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Shamaila M.

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Senior Software And Platform Architect

Heilbronn
Shamaila M.

Last position:

Founder/Kubernetes and Cloud Architect at Kubekanvas

  • Developed browser based platform for kubernetes no-code deployment and cluster management
  • Developed CLI in Typescript to deploy the resources in the cluster without leaving the browser UI.
  • Implemented DevSecOps pipelines: image scanning, SBOM, policy enforcement, supply-chain security and used Kyverno. Implemented IAM integration for the command line utility tool.
  • Designed role & permission models for Keycloak, oAuth/OIDC, social login flows.
  • Used LLM to convert user intent into the diagram.
  • Worked on integration with multiple Sovereign Cloud like stackIt, Hetzner, CIVO, UpCloud plus public clouds like AWS, GCP, Azure
  • The technology stack includes Java, SpringBoot, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Kubernetes multi-tenancy using vCluster, Karpenter, RBAC for CLI, Helm, React
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Paul W.

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Enterprise & Solution Architect · Senior IT Program Manager Freelance IT Consultant — SAP · Salesforce · Cloud · AI/Agentic

München
Paul W.

Last position:

Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH

Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.

  • Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
  • Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
  • Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
  • Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.

Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io

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Vaios K.

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Senior Product Manager | AI, Platform & API Products

Berlin
Vaios K.

Last position:

Product Manager & Strategic Advisor at Freelance, Lovable, Dreamarium

  • Advise early-stage startups on product vision, roadmapping, and GTM strategy, combining PMP and Stanford PM training with hands-on technical execution.
  • Lovable: built and led a 200+ member community program for AI-native founders, bridging real-time founder feedback into product roadmap decisions.
  • Lead customer discovery and OKR design engagements, scoping AI integration opportunities across client products.
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Vladimir E.

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Technical Executive, Principal Architect

Aurachtal
Vladimir E.

Last position:

Technical Project Manager / Freelancer at Deutsche Bank

  • Engaged within the Information and Security Management division for a Proof of Concept (PoC) project focused on developing a Client Security Portal.
  • Managed project resources across the UK, India, and Germany.
  • Architected and deployed the PoC solution leveraging a modern Java stack, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Kubernetes, and Active Directory (Entra ID) for authentication.
  • Implemented OAuth 2.0 for authorization.
  • Ensured DORA alignment according to Deutsche Bank security rules and regulatory preparation.
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Niko S.

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Developing Architect / Solution Architect

Hamburg
Niko S.

Last position:

Developing Architect, Technical Lead "gridlytics" at HH Energienetze

  • Built a data integration platform for high-, medium- and low-voltage assets to enable contextual analysis of time series with master data from SCADA control systems (IEC 60870 104), INIS and SAP.
  • Responsible for the architecture and implementation of the solution, and acted as a sparring partner for the Product Owner.
  • Technologies used: Kotlin, Spring Boot, Maven, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, liquibase, Elements IoT, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Python, jupyter and various API gateways.
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Christian F.

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IT-Security Expert

Bochum
Christian F.

Last position:

Project Lead & Cyber Security Consultant at Deutsche Börse Gruppe

  • Established a cyber resilience framework for AI-accelerated threats in the Frontier AI Threat Endurance (FATE) program: capability assessments, maturity assessments and gap analyses covering cyber security, operational resilience, incident response, recovery and governance, followed by target concepts and improvement measures
  • Supported action owners from specification through implementation: implementation roadmaps, decision papers, management presentations and governance reporting, as well as audit- and supervision-ready documentation; managed stakeholders from IT, Information Security, Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Business Continuity and the business units
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Marco S.

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IT Interim Manager | Interim CIO | Transformation Lead | IT Project Manager & Program Manager | Digital Advisory Board Member

Grünwald
Marco S.

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IT Interim Manager & Digitalization Consultant at paarprojekt GmbH

  • Project management and consulting services with a focus on IT interim management: digitalization of corporate management, including processes and applications
  • Assessment of the entire IT infrastructure, including applications, core processes and contracts, including cost optimization
  • Evaluation and implementation of solutions to promote digitalization in the company in the areas of property management, CRM, invoice review and approval processes, smart metering, DMS and time tracking
  • Digitization of file folders and introduction of SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as central document and communication platforms
  • Design and delivery of an AI workshop, including the rollout of AI tools to increase efficiency and transparency in key business processes
  • Preparation of training materials and delivery of user training for newly introduced digital processes and solutions
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Rasika D.

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RA/QA Expert | Medical Devices | ISO 13485 & 14971 | ICH GCP | Medical Coding | Polymer R&D & Nanotechnology

Hamburg
Rasika D.

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Manuscript Consultant at R.D.V.V - Jbp

  • Developed and managed content across diverse platforms, adapting tone, structure, and style to meet audience expectations and editorial standards
  • Conducted in-depth research to ensure content accuracy, relevance, and alignment with client objectives and subject-matter requirements
  • Edited and refined client manuscripts and drafts to improve clarity, narrative flow, coherence, and reader engagement
  • Managed multiple concurrent content projects, prioritizing tasks and meeting tight deadlines while upholding high-quality standards
  • Provided uncredited editing support for various publications, ensuring polished, consistent, and publication-ready final manuscripts
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Patrick L.

