Longhorn Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Longhorn
Kersten L.
Last position:
Lead Architect / Lead Developer at Bettles: Sports Betting Platform
- Complete greenfield rebuild across the whole stack — built AI-native: backend in Go and NestJS, PostgreSQL (CNPG) on K3s with GitOps/Terraform; frontend on Angular 22, zoneless.
- Orchestrated coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) across the entire lifecycle — architecture, implementation, testing, reviews, documentation — driven by Specification-Driven Development (SDD).
- “Bruno” — LLM commentator persona backed by RAG and MCP for a personality that stays consistent across all generations (match previews, post-match reports, his own virtual bets).
Angular 22 (zoneless, without Zone.js), Claude Code, Claude Code Skills, CNPG, Cursor, Design Tokens (Spec for Code), Docker, Gherkin, Git, GitLab, GitOps, Go, Google Gemini, Grafana, Hetzner Cloud, K3s, Keycloak, Kubernetes, Lighthouse, LLM Integration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), NestJS, Node.js, NPM, Playwright, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, RAG, REST, Specification-Driven Development (SDD), Structured Outputs, Terraform, TypeScript, Vitest
Ivan V.
Last position:
Senior DevOps Engineer at 58agents
- Provision Kubernetes infrastructure on Azure, GCP, or bare-metal at the hosting provider
- Design and implementation of REST and GraphQL APIs
- Cloud governance (cost, compliance, security)
- Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD as code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Container technologies (Docker, Helm)
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), Argo CD
- Deployment, scaling, and monitoring of microservices
- Distributed event streaming (Kafka)
- Message brokers RabbitMQ, MQTT
- Software development from scratch or further development of existing projects using PHP, Python, Go, C#, and Bash
Anton K.
Last position:
Head of Overall Technical Integration NSC / Hadoop Cloud Development at IABG
Head of overall technical integration NSC (National Secure Cloud, project with approx. 60 employees).
Technical integration of all subprojects into one product, definition of interfaces and basic components of a cloud including hardware, technical architecture of the IABG platform.
Development of a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) capable of creating private/mixed clouds of any complexity based on a textual description with one click or interactively.
CMP also includes the complete hardware management lifecycle.
Kubernetes, OpenStack and Hadoop are used as the foundation.
The management layer includes Harbor, Gitea, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher and Jenkins, which are configured automatically.
Private cloud can run any customer workloads, including a full Hadoop layer with HDFS, Spark, MapReduce, Mesos, HBase and around 20 additional ML/DL technologies.
Hadoop worker clusters can also be installed automatically without Kubernetes on bare metal or commodity hardware.
OpenStack with Nova, Neutron, Ironic, Swift, Cinder, Ceph.
Development of a Java application Rudi: SOAP, REST, containers, DB.
Technologies: Kubernetes (K3s, Rke2, Minikube, Harbor, Gitea, Jenkins, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher), OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Swift, Ceph, Cinder, Sahara, Magnum, Kayobe, Kolla, Bigrost, Ironic), Hadoop (HDFS, Ambari, Solr, Livy, Ranger, YARN, Tez, HBase, Kafka, Hive, Zookeeper, MapReduce, Spark, Oozie, Flink), virtualization (Kubernetes (K3S), VMware, Oracle), scripting (Ansible, Puppet, Juju, Shell, Groovy, Gradle, Maven).
Karl-Heinz G.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer / JEE Developer at EnBW
Further development of an existing microservice architecture (REST) for asset model management and runtime environment in the cloud.
Java development (BE) in the SCRUM team.
Java (Spring Boot/Security)
PostgreSQL
Docker
AWS Services (Lambda, Cognito, ECS, SQS)
IntelliJ
Marcus W.
Last position:
Administrator, DevOps at KZVB
- Planned and implemented new network infrastructure (VLAN, LACP, DMZ, structured cabling)
- Migrated from VMware to KVM using Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM), including CPU pinning
- Hardened the entire environment using SELinux (KVM hosts, container hosts, database servers)
- Configured and operated the virtualization platform with OLVM and Ansible-based provisioning
- Containerized and redeployed critical services: WordPress, Jenkins, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Subversion with Apache + AD integration
- Developed Ansible playbooks for automated deployment and configuration management
- Integrated Foreman for repository and security management in the DMZ
- Produced technical documentation in Markdown; organized in Bookstack
- Coordinated with external vendors (e.g. HPE) for hardware installation and setup
- Delivered all contributions documented and reproducible in Markdown
Michael R.
