Disaster Recovery Experts in Switzerland
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Michael Neumüller
Last position:
Hardware Development Engineer at Thales
- Architected and implemented a bidirectional USB-C 3.0 Power Delivery (PD/DRP) system for 24V battery charging, successfully minimizing software integration risks through targeted feasibility studies.
- Integrated CAN, USB 3.0, Gigabit-Ethernet, and Audio-Codec interfaces in Altium Designer, successfully delivering the complete system schematic ready for board redesign.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Rescued a failing (military) legacy project by reverse engineering undocumented hardware, successfully resolving critical design flaws and consolidating the Altium project.
Stefan Ullerich
Last position:
Workstream Lead Solution Delivery / IT Operations Manager SAP S4/HANA Private Cloud Edition - RISE at Munich Re
- Lead Solution Delivery workstream
- Serve as IT Operations Manager ad interim
- Define, implement, and continuously optimize the Target Operating Model
- Design and implement incident and problem management processes
- Develop, maintain, and execute business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including DR testing
- Ensure system availability, performance, scalability, and compliance with SLAs
- Liaise between business stakeholders, SAP Basis teams, managed service providers, and cloud vendors
- Oversee incident, change, and problem management processes per ITIL best practices
- Lead service reviews and vendor performance evaluations
- Coordinate patching, upgrades, and enhancement cycles with SAP AG and application operations teams
- Monitor system health, performance, and security using SAP for Me
- Collaborate with IT security, infrastructure, and network teams to ensure system integrity
- Create, track, and manage project-related firewall requests
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver cutover activities for targeted system lines
Max Rosari
Last position:
ICT Solution Architect Senior at ewb, Energy, Water
- Questioning and discussion of technical requirements and coordination with the team
- Contributing to objectives of the Digital Transformation Services unit and implementation of objectives
- Analyzing, specifying, updating and delivering architecture models to implement digital solutions in line with business, data infrastructure and requirements
- Selecting suitable technical options for application design considering interoperability, reversibility, scalability, usability, accessibility and security and optimizing cost/quality ratio
- Creating and maintaining concept documents, architecture models and other technical documentation
- Reviewing services to be provided and other documents for solution development
- Collaborating with IT enterprise architect, business analyst, project manager, developers, testers and process owner in design and documentation of technical specifications for new and further developments
- Communicating and supporting concepts to relevant stakeholders
- Participating in enterprise architecture activities and ensuring compliance with principles, standards and guidelines
- Monitoring compliance with defined design at application, solution and enterprise level
- Developing and testing existing and new solutions as required
- Supporting and guiding development teams in implementation of new projects or maintenance of existing products, assuming product manager role if required
- Establishing and ensuring best practice in implementation, documentation, testing and packaging for distribution
- Contributing to handling of reported incidents and requests assigned to third level support and follow-up actions as required
Alexander Strauss
Last position:
IT Manager & Architectural Draftsman at Architektur Jürg Gasser
Design, operation, and further development of a stable IT environment to ensure smooth CAD and planning operations.
Implement structured backup and data protection concepts to reduce operational risks and safeguard business-critical data.
Optimize and secure the web and server infrastructure in a LAMP environment to increase stability, security, and availability.
Ensure reliable operation of Microsoft 365 and Exchange services for daily business operations.
Combine technical infrastructure expertise with domain experience in architecture and CAD.
John Edwards
Last position:
Co-Founder / Non-Executive Director at GRP Energy
- Co-founded battery storage business targeting residential, commercial & industrial, and utility markets in Netherlands and UK
- Developed UK and Netherlands market entry strategies based on competitive analysis and regulatory assessment
- Led "Storage as a Service" business model development to complement core hardware distribution business line
- Created comprehensive financial models and investment cases for capital raising initiatives
- Provided board-level strategic guidance and governance oversight
Matteo Ganzaroli
Last position:
Vice President IT Applications at Comet AG
- Provide global leadership for Comet’s enterprise applications and digital transformation agenda, acting as a strategic partner to the CIO and Executive Committee. Accountable for driving business value, operational excellence, and innovation across the entire enterprise systems landscape.