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Senior AI Software Engineer with 9 years of experience delivering practical AI products for enterprise and public sector

Frankfurt am Main
Patrick L.

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Senior GenAI Fullstack Developer at SBH (Schulbau Hamburg)

Remote freelance role focused on Agentic AI strategy, secure application patterns, and reusable agentic workflows for a government agency.

  • Development and implementation of an open-source Agentic AI strategy for a government agency, with a focus on GDPR, security, and self-hosted solutions
  • Development of reusable agentic workflows and business applications that enable non-technical employees to solve business problems independently
  • Implementation of nine business applications with Single Sign-On (SSO) and Azure PostgreSQL integration on Hetzner Linux servers

Techstack: Python, Streamlit, Anthropic SDK (Claude), Azure, Linux, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Angular

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Wolfgang H.

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Interim Manager

Schortens
Wolfgang H.

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Interim Supply Chain / SAP S/4HANA Transformation Manager at Solventum / global logistics service provider

Stabilization of a critical logistics outsourcing setup in the context of an SAP S/4HANA transformation. The focus was on restoring a reliable operational fact base between the client, logistics service provider, international supplier plants and the SAP/IT organization.

  • Coordination between the client, global logistics service provider, international supplier plants, SAP/IT teams, Quality Management and the operational shop floor.
  • Management, monitoring and operational correction of Inbound Deliveries; integration of Outbound Delivery processes.
  • Analysis of interface, posting, batch and master data errors between SAP S/4HANA, logistics service provider, supplier plants and internal business functions.
  • Significant reduction of critical inventory differences between the client and logistics service provider.
  • Improved operational management capability in the logistics environment and creation of a common fact base.
  • Reduction of recurring error patterns in the areas of Inbound Deliveries, inventory, interfaces, batch/posting logic and service provider processes.
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Vicenco K.

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IT Team Lead/Department Head | IT Project and Service Management

Brunnthal
Vicenco K.

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Process and consulting services for a public-sector client in the field of internal security

  • Standardization and further development
  • Application monitoring
  • Incident handling
  • Change management
  • Interface and integration operations
  • Testing, acceptance and transition to operations
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Gabin Maxime N.

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AI/ML Engineer · Agentic AI

Freising
Gabin Maxime N.

Last position:

Multi-Agent R&D Pipeline (3 Custom Agents) at Independent Project

  • Claude Code subagents, MCP, Pydantic V2, pytest, bandit

  • Designed and shipped 3 specialized agents that hand work down a line: a research agent writes a cited implementation spec, a coding agent builds the modular code and its tests, a review agent ranks findings by severity and applies the fixes. Each handoff is a structured document, so no stage depends on another agent's context window.

  • Connected the research agent to an academic-research MCP server (Semantic Scholar, ArXiv, Hugging Face Hub, citation snowballing) so every reference traces to a tool result rather than the model. Gated commits behind ruff, mypy, pytest and bandit, required human sign-off before installs and commits, and persisted session state on disk so long runs survive a context reset.

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Nico B.

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Project Manager

Hagen am Teutoburger Wald
Nico B.

Last position:

Project Manager at Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH

  • Act as project manager and first point of contact on the project side
  • Coordinate with teams to ensure required information is available for project completion
  • Ensure both general contractors and internal teams store information correctly
  • Monitor compliance with the project checklist and follow-up
  • Plan and execute the project plan
  • Perform budget and project calculations based on expected price calculations and estimated effort
  • Participate in project meetings
  • Review progress of Actoom (external partner handling data)
  • Answer queries from Actoom regarding data migrations to retrieve data from internal partners or general contractors
  • Contact subcontractors to obtain missing information
  • Communicate with insolvent companies to obtain missing information
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Reza N.

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Senior IT Security Engineer · Detection & Response · Microsoft Security

Dreieich
Reza N.

Last position:

Senior IT-Security Expert at Teambank AG

  • Completed the integration of log sources into Microsoft Sentinel, including GCP workloads – centralized consolidation of all security-relevant events from Azure and GCP environments for complete end-to-end telemetry and comprehensive compliance evidence
  • Developed custom rules and use cases based on the GFG Use-Case Library and the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix to cover company-specific threats and GFG-relevant scenarios with precise, mapped detection rules
  • Tuned detection rules to minimize false positives, optimized detection thresholds, and modeled exceptions – enabling the SOC to work with relevant, prioritized alerts while reducing Mean Time to Detect/Respond
  • Built SOAR capabilities in Sentinel by developing playbooks to automate recurring response processes such as containment, user and host isolation, and ticketing – shorter response times and 24/7 scalability
  • Designed and built a log transformation solution to normalize and enrich incoming raw logs (GeoIP, CMDB, threat intelligence) and convert them into a consistent schema for high-performance KQL queries, use case logic, and correlations
  • Managed Azure security through Azure Policies to enforce security and compliance standards, prevent drift, and continuously remediate deviations
  • Operated the Defender XDR portal to link endpoint, identity, email, and SaaS signals with Sentinel findings, enable holistic incident triage, and orchestrate measures directly from XDR

Technologies: Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Azure Policy, KQL, GCP, MITRE ATT&CK

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Statistics of experts using Google Cloud Platform

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

17 years

Google Cloud Platform experts have 17 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2 years

Google Cloud Platform experts stay in a single position for 2 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

11

Google Cloud Platform experts have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Google Cloud Platform experts have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Google Cloud Platform experts are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Professional Services.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Google Cloud Platform experts earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

94%

94% of Google Cloud Platform experts hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

60%

60% of Google Cloud Platform experts hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

9%

9% of Google Cloud Platform experts have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

3

Google Cloud Platform experts hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

English, German, French

Google Cloud Platform experts most often speak English, German, and French.

