Infrastructure as Code Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Infrastructure as Code
Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Artellico / Own company for AI governance and data products
- Consulting and interim management at the intersection of IT operations and regulation
- Impact assessment and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Teaching assignments in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at Hochschule Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of Master's theses and participation on examination boards
- Industry talks for businesses and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and Zero-Knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- Integration with bank account systems using SEPA direct debit mandates and message formats under ISO 20022 (pain.008, camt.053)
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under my own brand: shared codebase, separate deployment for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe-coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Professional publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Professional publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
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
Emre H.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at SIWA Online GmbH
- Planning and implementation of IT infrastructures for customers
- Automation of provisioning with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
- Monitoring and optimization of cloud environments and the entire IT infrastructure
- Technical support and troubleshooting for infrastructure issues
- Collaboration with development teams on CI/CD processes
Christian E.
Last position:
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification at PrimeFaktor GmbH
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification
- Led application and implementation of the Cyber Trust Austria Silver label (KSV1870 Cyber Risk A-Rating; 25 validated controls)
- Mapped and fulfilled requirements covering risk management, incident response, access control, vulnerability and penetration testing, BCM, and supply-chain security, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001/27002 control themes and NIS 2 / NISG 2026 expectations
- Coordinated stakeholders, compiled audit evidence, and completed KSV1870 validation
John A.
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 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.
Raphael M.
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
Namik D.
Last position:
Test Manager / Test Automation Engineer at Sky Deutschland GmbH
- Implemented and maintained 443 automated test cases with a 99% pass rate (441/443)
- Enabled CI for test automation: automated runs on review/merge, reporting via Xray
- Introduced accessibility and performance checks and established them in reporting
- Served as QA lead in daily operations with stand-ups, Kanban progress tracking, prioritization, and targeted task distribution
- Handled defect triage and stakeholder communication with daily triage, QA status analysis, and actionable recommendations
- Developed and maintained a stable regression suite for CRM/Salesforce flows (UI/E2E and near-API validations)
- Integrated CI/CD using Jenkins pipelines with Groovy (IaC)
- Maintained QA documentation, test conventions, and processes in Confluence, aligned across the team
- Conducted Salesforce Einstein chatbot testing with intent/topic validation and output checks, and used Robot Framework/Python suites for continuous quality monitoring
- Technology stack: Jira, Xray, Confluence, Jenkins, Groovy, Git, Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TypeScript, Postman, REST, Salesforce, Google Cloud, Lighthouse, Evinced, Scrum/Kanban, BDD (Gherkin)
Nikolaus J.
Last position:
Integration Architect at CECIL
Designed an API-first omnichannel integration, linking WhatsApp Business API with Salesforce Marketing Cloud to unify customer data across multiple platforms.
Automated customer onboarding and engagement workflows using Marketing Cloud Journeys, SSJS, and Azure Functions.
Developed a middleware layer to sync WhatsApp interactions with Sales Cloud for seamless customer experience tracking.
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
Martin A.
Last position:
Systems Architect at ASFiNAG
- Migrated infrastructure automation from Puppet to Ansible
- Ensured compatibility with CentOS and RHEL 8 and 9
- Managed users in Active Directory
- Managed applications, services, security policies, certificates, and more
Attila D.
Last position:
Full-Stack Software Engineer at Research Data Evaluation
- Custom anonymized research data analyzer, providing insights and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
- Designed and developed back- and frontend.
- Delivered end-to-end solution.
- Accelerated research timeline by 2 months.
Stefan M.
Last position:
Founder & CEO at MoreGeek IT Services GmbH
- I offer project-based short and long-term freelance services for Linux and open source projects
- DevOps/SecOps/Sysadmin for Linux operating systems with a strong focus on idempotent automation and high availability
- Migration projects: on-site to cloud (and vice versa) and cloud-to-cloud migrations between providers
- Development environments: standardizing customers' development and sysadmin workstations/clients
- Digital sovereignty solutions (independent of hyperscalers): Linux desktop (Ubuntu/SUSE), mail and communications (groupware mail/calendar/contacts), file sharing and collaboration (Nextcloud)
Bernhard K.
Last position:
AI Consultant at Bitpanda
- Advising on AI strategy and implementation for one of Europe's leading digital asset platforms
- Helping teams integrate agentic AI workflows, optimize developer productivity through AI-assisted tooling, and evaluate emerging AI technologies for fintech applications
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Statistics of experts using Infrastructure as Code
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
81%
Master's degree or higher
56%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
4
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 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 Infrastructure as Code
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.
