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Shamaila M.
Last position:
Founder/Kubernetes and Cloud Architect at Kubekanvas
- Developed browser based platform for kubernetes no-code deployment and cluster management
- Developed CLI in Typescript to deploy the resources in the cluster without leaving the browser UI.
- Implemented DevSecOps pipelines: image scanning, SBOM, policy enforcement, supply-chain security and used Kyverno. Implemented IAM integration for the command line utility tool.
- Designed role & permission models for Keycloak, oAuth/OIDC, social login flows.
- Used LLM to convert user intent into the diagram.
- Worked on integration with multiple Sovereign Cloud like stackIt, Hetzner, CIVO, UpCloud plus public clouds like AWS, GCP, Azure
- The technology stack includes Java, SpringBoot, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Kubernetes multi-tenancy using vCluster, Karpenter, RBAC for CLI, Helm, React
Christian F.
Last position:
Project Lead & Cyber Security Consultant at Deutsche Börse Gruppe
- Established a cyber resilience framework for AI-accelerated threats in the Frontier AI Threat Endurance (FATE) program: capability assessments, maturity assessments and gap analyses covering cyber security, operational resilience, incident response, recovery and governance, followed by target concepts and improvement measures
- Supported action owners from specification through implementation: implementation roadmaps, decision papers, management presentations and governance reporting, as well as audit- and supervision-ready documentation; managed stakeholders from IT, Information Security, Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Business Continuity and the business units
Frank J.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager / IT Manager - Email Gateway Migration & Information Security at Public Authority
- Strategic planning, detailed technical preparation and operational management of an email gateway migration in a security-critical government environment.
- Preparation of the technical specification and development of technical concepts and migration approaches in line with BSI requirements.
- Technical requirements management with business units, information security and operations.
- Coordination of external service providers, integrators and implementation partners; maintenance of project plans, milestones, resources, risks and dependencies.
- Regular reporting to project management, the program environment and internal stakeholders.
Ales L.
Last position:
Senior DevOps Consultant (Freelance) at European Union Agency (via IBM)
- Worked as freelance Senior DevOps Consultant on-site for IBM at a European Union Agency, operating in a highly secure, air-gapped environment managing classified systems.
- Led automation and DevOps initiatives for a large-scale OpenShift platform (>400 nodes), driving deployment efficiency, GitOps adoption, and operational automation using Ansible, Python, and Bash while ensuring compliance with security requirements.
- Spearheaded automation of release and deployment workflows in a private cloud environment hosting 400+ OpenShift nodes, significantly improving deployment speed and reliability.
- Migrated existing playbooks, roles, and templates from Ansible Tower to Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), ensuring full compliance with fully-qualified collection names (FQCN) and preparing custom Execution Environments (EE) for containerized automation.
- Implemented GitOps Agent for AAP Controller Configuration as Code, enabling automated synchronization (CRUD) of Ansible Controller objects based on repository-stored configuration definitions using GitHub webhooks.
- Designed and automated complex multi-step operational workflows including environment cleanup, Helix cluster component re-creation, Kafka topic management, and OpenShift object lifecycle management across ~100 environments.
- Achieved a reduction of multi-day manual operations to under a few hours through automation improvements spanning multiple AAP clusters and OpenShift environments.
- Integrated Ansible Automation Platform with Thycotic (Delinea) Secret Server via lookup plugin to enhance secure credential management in automated processes.
- Managed deployment tasks, platform troubleshooting, and Istio network configurations while adhering to stringent EU PSC security and compliance standards.
- Collaborated with infrastructure and application teams to refine deployment procedures, develop naming conventions, and continuously improve automation coverage in an air-gapped, classified environment.
Nasif M.
Last position:
Solution Architect at SAP
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Scope:
- Operation and configuration of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, including network, storage, and security design.
- Implementation of centralized observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, alerting).
- Development of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and automation frameworks.
- Training and enablement of operations and development teams.
Result: Accelerated service delivery, transparent operational metrics, and sustainable knowledge transfer.
Ciro M.
Last position:
Enterprise Consultant at Freelancing
Independent consulting engagements supporting technology organizations on governance, system integration, and delivery structure.
- Supported technology organizations in strengthening governance, system integration planning, and delivery structure.
- Reviewed BSS/OSS modernization and data migration programs, validating effort estimates and identifying delivery risks.
- Introduced simple reporting and tracking tools to improve coordination across distributed teams.
- Advised on integration planning and governance, helping teams improve delivery structure and stakeholder alignment.
Osman T.
Last position:
Senior Architect, DevOps Engineer at genPsoft GmbH
IT consulting, analysis, architecture design, new and further development, code review, test automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery in backend and frontend areas for Automotive Project Instavalo.
