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Ales L.
Last position:
Senior DevOps Consultant (Freelance) at European Union Agency (via IBM)
- Worked as freelance Senior DevOps Consultant on-site for IBM at a European Union Agency, operating in a highly secure, air-gapped environment managing classified systems.
- Led automation and DevOps initiatives for a large-scale OpenShift platform (>400 nodes), driving deployment efficiency, GitOps adoption, and operational automation using Ansible, Python, and Bash while ensuring compliance with security requirements.
- Spearheaded automation of release and deployment workflows in a private cloud environment hosting 400+ OpenShift nodes, significantly improving deployment speed and reliability.
- Migrated existing playbooks, roles, and templates from Ansible Tower to Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), ensuring full compliance with fully-qualified collection names (FQCN) and preparing custom Execution Environments (EE) for containerized automation.
- Implemented GitOps Agent for AAP Controller Configuration as Code, enabling automated synchronization (CRUD) of Ansible Controller objects based on repository-stored configuration definitions using GitHub webhooks.
- Designed and automated complex multi-step operational workflows including environment cleanup, Helix cluster component re-creation, Kafka topic management, and OpenShift object lifecycle management across ~100 environments.
- Achieved a reduction of multi-day manual operations to under a few hours through automation improvements spanning multiple AAP clusters and OpenShift environments.
- Integrated Ansible Automation Platform with Thycotic (Delinea) Secret Server via lookup plugin to enhance secure credential management in automated processes.
- Managed deployment tasks, platform troubleshooting, and Istio network configurations while adhering to stringent EU PSC security and compliance standards.
- Collaborated with infrastructure and application teams to refine deployment procedures, develop naming conventions, and continuously improve automation coverage in an air-gapped, classified environment.
Markus B.
Last position:
Developer / DevOps, Consulting at A state authority in Baden-Württemberg / FSAS Technologies GmbH
Oracle Project Management and Automation
As part of the project, the operation of an Oracle infrastructure was automated by developing and enhancing Puppet modules and migrating existing Bash scripts to a standardized configuration management solution.
The aim of the project was to standardize and automate administrative processes, improve the maintainability of the Oracle platform, and increase the efficiency and traceability of infrastructure management through the use of Infrastructure as Code.
- Analysis and migration of existing Bash shell scripts to a Puppet-based automation solution
- Development and enhancement of Puppet modules for Oracle environments
- Automation of installation, configuration and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
- Standardization and optimization of configuration management for Oracle systems
- Creation and maintenance of technical and operational documentation
- Planning, coordination and professional support during project implementation
- Operation and automation of Oracle systems on x86-based Linux server platforms
- Testing and quality assurance of the developed Puppet modules
- Analysis and resolution of technical errors as part of the automation and migration
- Close coordination with specialist departments and infrastructure teams to implement automation requirements
Technologies used: Puppet 7/8, SLES 15, Oracle 19, Oracle Grid, SVN, Windows Server, Confluence, VS Code, Ruby, Bash, Pass
Ronald M.
Last position:
DevOps Consultant at M.it services & systems GmbH
- Adaptation, optimization, configuration, and administration of a multi-stage GitLab instance with over 250 users
- Setup, adaptation, expansion, and optimization of infrastructure, configuration, and monitoring
- Provisioning of services and handover to production
- System environment: DependencyTrack, GitLab, Grafana, Hedgedoc, Kubernetes, Oauth2 Proxy, Openstack, Prometheus, Syseleven
Tadeusz A.
Last position:
Lead Architect Enterprise Architecture & Security at CGI
Lead Architecture in an interdisciplinary architecture team covering enterprise, solution, NOOTS, cloud and security architecture as well as regulatory and European interoperability requirements.
Public / Government
Development and management of target architectures, principles, standards and technical guardrails; assessment of Security-by-Design, IAM, data protection and interface/integration architectures; architecture reviews, security assessments, risk analyses, and preparation of decision records, target visions, roadmaps and decision papers. Architectural knowledge and consideration of relevant AD-NOOTS requirements, particularly for IAM, authorization, secure integration and interoperability.
Technologies / Methods: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Security Architecture, Cloud Architecture, NOOTS / EU-OOTS, IAM, Authorization, Security-by-Design, API/Integration Architecture, Interoperability, Risk Analysis, Architecture Governance
Security and integration requirements as well as technical decisions are structured in reliable architecture and decision artifacts.
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).
Valentin P.
Last position:
Student in Cloud Engineering at IAV GmbH
- Container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes clusters
- Operating cloud platforms like Rancher, Azure, and AWS
- Development with and use of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Kubectl, and Helm
- Analysis and use of Python, YAML, and JSON
Janusz M.
Last position:
IoT Edge Computing / Self-Driving-Cars at Automotive consulting company
- Platform: Python ecosystem, RHEL 8, K10, AWS IoT Core, AWS Lambda, MLOps
- Software: Java JEE/cloud, IntelliJ IDEA, AWS IoT Core, AWS Edge and Lambda, AWS SageMaker SDK, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift 4, Tekton, Flux, Helm charts, JSON/XML technology, Nginx, Apache Spark, OpenAI (GPT Plus, DALL-E 3, Whisper), GAN, GitHub Copilot, AI/machine and deep learning, Jupyter notebooks, TensorFlow 2, Colab, Keras API, Prometheus, Grafana, Conda, Python 3.9, PySci stack (NumPy, pandas, Scikit-learn, matplotlib)
- Responsible for webinar:
- IoT edge computing: architecture, components, resources, management
- IoT edge computing with MicroK8s, designing and creating flows/diagrams for AWS, three-step model for IoT ecosystem
- IoT processes, connectivity, data transfer and deployment, security
- Optimization of edge computing for IoT networks and services (AWS SQS queue, SNS notifications, events, analytics, buttons, device management/defender, Things Graph)
- Machine/deep learning frameworks (models, training, pipeline optimization, deployment in the cloud/at the edge (OpenShift), monitoring workloads with Prometheus and Grafana)
- Performance optimization for low latency/resilience using adaptive ML/DL/RL models for customer IoT data
- Analysis of large sensor data sets with Apache Spark, Kafka clusters
- Kasten K10 data management platform on Kubernetes multi-cluster with Helm chart, deployment, backup/disaster recovery (RTO/RPO), data lifecycle and security management
- Implementation of multilayer artificial neural network (ANN) with TensorFlow 2 and Colab for regression and classification; data analysis and provisioning for applications; development of models for testing and training, deployment of models
- Automation of business streamline processes with AI (Azure OpenAI, Discord bots/Zapier apps AI assistants (IntelliJ, GitHub Copilot))
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Statistics of experts using OpenStack
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years (Germany: 21 years)

