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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used Linux
André G.
Last position:
Financial Reporting Consultant at Client anonymized (services sector)
Financial reporting as an MVP. Follow-up assignment.
- Reports on profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow
- Budget and personnel metrics (FTE)
- Implementation as an MVP with a fixed scope
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Matthias S.
Last position:
Project Coordinator, Transport and Handover of Deployable Data Centers at BWI GmbH
- Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) verified
- Reported to the GMN Serie1 TP subprogram management
- Ensured the handover of around 300 deployable data center containers to the Bw customer in accordance with contractually defined military requirements
- Ensured transport and acceptance by Bw
- Ensured staff training
- Prepared decision papers (e.g., project plans, governance models, communication plans, controlling models, roles and responsibilities matrices)
- Analyzed existing processes, identified areas for improvement, and designed solutions to increase their efficiency and effectiveness
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the subprogram using Jira, PM Pulse, KeyPIA (MicroStrategy)
- Developed the project methodology using agile methods
- Handled customer requirements (Requirements Engineering)
- Prepared for and supported contract negotiations for “System Maintenance 2027+” (7-year term, 500+ Mio budget)
Mohammed N.
Last position:
IT System Manager at Corporate Network Solution Provider
- Architected, Deployed and Supported hosted email solutions in Linux and Windows environments with enterprise-grade anti-spam and security architecture for service-provider environments.
- Managed Microsoft Azure environments including Virtual Machines, VNets, Storage, VPN, and Firewall configuration.
- Administered Microsoft Exchange Server (2010-2019), Microsoft Exchange Server SE, Active Directory, PKI, Hyper-V and Zimbra environments with disaster recovery planning and operational support.
- Led Microsoft 365 onboarding and migration projects from Exchange, IMAP, and Zimbra platforms to Microsoft 365.
- Prepare security and compliance to support Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- Implement information protection and data loss prevention by using Microsoft Purview.
- Implement retention, eDiscovery, and communication compliance in Microsoft Purview.
- Integrated Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).
- Delivered secure hybrid infrastructure solutions integrating Microsoft Windows Server and Linux-based enterprise environments.
- Supported enterprise integration projects involving Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, Barracuda ESG, Qmail and Zimbra Platforms.
Rudolf E.
Last position:
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International Insurance Group
Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.
Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.
Cross-departmental collaboration with other teams on operations and further development, and reporting.
Firewall vulnerability analysis.
Firewall access requests.
Troubleshooting IP communication issues on network and firewall infrastructure.
Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal requirements.
Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5
Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI
Michael F.
Last position:
Platform Architect (Project lead) at Würth IT
I designed and built a self-service AWS platform for Data Science teams with little or no infrastructure-as-code experience. A team writes about 10 lines of Python and gets a deployable stack with full SDLC release cycle that already follows the governance rules. Networking, encryption, IAM and tagging are decided by the platform, not by each team.
New teams or AWS accounts are onboarded with one pull request. Waste prevention and cost control is built into the defaults: Data scientists don't need infrastructure skills.
- Construct library (AWS CDK, Python). Built a versioned catalog of about 20 hardened constructs for being used in data-science projects with ML context
- Governance as code
- Multi-account, multi-tenant
- Golden-path scaffolding
- CI/CD and supply chain. Built reusable GitHub Actions workflows
- Release engineering
- QA with e2e, contract testing and unit test coverage with each release candidate
Peter V.
Last position:
IT Administrator at SEAT Deutschland
- Creating concepts and architecture for domain integration (SEAT into the VW structure)
- Domain trusts and administration
- Operation and administration of Windows 2022/ 2025 servers and domains
- Domain restructuring
- GPO and SG editing and migration
- DNS restructuring and migration
Technologies: Windows 2022, Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, GPO, VMWare vSphere, Hyper-V, Powershell, Jira, MS Office 365,), SCCM, VSAN Fileservices, Approximately 800 servers, 400 users
Michael S.
Last position:
IT & Test Consultant at Testing Experts GmbH
AI Readiness - Part 3: Creating an e-book on the use of AI in software testing
- Designed and created an e-book on the sensible and safe use of AI in software testing from the perspective of an experienced test expert.
- Used generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner for structuring, wording suggestions and creating variations, with all content finally reviewed and approved using my own expertise.
- Developed practical insights into the opportunities and risks of AI in testing, with a special focus on collaboration between testers and AI instead of “tester vs. AI”.
- Title: “11 starke Gründe: Dream-Team statt Rivalen - Tester und KI sind gemeinsam unschlagbar”
- Subtitle: “Wie Mensch und Maschine im Softwaretest das perfekte Team bilden – und warum reines KI-Testing riskant ist.”
- Planned use of the e-book as a basis for workshops, customer meetings or internal training.
- Technology: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, many years of hands-on professional testing experience, common sense.
Timo H.
Last position:
Software Developer at Smiths Detection
- Extension of a Swing-based UI for recording Security Restricted Articles during baggage screening.
- Introduction of a new workflow for recording Deboarding Events.
- Extension of the reporting system for Security Restricted Articles and Deboarding Events.
