Debian Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Debian
Emre Hayta
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at SIWA Online GmbH
- Planning and implementation of IT infrastructures for clients
- Automating deployments with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
- Monitoring and optimizing cloud environments and the entire IT infrastructure
- Providing technical support and troubleshooting infrastructure issues
- Collaborating with development teams on CI/CD processes
Christian Werner
Last position:
EHF.at
- Further development and ongoing maintenance of the existing WordPress site for EHF.at to revamp the responsive design and improve usability on mobile devices.
- Integration of WooCommerce into the existing site for full e-commerce functionality and digitization of the team sports apparel sales process.
- Implementation and configuration of an automated newsletter system to strengthen customer loyalty through regular updates and personalized offers.
- Ongoing maintenance including regular updates, performance optimizations, and security checks to keep the site up-to-date and functional.
- Project-related technical activities: PHP, CSS, and JavaScript.
Raphael Mulenda
Last position:
Team Lead / Head of Service Desk & Field Service at B&R Industrial Automation (ABB)
- Owned day-to-day IT operations for Service Desk, Field Service, and on-call support, ensuring business continuity for a multi-site environment
- Led the transition from Lotus Notes incident tracking to ServiceNow, defining process design, workflows, roles, and reporting
- Implemented a modern telephony system with integrated reporting, enabling real-time visibility of volumes, wait times, and SLA adherence
- Launched a customer self-service portal and on-site walk-in support model to improve first-contact resolution and user experience
- Designed, documented, and rolled out SLAs, delivering targeted training for engineers and stakeholders to drive adoption and compliance
- Acted as process owner for service operations, establishing operating procedures, request/change/incident interfaces, and quality controls
- Partnered with business and IS/OT stakeholders to prioritize demand, reduce operational risk, and improve service reliability
Markus Kleiber
Last position:
Document Development at Insurance Company
- Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
- Extension of document logic
René Zingerle
Last position:
DevSecOps & Kubernetes Engineer (Freelance) at mgm technology partners GmbH
Development of a Custom Jenkins Shared Library (Groovy)
Integration of security checks in CI/CD pipeline (Shift-Left Approach)
Automated vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows
GitOps-based deployments with ArgoCD
Semantic versioning automation with Git integration
Container lifecycle management (Build/Scan/Tag/Push)
ArgoCD webhook integration for event-driven deployments
Complete cluster automation with Ansible
Bare-metal Kubernetes installation from scratch
High-availability control plane setup
Unified deployment system for multi-application orchestration
Configuration management according to NIST SP 800-128
Host security: Linux hardening, SELinux/AppArmor
Network security: NetworkPolicies, micro-segmentation
Application security: RBAC, Pod Security Standards
Data security: Encryption at rest and in transit
Defense-in-depth principles
Certificate management with cert-manager
Secrets management with External Secrets Operator connected to Vault
Infrastructure monitoring with Checkmk
Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack
Security event detection and logging
Automated health checks and incident response procedures
MetalLB load balancing for bare-metal
Nginx ingress controller with SSL passthrough
NetworkPolicies for security zones
Rook-Ceph distributed storage, CNI configuration (Weave Net)
Container & orchestration: Kubernetes (bare-metal), Docker, Helm
CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins (Custom Shared Library), ArgoCD, Groovy
Automation: Ansible, Bash, Python
Security: nftables, RBAC, NetworkPolicies, cert-manager, Vault, Sealed Secrets
Monitoring: Checkmk, Prometheus, Grafana
Storage & networking: Rook-Ceph, MetalLB, Nginx Ingress, Calico
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence
OS: Debian, Ubuntu
Benjamin Akhras
Last position:
Research Engineer at AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology
- Developed Taranis AI, an advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) tool, leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize information gathering and situational analysis.
- Created cybersecurity trainings and a cyber range to provide hands-on learning experiences for SOC teams and IT management.
- Designed and implemented a hybrid cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Terraform, and Ansible, improving the scalability and performance of the infrastructure and led the migration from an on-site only infrastructure to the hybrid cloud environment.
- Some of my current work can be found on GitHub.