Frontend:
- Implementation of UI components according to specifications, especially style guides and responsive design eith React and Typescript
- Component testing
- Code documentation
- CI/CD with Gitlab Pipeline
Backend / IoT:
- Analysis and architectural design with AWS Greengrass IoT on Edge Devices
- Setting up Microservices containers with Docker Compose on Edge device with AWS Greengrass and AWS IoT IAM, Token Exchange Service, Ansible
- CI/CD with Gitlab Pipeline, Terraform, AWS ECR
- Logging with Fluentbit Lua Language for AWS Cloudwatch
- Python Lambda for AWS Greengrass Recipe deployment on Edge Devices
- Implementation of test-driven development with JUnit, Mockito, and code Coverage
- Jacoco
- Definition of REST interfaces with OpenAPI / Swagger
- Development and enhancement of software based on Java Quarkus, Typescript NestJs NodeJs and Python
- Authentication and authorization in Aws IAM
- Development of REST and gRPC interfaces for the frontend and backend
- Implementation of Maven dependencies with DevSecOps OWASP
- Spring AI, Jetbrains AI Assistant, Junie, Github Copilot, Claude Code, Agents, Skills, Command, Hooks, Subagents
Felix O.
Last position:
Cloud Engineer at GUS Group
Cloud Journey Kickoff on STACKIT
- Helped the client kickstart their cloud journey on sovereign EU STACKIT platform.
- Bootstrapped IAC & GitOps architecture with Opentofu and ArgoCD.
- Setup platform fundamentals for a fresh, holistic cloud experience: Kubernetes, external secrets, certificate management, gateway API, DNS & routing, observability basics.
Markus B.
Last position:
Developer / DevOps, Consulting at A state authority in Baden-Württemberg / FSAS Technologies GmbH
Oracle Project Management and Automation
As part of the project, the operation of an Oracle infrastructure was automated by developing and enhancing Puppet modules and migrating existing Bash scripts to a standardized configuration management solution.
The aim of the project was to standardize and automate administrative processes, improve the maintainability of the Oracle platform, and increase the efficiency and traceability of infrastructure management through the use of Infrastructure as Code.
- Analysis and migration of existing Bash shell scripts to a Puppet-based automation solution
- Development and enhancement of Puppet modules for Oracle environments
- Automation of installation, configuration and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
- Standardization and optimization of configuration management for Oracle systems
- Creation and maintenance of technical and operational documentation
- Planning, coordination and professional support during project implementation
- Operation and automation of Oracle systems on x86-based Linux server platforms
- Testing and quality assurance of the developed Puppet modules
- Analysis and resolution of technical errors as part of the automation and migration
- Close coordination with specialist departments and infrastructure teams to implement automation requirements
Technologies used: Puppet 7/8, SLES 15, Oracle 19, Oracle Grid, SVN, Windows Server, Confluence, VS Code, Ruby, Bash, Pass
Benito E.
Last position:
Cloud DevOps Engineer und Cloud Architekt at Energieversorgungsunternehmen (anonymisiert, NDA)
- Design and build of a fully isolated AWS offline environment with no outbound internet access for running a browser-based business application
- Design and implementation of a proxy and response service that terminates all external application calls inside the VPC and serves them from locally stored content; identification of the actual communication needs through measurement-based DNS query logging
- Creation of architecture designs and decision papers including a comparison of options (Application Load Balancer with Lambda and S3, reverse proxy on EC2, private API Gateway) assessed by operational effort, cost, and availability
- Transfer of the solution and operations documentation previously available only for Azure to an AWS target architecture, including reassignment of all services and operational processes
- Automated rollout as Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) with CI deployment via GitHub Actions, plus setup of private DNS zones and an internal certificate chain for operation without internet access
- Creation of architecture, deployment, and operations documentation and handover to the customer
- Build-up of a private cloud platform on OpenStack at provider TelemaxX with Terraform, including FortiGate HA clusters, FortiManager, and Kubernetes
- Introduction of Policy as Code (Open Policy Agent, Conftest) as well as development of MCP servers (Model Context Protocol) to connect AI assistants to operations and project tools
Successes:
- Made the business application fully operable without internet access for the first time; the cause of the loading error was narrowed down systematically to missing CORS headers after the likely certificate issue was ruled out
- Fully transferred an existing Azure concept to AWS and replaced the manually created environment with a reproducible, CI-based rollout
Technology stack: AWS (VPC, Application Load Balancer, Lambda, S3, Route 53 private hosted zones and Resolver query logging, IAM, CloudWatch, EC2, CloudFormation), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Remote State), CI/CD (GitHub Actions with OIDC, Azure DevOps Pipelines), OpenStack, FortiGate, FortiManager, Kubernetes, Policy as Code (Open Policy Agent, Conftest), offline and air-gap architectures, PKI & certificates (internal CA, TLS, CRL/OCSP), DNS, network segmentation, Linux, Windows Server, Python, Bash, PowerShell, YAML, JSON, architecture design & decision papers, documentation (Confluence, Markdown), Generative & Agentic AI (Model Context Protocol, Agentic AI Coding Tools)
Tezcan D.
Last position:
Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association
- Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
- Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
- Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
- Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
- Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
- Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
- Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions
Julian M.
Last position:
Senior Cloud Consultant at Rewion
- Led client projects end-to-end — from scoping and cloud strategy to sprint planning and stakeholder alignment
- Planned and implemented secure Azure Landing Zones using Infrastructure as Code
- Developed governance frameworks and cloud security controls tailored to enterprise environments
- Executed cloud readiness assessments and managed cloud migration initiatives from evaluation to handover
- Facilitated client workshops and agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups)
- Built internal Cloud Competence Centers to foster knowledge sharing and best practices across teams
- Development of a general Cloud Service Portal
Pierre G.