Position duration
1.2 years (Germany: 2 years)

Positions per freelancer
20 (Germany: 15)

Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Government and Administration

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
86% (Germany: 78%)
Master's degree or higher
57% (Germany: 53%)

Certifications per freelancer
2 (Germany: 4)

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Munich 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 in Munich using OpenStack
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
OpenStack 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%)
- Automotive (71%)
- Government and Administration (71%)
- Retail (57%)
- Banking and Finance (43%)
- Healthcare (43%)
- Manufacturing (43%)
- Advertising (29%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Private cloud foundations
OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform for building private and hybrid infrastructure. Its services provide on-demand compute, networking, identity, images, and storage through APIs and dashboards. Companies use it when they need control over data, infrastructure design, and workload placement.
Core services
The platform is assembled from services with distinct responsibilities. Nova manages compute, Neutron handles software-defined networking, Cinder provides block storage, and Keystone controls identity and access. Glance manages machine images, while Horizon offers a web interface for common operations.
Ecosystem and tooling
OpenStack environments depend on automation, observability, and reliable deployment practices. Strong specialists often work with:
- Kolla-Ansible, OpenStack-Ansible, or DevStack for deployment and testing
- Ceph for scalable block, object, and file storage
- Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines for repeatable operations
- Kubernetes integration through Magnum, Cinder, and Manila
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance expertise when they are planning a private cloud, replacing manual infrastructure work, or resolving instability in an existing environment. Specialists can assess architecture, plan migrations, tune capacity, improve tenant isolation, and document operating procedures. Munich-based teams may combine on-site workshops with remote delivery across Germany.
Typical deliverables
OpenStack work can produce a reference architecture, deployment automation, network and storage designs, or a tested upgrade path. It may also cover multi-tenancy, quotas, image pipelines, backup policies, monitoring, and incident runbooks. Clear acceptance criteria should connect each deliverable to reliability, security, and operational ownership.
Strong professional practice
A capable OpenStack professional understands distributed systems rather than treating the platform as a single package. They trace failures across APIs, message queues, hypervisors, networks, and storage, then explain trade-offs in plain language. Look for hands-on experience with capacity planning, upgrades, security boundaries, and integrations with the tools already used by your team.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about OpenStack? Start with the answers below.
OpenStack is used to create private and hybrid clouds that deliver compute, networking, identity, and storage as shared services. Companies use it for tenant-based infrastructure, research environments, telecom workloads, regulated data, and internal cloud platforms.
OpenStack gives a company more control over hardware, data placement, and platform configuration than a public cloud service. Public cloud usually offers broader managed services and less operational responsibility, so the right choice depends on compliance, workload needs, internal capability, and total operating effort.
A strong OpenStack specialist usually understands Linux, virtualization with KVM, routing, firewalls, DNS, and storage systems such as Ceph. Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, monitoring, CI/CD, and Python is also valuable because these tools support deployment and daily operations.
The required depth depends on the scope. A proof of concept may need a specialist who can deploy and validate core services, while a production cloud requires experience with upgrades, failure recovery, capacity planning, security, and service-level operations.
Yes. OpenStack work is often suitable for remote collaboration because infrastructure, automation, logs, and documentation can be accessed securely. On-site workshops in Munich can still help with network constraints, hardware integration, stakeholder alignment, or knowledge transfer, while clear English or German communication should be agreed in advance.
OpenStack commonly provides the infrastructure layer for Kubernetes clusters, including virtual machines, networks, block volumes, and load-balancing integrations. A specialist should understand both environments and be able to define ownership, performance expectations, storage behavior, and failure handling between them.
Ask for concrete examples of OpenStack environments the specialist has designed, deployed, upgraded, or recovered. Discuss the services involved, automation approach, storage and networking choices, documentation standards, and how they test changes before production rollout.
A high-quality OpenStack professional connects architecture with operational reality. They isolate faults methodically, automate repeatable work, communicate risks early, and leave behind diagrams, runbooks, monitoring improvements, and a platform the internal team can operate confidently.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used OpenStack in their recent projects is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 783 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used OpenStack in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 57% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used OpenStack in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used OpenStack in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (43%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used OpenStack in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (71%), and Government and Administration (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used OpenStack in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (71%), and Product Development (57%).
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