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Matthias Schneider

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Senior Project Manager

Bonn
Matthias Schneider

Last position:

Overall Project Coordinator at Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)

  • PMO lead for Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) cleared
  • Reporting to sub-program management GMN
  • System maintenance 25+
  • Functional control and coordination of Jira setup
  • Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, steering model, communication plans, controlling models, role and responsibility matrices)
  • Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
  • Development of an access concept for all project tools
  • Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potential, and designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
  • Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
  • Creating intranet articles as project marketing
  • Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
  • Agile further development of the project method
  • Gathering customer requirements (requirements engineering)
  • Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, budget of over 500 million)
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Markus Blohm

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Consultant, Technical Project Manager

Bergheim
Markus Blohm

Last position:

Consultant, Technical Project Manager at Lanxess

  • Project: ESU Windows and SQL Server consolidation / Configuration Management in ServiceNow
  • Creation of an as-is analysis of all servers worldwide
  • Creation of an as-is analysis of all SQL servers worldwide
  • Creation of requirements analyses for SQL and server migrations
  • Coordination of requirements with partners for migrations to Hyper-V (on-premises) or Azure Cloud
  • Moderation of jour fixe meetings
  • Creation of roadmaps and solution models for server migrations
  • Setup of test scenarios
  • Moderation of workshops for the introduction of a Global Admin Team
  • Creation of data models (CMDB) in ServiceNow
  • Conducting workshops for the CMDB data model
  • Creation of solution models for the CMDB
  • Creation of seamless configuration and work documentation for the CMDB
  • Creation of reports for license management
  • Creation of KPIs for data quality in ServiceNow
  • Creation of a service catalog
  • Moderation of workshops for creating service requests
  • Interface between needs analysis and ServiceNow development team
  • Systems used: Windows 7, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365/2010, Windows Server 20xx, SQL Server 20xx, SharePoint, Azure Cloud, Hyper-V, ServiceNow, various tools
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Kevin Fischer

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Senior Consultant and Platform Engineer

Frankfurt
Kevin Fischer

Last position:

DevOps and Platform Engineer at DB Systel GmbH

  • Error analysis and fixes including performance optimization of the in-house developed platform API
  • Change and incident management in day-to-day operations
  • Responsible for compliance with security and compliance requirements
  • Vendor management for software development and maintenance
  • Planning and execution of migration of legacy services to a cloud native platform

Role in the project: project staff, implementation team

Used skills: requirements analysis, IT service and application management, IT operations, error analysis and performance optimization, software maintenance and lifecycle management

Project environment: Cloud Native Platform (Kubernetes, Crossplane, AWS, ArgoCD, Grafana)

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Alexander Zhirov

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Senior Data Architect & Data Engineer

Berlin
Alexander Zhirov

Last position:

Senior Data Solutions Engineer at VMware Inc.

  • Architected and deployed private cloud data platform on VMware vSphere, integrating Greenplum MPP, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Apache Solr, and developed real-time ingestion pipelines with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
  • Led Oracle Exadata to Greenplum migration, rearchitected data models, optimized storage, implemented RabbitMQ with Debezium for CDC, and deployed VectorDB for Generative AI.
  • Designed and executed multi-cloud migration PoC across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defined KPIs for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, executed bulk data transfers, validated analytics and streaming workloads, and delivered full-scale architecture recommendations.
  • Assessed legacy on-premises infrastructure and designed modern cloud-native data platforms using Greenplum and containerized microservices, advising on scalability, disaster recovery, and high-availability.
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Yasin Yildiz

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DevOps Architect & Backend Developer

Dortmund
Yasin Yildiz

Last position:

Enterprise Architect at Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Task:

  • Design and build a proof of concept (PoC) for a future-proof virtualization platform, taking secure system architectures into account
  • Assess the current state of existing infrastructures and develop selection and evaluation criteria for the right OS virtualization platform
  • Carry out the requirements analysis and then create and prioritize tickets in the ticket system
  • Complete and continuously update a tool evaluation matrix based on PoC results
  • Support team knowledge building through clear documentation of the approach and results in Confluence
  • Enterprise analysis of existing hardware (creating different BoMs)

Technologies: Vmware, Vmware Aria Operations, Osism, Canonical OpenStack, FishOs, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Confluence, Alma

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Thorsten Matzner

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Senior Test Engineers for an OpenShift Data and Analytics Platform

Anröchte
Thorsten Matzner

Last position:

Odoo Implementer at N.N.

As project manager for the Odoo implementation at a small company, I was responsible for designing, implementing, and training a fully integrated CRM and accounting system. Through structured requirements analysis, precise data migration, and targeted change management, I was able to complete the rollout in just eight weeks. The project led to a significant reduction in manual tasks, faster business processes, and increased real-time transparency.

