GitOps Experts in Austria
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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.
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
Raphael Mulenda
Last position:
Team Lead / Head of Service Desk & Field Service at B&R Industrial Automation (ABB)
- Owned day-to-day IT operations for Service Desk, Field Service, and on-call support, ensuring business continuity for a multi-site environment
- Led the transition from Lotus Notes incident tracking to ServiceNow, defining process design, workflows, roles, and reporting
- Implemented a modern telephony system with integrated reporting, enabling real-time visibility of volumes, wait times, and SLA adherence
- Launched a customer self-service portal and on-site walk-in support model to improve first-contact resolution and user experience
- Designed, documented, and rolled out SLAs, delivering targeted training for engineers and stakeholders to drive adoption and compliance
- Acted as process owner for service operations, establishing operating procedures, request/change/incident interfaces, and quality controls
- Partnered with business and IS/OT stakeholders to prioritize demand, reduce operational risk, and improve service reliability
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
Tobias Franek
Last position:
CTO & Founder at bitminds
Selected projects:
Kiosk platform – hospitality
- Led a 3-person team while hands-on architecting an edge computing infrastructure for over 15 self-service kiosks in Alpine hotels with unstable connectivity
- Designed a Nomad-based cluster with a WireGuard mesh network for fully automated OTA updates, even during local network outages and offline operation
- Integrated physical peripherals (hotel key card readers, thermal printers) into a containerized deployment pipeline
- Reduced on-site maintenance visits by ~40% through a resilient offline-first architecture and Prometheus-based hardware monitoring
- Tech: Nomad, Consul, WireGuard, NestJS, NextJS, Prometheus, Custom Hardware Provisioning
Multi-tenant SaaS platform – insurance claims processing
- Built and operated the Kubernetes infrastructure for a market-leading claims processing platform (acquired by an S&P 500 company) – with strict compliance and availability requirements
- Designed a multi-tenant EKS cluster with tenant isolation, enabling cost-effective single-instance hosting for multiple customers
- Implemented dynamic spot instance node pools, reducing infrastructure costs by ~20%
- Set up fully automated deployment pipelines (Terraform + GitHub Actions) for uninterrupted releases during business hours
- Tech: EKS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki, PHP, GraphQL
Legacy ERP integration – construction photo documentation
- Led a 2-person team in designing and implementing a real-time sync bridge between a legacy Microsoft Access ERP (without an API) and a modern mobile photo app for quality control on construction sites
- Developed a PostgreSQL pipeline with real-time listeners that extract data from 1990s Access databases – without disrupting existing workflows
- Built a resilient upload architecture with a circuit breaker pattern for unstable site connections (S3, NFS, Synology NAS)
- Saved each project manager 2–4 hours per week through automated photo sync instead of manual USB/SD card transfers
- Tech: NestJS, PostgreSQL, React Native (Expo), S3, Synology API, offline-first architecture
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
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Statistics of experts using GitOps
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
3.8 years
Positions per freelancer
7
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
60%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
6
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 GitOps
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
GitOps basics
GitOps is a way to run infrastructure and application delivery from Git. Teams keep the desired state in repositories and let tooling reconcile clusters or environments to that state. It is common in Kubernetes-based delivery, where change control, review, and rollback need to stay clear.
Typical delivery work
- Set up Git-based deployment flows for apps and clusters
- Define environments with Helm, Kustomize, or plain manifests
- Connect pull requests to approvals and automated sync
- Improve rollback, audit trails, and release safety
Tooling and ecosystem
GitOps often uses Argo CD or Flux for continuous delivery, plus Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, and secret management tools. Strong specialists also understand container images, registry flow, and policy checks. They make sure the whole path from Git commit to live system is predictable.
When companies bring in experts
Teams usually look for help when deployments have drift, releases are hard to repeat, or many environments need the same rules. In Austria, this often comes up in software teams, platform groups, and regulated industries that want tighter change control. Freelance support is useful for design, rollout, and training the in-house team.
What strong specialists do
Good GitOps professionals do more than install a controller. They structure repositories well, separate config from app code, and keep environment overlays easy to review. They also know how to handle secrets, access rules, and safe promotion across dev, test, and production.
How projects stay stable
GitOps works best when the desired state is explicit and small changes are easy to trace. Strong experts watch for drift, noisy alerts, and bad repo structure before those issues slow delivery. They leave teams with clear operating rules, not just a working setup.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with GitOps? These answers cover the essentials.
GitOps is used to manage application delivery and infrastructure through Git as the source of truth. Teams use it for Kubernetes deployments, environment configuration, and controlled promotion between stages. It helps make changes reviewable and easier to roll back.
GitOps extends CI/CD by making Git the place where the desired live state is defined. CI still builds and tests, but delivery happens when the Git state is reconciled to the target system. That gives teams a clearer audit trail than manual deployment steps.
GitOps is often paired with Argo CD or Flux, plus Kubernetes, Helm, and Kustomize. Many projects also add secret management, image registries, and policy checks. A strong freelancer should know how these parts fit together, not just one tool.
A GitOps specialist should understand Kubernetes delivery, repository structure, and environment separation. Look for someone who can design the workflow, not just configure a controller. The best fit is usually a professional who has shipped real production rollouts and handled rollback and drift.
A GitOps rollout can be simple for one cluster, but it becomes more demanding when there are multiple teams, environments, or compliance needs. You usually want someone who has handled repo design, secrets, and promotion flow before. Early guidance saves time later when the setup has to scale.
Yes, GitOps fits remote work well because the process lives in Git, pull requests, and review comments. Teams can collaborate across locations as long as they keep clear ownership and approval rules. For Austrian companies, remote support is common, with on-site sessions useful for kickoff and handover.
A strong GitOps freelancer often brings Kubernetes, Docker, Helm or Kustomize, and some Terraform knowledge. Security, secrets handling, and cloud platform experience also matter in many projects. If the setup touches production, observability and access control are important too.
A strong GitOps professional can explain trade-offs clearly and show how they keep state, drift, and rollback under control. Ask for examples of repo layout, promotion flow, and how they handled a broken deployment. Good answers are concrete, practical, and tied to production work.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used GitOps in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 739 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used GitOps in their recent projects, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used GitOps in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used GitOps in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used GitOps in their recent projects are Information Technology (83%), Healthcare (33%), and Insurance (33%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used GitOps in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (83%), and Operations (67%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used GitOps
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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