Kong Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Kong
Khalid El Mansouri
Last position:
Lead Architect & Developer at kem-consulting
Development of an agent-based governance platform for the automated assurance of EU AI Act compliance and ODA-compliant orchestration of AI services in complex enterprise environments.
Design and implementation of an agent-based "Mission Control" framework (Aletheia Conductor) for autonomous state monitoring and process control.
Development of "Compliance-as-Code" (CaC) solutions based on OPA/Rego for system-wide enforcement of regulatory guardrails.
Integration of TM Forum ODA standards (TMF630, TMF622, TMF642) to ensure interoperability and standardization.
Building a highly available event-driven architecture using Redpanda and CloudEvents v1.0 for near-real-time event processing.
Implementation of an audit-proof "Evidence Chain" through cryptographic linking of trace logs in preparation for automated audits.
Tech Stack: Java 21 (Quarkus Native), TypeScript (Next.js), Redpanda (Kafka API), CloudEvents v1.0, OPA (Open Policy Agent) & Rego, TimescaleDB, ZincSearch, Redis, TM Forum ODA, Git, GitHub, Clean Code Development, Like-C4.
Kiriakos Krastillis
Last position:
Tech Lead / Architect : OTTO API Platform at OTTO
maturing their API Practices on both, a Business and Technology level. My role encompasses strategy, architecture, developer advocacy as well as hands on software engineering, enabling both technical teams and business leadership to adopt and act on API- centric principles effectively. Coincidentally, we also establish GitOps, DX and Platform Best practices with this project.
Highlights:
- Aligning executives with the initiative by clarifying strategy, replacing misconceptions and myths with facts, clarifying the value of existing assets and enabling informed decision-making
- Formulating a way forward for API Lifecycle Management at OTTO
- Driving platform progress and fostering developer engagement by hands-on engineering work towards strategic goals
API Lifecycle Management, Team Topologies, Organizational Evolution, Regulatory, Platform Advocate, Developer Platform, Communities of Practice, Terraform, Kotlin, Kafka, Kong, WSO2, Apigee, Gravitee, Backstage, AsyncAPI, OpenAPI, API Design, AWS, react, nodejs, typescript, redocly, reactive programming, CDC, golang, gingonic, GitOps, DX (developer experience), stakeholder management, roadmaps, workshops, discovery.
Salim Chehab
Last position:
Cloud / Systems Architect
- Development and introduction of operational processes
- Preparation of complete documentation packages (including emergency management and operations) to meet compliance requirements
- Introduction of a workshop on IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
- Professional consulting for the project's security concept (ISMS)
- Installation and operation of Kubernetes clusters on AWS, on-prem, and Azure
- Design of hybrid cloud architecture (on-prem, Hetzner, AWS)
- Analysis and resolution of incidents and system outages
- Network changes to firewall rules, gateways, OpenVPN settings, and IPsec tunnel (pfSense)
- Professional consulting on BitBucket, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
- Consulting on Ansible deployments and infrastructure automation
- Consulting on building a scalable system in the cloud (AWS / Azure)
- Technologies / Tools: Ansible, Terraform, AWS, Azure, VPN, pfSense, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Kubernetes, GitLab Runner, ISMS, Golang, Prometheus, Grafana, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, Cognito, OIDC, Harbor, MinIO, Postgres, Redis, Keycloak, Ceph, Proxmox, CloudFormation, PostgreSQL, Flux CD, Hetzner, IONOS, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Entra ID, Dex IdP, Pulumi
Bastian Vasterling
Last position:
Managing Director / Partner at SMATRA Trading Group & Consultancy
- Establishing and leading the SMATRA Trading Group & Consultancy with a focus on market entry and development projects between Europe and Asia-Pacific.
- Consulting and trading in premium consumer goods (coffee & tea), including building supply chains, brand partnerships, and sales channels (e.g. Hong Kong).
- Developing an expert network for market analysis, market entry, digital transformation, and sustainable business models.
- Supporting and coaching founders and medium-sized companies in building scalable, self-managed teams beyond traditional hierarchy structures.
Johanna Lamberts
Last position:
Interim HR Business Partner at Körber Technologies GmbH
Assignment: Strategic consulting for managers
- Professional advice for managers in a defined business area on transformation and job grading topics
- Independent management of recruiting processes in close cooperation with the shared service organization to fill key vacancies
- Advising the HR team on finalizing and negotiating new works agreements and implementing sample guidelines (ERA Küste)
- Handling labor law matters such as consent replacement proceedings or disciplinary measures
- Advising on the standardization and improvement of HR processes
Tools: SuccessFactors, SAP/HR
Eliana Paz
Last position:
Project Lead Trade Fair at TikTok
- Led the planning and coordination of TikTok’s trade-fair presence in Hamburg.