Speak two or more languages

98%

98% of Google Cloud Platform experts speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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6% of Google Cloud Platform experts charge less than €400 per day.
41% of Google Cloud Platform experts charge between €400 and €800 per day.
44% of Google Cloud Platform experts charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
6% of Google Cloud Platform experts charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
3% of Google Cloud Platform experts charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology 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 using Google Cloud Platform

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 782 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 800 €

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 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Google Cloud Platform 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 (92%)
  • Banking and Finance (45%)
  • Professional Services (39%)
  • Retail (38%)
  • Automotive (35%)
  • Manufacturing (31%)
  • Healthcare (28%)
  • Education (28%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Cloud foundation

Google Cloud Platform, commonly called GCP or Google Cloud, is a public cloud environment for computing, storage, networking, databases and managed application services. Companies use it to run websites, APIs, business systems, analytics workloads and machine learning products without maintaining all physical infrastructure themselves.

Services and architecture

GCP projects often combine Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run and App Engine for application hosting. Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Spanner, BigQuery and Firestore cover different storage and data needs. VPC networking, IAM, Secret Manager and Cloud Load Balancing help teams separate workloads and control access.

Delivery and automation

Strong specialists connect Google Cloud to reliable delivery practices and repeatable infrastructure. Their work may include:

  • Creating Terraform modules and CI/CD pipelines
  • Moving workloads from private data centers or another cloud
  • Designing containers, Kubernetes clusters and serverless services
  • Setting up monitoring, logging, alerts and cost controls

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance GCP expertise during cloud migrations, platform rebuilds, product launches and data modernisation programs. Specialist support is also useful when internal teams need help with security design, performance problems, disaster recovery or a complex multi-cloud setup.

Skills around GCP

The best professionals understand more than isolated Google Cloud products. They work confidently with Linux, networking, identity, containers, Git and infrastructure as code, while adapting designs to the application and compliance context. Experience with Python, Java, Go or Node.js can support application and automation work, and BigQuery or Vertex AI may matter for data-focused initiatives.

Judging professional quality

Look for clear architecture decisions, controlled permissions and infrastructure that can be reproduced across environments. A capable specialist explains trade-offs between GKE, Cloud Run and Compute Engine instead of forcing one service into every use case. Ask for evidence of migration planning, operational handover, observability and practical recovery procedures.

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Frequently asked questions

Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Google Cloud Platform.

Google Cloud Platform is used to host applications, APIs, websites, databases, data pipelines and machine learning workloads. It also provides services for networking, identity, observability, security and infrastructure automation.

Google Cloud is often considered for its data analytics, Kubernetes and machine learning services, while AWS and Azure may fit different existing ecosystems or procurement needs. The right choice depends on workload requirements, team skills, integrations, governance and migration effort rather than brand preference.

A strong GCP specialist usually understands networking, Linux, IAM, containers, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD. Depending on the project, useful adjacent skills include BigQuery, Python, SQL, security engineering, observability and cloud cost management.

The required experience depends on the work. A contained Cloud Run deployment may need a different profile from a regulated migration involving networking, identity, Kubernetes and disaster recovery. Match the specialist to the architecture decisions and operational responsibility they will own.

Google Cloud Platform work is often well suited to remote collaboration because infrastructure, repositories and monitoring tools are accessible online. Clear documentation, secure access, agreed working hours and effective communication matter; on-site sessions can still help with discovery, workshops or legacy infrastructure.

Ask the Google Cloud freelancer to explain a relevant architecture, including security boundaries, failure handling, deployment flow and cost controls. Review the quality of their documentation and handover plan, not only the list of services they have used.

Google Kubernetes Engine suits teams that need detailed control over containers, networking, scheduling and cluster operations. Cloud Run is often simpler for stateless container services when the team prefers a managed runtime and has fewer infrastructure concerns.

A Google Cloud freelancer should clarify the current architecture, access model, deployment process, service ownership and definition of done before starting. They should also understand whether the assignment focuses on migration, application delivery, data platforms, security or ongoing operations.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Google Cloud Platform in their recent projects is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 782 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used Google Cloud Platform in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Google Cloud Platform in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Google Cloud Platform in their recent projects are English (98%), German (96%), and French (15%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Google Cloud Platform in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Banking and Finance (45%), and Professional Services (39%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Google Cloud Platform in their recent projects are Information Technology (96%), Product Development (82%), and Project Management (56%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Google Cloud Platform

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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