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Serge Kalinin

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MLOps (machine learning operations)

Munich
Serge Kalinin

Last position:

MLOps (machine learning operations) at REWE Digital GmbH

  • It is like a startup within REWE, where we have to build a new forecasting system on Google Cloud Platform from the scratch. Although, officially my role is called MLOps, my actual tasks also include development of data processing pipelines (data engineering) and data scientists tasks such as feature engineering and model trainings.
  • GCP: Terraform (tofu), Vertex AI (Kubeflow), Cloud Run, IAM, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Artifact Registry
  • Data engineering: Snowflake as the main data warehouse, Terraform, DBT for data model implementations
  • CI/CD: GitLab. We have built a CI/CD pipeline that automates deployments of new releases up to production environment
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Walid El Sayed Aly

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Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant

Limburg
Walid El Sayed Aly

Last position:

Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant at Extra Something – IT Consulting

  • Technical leadership and architecture for enterprise clients (including LR Health & Beauty, Deutsche Bahn, Trusted Shops)
  • Cloud migration, microservices architectures, CI/CD optimization
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Ousmane Dia

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Azure Cloud Ops Engineer

Wiesbaden
Ousmane Dia

Last position:

Azure Cloud Ops Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

  • Promotes continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) by applying DevOps principles to accelerate and automate development and operations processes.
  • Provides hands-on support in implementing and deploying IaC using Bicep.
  • Manages and optimizes cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, availability, and efficiency.
  • Implements and monitors comprehensive security measures, especially in network and data security, to protect systems and data.
  • Manages and operates Kubernetes clusters to enable efficient orchestration and scaling of containerized applications.
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Jin-Ho Yun

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Server Migration Consultant

Frankfurt am Main
Jin-Ho Yun

Last position:

Server Migration Consultant at Unknown Client

  • Linux server migrations: planning and execution of the migration with SLES Linux deployment of VMs in VMware 8.0
  • Guiding colleagues on configuring Linux VMs with vSphere Auto Deploy
  • Application operations: ensuring smooth operation of applications on migrated servers
  • Operations manuals: revising existing manuals, updating and creating new ones as needed
  • Reviewing service offers: adjusting and optimizing service offerings of external providers
  • Logistics software, Red Hat Linux, Ansible, Confluence / Jira
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Kwesi Dadzie Essel

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Test Analyst

Hamburg
Kwesi Dadzie Essel

Last position:

Test Analyst at Deutsche Bahn (via PAR GmbH)

  • Analyze business processes to evaluate test automation
  • Develop and execute automated tests (Web & Mobile)
  • Perform manual tests to cover non-automated areas
  • Handle bug fixing, reporting, and documentation of all test results
  • Coordinate with teams and product owners for test optimization and requirement analysis
  • Conduct component tests, system tests, and migration tests
  • Create monitoring reports and error analyses according to process guidelines
  • Participate in the team for Deutsche Bahn’s new DB Navigator app during the software reorientation; responsible for new workflows, modern design, and replacing the old systems
  • Tools: Appium, Selenium, Cucumber, Android Studio, IntelliJ, GitLab, Instana, Java, iOS, CSS
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Marcel Seifert

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Lead Developer / Software Architect

Hamburg
Marcel Seifert

Last position:

Lead Developer / Software Architect at Rezeptprüfstelle Duderstadt GmbH

  • Responsible for the redevelopment of a billing and validation software for prescriptions to fully check and analyze e-prescriptions for correctness (content, billing)

  • System consists of multiple contexts running as services (Docker containers):

  • Checking and processing data deliveries via FTP and email

  • Management of invoicing, clearings, deductions and offsets

  • Management and execution of validation rules and test sets

  • Analytics based on Metabase

  • Developer Stack: Kotlin, Vue 3 / Vuetify 3, ANTLR, Spring Boot 3, REST API, Gradle, Docker, GitLab, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Keycloak, Scrum, Grafana, Loki, Testcontainers, Prometheus

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Peter Bagi

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Elgiganten DK & SE - Relaunch of the E-Commerce Portal as an SPA

Stutensee
Peter Bagi

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Elgiganten DK & SE - Relaunch of the E-Commerce Portal as an SPA at KPS AG Dortmund

  • Supported the Scrum team in developing and relaunching the e-commerce portal for Elkjøp Norway.
  • Implemented new features in the areas of marketplace, click & collect, checkout, and user dashboard.
  • Investigated and fixed critical and sometimes hard-to-reproduce bugs during launch phases.
  • Contributed to performance analysis and optimization (esp. LCP and CLS).
  • Used Angular 11 & 12, TypeScript, NGXS, web components, Angular Universal, Material UI, SCSS, Apollo, and GraphQL.
  • Worked with TeamCity CI/CD, Bitbucket, Jira, Splunk, and Instana.
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Mirco Marahrens

