Microsoft Azure Experts in Dusseldorf
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Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- AI product development: Design of an AI-supported GRC platform to automate compliance processes.
- AI expertise: Strategic deepening in Agentic AI and GenAI as a core asset for modern IT governance
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Marijn Scholtens
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Boris Solos
Last position:
Generalist expert for software development at Mercor
- Training the AI models, evaluating images and texts for UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights via OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow
Technologies: OpenAI Feather
Frank Cappel
Last position:
Agile and classic Change Transformation Manager at Freelance Interim Manager | Transformation, Change & Procurement Consultant
- Industries: Energy, Telecommunications, Manufacturing
- Transformation & Change: Supported complex IT and digital transformation programs as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Change Manager and RTE Consultant at Siemens Energy (global SAFe rollout), E.ON (sales technology platform), Schneider Electric (S/4HANA transformation DACH) and Vodafone (Operational Excellence)
- Agile Roles: Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner, Business Analyst, RTE Consultant in cross-functional and scaled teams (SAFe, Scrum, Spotify Model)
- Procurement Excellence: Strategic purchasing consulting with a focus on cost optimization, supplier management, digitalization and organizational development, including building supplier scorecard models, AI-supported procurement approaches and process automation in purchasing
- Managed functional leadership of interdisciplinary project teams of up to 12 people in national and international settings
- Successful launch of several global ARTs at Siemens Energy with improved coordination across sites
- Increased change acceptance and established communication structures in the S/4HANA program at Schneider Electric
- Introduced agile methods, OKR frameworks and KPI dashboards at E.ON, increasing velocity and transparency
- Reduced purchasing costs through strategic sourcing and supplier optimization
- Implemented process innovations in close cooperation with IT and business teams
Sarvesh Lunia
Last position:
Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration at Harz University
- Created data pipelines and visualization tools to support sustainable energy decision-making
- Developed insights that could optimize renewable energy deployment and grid integration strategies
Arndt Maas
Last position:
Project Manager for ServiceNow Vulnerability Response at Union Investment Services & IT GmbH
- Led the subproject for implementing Vulnerability Response as part of DORA
- Documented the current processes in compliance, risk & security
- Created the functional design for introducing application, infrastructure, and cloud vulnerabilities
- Agile management of the integration service provider, the technical department, and the company's cross-functional teams
- Integrated the V scanners Tenable, Qualys and Defender, as well as NVD and CISA/KEV
- Integrated GitLab Ultimate for importing and processing SBOMs
- Developed automation rules to match scan results with CIs in the CMDB, assign vulnerabilities and remediation tasks, handle approvals (false positives, exceptions) and closures
- Calculated multiple risk scores and priorities
- Defined dashboards and reports (Workspaces, Performance Analytics)
- Aligned the new processes, especially to improve the CMDB data quality (according to CSDM)
Frank Dostert
Last position:
Project Manager at TEAG Thüringer Energie AG
- Transition of Microsoft Azure operations to BTC AG
- Responsibility: budget of €60k
- Staff: leadership of 5 people
- Tools: Office 365, JIRA, Confluence
Florian Elke
Last position:
Lead Software Engineer
- In this role, I was responsible as Lead Software Engineer for automating various meat production lines.
- My focus was on developing highly available (High Availability) systems using C/C++.
- I also implemented and supported container orchestration with Kubernetes to ensure smooth and scalable production operations.
Ludo Prokop
Last position:
Senior Consultant at Insurance
- DWH modernization
- Migration from Informatica PowerCenter to IDMC/CDI
- Migration from IBM DB2 to Databricks
Technologies: Informatica IDMC, Databricks
Michael März
Last position:
Team Lead / Service Owner 2nd Level & ITIL at Creditreform
- Service owner of the receivables management platform Ikarus
- Management and coordination of external 1st-level service providers
- Team leadership and building ITIL-compliant support structures
- Managing the handover to 3rd-level support (internal & external, incl. vendor/development)
- Stakeholder management between the business unit, IT, and external partners
- Jira ticket automations and maintenance of Confluence documentation
Olaf Radicke
Last position:
DevOps Architect / Consultant at Authority with increased security requirements
- Identification of requirements (legal, organizational, and technical)
- Design of solution architectures
- Evaluation of concepts and technologies
- Preparation of decision templates
- Architectural Decision Records (ADR)
- Coordination of implementation
- Review of implementations
- Documentation
Klajdo Fyraj
Last position:
Independent Product Developer / Software Architect at rastr.eu
- Architected and deployed a live B2B geocoding and demographic-data platform for Germany, combining address lookup with census-based population statistics through a web application and REST API.