- Define and execute the global enterprise applications strategy across ERP, CRM, PLM, MES, HR systems (SuccessFactors, SAP HR), and Microsoft 365 (M365), ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with long-term business objectives.
- Partner with executive and regional business leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable digital initiatives that enhance efficiency, agility, and user experience.
- Drive Agile delivery practices across cross-functional global teams using Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead a centralized and standardized global application delivery model to ensure governance, efficiency, and consistency across all regions and business units.
- Own vendor management and sourcing strategy, establishing and monitoring KPIs, SLAs, and performance metrics for application reliability, user adoption, and business impact.
- Manage multi-million euro application budgets, optimizing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and value creation.
- Strengthen IT governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance in line with GDPR, ISO, and IFRS requirements.
- Enable IT/OT convergence by integrating SAP, MES, PLM, and production systems with enterprise platforms, ensuring secure and interoperable manufacturing and R&D architectures.
- Act as Deputy CIO, contributing to enterprise IT strategy, cybersecurity programs, risk management, and transformation initiatives.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across global IT and business teams.
- Ensure efficient and cost-effective Managed Service Provider (MSP) delivery while maintaining required service levels across all application services.
- Oversee SAP AMS and non-SAP application support teams across internal resources and external MSPs.
- Ensure high service reliability through structured Incident, Change, and Problem Management in coordination with the IT Service Delivery organization.
- Establish and continuously monitor KPIs, SLAs, and application performance dashboards to ensure service quality and business continuity.
- Coordinate L2/L3 escalation paths across internal IT teams, MSPs, and software vendors to ensure rapid issue resolution.
Oscar Montero
Last position:
IT Specialist / DBA at Rothschild Private Swiss Bank
- Act as DBA SME for MS SQL Server and primary contact for MSSQL infrastructure and long-term technology roadmap in a critical 24/7 banking environment
- Maintain and evolve SQL infrastructure and monitoring system across development, test, UAT, and production environments (10 servers, 4 always-active Windows clusters, MSSQL 2014–2022 on VMs hosted by Inventix)
- Automate SQL operations using Brent Ozar scripts, PowerShell, and Inventix cloud script integration
- Build and improve ETL processes and BI applications (Power BI); plan resources and mentor BI team
- Participate in review, delivery, and deployment of database improvements across the software development lifecycle
- Migrate SQL Server instances from 2017 to 2019 and 2022
- Integrate new applications requiring MSSQL databases
- Manage and support on-premise and Azure SQL Server solutions; advise on industry standards, best practices, and creative database solutions
- Develop automation scripts for internal systems using PowerShell and Git
- Monitor systems with Splunk and Grafana; manage alerts, filters, data ingestion, and dashboard configuration
- Collaborate with operations, development, and business teams to identify and resolve operational and performance issues proactively
- Implement new SQL Server technologies such as Query Store, Extended Events, Tuning Advisor, and system traces
- Provide on-call support and regular maintenance during evenings and weekends
- Define and enforce system policies and standards; work closely with application managers, HR, and IT platforms in Switzerland and the UK
- Handle 2nd/3rd level support service requests; document resolutions and cooperate with vendors
- Use internal and external monitoring tools to detect performance trends and implement alerts and processes to prevent database issues
- Document and share knowledge to improve technical understanding across operations and development teams; administer Confluence (installation, configuration, document management, performance, upgrades)
- Work professionally in cross-functional teams to advise, influence, and coach development and operations teams on database topics
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Statistics of experts using Disaster Recovery
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
28 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
86%
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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland using Disaster Recovery
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
Recovery plans
Disaster Recovery is the set of methods used to bring systems, data, and services back after a failure, cyberattack, site outage, or human error. It covers the practical steps that turn a backup into a working recovery path. Strong experts focus on what must come back first and what can wait.