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Building Resilient, Automated Solutions for Data-Driven Decision Making

Hamburg
Mirco Marahrens

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at Vattenfall

  • Lead of the platform engineering team for the development of a platform for energy trading, focusing on high availability, low latency, and scalability of libraries and services
  • Supporting quants and market access solutions for energy trading, including market access integration and deployment of algorithmic trading strategies

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Statistics of experts using Instana

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

18 years

Position duration

2.3 years

Positions per freelancer

10

Top business areas

Information Technology, Operations, Product Development

Top industries

Information Technology, Education, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

86%

Master's degree or higher

57%

Doctorate

14%

Certifications per freelancer

2

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

100%

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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Average rates of experts in Germany using Instana

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

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Daily rate avg. 790 €

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

About the technology

Instana in practice

Instana is used for application performance monitoring and observability. It helps teams see traces, metrics, logs, and service dependencies in one view. Companies bring in specialists when they need to track slow requests, broken services, or unstable releases.

What experts deliver

  • APM setup for web apps, APIs, and backend services
  • Distributed tracing across microservices and containers
  • Alert rules, dashboards, and service maps
  • Kubernetes, cloud, and runtime monitoring
  • Incident triage and root-cause analysis

Common ecosystem

Instana often sits beside Kubernetes, OpenShift, Java, Node.js, .NET, and cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Strong experts know how IBM Instana collects data from hosts, agents, runtimes, and clusters, then turns it into signals that teams can act on quickly.

When to bring in help

Freelance support makes sense when observability needs to be improved during a migration, a cloud move, or a platform rebuild. It also helps when teams use Instana but do not trust the alerts yet, or when they need cleaner service ownership and better visibility for release work.

What strong specialists do

Strong Instana professionals do more than switch on monitoring. They understand service topology, instrumentation, noise reduction, and how to read a trace when the problem spans several systems. They also work well with platform, SRE, and application specialists, which matters in Germany when delivery teams are split across sites or work remotely.

Signals of fit

  • You need clearer visibility across services and infrastructure
  • Your alerts are noisy or miss the real issue
  • You run modern workloads with changing dependencies
  • Your team needs better handover between release and operations

A good Instana expert can make the system easier to trust, easier to read, and easier to use during incidents.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Instana, in one place.

Instana is used for application performance monitoring and broader observability. It helps teams follow requests across services, spot slow dependencies, and see where an outage or slowdown starts. Many companies use it to support incident response, release validation, and day-to-day health checks.

Instana is often evaluated against Dynatrace and New Relic because all three cover APM and observability. The real difference is usually in workflow fit, data visibility, and how quickly teams can turn telemetry into action. A strong specialist should explain what Instana will monitor well in your stack and where another tool may fit better.

Instana can add value even when Kubernetes is already monitored. Native cluster views tell you about pods and nodes, but they do not always explain why a request slowed down or which service change caused it. A specialist connects the container layer to application traces and service behavior.

A good Instana professional usually understands tracing, metrics, logging, service maps, and alert design. Helpful adjacent skills include Kubernetes, cloud platforms, Java or other runtime knowledge, and incident handling. The best fit can read both application behavior and infrastructure signals.

Instana projects can be small or complex, but the hard part is usually the environment, not the tool itself. If you only need basic dashboards, a lighter engagement may be enough. If you need service discovery, custom alerts, or rollout support across many systems, choose someone with deep observability experience.

Yes, Instana work is often done remotely because most tasks involve configuration, analysis, and collaboration in shared systems. On-site time can still help when teams need workshop-style alignment around service ownership, incident flow, or handover between operations and product groups. In Germany, many teams use a mixed setup.

Look for clear examples of tracing a real problem from symptom to cause, not just setting up dashboards. A strong Instana specialist can explain how they reduced noise, improved alert quality, and made the data easier for teams to use. Good signs are practical thinking, clean communication, and a focus on how people will operate the system after handover.

Yes, IBM Instana is the current vendor name people often mean when they say Instana. Searchers may use either name, especially when they are looking for help with IBM-branded observability work. A qualified specialist should be comfortable with both the product name and the IBM context.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Instana in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 790 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Instana in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Instana in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Instana in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Instana in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Education (44%), and Banking and Finance (44%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Instana in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (67%), and Product Development (67%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Instana

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.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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