Concourse CI Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Concourse CI
Thorsten Boock
Last position:
Senior Backend Engineer at VTG Rail Europe
traigo is VTG's digital rail logistics and fleet management platform. It processes large volumes of telemetry, mileage, geofence, sensor and wagon-movement events in near real time and provides operational services for rail logistics customers across Europe.
As part of Team Customer Selfcare, I worked on the design, implementation, optimisation and operation of large-scale backend services and event-driven processing pipelines — covering both feature development and operational ownership of business-critical production systems. I also regularly acted as first responder for production incidents, data inconsistencies and performance investigations across multiple distributed services.
- Design and implementation of event-driven backend services.
- Migration and replacement of legacy processing pipelines.
- Development of replay / rebuild mechanisms for large event datasets.
- High-throughput asynchronous event processing on SNS / SQS.
- Database and query optimisation for PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
- Design of scalable read / write models and aggregation pipelines.
- Production troubleshooting and operational support.
- Performance tuning and infrastructure scaling.
- Design and stabilisation of integration and system tests.
- Technical concepts, architecture documentation, and cross-team collaboration.
- Support the further development of existing GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Geofence & Wagon Stay Processing
- Algorithm to detect vehicles within geofences (entry, exit, dwell time).
- Event sourcing with guaranteed chronological order within the affected time window.
- Refactored geofence event and wagon-stay processing logic for performance.
- Resolved race conditions and event-ordering problems in distributed services; server-side filtering, aggregation and optimised query pipelines.
- Repair and replay tooling for corrupted or inconsistent movement data.
Fleet Metadata & Mileage
- Modernised the service; migrated storage from DynamoDB to PostgreSQL to improve traceability and accelerate new features.
- Scalable mileage aggregation and replay mechanisms.
- Read / write models and optimised queries for high-volume mileage calculations.
Sensor & Telematics Integration
- Integrated telemetry and sensor processing pipelines.
- Snapshot and state-calculation logic for sensor systems.
- APIs and persistence models for wagon sensor data; data-quality improvements.
- Further development of a service using gRPC for intra-service communication.
Movement Segment Processing & Routing
- Migrated services to new movement-segment event streams.
- Built replay and rebuild tooling for segment correction.
- Optimised throughput and reliability for high-volume event processing.
Condition Monitoring & Wagon Analytics
- APIs and backend services for wagon condition monitoring.
- Brake-wear prediction processing and wagon analytics functionality.
- PostgreSQL views and optimised query models for operational dashboards.
Operational Reliability - First Responder
- Investigated production incidents and distributed-system failures; DLQ analysis, replay and operational recovery.
- Tuned database performance and AWS infrastructure under production load.
- Improved observability, monitoring and operational tooling.
- Supported rollout strategies, monitoring and post-deployment stabilisation.
Tan Pham
Last position:
DevOps Engineer in the DevOps Team at Rise-World
- Implementation of specified DevOps solutions to automate infrastructure (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible) on-premises datacenter (Ovirt, Proxmox, Ceph Cluster, MinIO) and private cloud.
- Administration, configuration and implementation of CI/CD DevOps pipelines (GitLab, GitFlow) to support development process (Artifactory, Prometheus, Istio, service mesh, Helm Chart, OpenShift (Red Hat Enterprise) / Kubernetes cluster), Red Hat Satellite.
- Administration, setup, monitoring and patching of Linux infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise for Dev, Test and QA.
- Use of Scrum and Kanban methods.
- Administration, configuration and implementation of security standards for deploying on Dev, Test, QA and Prod stages of the new ePA applications.
- Development of new plugins and add-ons needed on current infrastructure.
- Database support.
- Data analytics support (Python, Spark, Pandas, Power BI, Splunk Enterprise).
- Implementation of best practices for DevSecOps and BizDevOps using GitOps (ArgoCD), Streamlit framework, Semaphore Ansible UI.
- Configuration and testing of iperf, uperf, sysbench using benchmark-operator for external source data and IoT/MDM devices, creating reports via ELK / OpenSearch.
- Building a new Databricks platform to collect and analyze big data from different sources and IoT devices into Hadoop framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Power BI, Apache Airflow).
- Building backend data aggregation and processing to automate configuration deployment between different OpenShift clusters and big data framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Django 2, Ansible Automation, Jira JSM).