- Translated the project brief into a structured and executable event plan.
- Coordinated timelines, operational requirements and internal and external stakeholders.
- Managed the exhibition stand from preparation through on-site delivery.
- Ensured a consistent brand presentation and smooth execution throughout the event.
Ronald Mazelisz
Last position:
DevOps Consultant at M.it services & systems GmbH
- Adjusting, optimizing, configuring, and administering a multi-stage GitLab instance with over 250 users
- Building, adjusting, expanding, and optimizing infrastructure, configuration, and monitoring
- Providing services and handing them over to production
- System environment: DependencyTrack, GitLab, Grafana, Hedgedoc, Kubernetes, OAuth2 Proxy, Openstack, Prometheus, Syseleven
Firras Sabbah
Last position:
Partner | Transformation Expert at thoughthaus FZCO
- Currently leading a large-scale digital transformation project for one of Saudi Arabia's largest shipping companies (PIF company).
- Several large-scale digital transformation projects across financial services, logistics companies as well as other industries.
- Digital marketing setup including channel mix and online-to-offline approach as well as customer experience-related strategies.
- Organizational transformation implementing an agile delivery culture as well as tribe-based product teams.
- Product enhancement for online distribution channels covering various work streams, e.g. customer experience, pricing, underwriting, issuing.
- Support across various request for proposal processes for tech stack replacement and potential migration strategies.
- IT target architecture design in alignment with organizations’ digital strategy and future distribution plans.
- In-depth project management office activities across comprehensive digital transformation projects.
Sebastian Striebig
Last position:
Group Product Manager – Digital Platform Discovery at SPREAD.AI
- Developed and implemented organization-wide discovery framework based on Ulwick’s Outcome-Driven Innovation; enabled 7 Product Owners to systematically identify and quantify unrealized value through shared outcome language and opportunity scoring methodology
- Transformed Product Owner role from backlog clerks to strategic experimenters; established dedicated time budget for autonomous hypothesis testing and discovery activities
- Rebuilt customer journey maps to start at actual user need (tool selection phase) instead of platform entry point; eliminated manual data aggregation work previously done by project teams
- Implemented OKR framework across 4 product teams; defined quarterly objectives with measurable key results (e.g., 40% reduction in manual integration effort, self-service adoption increase)
- Unified 3 separate platform roadmaps through cross-team dependency mapping and shared service agreements
- Supported enterprise sales cycle with ROI modeling and technical due diligence for automotive and defense customers
Axel Zimmermann
Last position:
Project Manager at NTT Global Data Centers
- Project management
- Coordination of the rollout of 148 firewalls (Palo Alto) for 74 buildings at more than 14 locations in EMEA
- Management of the team (8 employees)
- Communication with senior management (local) and site managers (EMEA)
- Ensuring work packages were completed on time and according to requirements, including formal acceptance
- Extensive use of the relevant Microsoft tools
- Wrike (project management)
Albrecht Noack
Last position:
Senior Project Manager IT at HAYS Technology Solutions GmbH
- Leasing, lifecycle and process management for Apple iPhones, maintenance and expansion of the MDM system, coordination of leasing, device integration into DEP and MDM, followed by a rollout and hardware swap process, plus a BYOD and Android option
- Migration of the IT ticket system from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to Atlassian Jira Service Management: project management, definition of ticket types, seamless execution according to a detailed timeline, user communication, decommissioning of the old system
- Project lead: SAP interface in workforce management to automate reading of working hours
- Sub-project lead for inventory software EZO AssetSonar: demand management, software selection, procurement
Tino Truppel
Last position:
Director Technology at Forte Digital Germany
- Leading 20+ staff in development, site reliability engineering, and architecture.
- Leading the group-wide agentic AI initiative (Norway, Poland, Germany).
- Hands-on solution architect and AI consultant for over 50% of my working time on client projects in the publishing sector – from local publishers to international corporations.
- Strategic consulting and technical implementation of AI workflow platforms (n8n, Workato).
- Developing prototypes for traditional, AI-based, and agentic AI workflows.
Frank Dallmann
Last position:
Managing Director at FAIRMAR GmbH
Sole Managing Director and head of my own company, consulting for corporate clients and start-ups.
Built a global IT platform for a large logistics company to operate local IT infrastructure (applications not cloud-ready).
FinOps project for the multi-cloud landscape of a large logistics company to significantly reduce cloud costs.
Preparation for the cloud migration (AWS) for a medium-sized provider of aftermarket data in the automotive sector.