Franziska Meyndt
Last position:
Business Insights & Analytics Working Student at Eurowings Holidays
- Built & maintained 10+ Power BI dashboards tracking booking, revenue & yield KPIs, reducing manual reporting effort
- Developed a centralized data model (SQL & Azure Analysis Services), integrating multiple data sources to improve reporting consistency & scalability
- Delivered ad-hoc analyses for leadership, supporting data-driven decision-making across multiple business units
Thorsten Lenzen
Last position:
Senior Security Analyst
- Analysis and remediation of security vulnerabilities in a risk assessment system for energy trading
- System analysis
- Threat modeling
- Decision-making on vulnerability mitigation strategies
- Implementation of vulnerability detection mechanisms
- Security scans
- DevSecOps practices
- Technical environment: Visual Studio Code, JetBrains Suite, MS Threat Modeling Tool, DevSecOps, Git, AWS, DynamoDB, SQL Server, Endur, Snowflake, Orca
- Languages: C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, SQL
Olga Methner
Last position:
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG
- Implemented the BI solution and replaced the old BI landscape
- Led the “Sales Bonus Plan” subproject: expanded the existing solution and migrated to Azure (Databricks)
- Led the “Cognos Migration” subproject: expanded existing data warehouses based on MS technologies (source systems: Oracle), analyzed business requirements and designed the technical solution
- Expanded the relational DWH database
- Developed ETL processes using SSIS
- Developed the multidimensional database (OLAP Cubes/SSAS)
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Azure
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
2 years (Germany: 2.8 years)
Positions per freelancer
12 (Germany: 13)
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
83% (Germany: 89%)
Master's degree or higher
48% (Germany: 56%)
Doctorate
5% (Germany: 9%)
Certifications per freelancer
7 (Germany: 4)
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
98% (Germany: 97%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Dusseldorf using Microsoft Azure
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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
Azure in practice
Microsoft Azure is used to run cloud systems, modern business apps, data platforms, and secure infrastructure. It covers virtual machines, managed databases, containers, identity, and observability in one ecosystem. Strong specialists turn business needs into stable Azure services that teams can operate.
Common project work
- Azure landing zones and subscription setup
- Migration from on-premises or other clouds
- Azure Kubernetes Service, App Service, and Functions
- Identity, networking, backup, and monitoring
- Governance with policies, access controls, and tagging
Skills that matter
Good Microsoft Azure specialists understand cloud architecture, networking, security, and cost control. They work with Azure Resource Manager, Entra ID, Key Vault, Monitor, and storage services without creating fragile setups. They also know how to document changes so internal teams can keep ownership.
When freelancers help
Companies bring in Azure experts for migrations, platform recovery, tenant restructuring, and delivery under pressure. Freelance support is also useful when internal teams need help with cloud standards, secure access, or a new workload that must go live cleanly. In Dusseldorf, this often fits hybrid work with German and English communication.
What strong experts do
- design for resilience, security, and clear ownership
- keep deployments repeatable with infrastructure as code
- spot cost leaks before they become a problem
- explain trade-offs in plain language
- hand over clean documentation and operating notes
Azure ecosystem
Azure work often overlaps with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, PowerShell, and CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Many projects also touch SQL, messaging, and analytics services. Strong professionals choose the right managed service instead of rebuilding everything from scratch.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Microsoft Azure? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Microsoft Azure is commonly used for hosting business applications, building cloud-native services, running databases, and securing identity and access. It also fits data pipelines, backup, disaster recovery, and internal platforms that need reliable scaling. Many companies use Azure to modernize older systems without replacing everything at once.
Azure is the current name, while Windows Azure was the earlier product name. People sometimes say Microsoft Cloud when they mean the broader vendor ecosystem, but in hiring searches they usually want Azure skills specifically. A strong specialist knows the naming history, but more importantly understands the current services and their limits.
Microsoft Azure is often chosen when a company already relies on Microsoft identity, Windows Server, SQL Server, or Microsoft 365. Compared with AWS or Google Cloud, the main difference is usually how services fit existing enterprise environments and governance needs. The best choice depends on the stack, compliance needs, and operating model.
A strong Azure specialist usually brings cloud networking, security, scripting, and automation skills with them. Common adjacent tools include Entra ID, Terraform, PowerShell, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD systems. For data-heavy work, SQL and monitoring skills matter just as much as the cloud services themselves.
The answer depends on the scope. A simple migration review needs a different profile than a full landing zone, platform redesign, or production recovery effort. For business-critical work, look for someone who has already delivered similar Azure setups, not just studied the service names.
Yes, most Microsoft Azure work can be done remotely because the environment lives in the cloud and much of the delivery is configuration, review, and testing. On-site time in Dusseldorf can still help for workshops, stakeholder alignment, or sensitive migration phases. Many teams use a hybrid setup with remote delivery and local meetings when needed.
Look for clear reasoning, not just a long service list. A good Azure professional can explain why they chose a managed service, how they handle security and rollback, and what they would monitor after go-live. Clean documentation, sensible naming, and practical cost awareness are good signs.
Companies usually want to know whether the work is a build, migration, rescue, or review, and what access is available. Freelancers want clarity on the current setup, the target architecture, the team they will work with, and whether the project uses Azure DevOps, GitHub, or another delivery flow. Good answers on both sides make the engagement smoother.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used Microsoft Azure in their recent projects is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 782 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used Microsoft Azure in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 48% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used Microsoft Azure in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used Microsoft Azure in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and Spanish (16%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used Microsoft Azure in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Manufacturing (55%), and Banking and Finance (51%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used Microsoft Azure in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Product Development (71%), and Project Management (69%).
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