Last position:
Software Developer
- Automatic report generation based on log data from the Senstar surveillance camera software, tracking access times of different camera systems
- Gathering requirements and translating them into a suitable technical solution
- Implementing Python scripts to read, process, and convert Senstar log data into PDF reports
- Reading configuration files to control the scripts
- Packaging the Python scripts and all dependencies into an executable .cmd for offline installation on Windows Server
- Providing a --help parameter to list and explain the script options
- Creating documentation for installing, configuring, and running the scripts
- Technical environment: Python 3, SQL, Senstar, Windows Server, Python setuptools, fpdf
Kai H.
Last position:
Backend Python Engineer at Rohde & Schwarz SIT
- Conceptualizing & developing a need-to-know, domain-based identity and access management system in a high-security environment
- Backend development (Python): API & microservice development
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Statistics of experts using Longhorn
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Top industries
Information Technology, Energy, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Human Resources, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using Longhorn
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Longhorn 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%)
- Energy (71%)
- Automotive (57%)
- Banking and Finance (57%)
- Government and Administration (57%)
- Aerospace and Defense (43%)
- Education (43%)
- Healthcare (43%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Kubernetes storage
Longhorn is a cloud-native distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. It gives pods persistent volumes, replication, snapshots, and backup features that fit stateful services, not just stateless apps.
What experts deliver
- StorageClass design and PVC planning
- Volume provisioning and expansion
- Snapshot and backup workflows
- Upgrade and recovery runbooks
Ecosystem fit
Strong Longhorn specialists know Kubernetes, CSI, and surrounding tools such as Helm, kubectl, and cluster monitoring. They also understand how Longhorn works with Rancher and with storage policies across dev, test, and production clusters.
When companies bring help in
Teams usually need freelance expertise when stateful workloads stall, replication is misconfigured, or recovery steps are unclear. In Germany, this often comes up in manufacturing, SaaS, and regulated environments where on-call work and documentation must be precise.
What good specialists do
A strong Longhorn professional checks node health, replica placement, backup targets, and disk pressure before changing anything. They document restore steps, validate failover, and keep the setup simple enough for the team to operate after handover.
Common search terms
People often search for Longhorn, Rancher Longhorn, or SUSE Longhorn when they need help with Kubernetes storage. The technology is usually chosen for persistent volumes, snapshots, backups, and resilient storage for stateful services.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with Longhorn? These answers cover the essentials.
Longhorn is used to provide persistent block storage for Kubernetes workloads. It helps teams run stateful services that need replication, snapshots, and backup support instead of relying on local node disks alone.
Longhorn is often compared with Ceph, NFS-based setups, and cloud provider volumes. It is usually attractive when a team wants Kubernetes-native management and simpler day-to-day operations, while still keeping strong recovery options.
Longhorn is the name most people use, and many still say Rancher Longhorn because of its history. You may also see SUSE Longhorn in some contexts, but the storage system itself is the same core technology.
A strong Longhorn specialist should also know Kubernetes storage objects, CSI concepts, Linux disks, and backup handling. Practical experience with Helm, kubectl, and cluster troubleshooting is also important when the setup must work under load.
A Longhorn project can be handled quickly when the scope is clear, but stateful workloads need careful validation. The right specialist should be able to assess the current cluster, explain risks, and plan changes without guesswork.
Yes, Longhorn work is often well suited to remote collaboration because most tasks happen in Kubernetes manifests, dashboards, and logs. In Germany, some teams still want on-site workshops for recovery drills or cluster reviews, but day-to-day work is usually remote friendly.
A good Longhorn professional explains storage choices clearly and knows how to check replica health, backups, and failure behavior. Look for someone who has handled real incidents, not only basic installations.
Longhorn is common for databases, internal platforms, and other stateful services that need persistent data in Kubernetes. It is also used when teams want easier backups and restores than they get from ad hoc volume setups.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Longhorn in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 760 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Longhorn in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Longhorn in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Longhorn in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (43%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Longhorn in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Energy (71%), and Automotive (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Longhorn in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (86%), and Business Intelligence (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Longhorn
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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