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Michail Matjuchin

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Experienced Software Developer and OpenShift Specialist, Application Architect with a focus on / experience in containerizing

Vienna
Michail Matjuchin

Last position:

OpenShift Specialist, Developer at Insurance

Project goal: Introduce OpenShift as the run-time platform and migrate all applications to OpenShift.

My contribution: Make sure logging and monitoring for the applications were in place. Set up and put into operation the OpenShift components for logging and monitoring (Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and Grafana). Develop and implement the security concept for OpenShift. Work with developers to define and carry out the application changes needed for the OpenShift migration. Integrate monitoring into the applications.

Technical environment: Java, WebSphere Liberty, OpenShift components, Elasticsearch (ELK stack), Prometheus, Grafana.

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René Zingerle

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DevSecOps & Kubernetes Engineer (Freelance)

Jenbach
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

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Benjamin Akhras

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Research Engineer

Benjamin Akhras

Last position:

Research Engineer at AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology

  • Developed Taranis AI, an advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) tool, leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize information gathering and situational analysis.
  • Created cybersecurity trainings and a cyber range to provide hands-on learning experiences for SOC teams and IT management.
  • Designed and implemented a hybrid cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Terraform, and Ansible, improving the scalability and performance of the infrastructure and led the migration from an on-site only infrastructure to the hybrid cloud environment.
  • Some of my current work can be found on GitHub.
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Andreas Kainz

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DevOps Consultant

Kleinhöflein im Burgenland
Andreas Kainz

Last position:

DevOps Consultant at Automotive/freelancer

  • Infrastructure automation with Ansible, AWX, Docker/DockerCompose/Kubernetes, GitLab, Bash, Python (Ubuntu)
  • Infrastructure monitoring with Icinga2
  • Software development in Python
  • Qemu, KVM, libvirt
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Maximilian Aster

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Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect

Lindgraben
Maximilian Aster

Last position:

Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect at UNIQA Insurance Group

  • Planning, monitoring, coordination, and documentation of the output project as part of the policy migration to the UNIQA Insurance Platform.
  • Planning and design of new requirements.
  • Designing a consistent, maintainable, and scalable application architecture.
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Martin Haintz

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AI | Software Development | Digitalization & Automation – Efficient, scalable & future-proof solutions

Graz
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 LDAP

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

23 years

Position duration

4.3 years

Positions per freelancer

9

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Top industries

Information Technology, Healthcare, Government and Administration

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Legal

Bachelor's degree or higher

83%

Master's degree or higher

50%

Certifications per freelancer

3

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

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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 LDAP

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

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Daily rate avg. 861 €

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 860 €

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

LDAP basics

LDAP, the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is used to read and manage directory data in many enterprise systems. Companies bring in specialists when they need a reliable source for users, groups, devices, and access rules across applications. It is common in identity setups tied to Active Directory and OpenLDAP.

Typical work

  • Design directory structures and naming rules
  • Connect apps to LDAP for login and lookup
  • Map users, groups, and roles
  • Tune queries, searches, and replication
  • Troubleshoot bind, schema, and access issues

Ecosystem and tools

Strong professionals know LDAP alongside Active Directory, OpenLDAP, LDAPS, SSO, and identity governance tools. They understand schemas, filters, certificates, and how directory data moves between systems. In Austria, these experts often support mixed environments where on-site coordination with security or infrastructure teams matters, while implementation work can stay remote.

When to hire

Bring in freelance expertise when onboarding is slow, access rules are messy, or directory data is inconsistent across tools. It also helps during migrations, audits, mergers, and app modernisation. If your team must keep login flows stable while changing the directory back end, an LDAP specialist can reduce risk.

What good specialists do

A strong LDAP professional writes clean filters, keeps schemas simple, and avoids brittle mappings. They test against real applications, not just directory browsers. They also document how users, groups, service accounts, and certificates should be managed so future changes do not break authentication.

Austria project fit

For teams in Austria, LDAP work often sits close to security, workplace IT, and business apps that need dependable access control. Clear communication in English is usually enough for remote delivery, but local coordination can help when directory changes affect internal operations. Good freelancers adapt to both styles and keep the rollout controlled.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to LDAP.

LDAP is used to store and query directory data such as users, groups, devices, and access rules. Companies rely on it for login, lookup, and authorization across internal applications. It is also a common layer in identity setups that connect multiple tools to one central directory.

LDAP is the protocol, while Active Directory and OpenLDAP are directory systems that implement or use it. If a company asks for LDAP work, the real task is often to integrate with one of those systems or keep them aligned. A good specialist knows the protocol details and the product-specific behavior.

A strong LDAP specialist usually knows identity and access management, certificate handling, schema design, and secure authentication flows. Experience with SSO, directory replication, and application integration is also useful. In mixed environments, knowledge of Windows and Linux directory tooling helps a lot.

LDAP work can look simple, but production changes can affect login and access for many systems. Small tasks like query fixes may need only focused support, while migrations, schema changes, or security hardening need deeper experience. If the directory is business critical, choose a specialist who has handled live rollouts.

Yes, most LDAP tasks can be handled remotely, especially schema work, integration, and troubleshooting. On-site time is useful when the directory setup is tied to local infrastructure, internal policy reviews, or cross-team workshops. For Austrian companies, a remote-first setup often works well if communication is clear.

If users cannot log in reliably, groups do not sync cleanly, or applications use different directory rules, LDAP expertise is likely needed. Another warning sign is a migration that touches authentication, certificates, or directory structure. In that case, a specialist can stabilize the environment before changes spread.

Look for clear explanations of directory schema, filters, binds, and access control. A strong LDAP professional can describe how they tested changes, how they handled rollback, and how they protected existing applications. Good documentation and calm troubleshooting matter as much as raw technical depth.

Yes, because LDAP often remains the source of truth behind SSO, account lookup, and group membership. Even when users sign in through modern identity layers, the directory still feeds core data to many systems. A specialist helps keep those layers consistent and secure.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used LDAP in their recent projects is 108 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 861 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Austria who have used LDAP in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Austria who have used LDAP in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used LDAP in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (38%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used LDAP in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Healthcare (50%), and Government and Administration (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used LDAP in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Operations (63%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used LDAP

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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