- Implementation using JBoss Wildfly, PostgreSQL, spring-boot 3.x, Java 8/21, Swing, JSF, JAX-RS/Resteasy, Docker, Maven, Kiro.
Jörg T.
Last position:
Consultant, Requirements Engineer and Database Expert
Project – Evaluation and development of databases for a new product line for a measuring equipment manufacturer
- Current-state analysis
- Requirements analysis of the data storage layer
- Writing benchmark tests
- Design of the new database schema
- Database migrations
- Development of audit logging and Part11
- Creation of backup and recovery concepts
- Design of the persistence layer API
- Writing unit tests
- Creating requirements in Azure
Tools: C#, Visual Studio 2022, Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Git, RestSharp, WebServer, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, SQLite, MinIO, Podman, Docker, DataGrip, SQL Management Studio, HeidiDB, pgAdmin
Klaus K.
Last position:
HCL Notes Banking Support, Domino Administration / Migration / Operations at Atruvia / HCL International
Description of duties “Atruvia / HCL International” Role: HCL Notes Banking Support, Domino Administration / Migration / Operations Operations, administration and technical support of the HCL Notes/Domino environment in the Atruvia banking environment on behalf of HCL. As part of an international support team, the focus was on second- and third-level support as well as the processing, management and monitoring of SLA tickets in categories 1, 2 and 3. Duties included the technical analysis and resolution of incidents in the Notes/Domino environment, system administration, and the development and modification of Lotus Notes /Domino applications and LotusScript agents when a programming solution was required. Another focus was ticket dispatching: analysing and assessing incoming tickets, assigning them to the responsible departments and specialist teams, and subsequently coordinating and tracking processing within the agreed SLA periods. There was also direct communication and coordination with subject-matter experts, departments and end customers of the connected banks. In particular, when language or technical communication problems arose within the international support team, German-language customer communication was handled and mediation between customers and technical specialists was provided. Objective Ensuring stable and reliable operation of the HCL Notes/Domino landscape in the Atruvia banking environment and the timely processing of business-critical support cases in line with the agreed Service Level Agreements. Incidents were to be analysed as early as possible and either resolved directly through administrative measures or suitable LotusScript/Notes solutions, or forwarded specifically to the responsible specialist teams. As of: 25.09.2026 (Version 2.10 LITE) including project times Page: 3 of 32 SPO-SOFT EDV Beratung, Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Kano, Tel.: +494532-2767682, Mail: [email], [link] At the same time, qualified preliminary analysis and targeted ticket dispatching were intended to ensure that every ticket reached the technically and professionally responsible department immediately and that unnecessary transfers, processing times and associated costs were reduced. Result Operational Notes/Domino support for the banks served was reliably ensured throughout the entire project period. SLA-relevant tickets were systematically analysed, prioritised, assigned to the responsible departments and tracked through to resolution. Some incidents were resolved directly through administration, technical error analysis and the development of suitable LotusScript agents and modifications to Notes/Domino applications. By directing tickets specifically to the relevant expert and specialist teams, incorrect assignments and unnecessary processing loops were reduced and compliance with the agreed SLA times was supported. Direct communication with the banks and mediation between German-speaking end customers and the international support team also contributed to efficient problem resolution and high customer satisfaction.
Gonzalo S.
Last position:
Parental Leave at Home
- Full-time parenting break after Klim, planned and now complete. Available for new projects immediately.
- Kept my skills current with a hands-on course in API and AI integrations.
- Built small tools with AI agents and Claude Code to practise automation and reporting.
- Sharpened my stakeholder management with a toddler: daily negotiations, unclear requirements, zero escaped defects:D
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.
Loic N.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer at AG Solution
- Create and lead roadmap forecasting of support opportunities, including colleague training, process design and improvement, and new hire onboarding.
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams including Professional Services, Support, Product, Sales, and Solution Engineering.
- Manage business and financial KPIs in alignment with overall business objectives.
- Industrial IT & Data Integration: Implement, configure, and integrate OT/IT systems and data flows, connecting control-layer sources (DCS, PLC, SCADA) to historians, data platforms, and enterprise systems through APIs and standard interfaces.
- AVEVA PI & Historian: Configure, maintain, and extend AVEVA PI (PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, interfaces/connectors) to capture, contextualize, and serve real-time and historical operational data.
- Alarm Management: Support and optimize alarm management systems – e.g. Honeywell Alarm Management – including alarm rationalization, classification, and the analysis of alarm performance, critical alarms, and alarm floods.
- Connectivity & Protocols: Set up and troubleshoot industrial connectivity using OPC UA and OPC A&E, including the configuration of tunnelers / wrappers to bridge OT data sources securely and reliably.
- Production Data Flow: Ensure seamless, secure, and well-structured data flow across the industrial IT landscape, transforming raw operational data into meaningful information for operations and decision-making.
- System Support & Troubleshooting: Provide ongoing support for OT/IT applications, troubleshooting issues across networks, software, and data integrations to keep systems running efficiently.
