DNS Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used DNS
Pedro C.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager (previously Cloud Project Manager) at IBM Client Innovation Center (formerly Nordcloud)
- Led a migration team of several squads for a Public Sector client (on-prem to AWS & Azure), incl. lift-and-shift and database modernisation to PostgreSQL.
- Led AWS/Azure discovery & assessment of 80+ applications and 400+ environments, delivering the wave plan.
Milivoje R.
Last position:
ICT Project Engineer at Mund Consulting AG (at VBS Cyber Command)
- Client engineering
- Getting familiar with the new digitized platform
- GPO adjustments
- Handling work packages
Majk K.
Last position:
Program Manager Core, Aggregation, Edge Network 4.0 at Deutsche Glasfaser GmbH
- Roll-out of 12 core locations in Germany (covering core routers, route reflectors, border routers, CGNAT, Sedges)
- Roll-out of 40 aggregation locations in Germany (covering aggregation routers and BNG functionality)
- Roll-out of 230 edge locations in Germany (covering several edge routers per site)
- Network topology (re-) planning (core-to-core, core-to-agg, edge rings planning) including carrier management
- BNG (customer) migration to new network infrastructure including IT support
- Lawful interception and LIMS
- Network documentation with FNT Command, ServiceNow
- Network engineering handover to operations, process management
- Commercial and technological management, supplier management
- Management of architecture and design progress (HHLD, HLD, LLD)
Marcel K.
Last position:
Co-Founder & Owner, Principal Consultant at Ancoma Professional Group GmbH
- Commercialization of professional experience and formation of a consulting services offering for infrastructure, engineering, digitalisation, M&A and supply chain.
- Implementation of an expert network in the field of IT optimisation, IT financial management, benchmarking, rollout management and service validation & testing.
- Execution of project management and interim management mandates in the field of IT & telecommunications for decentralized or international organizations from the IT, industrial, pharmaceutical, finance, utilities, and public sectors.
- Transition manager for cloud access, LAN services and SD WAN rollout in AsiaPac for Siemens (2023 to date).
- Topic lead for Digital Backbone transition for Siemens (2023 to date).
- Project manager for R&D Lab IT move and next generation digital lab workplace rollout in pRED center Basel for Roche Pharma (2023 to 2024, 2025).
- TSA workstream responsible for IT infrastructure M&A carve out and contract separation for Novartis / Sandoz (2023 to 2025).
- Interim lead architect for network and datacentre redesign and transition project for an utility company at Bechtle (2023).
- Project manager for IT infrastructure build out of new engineering facility at ABB (2022 to 2024).
- Consultant process engineering, go to market for IoT services and security incident event monitoring and interim service owner for shopfloor networks and cyber security at Bystronic Group (2021 to date).
- Contract management consultant for software ADM optimization, cloud services and global WAN transformation at Novartis (2020 to 2022).
- Consultant for multi-utility, business development and smart grid services and implementation of a contract management system at EBL (2014 to 2024).
- Rollout manager for SD WAN at SAG Derendinger (2021).
- Interim & project management in global IT category, global SD WAN rollout (600 sites) and network integration (Baxter/Shire), DHC, DNS, server and WiFi consolidation at Takeda Pharma (2015 to 2022).
- Project manager for global SDWAN multi-vendor MSA technical negotiations and consultant for global network transformation and benchmark process (800 sites) at Unilever (2014 to 2021).
- Advisory board member and speaker in SDWAN conference “WAN Summit” at Telegeography (2018 to date).
- Project manager for IT organizational change and white-collar productivity programme, product & material master data governance implementation, M&A PMO for Power Grids spin-off to joint-venture Hitachi-ABB at ABB (2017 to 2020).
- Consultant for multi-domain IT benchmark and RFP preparation for global network and carrier services at Deutsche Bank (2018 to 2020).
- Project manager for rollout management and process design engineering of a global web proxy solution (Zscaler) at Munich Re (2018 to 2020).
- Consultant for development of architecture for cloud access and WAN optimization at Implenia (2018 to 2019).
- Consultant for global business strategy alignment at Swisscom (2019).
- Project manager for global migration from TDM and Cisco IPT to Skype for Business and for datacentre backup to a public cloud at Richemont (2017 to 2019).
- Consultant for telecommunications benchmark at AXA Insurance (2018).
- Interim CEO and workforce management in business engineering, software integration and service validation & testing at BIM (2014 to 2015).
Alexander L.
Last position:
Project Manager, Architect at Public Client
- Update from Windows 10 to Windows 11
- Involvement in the design of the new workplace
- Planning and management of the rollout
Miguel S.