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
Baris E.
Last position:
Founder / Product & Security Architect at Pirpirik
- Perform secure code reviews and provide secure-coding guidance across the application and platform architecture.
- Engineer infrastructure security and design security-monitoring architecture, incident-response playbooks and Security-by-Design controls.
Manuel E.
Last position:
External Technical Lead for CI/CD, Architecture & Technical Governance at Insurance
- Technical lead for CI/CD modernization in the "Group Archive 4.0" system
- Architecture and steering responsibility according to the statement of work
- Setting up modern build and deployment processes
- CI/CD coaching and enablement of the internal development team
- Integration of modern DevOps, security, and compliance standards
- Ensuring technical governance, including collaboration with internal audit and BaFin
- Independently executing the modernization measures
- Supporting the team in adopting new technologies and methods
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Statistics of experts using DevSecOps
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
93%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
99%
Based on our profile pool as of 21 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology 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 using DevSecOps
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 21 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
DevSecOps 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 (97%)
- Banking and Finance (55%)
- Automotive (51%)
- Government and Administration (45%)
- Manufacturing (42%)
- Transportation (41%)
- Healthcare (35%)
- Professional Services (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Security in delivery
DevSecOps integrates security into software development and operations instead of leaving it to a final review. Teams use it to protect applications, infrastructure and data while keeping releases reliable and repeatable. Security controls become part of planning, coding, testing, deployment and monitoring.
Core practices
DevSecOps professionals define security requirements, threat models and control points across the delivery lifecycle. They configure automated checks for source code, dependencies, containers, infrastructure and running applications. Common practices include:
- SAST, DAST and software composition analysis
- Secret detection and vulnerability triage
- Policy checks for infrastructure as code
- Secure release gates and audit trails
Ecosystem and tooling
The work often spans GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins or Azure DevOps with cloud services from AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud. Specialists may use tools such as Semgrep, SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, OWASP ZAP, HashiCorp Terraform and Kubernetes security controls. They connect findings to ticketing, dashboards and incident workflows so teams can act on them.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when security must be added to an existing pipeline, cloud environment or product delivery process. Typical assignments include:
- Designing a DevSecOps operating model and security backlog
- Embedding security tests into CI/CD without blocking useful releases
- Hardening containers, Kubernetes clusters and cloud permissions
- Preparing evidence for internal controls or external audits
Adjacent capabilities
Strong professionals combine application security with practical automation and operations knowledge. They understand secure coding, identity and access management, networking, logging, incident response and risk prioritisation. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python or shell scripting helps them improve controls without creating fragile pipelines.
What good expertise looks like
Quality is visible in clear ownership, useful findings and controls that teams can maintain after the engagement. A capable specialist explains risk in business terms, reduces false positives and documents decisions, exceptions and remediation paths. They also measure whether security checks fit delivery workflows, respond to incidents and improve through feedback rather than adding process for its own sake.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with DevSecOps? These answers cover the essentials.
DevSecOps is used to build security into software delivery, cloud infrastructure and operational workflows. It helps teams detect weaknesses earlier, protect secrets and dependencies, enforce deployment policies and respond to risks without relying only on manual reviews.
DevSecOps makes security a shared responsibility across development, operations and security teams. Traditional DevOps may automate delivery while treating security as a separate stage, whereas DevSecOps adds security requirements, testing and monitoring throughout the lifecycle.
SecDevOps is a related term for integrating security with development and operations. In practice, teams usually mean the same broad approach, although the emphasis can vary between organisations and tooling choices.
A strong DevSecOps freelancer often combines CI/CD automation with cloud security, identity management, container security and infrastructure as code. Useful supporting skills include threat modelling, secure coding, vulnerability management, observability and scripting.
The right DevSecOps experience depends on the scope and risk of the environment. A pipeline integration may need focused expertise in security testing and automation, while a regulated or multi-cloud transformation calls for someone who can design controls, operating processes and governance.
DevSecOps work is often suitable for remote collaboration because repositories, pipelines, cloud consoles and documentation are accessible online. Teams still need clear access controls, secure communication, agreed response procedures and regular sessions with application, operations and security stakeholders.
Assess a DevSecOps specialist by asking for concrete examples of pipelines, security controls and remediation workflows they have delivered. Look for practical handling of false positives, secrets, dependency risk, permissions and incident response, not just familiarity with scanning tools.
A DevSecOps expert may deliver a security roadmap, threat model, CI/CD controls, scan configurations, policy-as-code, cloud hardening recommendations and operational runbooks. Good documentation should explain ownership, exceptions, remediation priorities and how teams will maintain the controls.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used DevSecOps in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 844 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used DevSecOps in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used DevSecOps in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used DevSecOps in their recent projects are English (99%), German (96%), and French (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used DevSecOps in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Banking and Finance (55%), and Automotive (51%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used DevSecOps in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (86%), and Project Management (69%).
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