- Building a new ML pipeline platform using Kubeflow, TensorFlow, KServe.
- Data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources including structured and unstructured data to analytic DWH / big data cluster using Python, Pandas, Polars, Power BI, Django backend and PostgreSQL.
- Setup of new DevOps Test and QA HashiCorp Vault cluster for PKI and IAM.
- Configuration and testing of automated patching based on CVSS score, SIEM-integrated CVEs.
- Use of Nexpose and InsightVM to scan vulnerability events in network, host, container and application.
- Design and implementation of secure and scalable AWS architectures including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS and Route53 and similar setups on Azure and GCP.
- Automated system provisioning and deployment using CloudFormation templates.
- Configuration of IAM roles, policies and permissions to ensure secure access control.
- Patch management, backup automation and disaster recovery setup on AWS infrastructure.
- Monitoring and optimization of system performance using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
- Support of VMware services (vSphere, Aria, Horizon) and the virtual desktop environment.
- Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and AWS CodePipeline with interface to Nutanix.
- Configuration of AWS CloudWatch to monitor application performance and system events.
- Planning and execution of migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud platforms.
- Deployment of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in AWS environments.
- Deployment of internal software packages between availability zones using AWS CodeDeploy.
- Building and deploying ML models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost and Spark MLlib including hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation and production deployment.
Ronny Worm
Last position:
Software Architect at Brose.com
- Development of an application for process optimisation in productive operation in an air-gapped environment
- Connecting four different systems with interfaces: REST, SMEMA, MQTT, COM
- Technologies: Linux, On-Prem, Docker, Python, Bash Scripting
Jonas Taulien
Last position:
IT Consultant at Bechtle AG
- Prequalified 200 demands within five weeks on the multi-cloud-commerce platform bechtle-clouds.com with three external consultants
- Served a dual role as project manager and requirements engineer for various enhancements
- Domain topics: reimplementation of Entra ID Sync, improvement of support processes, optimizations in the product catalog
- Demand and project management in ServiceNow
- Refinement of epics and stories with internal teams and external service providers
- Management of the external international service provider
Alexis Peters
Last position:
Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce at The Quality Group GmbH
- Building and maintaining an event-driven microservice architecture around Shopify
- Documenting with Confluence and IcePanel (C4)
- Using PHP 8.2, Symfony, Shopify, Bref, AWS, SQS, EventBridge, Cloud, DevOps, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, GitHub, Scrum, Kanban, PHPUnit, Prophecy and Swagger
Taher Solimany
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at Confidential
- Collaborating with developers, security, and operations teams to align requirements
- Supporting product owners and development teams in deploying logging and monitoring solutions based on the Elastic Stack
- Developing and standardizing log schemas as well as defining practical standards for observability
- Designing and further developing logging architectures for complex, distributed multi-tenant environments
- Connecting application and infrastructure logs as well as security tools and metrics
- Optimizing data flows and modeling for analysis and reporting purposes
- Building automated infrastructures using Terraform/Terragrunt and Ansible
- Maintaining and evolving CI/CD pipelines in GitLab as well as automated development environments in Hetzner Robot
- Operating and automating Proxmox clusters including Ceph storage
- Setting up and running Kubernetes (k3s) clusters on Fedora CoreOS including core services like Vault, OpenLDAP, and HAProxy
- Implementing security-critical infrastructures according to BSI basic protection and securing existing systems
- Supporting the operation of solutions in cloud environments (e.g., AWS)
- Working in agile teams following Scrum and Kanban
- Technologies/Tools: Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats/Elastic Agent, Kibana), Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, GitOps, Proxmox, Proxmox Ceph, Kubernetes (k3s), OpenShift, Helm, Kustomize, Vault, OpenLDAP, HAProxy, Hetzner Robot systems, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana, Syslog Linux/Windows, Docker, NGINX, Apache Security & Compliance (BSI basic protection, SIEM/SOC)
Marcel Seifert
Last position:
Lead Developer / Software Architect at Rezeptprüfstelle Duderstadt GmbH
Responsible for the redevelopment of a billing and validation software for prescriptions to fully check and analyze e-prescriptions for correctness (content, billing)
System consists of multiple contexts running as services (Docker containers):
Checking and processing data deliveries via FTP and email
Management of invoicing, clearings, deductions and offsets
Management and execution of validation rules and test sets
Analytics based on Metabase
Developer Stack: Kotlin, Vue 3 / Vuetify 3, ANTLR, Spring Boot 3, REST API, Gradle, Docker, GitLab, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Keycloak, Scrum, Grafana, Loki, Testcontainers, Prometheus
Henning Schwister
Last position:
Infrastructure & Deployment Optimization in E-Commerce at WTFitworks
- Assessment and analysis of existing CI/CD pipelines and IT infrastructure
- Developing optimization proposals to improve continuous delivery, automated tests, and deployments
- Enhancing provisioning of server, logging, monitoring, and database infrastructures
- Advising on the introduction and implementation of Kubernetes and Docker technologies
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Statistics of experts using Concourse CI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Speak two or more languages
75%
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 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 Concourse CI
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
Pipeline automation
Concourse CI is built for repeatable delivery. It turns build, test, and deploy steps into clear pipelines that are easy to review and run the same way every time.
