DNS Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used DNS
Alexander Vasilenko
Last position:
Senior Cloud & Kubernetes Architect at A.S.E. | Business Solutions for Construction
- Architected and deployed a highly available, multi-tenant Kubernetes platform on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for business-critical microservices.
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive Infrastructure-as-Code strategy using Terraform for managing GKE clusters, networking (VPCs, Subnets), and IAM policies.
- Engineered optimized storage solutions for stateful workloads (MongoDB) using GKE PersistentVolumes, enhancing performance and data resiliency.
- Established a full-stack observability framework using Google Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Thomas Schuetz
Last position:
Cloud Native Trainer and Architect / Owner at TSC Labs e.U.
Focus:
- Developing and providing Cloud Native Courses
- Architecture Consulting for Platform Engineering and Cloud Native
- Supporting Teams and People on their Cloud Native Journey
Delivered Trainings:
- Kubernetes Fundamentals - From Pods to Ingresses; 2 Days
- Platform Engineering on GKE - Operators, GitOps, Gateway API, Policy Management, Storage; 2 Days
- Platform Engineering on AKS - GitOps, External Secrets, Policy Management, Ingress/Gateway API and Storage; 4 Days
Currently In Progress:
- Platform Engineering Basic / Advanced on OpenShift - OpenShift/Kubernetes Basics, GitOps, External DNS, External Secrets; Multi-Step Program with 2 Course Blocks (3 and 2 Days) and self-paced projects
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
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
Fadil Kalabalukovic
Last position:
Self-employed IT Service Provider at HG46-IT e.U.
- Setup of server and application infrastructures
- 3rd-level support for issues
- Consulting for application software and hardware
- Website design
- Network setup and conclusion of maintenance contracts
Martin Haintz
Last position:
Software Development & IT-Consulting at Self-Employed
Tech stack: Flutter/Dart, Unity3D, React, NextJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SASS, SCSS, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Ollama, llama.cpp, LangChain, MCP, RAG, n8n, Node-Red, PlatformIO, Arduino, ESP, C, C++, Python/Django, NodeJS, C#, .NET, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS-SQL, MongoDB, AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Postman, REST, WebSocket, Figma, Penpot, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, VS Code, Android Studio, Visual Studio, Unity3D, Jira, Confluence, Traefik, Rclone, Authentik, pfSense, Cloudflare, Proxmox, MQTT
Previous projects:
n8n automation that reads incoming emails from an Office mailbox and routes them to stakeholders
FastMCP 2 server exposing internal services via REST API to an LLM
Terraform migration of cloud infrastructure with Azure VMs, network, blob, storage and cloud-init
Azure Pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and artifact management
Terraform, Ansible, Cloudflare Tunnel integration with Docker container provisioning and backups
GitHub Actions CI/CD for Flutter app builds, testing, automated screenshots, and App Store deployment
Flutter app with SSO, local database, backend integration, BLE synchronization
GCP setup with Cloud DNS, App Engine, Cloud SQL
AWS environment with EC2, S3, Route 53, ECS
Workshops delivered on Docker, Git, Terraform, Ansible, Cloudflare, DevOps, modern software development practices
Backend development with Python Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, MQTT
SSO identity provider with OIDC, OAuth, LDAP, Cloudflare Tunnels, Authentik
Nehat Adler
Last position:
IT Application Manager at Self Employed - BM.I
- .net C# - IIS Application Management
- Graylog, MS Windows Server AD, DNS, DHCP, Failover Cluster Manager, Ansible Linux for Deployment, MS SQL Server
Michael Krakowitsch
Last position:
Business WIFI installation
- WIFI installation for various customers
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Statistics of experts using DNS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
4.8 years
Positions per freelancer
7
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
67%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
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 DNS
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
DNS basics
DNS, the Domain Name System, turns names like api.example.com into IP addresses. It is the lookup layer behind websites, mail flow, SaaS access, internal tools, and most service discovery. Strong specialists keep it simple, fast, and easy to troubleshoot.
Typical work
- Public zone design for web, mail, and subdomain routing
- Internal DNS for offices, VPNs, and cloud networks
- Record management for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and SRV
- Reverse lookup and PTR alignment for clean network identity
- DNSSEC rollout for integrity and trust
Tools and stacks
DNS work often touches BIND, PowerDNS, Unbound, Knot DNS, Route 53, Cloudflare DNS, and Windows DNS. The right specialist knows when to use a managed resolver, when to run authoritative servers, and how to document changes so teams can move safely.
When freelancers help
Companies bring in freelance DNS experts during migrations, outages, security reviews, and new system rollouts. The work is often urgent because a wrong record can break email, apps, or access in minutes. In Austria, remote support is common, but on-site help can matter when DNS sits close to office networks or local infrastructure.
What strong experts do
Good professionals check TTLs, delegation, glue records, propagation, and caching behavior before they change anything. They also spot issues with wildcard records, split DNS, and stale zone data. Clean rollback plans and clear notes are part of the job.
Quality signals
A strong DNS specialist can explain why a name resolves the way it does, not just edit a record. Look for clear incident handling, careful change control, and experience with DNSSEC, failover, load balancing, and mail-related DNS such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. That mix reduces hidden risk and keeps services reachable.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about DNS? Start with the answers below.
DNS maps human-readable names to the systems behind them. It is used for websites, email delivery, internal service lookup, and access to cloud and private networks. When it is set up well, users connect quickly and teams can move services without changing every endpoint.
Bring in a DNS freelancer when changes are risky or time-sensitive: migrations, outages, mail problems, split-horizon setups, or DNSSEC work. These tasks need careful record handling and a good feel for caching and propagation. A focused specialist usually finds the issue faster than a generalist.
DNS is the underlying system; Route 53 and Cloudflare DNS are managed services that provide it. The trade-off is control versus convenience. A strong specialist can work across both and choose the right setup for public zones, private zones, or resilient failover.
A good DNS specialist usually understands TCP/IP, TLS, mail authentication, load balancing, and cloud networking. In practice, they often work with SSH access, Linux admin tasks, firewalls, and certificates. That broader context helps them avoid fixes that solve one issue but create another.
A simple DNS record change may need only a careful specialist, but migrations, DNSSEC, and mail troubleshooting need deeper hands-on experience. The more systems depend on the domain, the more important delegation, rollback, and testing become. Complex environments benefit from someone who has handled production incidents before.
Most DNS work can be done remotely because the key tasks are record review, zone changes, and resolver analysis. On-site helps when the issue sits inside office networks, local firewalls, or hybrid infrastructure tied to Austrian locations. Many teams use remote work for the main task and reserve on-site time for access-sensitive steps.
Look for clear explanations, careful change plans, and proof that the person understands authoritative and recursive DNS behavior. Good specialists can talk through TTLs, delegation, glue records, DNSSEC, and rollback steps without guesswork. If they can also explain mail records like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, that is a strong sign.
DNS matters for much more than websites. It affects mail routing, domain verification, VPN access, internal service discovery, and cloud deployments. Problems in DNS often show up first as email failures or hidden app outages, which is why careful management matters.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 826 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects, 67% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Healthcare (38%), and Manufacturing (38%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (63%), and Product Development (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used DNS
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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