacy host or one cloud environment to another. Companies use it to modernise operations, improve resilience, access managed services or consolidate fragmented systems.
Cloud Migration preserves or adapts existing workloads, while a full rebuild replaces them with a new design and codebase. Migration is often faster and less disruptive, but refactoring may deliver greater long-term flexibility when the current architecture limits performance or change.
A strong Cloud Migration specialist should understand cloud networking, identity and access management, security, databases, containers and infrastructure as code. Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, observability and disaster recovery is valuable when the project extends beyond a simple workload transfer.
The right level for Cloud Migration depends on workload complexity, data sensitivity, downtime tolerance and the number of connected systems. A small, well-documented move may need focused expertise, while regulated or highly integrated environments require a professional who can lead discovery, architecture, testing and cutover.
Cloud Migration can often be delivered remotely because assessment, configuration, documentation and monitoring use digital tools. On-site workshops may still help with data-centre access, executive alignment or sensitive cutovers, and teams in Switzerland should agree on working language and availability early.
Ask a Cloud Migration professional to explain a past migration in terms of dependencies, risks, testing, rollback and operational handover. Quality shows in a clear discovery method, practical security controls, automation, honest trade-offs and documentation that another team can use.
Cloud Migration across multiple providers can make sense when workloads have different service needs, existing contracts or resilience requirements. It also adds networking, identity, governance and monitoring complexity, so a specialist should justify the design rather than treating multi-cloud as a default goal.
A capable Cloud Migration freelancer may deliver an application and dependency inventory, target architecture, migration roadmap, security design, landing-zone configuration and infrastructure code. The engagement should also cover test results, cutover and rollback plans, runbooks, monitoring guidance and knowledge transfer.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Cloud Migration in their recent projects is 126 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,005 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Cloud Migration in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Cloud Migration in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Cloud Migration in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (64%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Cloud Migration in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (64%), and Banking and Finance (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Cloud Migration in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (91%), and Operations (73%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Cloud Migration
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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