What they deliver
- Recovery strategy and runbooks
- Backup, restore, and replication design
- Failover and failback procedures
- DR testing and exercise support
- Documentation for operations teams
These deliverables often sit beside business continuity work, but the focus here is technical recovery. In Switzerland, companies in finance, insurance, manufacturing, and healthcare often need clear recovery procedures that fit mixed cloud and on-prem systems.
Tooling and platforms
Strong Disaster Recovery professionals know the backup stack, the virtualization layer, storage snapshots, and cloud recovery services that support their plan. They work with tools such as Veeam, Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, AWS Backup, and database-native replication features. The tool matters less than the ability to prove it restores cleanly under pressure.
When to bring in help
Companies usually bring in freelance support when they are moving to a new environment, auditing an old recovery setup, or preparing for a critical test. They also need outside help after an outage exposed weak backups, missing dependencies, or unclear ownership. A good specialist can quickly map systems, identify gaps, and turn vague plans into tested steps.
What strong experts do
- Map dependencies between applications, data, and infrastructure
- Define recovery time and recovery point targets with the business
- Validate backup integrity and restore paths
- Test failover under realistic conditions
- Improve runbooks after each exercise
The best professionals do not stop at documentation. They check permissions, network routes, identity services, and external integrations, because recovery fails when one forgotten component blocks the rest.
Switzerland fit
For Swiss teams, language skills and working style matter as much as technical depth. Many projects can run remotely, but onsite workshops help when systems are complex or when recovery testing must involve local operations staff. The right expert should be comfortable working with technical teams and business stakeholders in the language that the project needs.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Disaster Recovery, in one place.
A strong Disaster Recovery specialist designs the path that brings systems back after an outage, attack, or severe error. That usually includes backup validation, replication planning, failover planning, failback steps, and recovery testing. The goal is not just to store copies of data, but to prove services can return in the right order.
Disaster Recovery is the technical side of restoring systems and data. Business continuity is broader and also covers people, processes, communication, and workarounds while systems are down. Companies often need both, but a DR expert focuses on the recovery mechanics.
Disaster Recovery work often includes backup and replication tools such as Veeam, Zerto, and Azure Site Recovery, plus cloud-native services from AWS, Microsoft, and other vendors. Database replication, storage snapshots, virtualization features, and network recovery settings are also common. The right tool depends on the systems being protected.
A good Disaster Recovery freelancer understands infrastructure, storage, virtualization, databases, networking, and identity systems. They should also be able to write clear runbooks and work with operations and security teams. Experience with testing matters just as much as design.
A simple Disaster Recovery review may only need a specialist who can assess the current setup and tighten the runbooks. More complex projects need someone who has handled multi-site failover, hybrid cloud recovery, or regulated environments. The more systems and dependencies involved, the more important proven recovery testing becomes.
Much of Disaster Recovery planning can be done remotely, especially design work, documentation, and test preparation. Onsite time in Switzerland is useful for workshops, stakeholder alignment, and recovery exercises that touch local teams or sensitive systems. Many projects use a mix of both.
Ask for examples of recovery plans they have built, tests they have run, and problems they found before an outage did. A strong Disaster Recovery professional can explain failover order, data consistency, and the steps needed to restore access without guesswork. Clear answers are a good sign; vague talk about backups is not.
If backups have never been restored, if the recovery order is unclear, or if no one can say how long a critical system would take to come back, Disaster Recovery help is overdue. Another warning sign is a plan that exists only as a document and has never been tested. Gaps usually show up when systems span multiple clouds, sites, or business units.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Disaster Recovery in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 916 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Disaster Recovery in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Disaster Recovery in their recent projects have 28 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Disaster Recovery in their recent projects are German (100%), English (86%), and Spanish (43%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Disaster Recovery in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Professional Services (71%), and Telecommunication (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Disaster Recovery in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (100%), and Project Management (86%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Disaster Recovery
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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