Infrastructure as Code 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 (47%)
- Professional Services (35%)
- Government and Administration (35%)
- Education (29%)
- Manufacturing (29%)
- Aerospace and Defense (24%)
- Banking and Finance (24%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What IaC does
Infrastructure as Code, commonly called IaC, manages servers, networks, cloud services and security settings through version-controlled configuration files. It replaces manual console work with repeatable, reviewable changes. Teams use it to create consistent environments for development, testing and production while keeping infrastructure close to application delivery.
Core ecosystems
The main ecosystem includes Terraform and its open-source fork OpenTofu, alongside CloudFormation, Pulumi and Azure Resource Manager. Strong specialists understand provider APIs, state management, modules, variables, secrets and dependency graphs. They also connect IaC with Git, pull requests, policy checks and continuous integration pipelines.
Typical deliverables
- Reusable modules for networks, identity, containers, databases and observability
- Environment configuration for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or private infrastructure
- Automated plans, approvals and safe infrastructure changes in CI/CD
- State migration, drift detection and recovery procedures
- Documentation that explains ownership, dependencies and operating routines
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance specialists when cloud adoption outpaces internal capacity, environments have drifted apart or a migration needs stronger control. IaC expertise is also useful before a product launch, during a platform redesign or when teams need to standardize accounts and regions. In Austria, remote delivery is common, while workshops and sensitive infrastructure work may benefit from occasional on-site collaboration.
Skills around IaC
Effective work goes beyond writing configuration. Specialists need a sound grasp of networking, identity and access management, compute, storage, containers, Kubernetes, monitoring and backup design. They should also understand Git workflows, CI/CD, scripting, cloud cost controls and security practices such as secret handling and least privilege.
Signs of strong expertise
- Changes are modular, readable and tested before they reach production
- State is protected, versioned and recoverable without hidden manual steps
- Plans show clear impact, dependencies and rollback considerations
- Policies prevent unsafe resources and excessive permissions
- Documentation enables another team to operate the infrastructure
Strong professionals explain trade-offs between Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi and provider-native tools. They separate reusable foundations from application-specific settings and make operational ownership explicit. For Austrian teams, clear communication in the agreed working language matters as much as technical quality when remote and on-site stakeholders share responsibility.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Infrastructure as Code, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Infrastructure as Code is used to provision and manage cloud resources, networks, identity, databases, containers and monitoring through configuration files. It makes environments repeatable and gives teams a reviewable history of infrastructure changes.
Terraform uses a declarative configuration model and has a broad provider ecosystem. OpenTofu follows a compatible approach, while Pulumi lets specialists define infrastructure with general-purpose programming languages; the right choice depends on governance, team skills and existing code.
Infrastructure as Code work depends on cloud networking, identity and access management, Git, CI/CD and security. Experience with Kubernetes, containers, observability, scripting and policy automation is also valuable for larger environments.
Infrastructure as Code projects need a specialist who has handled the relevant cloud provider and the level of operational risk involved. A small module improvement may need focused expertise, while a multi-account foundation, migration or state recovery requires broader design and production experience.
Infrastructure as Code is well suited to remote collaboration because changes, reviews and plans can be shared through version control and CI/CD. On-site sessions can still help with architecture workshops, access procedures or coordination with teams handling sensitive systems.
Infrastructure as Code should produce readable modules, protected state, predictable plans, automated checks and clear documentation. Ask the specialist to explain dependency handling, secrets, drift, rollback and how unsafe changes are blocked before deployment.
Infrastructure as Code does not require one universal tool. Provider-native options such as CloudFormation or Azure Resource Manager can fit teams deeply invested in one cloud, while Terraform or OpenTofu may help standardize resources across providers; governance and long-term maintenance should guide the decision.
Infrastructure as Code specialists should clarify cloud accounts, environments, ownership, access boundaries, state storage, approval rules and existing manual resources. They should also agree on the target operating model, collaboration language and how infrastructure changes will be tested and released.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Infrastructure as Code in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 823 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Infrastructure as Code in their recent projects, 81% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 56% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Infrastructure as Code in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Infrastructure as Code in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Infrastructure as Code in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Healthcare (47%), and Professional Services (35%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Infrastructure as Code in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (71%), and Product Development (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Infrastructure as Code
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.
Vienna Graz 
Vienna Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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