Main Responsibilities

Requirements analysis and process mapping Configuration of Odoo modules: CRM, Sales, and Accounting Data migration (Excel/CSV → Odoo) and quality control Creation of workflows, automated email rules, and dashboards Conducting training sessions and providing support after go-live Project coordination (budget, schedule, stakeholder communication)

Key Achievements

Full implementation of the Odoo suite within the set timeframe (8 weeks) 30% reduction in accounting time and 25% acceleration of the lead-to-sale flow 100% customer satisfaction after go-live, based on survey results Successful migration of 100% of existing master data without data loss Establishment of a sustainable support infrastructure (3-month post go-live support)

Impact

Improved decision-making through real-time dashboards and automated reports Increased efficiency and cost savings (≈ €8,000/month) Scalability for future growth (additional modules can be integrated seamlessly) Strengthened sales and finance departments through seamless process integration

This summary highlights how I created concrete and measurable value for the company through structured project work, technical expertise, and targeted training.

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Rüdiger Schulz

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Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization

Berlin
Rüdiger Schulz

Last position:

Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization at ARTEVENT

  • Designed, built, and launched an internal event planning web application used by over 100 department leads for a large event, despite having no dedicated testing phase.

  • Ensured smooth, failure-free operation during first production use, leading to the tool being adopted for future events.

  • Automated catering calculations and related workflows, significantly reducing email communication and manual computation effort for meal planning.

  • Managed deployment and hosting on a Linux server using Coolify, including application setup and runtime operations.

  • Hired and guided a communication designer on UX while independently owning all technical decisions and implementation.

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Robin Walter Scherler

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Agentic Engineer · AI Engineer · Software Engineer · Context Engineer

Neidenstein
Robin Walter Scherler

Last position:

Developer at agentic-engineer.online

agentic-engineer.online is my publicly testable live demo and at the same time the platform where I show my work. Originally created as a recruitment trial task, I have since continued to run it as my own demo, learning, and product project — on a Hetzner VPS behind a Cloudflare tunnel, through a multi-stage AI-orchestrated deploy pipeline with snapshot rollback. If a deploy step breaks, the system falls back to the last clean snapshot, the script is adjusted, the test repeated — empirical, test-driven, without hand tuning.

  • Technically behind it: Python and FastAPI, an OpenRouter model cascade, SQLite persistence, and Cloudflare edge tuning.
  • I am the developer and the strictest customer of my own AI work in one person — what started as a prototype has become a tool I use every day and against which I test my own products.
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Alexander Zubok

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Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer

Stuttgart
Alexander Zubok

Last position:

Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer at Freelancer

  • Developing the infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure: Jenkins, Gitlab Pipeline, OpenShift, Docker, Helm Chart, Kubernetes, Artifactory, CodePipeline, CodeArtifact, Python
  • Documenting solutions in Jira/Confluence
  • Supporting other colleagues in different technical areas
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Christian Enderle

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IT Consulting / IT Rebuild

Stadtallendorf
Christian Enderle

Last position:

IT Consulting / IT Rebuild at IT-Neuaufbau (PF)

  • Analysis of requirements and the current situation
  • Migration of an old domain structure and Tobit to Exchange 2019 with integration to MS365
  • Evaluation of implementation paths and planning for securing sensitive data
  • Planning regarding BSI basic protection, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and GDPR
  • IT governance and IT security backtests
  • Support with ERP setup and securing mail transfer
  • Hyper-V 2016/2022, Microsoft Terminal Services Cluster, Microsoft Exchange 2019
  • Office 365, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Teams, Salesforce
  • Cisco, Zyxel, and HP switches, Sophos firewalls/UTMs, SecurePoint
  • Microsoft IIS 2022, IPv4/IPv6, Veeam, Wortmann online backup, NextCloud
  • Services: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, subnetting, firewalling, routing, VoIP, Group Policy (GPO), SIEM, remote work, home office, high availability, failover, VLAN, PRTG
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Matthias Weiss

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DevOps Engineer

Boms
Matthias Weiss

Last position:

DevOps Engineer at Interhyp AG

  • Infrastructure management with Puppet and Terraform for consistent environments
  • Maintenance and adaptation of Terraform scripts for Azure cloud deployment
  • Migration of database systems and services to the Azure cloud
  • Introduction of GitOps with ArgoCD for fully automated deployments
  • Adaptation and development of GitHub pipelines for CI/CD workflows
  • Creation of Helm Charts for standardized deployments
  • Migration of repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub
  • Operation and performance optimization of an Oracle 19c grid cluster (RAC, Dataguard)
  • Setup and management of MongoDB instances (on-premise and Azure Kubernetes)
  • Setup of PostgreSQL clusters in on-premise and Azure Kubernetes environments
  • Migration of services, master data, and stored procedures from Oracle to PostgreSQL
  • Troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex data infrastructures
  • Installation, configuration, and upgrade of Tableau in the productive BI environment
  • Development of sanity checks to monitor business processes and application logic
  • Adaptation of the backup and recovery strategy to new requirements
  • Carrying out disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery
  • Technologies used: Oracle 19c RAC Grid Dataguard, PostgreSQL 16, MongoDB, MySQL Cluster, Kubernetes (Azure), Tableau, Puppet, Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub/Bitbucket, CheckMK, Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga2, Ubuntu/RHEL
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Diego Espinoza

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RPG Software Developer from RPG III to Free Format