- Knowledge Management & Best Practices: Contribute to internal documentation, best practices, and troubleshooting guides, and help continuously improve how we deliver industrial IT and data solutions.
Tools & Software: Aveva PI, Salesforce, Active Directory, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Jira, Microsoft, Scrum, DevOps, Docker, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub.
Michael S.
Last position:
Data Analyst, Data Scientist at CompuGroup Medical Deutschland AG, docmetric GmbH
Development of AI and traditional models to analyze medical and patient data, including medication analyses, diagnosis analyses, forecasts, procedure analyses, dosage analyses, comorbidity analyses, prescription analyses, patient potential analyses, referral profile analyses, and prescription analyses. Analyses in the field of Real World Evidence.
Healthcare IT, pharmaceutical industry
Tasks, responsibilities:
- Gathering customer requirements
- Planning the subproject
- Designing and defining KPIs
- Designing and developing models and visualizations of results using customer dashboards
- Developing and implementing data warehouse adaptations
- Deriving recommendations for action
Methods, technologies:
- Simulation
- Artificial intelligence
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Microsoft Power BI
- Amazon Web Services
- Elasticsearch
- PostgreSQL
- Databricks
- Multivariate statistics
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Statistics of experts using Linux
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years

Position duration
5.2 years

Positions per freelancer
14

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Doctorate
11%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
98%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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 Linux
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 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Linux 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 (90%)
- Manufacturing (45%)
- Banking and Finance (44%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Telecommunication (35%)
- Professional Services (34%)
- Healthcare (32%)
- Government and Administration (30%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Linux does
Linux is an open-source operating system kernel used in distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux and Alpine Linux. In practice, teams often use GNU/Linux systems to run web applications, databases, containers, network services and embedded devices. Its control, flexibility and strong automation support make it a core foundation for modern infrastructure.
Systems it supports
Linux runs workloads across cloud environments, private data centers, edge locations and developer machines. Companies use it for:
- Web servers, APIs and application hosting
- Container platforms with Docker and Kubernetes
- Databases, message brokers and storage services
- Firewalls, proxies, VPNs and network appliances
- Embedded products, industrial devices and connected hardware
Ecosystem and tooling
Effective Linux work reaches beyond shell commands. Specialists work with systemd, SSH, Bash, Python, package managers, filesystems, permissions and process management. They may also use Nginx, Apache, Git, Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus and cloud services from AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
When expertise matters
Freelance expertise helps when a company is migrating workloads, standardizing server images or responding to reliability and security concerns. It is also useful for building repeatable infrastructure, reducing manual operations and supporting a platform during a critical delivery phase.
- Moving services from legacy Unix or proprietary systems
- Hardening hosts and reviewing access controls
- Automating provisioning, patching and releases
- Troubleshooting performance, storage or networking issues
Strong professional practices
Strong Linux professionals diagnose problems methodically instead of changing configurations without evidence. They understand logs, metrics, resource limits, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, backups and recovery procedures. They document decisions, use version-controlled configuration and test changes before applying them broadly.
Choosing the right specialist
Match the specialist to the environment and the outcome you need. A professional focused on Kubernetes operations may not be the right fit for kernel work, embedded Linux or high-performance storage. Clarify the distribution, hosting model, compliance needs, automation stack and expected handover before the engagement begins. For remote work, precise documentation and secure access procedures matter; on-site collaboration can help when hardware, networks or operational teams require direct coordination.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Linux.
Linux is used to run web servers, cloud workloads, databases, containers, network services and embedded devices. Companies also use it for development environments, automation and security-focused infrastructure.
Linux offers open licensing, broad hardware support and deep command-line automation. Windows Server may be a better fit for environments centered on Microsoft Active Directory or .NET, while traditional Unix systems remain relevant in some specialized enterprise environments.
A strong Linux specialist often brings skills in networking, Bash or Python scripting, Git, containers and cloud infrastructure. Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, monitoring, identity management and security is valuable for production work.
The right level depends on the risk and scope of the work. A straightforward server setup may need focused distribution and automation knowledge, while kernel tuning, production migrations or incident response require a specialist who has handled comparable systems.
Yes, most Linux administration and automation work can be handled remotely through secure access, infrastructure-as-code and documented runbooks. On-site work may be important when the project involves physical servers, restricted networks or hardware troubleshooting.
Describe the distribution, hosting environment, workload, access model and desired result. Include details about containers, databases, networking, monitoring, security controls and any existing automation so the specialist can assess the system accurately.
Look for clear diagnostics, reproducible changes, secure defaults and useful documentation. High-quality Linux work includes tested rollback paths, sensible monitoring, controlled permissions and an explanation of operational trade-offs.
GNU/Linux usually refers to a complete operating system combining the Linux kernel with GNU tools and other software. In everyday business conversation, people commonly say Linux when they mean a full distribution such as Debian, Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Linux in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 764 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used Linux in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used Linux in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 5.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used Linux in their recent projects are German (98%), English (97%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used Linux in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Manufacturing (45%), and Banking and Finance (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Linux in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Product Development (77%), and Project Management (60%).
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