Cloud migration preparation (AWS) for a medium-sized company (book wholesale).
Cloud migration preparation and migration for an insurance company (database technology change - Kubernetes cluster).
Cloud vs. on-premises evaluation project for an insurance company (database technology change – Kubernetes cluster).
Benedikt Machens
Last position:
Civil-Military Cooperation (ZMZ) Operations Plan Germany at Deutsche Bundeswehr
Thomas Jahn
Last position:
Test Manager at Hamburger Energienetze GmbH
- Method: none
- Environment: ERP, S4/Hana, Confluence, Jira, Xray, SAP Solution Manager, Tosca
- Created the test concept for the migration from ERP to S/4HANA
- Created manual test cases and test plans for the acceptance test
- Coordinated tests between the business testers
- Test automation with Tosca
- manual testing
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Statistics of experts using Kong
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Kong
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
API gateway work
Kong is used to manage API traffic between clients and backend services. It sits in front of REST, gRPC, and event-driven systems to handle routing, authentication, throttling, and logging. Companies bring in Kong specialists when they need a clean edge layer instead of scattered gateway logic.
Core setup
Strong professionals know how to shape Kong Gateway around real delivery needs. They configure services, routes, plugins, upstreams, and declarative configs, then test how changes behave under load and failure. In Germany, they often work with distributed product teams that need secure integration across internal and external APIs.
Common deliverables
- API gateway design and rollout
- Authentication and authorization flow setup
- Rate limiting and request transformation
- Logging, metrics, and tracing integration
- Migration from legacy gateway setups or Kong Gateway, including Kong Enterprise where needed
Ecosystem skills
Kong work often touches Kubernetes, OpenResty, Terraform, CI pipelines, and observability stacks. Specialists should understand how plugins affect request flow, how consumers and credentials are modeled, and how certificate handling, mTLS, and SSO fit into the wider platform. Clear documentation matters as much as configuration.
When to hire
Bring in freelance help when gateway rules have become hard to maintain, teams are adding new APIs fast, or security requirements are changing. Kong experts are also useful during platform migrations, cloud moves, and incident recovery. Remote collaboration works well for most tasks, while on-site sessions in Germany help with workshops and stakeholder alignment.
Strong specialists
Good Kong professionals work methodically. They read traffic patterns, simplify plugin chains, and avoid brittle custom logic. They also know when to use Kong Gateway features as they are, and when to keep policy outside the gateway so the platform stays maintainable.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Kong? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Kong is used as an API gateway layer in front of services and public APIs. It handles routing, authentication, rate limits, transformations, and traffic control so backend systems stay consistent. Many teams also use Kong Gateway to standardize access across microservices and partner integrations.
Kong is often chosen when teams want strong plugin-based control and flexible deployment across cloud or Kubernetes environments. Compared with managed gateways, it gives more room for custom policy and portability. Compared with NGINX-based setups, it usually offers a more opinionated gateway model and a richer plugin ecosystem.
A strong Kong specialist usually understands HTTP, TLS, OAuth2, JWT, Kubernetes, and basic infrastructure tooling. Experience with observability tools, CI pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code is also valuable. If the stack includes Kong Enterprise, knowledge of enterprise governance features helps too.
You usually bring in Kong expertise when gateway configuration has grown messy, security rules need tightening, or a migration is blocking delivery. It also helps when teams need a fresh setup for new APIs, partner access, or Kubernetes ingress. Freelance support is common for design, implementation, troubleshooting, and cleanup.
Yes, Kong is commonly used with Kubernetes and microservices because it fits both edge traffic and service-to-service control. Teams often pair it with the Kong Ingress Controller to manage routes and policies from cluster resources. That makes it useful for platform teams that want one policy layer across many services.
Ask which parts of Kong they have actually shipped: gateway design, plugin work, migration, observability, or security hardening. Also ask how they document configuration, handle rollback, and test changes safely. Good answers are specific about past setups, not just general gateway knowledge.
A small Kong setup may only need one strong specialist, while larger environments benefit from someone who can coordinate platform and security concerns. The more custom plugins, routing rules, and environments you have, the more important deep experience becomes. For migrations, you want someone who has already handled similar cutovers.
Often yes, because much of Kong work is configuration, testing, and review-based. Remote specialists can usually handle most implementation tasks well if they have access to the right environments and team context. On-site sessions in Germany are useful for discovery workshops, security reviews, or cross-team alignment.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Kong in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 855 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Kong in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Kong in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Kong in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and Spanish (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Kong in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Banking and Finance (48%), and Manufacturing (41%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Kong in their recent projects are Project Management (76%), Information Technology (72%), and Operations (66%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Kong
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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