Dortmund
Diego Espinoza

Last position:

RPG Software Developer from RPG III to Free Format

  • Development of software and system support for RPG development.
  • Development, optimization and maintenance of programs in RPG (RPG II to ILE Free Format).
  • Performing integration tasks, data management as well as applying and managing system updates.
  • User support and training to ensure smooth system operation.
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Pierre Gronau

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Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support

Cologne
Pierre Gronau

Last position:

Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support at DB InfraGO AG

  • PRISMA project
  • Ansible automation
  • Windows third-level support for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2013, Windows 2016, Windows 2019
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André Howe

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Diploma in Engineering Physics

Munich
André Howe

Last position:

Linux IT Admin at ReiserST

  • Development and maintenance of IT architectures with embedded Linux systems.
  • Designing, implementing, and optimizing backend applications and script-based solutions.
  • Analyzing and resolving issues, including troubleshooting and user support.
  • Developing and implementing security concepts for cloud solutions.
  • Administering networks (DHCP, DNS, NTP, VPN).
  • Technologies: Linux, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, GitLab CI.
  • Methods: Kanban.

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Statistics of experts using Debian

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

22 years

Position duration

3.1 years

Positions per freelancer

15

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

76%

Master's degree or higher

41%

Doctorate

12%

Certifications per freelancer

3

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

Speak two or more languages

99%

Based on our profile pool as of 6 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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Average rates of experts using Debian

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 796 €

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Median rate 800 €

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 6 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

About the technology

Debian in practice

Debian is a Linux distribution used for servers, virtual machines, containers, and many internal business systems. Companies choose it for stability, clear package management, and long release cycles that fit production work. It is often the base for web services, infrastructure tools, and secure workloads.

Typical work

  • Install and configure Debian servers
  • Manage apt repositories and package updates
  • Tune SSH, firewall, and user access settings
  • Support container hosts and virtual machines
  • Maintain reliable release upgrades

The ecosystem

Strong Debian specialists know the tools around the distribution, not just the shell. That includes apt, dpkg, systemd, networking basics, logs, cron jobs, and common security tools. Many also work with Debian-based systems such as Ubuntu when teams share scripts or deployment steps.

When companies bring help

Freelance expertise is useful when a server needs a clean setup, an upgrade must avoid downtime, or a legacy system needs careful maintenance. Teams also bring in Debian experts for hardening, package conflicts, backup checks, and automation work. This is common when in-house staff know the application but need deeper Linux system knowledge.

What strong specialists do

Good Debian professionals think in systems, not isolated tasks. They document changes, keep services predictable, and understand how packages, dependencies, permissions, and logs affect each other. They are comfortable working from existing standards and improving them without making the environment fragile.

Signs you need Debian expertise

  • Repeated package or dependency issues
  • Servers that are hard to upgrade safely
  • Slow boot, service, or network troubleshooting
  • Inconsistent configuration across machines
  • Security or access settings that need tightening

Debian work often spans infrastructure, DevOps, security, and application delivery. The best experts can explain tradeoffs clearly and keep systems stable while change moves forward.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Debian.

A strong Debian expert helps with server setup, package management, upgrades, security hardening, and day-to-day troubleshooting. They are often brought in to keep Linux systems stable in production, especially when the team needs careful change management or support for older services.

Debian is usually chosen for stability, predictable releases, and a very conservative base. Ubuntu and other Debian-based systems add their own release cadence and defaults, so the right choice depends on how much change a team wants and how close it needs to stay to upstream packages.

A good Debian specialist usually knows shell work, systemd, networking, SSH, logs, and basic security controls. In many projects, knowledge of containers, virtualization, backup tools, and configuration management also matters because Debian often sits at the center of broader infrastructure work.

Simple package installs or service fixes may only need targeted help, while upgrades, hardening, and production troubleshooting need deeper experience. If the environment is old, heavily customized, or business-critical, it is worth choosing someone who has worked on similar Debian setups before.

Yes, most Debian work is well suited to remote collaboration because the work happens through SSH, ticketing, logs, and change reviews. On-site support can still help when hardware, local network, or recovery tasks are involved, but it is usually not required for routine system work.

Debian GNU/Linux is the full official name of the operating system most people simply call Debian. In practice, companies usually mean the same thing when they ask for Debian expertise, whether they are discussing servers, packages, or system administration tasks.

Look for clear explanations, clean change plans, and safe upgrade habits. A strong Debian professional documents assumptions, checks dependencies before changing packages, and can describe how they would roll back if something fails.

Debian specialists are a strong fit for server migrations, OS upgrades, hardening work, package maintenance, and fixing systems that have drifted over time. They are also useful when a team needs stable Linux foundations for web services, internal tools, or container hosts.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Debian in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 796 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used Debian in their recent projects, 76% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 41% hold at least a Master's degree, and 12% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Debian in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Debian in their recent projects are German (100%), English (98%), and Spanish (18%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Debian in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Banking and Finance (45%), and Manufacturing (45%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Debian in their recent projects are Information Technology (99%), Product Development (75%), and Project Management (73%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Debian

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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