It fits teams that want simple, visible flow instead of hidden scripts spread across many tools.
What specialists deliver
- Pipeline design for build, test, and release flows
- Resource setup for Git, container images, and artifacts
- Job and task structure for stable automation
- Trigger rules for reliable delivery steps
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong Concourse professionals work with pipeline files, container runtimes, Git-based workflows, and common secret stores. They also know how to connect Concourse to registries, test suites, and deployment targets.
Concourse is often searched together with Concourse CI or just Concourse, especially by teams comparing it with other CI systems.
When companies bring in help
Companies look for freelance expertise when pipelines become slow, hard to read, or too fragile to maintain. That is common during platform changes, migration work, or when release flow must support several services.
In Germany, this often matters for teams that need clear collaboration across local staff and remote specialists.
What good experts do
Good specialists keep pipelines small, explicit, and easy to debug. They know how to separate build logic from deployment logic, reduce manual steps, and make failures obvious.
They also understand how to keep Concourse updates and configuration changes controlled so delivery stays predictable.
Signs you need a specialist
- Pipelines fail in ways that are hard to trace
- Releases depend on manual steps
- Jobs are duplicated across teams
- Secrets or credentials are handled inconsistently
- Existing CI tooling no longer fits the delivery flow
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Concourse CI, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Concourse CI is used to automate build, test, and release pipelines in a clear, repeatable way. Teams choose it when they want delivery flow that is easy to inspect and less tied to ad hoc scripting. It is especially useful where artifacts, containers, and deployment steps need a controlled path.
Concourse and Concourse CI usually refer to the same product. Searchers often use both names, and many teams shorten the official name in daily conversation. If a freelancer understands one, they should understand the other in practice.
Concourse CI is often preferred when teams want pipeline definitions that stay explicit and container-oriented. Jenkins is broader and plugin-heavy, while GitHub Actions is tightly linked to GitHub workflows. The right choice depends on how much control, visibility, and deployment structure the team wants.
A strong Concourse CI specialist should also know Git, containers, YAML-based configuration, and release automation. Experience with secret handling, registries, and deployment targets helps a lot. If the pipeline touches cloud or Kubernetes, that background is useful too.
A Concourse CI project can be small if it only needs a few jobs, but it gets demanding once teams share pipelines or deploy many services. You usually want someone who has built and maintained real pipeline flows, not just written a demo pipeline. Complex delivery paths need careful design from the start.
Yes, Concourse CI work often fits remote collaboration well because most tasks are pipeline design, config review, and troubleshooting. For teams in Germany, the key is clear communication around release windows, access, and tooling. On-site sessions can still help at the start of a migration or major redesign.
Look for someone who can explain why the pipeline is structured a certain way, not just how to write it. A strong Concourse CI expert will talk about maintainability, failure handling, and clean separation of tasks. They should also be able to improve an existing setup without making it harder to operate.
Freelancers often help with pipeline creation, migration from another CI system, and cleanup of messy release flows. They may also add resource types, tighten secret handling, or support deployment automation across services. The best specialists leave the team with a setup that is easier to run and easier to change.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Concourse CI in their recent projects is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 877 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Concourse CI in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Concourse CI in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Concourse CI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (75%), and Russian (13%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Concourse CI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (75%), and Transportation (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Concourse CI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (75%), and Product Development (75%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Concourse CI
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.
Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg Request a free demo
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