Last position:
Senior System and Cloud Engineer at Food Service Provider
- Supporting 3000 Intune devices
- Intune AutoPilot deployments for kiosk devices and hardening
- Intune configuration profiling and troubleshooting
Tomáš L.
Last position:
Senior Network Engineer at Migros
- Support across the entire Migros network
- MPLS, L3/L2, complex BGP network, Checkpoint and Fortinet firewalls/VPN, F5 proxies and load balancers, Cisco WLAN with Prime/CCC and DNAC (the largest in Switzerland), ISE, Bluecat DNS and IPAM, DAMS, PRTG, Git, Ansible, ACI with NCAE and NexusDashboard, SAN
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Statistics of experts using DNS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
31 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
24
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Telecommunication, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Sales
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
33%
Certifications per freelancer
9
Most common languages
German, English, French
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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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%)
- Telecommunication (86%)
- Banking and Finance (57%)
- Professional Services (57%)
- Transportation (43%)
- Manufacturing (43%)
- Government and Administration (43%)
- Aerospace and Defense (29%)
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 helps browsers, applications, mail systems and private networks find the services they need. Reliable DNS supports availability, performance and controlled access across public and internal environments.
Core architecture
DNS work spans authoritative servers that publish zone data, recursive resolvers that retrieve answers, and caching layers that reduce lookup time and upstream load. Specialists work with registrars, name servers, delegation, TTL settings and record types such as A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and SRV. They also design split-horizon setups for different internal and external answers.
Ecosystem and tools
Common environments include BIND, PowerDNS, Unbound, Windows DNS and managed services from cloud and DNS providers. Strong specialists use zone-file workflows, APIs, infrastructure as code, monitoring and query logs to manage changes safely. They understand DNSSEC, TSIG, Anycast, health checks and traffic steering where the operating model requires them.
Where companies use it
- Publish and migrate domains without interrupting web or mail services
- Design resilient authoritative and recursive DNS architectures
- Connect cloud, data centre and private network environments
- Configure email authentication with SPF, DKIM and DMARC records
- Support global routing, failover and service discovery
DNS is present in nearly every connected product, from customer portals and APIs to corporate networks and SaaS services. Swiss companies may need experts who can work remotely across distributed teams or coordinate carefully with local infrastructure and security groups.
When specialists help
Freelance expertise is useful during domain migrations, cloud adoption, acquisitions, outages and security reviews. Companies also bring in a specialist when ownership is unclear, records have grown inconsistent, or changes are made without reliable testing and rollback. The right professional can document dependencies and transfer practical knowledge to the internal team.
What good work looks like
A strong DNS professional traces a name resolution path instead of changing records by guesswork. They verify delegation, propagation behaviour, resolver responses, negative caching and DNSSEC status from more than one viewpoint. They separate authoritative data from recursive policy, automate repeatable changes, protect access to zones and make incidents understandable through clear runbooks and monitoring.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about DNS.
DNS maps domain names to IP addresses and publishes records for web services, email, authentication and service discovery. It also helps organisations control how internal and external users reach applications, while caching reduces repeated lookup work.
DNS provides a distributed, centrally managed naming system that can serve many networks and locations. A hosts file is local and difficult to govern at scale, while a service registry is usually focused on dynamic application-to-application discovery rather than public domains, email and broader network naming.
DNS work often connects with networking, Linux or Windows infrastructure, cloud services, identity, email security and infrastructure as code. Useful specialists can also read packet captures, interpret resolver logs, manage certificates and explain routing or firewall dependencies.
DNS projects need practical experience that matches their risk and scope. A straightforward zone change may need focused operational support, while a migration, DNSSEC rollout, split-horizon design or outage investigation calls for someone who has handled dependencies, testing and rollback.
DNS is well suited to remote collaboration because configuration, queries, logs and monitoring can be reviewed securely online. On-site work may still help when changes involve private data-centre equipment, restricted networks or close coordination with a local operations team.
DNS quality shows in accurate records, controlled access, resilient delegation, clear documentation and observable behaviour from multiple resolvers. Ask the specialist to explain failure scenarios, TTL choices, DNSSEC handling, rollback steps and how they would prove that a migration is complete.
DNS can be hosted through a managed provider when the company values outsourced resilience, APIs, traffic controls and operational support. BIND or PowerDNS may be preferable when teams need direct control, private deployment, specialised policy or integration with existing infrastructure.
DNS specialists may deliver a zone inventory, target architecture, migration plan, record changes, DNSSEC configuration, monitoring and operational runbooks. They should also leave ownership clear, explain dependencies with registrars and cloud services, and document how future changes are tested.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used DNS in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 846 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used DNS in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 33% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used DNS in their recent projects have 31 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used DNS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (86%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used DNS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Telecommunication (86%), and Banking and Finance (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used DNS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (86%), and Operations (71%).
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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