DNS Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used DNS
Christian W.
Last position:
Lead Developer & Performance Specialist at Groox GmbH
Sole responsibility for the design, development and deployment of the bilingual Qwik platform eventvideo.at. Responsible for frontend performance optimization (PageSpeed 97/100/100/100), SEO engineering with Schema.org, integration of Google Search Console and IndexNow, and building the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. Requirements gathering and technical implementation.
- Performance Engineering: Google PageSpeed Score 97/100/100/100 (Performance / Accessibility / Best Practices / SEO) through frontend optimization (lazy loading, thumbnail-first, lightweight media integration)
- Full-Stack Web Development: Sole responsibility for development with the Qwik.js framework from frontend to deployment for the bilingual (DE/EN) platform eventvideo.at, marketing personalized, fully automated participant videos for sports events
- Qwik.js Resumability Architecture: Server-side rendering with minimal JavaScript hydration overhead; the page remains immediately interactive even with extensive video and event content, without a full-page load.
- API Integration: Google Search Console API and IndexNow API for automated indexing and SEO monitoring
- SEO Engineering: Schema.org Structured Data implementation for rich snippets and improved search engine visibility
- Mobile-First with minimal bundle size: CSS3 layout without UI framework overhead, consistently lean use of resources for excellent PageSpeed on desktop and mobile.
- GitHub Actions CI/CD: Automated build, test and deployment pipeline for continuous integration
Technologies: Qwik.js Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, Internationalization (i18n DE/EN), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Google Search Console API, IndexNow API, Schema.org, Google PageSpeed Insights, Lazy Loading, CSS3, Responsive Design
Thomas S.
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
Alexander V.
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.
René Z.
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
Fadil K.
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 H.
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
Christian F.
Last position:
Project Manager at EVVA Sicherheitstechnologie GmbH
- Lead the SPG team
- Coordinate teams and activities across company boundaries
- Intensive time and cost controlling
- Monthly reporting to the CIO/CDO
- Contributing to the technical solution concept and sprint planning
- Responsibility for rollout planning
- Involvement in testing
Nehat A.
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
Andreas K.
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
Michael K.
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
20 years
Position duration
4.4 years
Positions per freelancer
9
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
63%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria 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 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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
DNS 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 (100%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Manufacturing (40%)
- Construction (30%)
- Aerospace and Defense (20%)
- Automotive (20%)
- Banking and Finance (20%)
- Professional Services (20%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What DNS does
DNS, or Domain Name System, translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses and other service records. It directs users and applications to websites, APIs, mail servers and internal services without exposing infrastructure details. Reliable resolution is essential for connectivity, performance and service availability.
Core records
DNS specialists design and maintain authoritative zones and record sets for domains and subdomains. They work with A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS and SRV records, while managing TTLs, delegation and reverse lookups. Careful changes prevent broken websites, failed email delivery and unexpected routing behavior.
Resolvers and tools
The ecosystem includes BIND, Unbound, PowerDNS, Windows DNS and managed services from major cloud providers. Professionals use command-line tools such as dig and nslookup, monitoring systems, zone-file workflows and infrastructure-as-code to inspect, test and automate DNS. DNSSEC adds signing, validation and key-management responsibilities.
Where expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance DNS specialists when domains, networks or cloud environments need dependable control. Typical assignments include:
- Migrating zones between providers without disrupting services
- Connecting on-premises networks with cloud and hybrid environments
- Implementing DNSSEC, split-horizon DNS and reverse DNS
- Investigating propagation, delegation and resolver failures
When to hire a specialist
External expertise helps during mergers, data-centre moves, domain portfolio changes, email migrations and incident response. It is also valuable when a team needs resilient anycast or multi-provider resolution, cleaner zone ownership or stronger change controls. In Austria, collaboration may involve remote work across regions or on-site coordination with network and infrastructure teams.
What strong professionals deliver
Strong DNS professionals explain dependencies before changing records and test both authoritative and recursive paths. They document zones, ownership, expiry, rollback steps and access controls, then validate behavior from different networks. Look for practical knowledge of networking, TCP/IP, TLS, email authentication, Linux or Windows, cloud connectivity and security. The best specialists reduce risk while leaving a clear operating model behind.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about DNS? Start with the answers below.
DNS maps domain names to IP addresses and publishes records for websites, APIs, email, identity services and internal applications. It also supports service discovery, traffic steering, reverse lookups and security controls such as SPF, DKIM and DNSSEC.
Domain Name System provides a distributed, delegated and centrally managed naming service that can work across many networks. A hosts file is local and manual, while systems such as Consul or Kubernetes service discovery are usually focused on dynamic workloads inside a controlled environment.
A strong DNS specialist usually understands TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, TLS, Linux or Windows networking and cloud connectivity. Email authentication, identity systems, infrastructure-as-code and incident response are also valuable when names and records support business-critical services.
The right level depends on the risk and scope of the change. A simple zone update may need focused operational experience, while provider migrations, DNSSEC, hybrid networks or outage investigation call for a specialist who has handled delegated zones, rollback planning and production validation.
DNS work is often well suited to remote collaboration because configuration, testing and documentation can be performed securely through controlled access. On-site work may still help when changes depend on physical network equipment, restricted environments or close coordination with an Austrian infrastructure team.
BIND offers mature, flexible control and is widely used for authoritative and recursive services. Managed DNS can reduce operational work and provide global resilience, so the choice depends on control requirements, compliance, integration needs, failure planning and the team’s ability to operate the service.
Ask how the specialist will document ownership, delegation, TTLs, dependencies, access controls and rollback steps. A quality DNS implementation includes testing from multiple resolvers, monitoring, clear alerting and validation of authoritative, recursive and reverse-resolution paths.
DNSSEC adds digital signatures so validating resolvers can detect altered or forged DNS responses. It requires careful key handling, DS records at the parent zone, rollover planning and monitoring, so specialists should explain the trust chain and recovery process before enabling it.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects is 101 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 810 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects, 63% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 38% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Healthcare (50%), and Manufacturing (40%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used DNS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (60%), and Operations (50%).
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.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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