Elastic Stack Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Elastic Stack
John Ampia-Addison
Last position:
Software Developer and DevOps Engineer at Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ)
Refactoring and improving core APIs; implementing client change requests. Setting up metrics, traces, and logs monitoring infrastructure to support operations. Designing GitOps deployment and infrastructure as code. Applications and Systems Configuration in ArgoCD and Openshift. Confluence documentation of design, approach, and solution. Tech Stack: Java 8 & 21, Spring framework, JSP, Javascript, Bash Scripts, SQL, Grafana Stack, Opentelemetry, Docker, DB2, Maven, Kubernetes Kompose.
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.
Michail Matjuchin
Last position:
OpenShift Specialist, Developer at Insurance
Project goal: Introduce OpenShift as the run-time platform and migrate all applications to OpenShift.
My contribution: Make sure logging and monitoring for the applications were in place. Set up and put into operation the OpenShift components for logging and monitoring (Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and Grafana). Develop and implement the security concept for OpenShift. Work with developers to define and carry out the application changes needed for the OpenShift migration. Integrate monitoring into the applications.
Technical environment: Java, WebSphere Liberty, OpenShift components, Elasticsearch (ELK stack), Prometheus, Grafana.
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
Joseph Wagner
Last position:
Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank
- I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
- The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
- Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
- Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
- Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
Benjamin Akhras
Last position:
Research Engineer at AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology
- Developed Taranis AI, an advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) tool, leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize information gathering and situational analysis.
- Created cybersecurity trainings and a cyber range to provide hands-on learning experiences for SOC teams and IT management.
- Designed and implemented a hybrid cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Terraform, and Ansible, improving the scalability and performance of the infrastructure and led the migration from an on-site only infrastructure to the hybrid cloud environment.
- Some of my current work can be found on GitHub.
Kurt Blumenschein
Last position:
Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
- ~100 Devs, ~10 Teams, per team: 1 PO, 1 Scrum Master, 1 UX, 1 Developer, 1 Tester
- .net core 8, 9, C#
- Microservices, Clean-Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
- GraphQL, REST, SDL
- Azure DevOps, CI / CD-pipelines, Azure-Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
- Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
- Azure SQL-Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
- Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnt, Test Automations)
- AI, Copilot, creating test templates
- Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
- Automated unit and integration tests
- Automated E2E tests, Playwright test automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
- Tracking of shipments
- GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
- Jira, Confluence
- Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx million messages per month per service)
- Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
- Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into Azure Data Lake
Dominic Wehrmann
Last position:
Engineer / Architect at Freelancer
- Magento 2
- Symfony
- Various technologies
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Statistics of experts using Elastic Stack
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
57%
Certifications per freelancer
4
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 Elastic Stack
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
What it is
Elastic Stack is the set of tools built around Elasticsearch for search, logs, metrics, and observability. It is also known as the ELK Stack when people refer to Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana together. Companies use it to index data fast, explore events, and turn raw records into useful views.
Core pieces
- Elasticsearch for search and indexing
- Kibana for dashboards and analysis
- Logstash for data pipelines and parsing
- Beats and Elastic Agent for lightweight collection
- Security features for detection and investigation
Typical work
A strong specialist can set up ingestion flows, define index mappings, and shape dashboards for support, operations, or security teams. They also handle alerting, data lifecycle rules, and query performance. In Austria, this often supports regulated industries, enterprise IT, and distributed teams that need clear visibility across systems.
When to bring in help
Companies usually look for freelance support when a rollout is stalled, data volumes grow, or dashboards no longer answer business questions. It also helps when teams need a clean migration from older ELK Stack setups, better search relevance, or tighter observability across cloud and on-prem systems.
What good experts do
- Model data so searches stay accurate and fast
- Build reusable pipelines for logs and events
- Create dashboards that teams can use quickly
- Tune queries, mappings, and shard layout
- Keep deployments stable during upgrades and changes
Skills that matter
Strong Elastic Stack professionals understand query design, indexing strategy, JSON data, Linux, and cloud infrastructure. They also work well with application teams, security teams, and operations teams. The best people explain trade-offs clearly and can move from troubleshooting to delivery without delay.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Elastic Stack.
Elastic Stack is used to search data, centralize logs, monitor systems, and investigate security events. It helps teams turn large streams of machine and application data into dashboards, alerts, and searchable records. Many companies also use it for product search and customer-facing discovery features.
Elastic Stack is the broader product family name. ELK Stack usually refers to Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, while the Elastic Stack name also covers newer collection and security components. People still use both terms, so a good specialist should understand them in context.
A strong Elastic Stack freelancer should know Elasticsearch mapping, query design, and index lifecycle management. They should also be comfortable with Kibana, Logstash or Beats, JSON data, and basic infrastructure troubleshooting. For search-heavy projects, relevance tuning matters as much as setup.
A Elastic Stack specialist is valuable when ingestion breaks, searches become slow, or dashboards are not trusted by the teams using them. They are also useful during migrations, security monitoring projects, and redesigns of large log flows. Generalist support can be enough for small setups, but complex data patterns need deeper expertise.
Elastic Stack is often chosen when teams want more control over search design, indexing, and deployment options. Splunk can be attractive for packaged workflows, while Elastic gives more flexibility and often needs more hands-on tuning. The better choice depends on data shape, operational model, and internal skills.
Yes, Elastic Stack work is often done remotely because much of the work happens in configuration, dashboards, and query tuning. For Austrian companies, remote collaboration usually works well if access, security reviews, and language expectations are clear. On-site help can still matter for early workshops or sensitive infrastructure changes.
Look for clear examples of designing pipelines, improving search quality, and keeping clusters stable under real load. A strong Elastic Stack professional can explain why a mapping, shard plan, or alert rule was chosen. They should also show practical experience with Kibana, logging, and operational troubleshooting, not just theory.
A Elastic Stack engagement usually ends with working pipelines, usable dashboards, and documentation that your team can maintain. Depending on the project, you may also expect alert rules, index templates, role setup, and migration notes. Good freelancers leave the system understandable, not just running.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Elastic Stack in their recent projects is 105 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 837 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Elastic Stack in their recent projects, 57% hold at least a Bachelor's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Elastic Stack in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Elastic Stack in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Elastic Stack in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (50%), and Transportation (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Elastic Stack in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (88%), and Operations (75%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Elastic Stack
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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