Andreas Kainz
Last position:
DevOps Consultant at Automotive/freelancer
- Infrastructure automation with Ansible, AWX, Docker/DockerCompose/Kubernetes, GitLab, Bash, Python (Ubuntu)
- Infrastructure monitoring with Icinga2
- Software development in Python
- Qemu, KVM, libvirt
Stefan Morgenthaler
Last position:
Founder & CEO at MoreGeek IT Services GmbH
- I offer project-based short and long-term freelance services for Linux and open source projects
- DevOps/SecOps/Sysadmin for Linux operating systems with a strong focus on idempotent automation and high availability
- Migration projects: on-site to cloud (and vice versa) and cloud-to-cloud migrations between providers
- Development environments: standardizing customers' development and sysadmin workstations/clients
- Digital sovereignty solutions (independent of hyperscalers): Linux desktop (Ubuntu/SUSE), mail and communications (groupware mail/calendar/contacts), file sharing and collaboration (Nextcloud)
Dominic Wehrmann
Last position:
Engineer / Architect at Freelancer
- Magento 2
- Symfony
- Various technologies
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Statistics of experts using Debian
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
3.7 years
Positions per freelancer
8
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Retail
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
78%
Master's degree or higher
44%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 Austria 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 Austria using Debian
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
Debian in practice
Debian is a stable Linux distribution used for servers, containers, cloud hosts, and internal tools. Companies choose it when they need a clean base, long-lived packages, and a system that stays predictable under load.
What specialists deliver
- Server setup and hardening
- Package management with apt and dpkg
- systemd service work and boot troubleshooting
- Network, storage, and access configuration
- Debian-based builds for appliances and VM images
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong professionals know the Debian release model, security updates, and the difference between stable, testing, and unstable. They work comfortably with apt, dpkg, systemd, SSH, cloud images, containers, and common shell tooling.
When companies bring in freelance help
- A server needs a clean migration from another Linux distribution
- A package breaks after an update or repository change
- Production needs faster troubleshooting than an internal team can spare
- An application stack must run on Debian in Austria or across remote teams
- A team needs repeatable build and deployment steps for Debian systems
What strong experts look like
Good Debian experts document changes, keep systems simple, and know how to trace problems from logs to services to packages. They understand security updates, permissions, storage, networking, and how to avoid unnecessary custom changes that are hard to maintain.
Where Debian fits
Debian is a strong fit for infrastructure, hosting, internal platforms, CI runners, and image-based deployments. In Austria, companies often need specialists who can collaborate in English, work remotely, and still support on-site handovers when a system touches local operations.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Debian.
Debian is used to run servers, virtual machines, containers, and internal services that need a stable Linux base. It is also common for appliance-style systems and repeatable build images where predictable package handling matters.
Debian is often chosen for its conservative release style and broad package ecosystem. Compared with Ubuntu, it usually moves more slowly; compared with Red Hat, it follows a different packaging and support model; compared with Alpine, it is heavier but more familiar for general-purpose server work.
A strong Debian specialist usually knows apt, dpkg, systemd, SSH, networking, storage, and shell scripting. For many projects, Docker, cloud images, automation, and security hardening are also part of the work.
Debian work can range from small package fixes to full server fleet maintenance. Simple administration tasks need practical system skills, while migrations, security reviews, and release planning need someone who has handled production systems before.
Most Debian tasks can be done remotely if access, logging, and change control are clear. On-site support helps when the system is tied to hardware, local network gear, or a handover that benefits from direct collaboration in Austria.
Look for clear change plans, clean documentation, and a calm approach to troubleshooting. A good Debian professional explains package choices, service changes, and rollback steps without hiding behind jargon.
Choose Debian when you want a well-known package ecosystem, stable defaults, and easy maintenance over a long project life. It is a practical choice for teams that prefer standard tooling over a highly customized Linux stack.
A careful Debian specialist will ask about release version, package sources, service layout, access method, and rollback rules. They also need to know whether the work affects production, staging, or image builds so they can plan safely.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Debian in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 856 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Debian in their recent projects, 78% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 44% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Debian in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Debian in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Debian in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (44%), and Retail (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Debian in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (89%), and Product Development (56%).
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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