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René Z.

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DevSecOps & Kubernetes Engineer (Freelance)

Jenbach
René Z.

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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Martin A.

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Systems Architect

Wien
Martin A.

Last position:

Systems Architect at ASFiNAG

  • Migrated infrastructure automation from Puppet to Ansible
  • Ensured compatibility with CentOS and RHEL 8 and 9
  • Managed users in Active Directory
  • Managed applications, services, security policies, certificates, and more
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Thomas U.

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Consultant

Vienna
Thomas U.

Last position:

Consultant at Henrich Baustoffe

  • Developing the required views and KPIs in collaboration with the different departments and management
  • Preparing and modeling the various data sources
  • Implementing the company-wide and cross-department dashboard in Microsoft Power BI
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Dominic W.

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Engineer / Architect

Köflach
Dominic W.

Last position:

Engineer / Architect at Freelancer

  • Magento 2
  • Symfony
  • Various technologies

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Statistics of experts using NGINX

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

19 years

NGINX experts in Austria have 19 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

4 years

NGINX experts in Austria stay in a single position for 4 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

8

NGINX experts in Austria have completed 8 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations

NGINX experts in Austria have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Customer Service, and Operations.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Aerospace and Defense

NGINX experts in Austria are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Aerospace and Defense.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Customer Service, Legal

NGINX experts in Austria earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Customer Service, and Legal.

Bachelor's degree or higher

67%

67% of NGINX experts in Austria hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

17%

17% of NGINX experts in Austria hold at least a Master's degree.

Certifications per freelancer

2

NGINX experts in Austria hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

NGINX experts in Austria most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of NGINX experts in Austria speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the NGINX experts in Austria charges less than €640 per day.
One of the NGINX experts in Austria charges between €640 and €720 per day.
One of the NGINX experts in Austria charges between €720 and €800 per day.
One of the NGINX experts in Austria charges between €880 and €960 per day.
2 of the NGINX experts in Austria charge €960 or more per day.
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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 NGINX

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

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Daily rate avg. 812 €

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 800 €

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.

NGINX 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%)
  • Banking and Finance (50%)
  • Aerospace and Defense (33%)
  • Government and Administration (33%)
  • Retail (33%)
  • Advertising (17%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Manufacturing (17%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Reverse proxy role

NGINX is widely used as a reverse proxy in front of web apps, APIs, and services. It handles incoming traffic, routes requests, and helps keep backends clean and controlled. Strong specialists know how to shape request flow without adding unnecessary complexity.

Core delivery

It is often chosen for:

  • load balancing across app servers and upstream pools
  • TLS termination and certificate handling
  • caching and compression for faster delivery
  • static file serving for websites and assets
  • API gateway-style request routing

Edge performance

NGINX is valued for stable performance under load and for running close to the edge of the stack. Teams use it to reduce pressure on application services, keep response paths short, and manage traffic spikes with predictable rules. That makes it common in public websites, SaaS products, internal tools, and media delivery.

Ecosystem skills

A good professional works beyond the main config file. They understand Linux, DNS, TCP basics, SSL/TLS, HTTP headers, upstream health checks, logs, and common modules such as rewrite, stream, and access control features. They also know when to pair NGINX with containers, orchestration, or a separate application firewall.

When to bring help

Companies usually bring in freelance expertise when a setup must be tuned, reviewed, or recovered quickly. Common cases include a migration from Apache, a new multi-service setup, performance issues, broken redirects, certificate problems, or confusing config inheritance. In Austria, this often comes up in distributed teams that want remote support but need clear handover documentation.

What strong experts do

  • keep configuration clean, readable, and versioned
  • separate concerns between routing, security, and app logic
  • test reloads safely and avoid downtime
  • document headers, redirects, and upstream rules clearly
  • coordinate well with ops, backend, and security specialists
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Frequently asked questions

Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about NGINX.

NGINX is commonly used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, cache, and web server. It sits in front of application services and controls how requests move through the system. That makes it useful for public websites, APIs, internal portals, and media-heavy applications.

A company should bring in NGINX expertise when the setup is growing, unstable, or hard to maintain. That is common during migrations, traffic tuning, TLS changes, or when redirects and upstream rules need a clean redesign. A specialist helps avoid trial-and-error changes in production.

NGINX is often chosen for reverse proxying, connection handling, and high-throughput delivery, while Apache is still common for some traditional web server setups. In many modern stacks, NGINX sits in front of application services and Apache is used less often or not at all. The right choice depends on the traffic pattern and the rest of the architecture.

A strong NGINX professional usually knows Linux, HTTP, TLS, DNS, logging, and basic network troubleshooting. They should also understand container setups, upstream application behavior, and how headers and caching affect clients. For security-heavy work, familiarity with access rules and WAF integration helps.

NGINX work can range from simple site serving to complex traffic control across many services. A small task may only need someone who can read and adjust config safely, while larger environments need deeper knowledge of load balancing, caching, and failure handling. The key is not the label but whether the person has solved the same kind of problem before.

Yes, NGINX work is often done remotely because most tasks are configuration, review, and troubleshooting. Teams in Austria may still want on-site support for sensitive cutovers, but that is usually the exception. Good collaboration depends on clear logs, access, and fast communication.

Look for people who explain their changes clearly and can reason about request flow, upstreams, and failure cases in NGINX. Strong specialists write clean configs, protect reload safety, and document why each directive exists. They should also be able to troubleshoot headers, redirects, and timeouts without guesswork.

Typical NGINX tasks include reverse proxy setup, HTTPS configuration, caching rules, redirect cleanup, and load balancing. Specialists are also often asked to improve logging, isolate slow backends, and prepare config for containers or orchestration. These tasks usually appear when reliability and traffic control matter.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used NGINX in their recent projects is 102 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 812 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Austria who have used NGINX in their recent projects, 67% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 17% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Austria who have used NGINX in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used NGINX in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (17%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used NGINX in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (50%), and Aerospace and Defense (33%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used NGINX in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Customer Service (67%), and Operations (67%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used NGINX

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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