pfSense Experts in Germany
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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.
Reza N.
Last position:
Senior IT-Security Expert at Teambank AG
- Completed the integration of log sources into Microsoft Sentinel, including GCP workloads – centralized consolidation of all security-relevant events from Azure and GCP environments for complete end-to-end telemetry and comprehensive compliance evidence
- Developed custom rules and use cases based on the GFG Use-Case Library and the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix to cover company-specific threats and GFG-relevant scenarios with precise, mapped detection rules
- Tuned detection rules to minimize false positives, optimized detection thresholds, and modeled exceptions – enabling the SOC to work with relevant, prioritized alerts while reducing Mean Time to Detect/Respond
- Built SOAR capabilities in Sentinel by developing playbooks to automate recurring response processes such as containment, user and host isolation, and ticketing – shorter response times and 24/7 scalability
- Designed and built a log transformation solution to normalize and enrich incoming raw logs (GeoIP, CMDB, threat intelligence) and convert them into a consistent schema for high-performance KQL queries, use case logic, and correlations
- Managed Azure security through Azure Policies to enforce security and compliance standards, prevent drift, and continuously remediate deviations
- Operated the Defender XDR portal to link endpoint, identity, email, and SaaS signals with Sentinel findings, enable holistic incident triage, and orchestrate measures directly from XDR
Technologies: Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Azure Policy, KQL, GCP, MITRE ATT&CK
Mohamad D.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect at BMW Group
- Built Azure Kubernetes clusters (AKS) with network policies, security groups, and RBAC
- Terraform-based infrastructure as code for secure, reproducible deployments in the BMW Azure cloud
- Hardened CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify SSC, and Contrast AST
- Integrated SAP BTP/Kyma and ServiceNow GRC
Salim C.
Last position:
Cloud / Systems Architect
- Development and introduction of operations processes
- Preparation of complete documentation packages (including incident management and operations support) to meet compliance requirements
- Introduction of a workshop on IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
- Technical consulting for the project security concept (ISMS)
- Installation and operation of Kubernetes clusters on AWS, on-prem, and Azure
- Hybrid cloud architecture design (on-prem, Hetzner, AWS)
- Analysis and troubleshooting of incidents and system outages
- Network adjustments for firewall rules, gateways, OpenVPN settings, and IPsec tunnels (pfSense)
- Technical consulting on Bitbucket, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
- Consulting on Ansible deployments and infrastructure automation
- Consulting on building a scalable system in the cloud (AWS / Azure)
- Technologies / Tools: Ansible, Terraform, AWS, Azure, VPN, pfSense, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Kubernetes, GitLab Runner, ISMS, Golang, Prometheus, Grafana, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, Cognito, OIDC, Harbor, MinIO, Postgres, Redis, Keycloak, Ceph, Proxmox, CloudFormation, PostgreSQL, Flux CD, Hetzner, IONOS, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Entra ID, Dex IdP, Pulumi
Vitaliy R.
Last position:
DevOps GitOps (temp) at Signal Iduna
- Responsible for Openshift/Kubernetes on-prem administration and developer support.
- Developed URP infrastructure automation with Python, Ansible, Kustomize and ArgoCD, Argo Workflow/Events stack.
- Wrote smoke and load tests for URP infrastructure utilizing Python, Kustomize and ApplicationSets.
- Helped to set up and deploy URP infrastructure in Google Cloud, GKE.
- Set up monitoring for URP and ArgoCD stack with Splunk Cloud.
- Performed system administration tasks across RedHat Linux, Kubernetes/Openshift, ArgoCD, GitLab, Bitbucket Enterprise, Kafka and MongoDB.
Christian E.
Last position:
IT Consulting / IT Rebuild at IT Rebuild (PF)
- Analysis of requirements and the current situation
- Migration of an old domain structure and Tobit to Exchange 2019 with connection to MS365
- Review of implementation options and planning for the protection of sensitive data
- Planning with regard to BSI Grundschutz, BDSG, and DSGVO
- IT governance and IT security backtests
- Support with ERP setup and securing mail transfer
- Hyper-V 2016/2022, Microsoft Terminal Services Cluster, Microsoft Exchange 2019
- Office 365, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Teams, Salesforce
- Cisco, Zyxel, and HP switches, Sophos firewalls/UTMs, SecurePoint
- Microsoft IIS 2022, IPv4/IPv6, Veeam, Wortmann Online Backup, NextCloud
- Services: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, subnetting, firewalling, routing, VoIP, group policies (GPO), SIEM, remote work, home office, high availability, failover, VLAN, PRTG
Martin W.
Last position:
Security Auditor at MissionMe
- Environment: AWS, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React Native
- Penetration test for Backend, Android-App and iOS-App
Mahmoud T.
Last position:
Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer at Netcom BW / EnBW
- Analysis of the fiber optic market with a focus on FTTH
- Advising senior management on strategy planning for the next 10 years
- Reviewing product portfolios and services
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities
- Planning restructuring measures as part of a transformation program
- Designing a program structure "Fit For Profit" to implement the planned restructuring and meet strategic objectives
Jens S.
Last position:
Network Technology at ISP, Internet Service Provider, BGP Peering
- Optimization of the transmission media of the data links in the Ruhr area
- Configuration/expansion of switches and routers for an autonomous system AS
- Improve the network protocols used Layer 2/3 (OSI model), RSTP, broadcast, etc.
- Laying cables, crimping, antennas, routers, switches
- Maintenance, expansion, selection and prioritization of troubleshooting measures for network monitoring (PRTG, The Dude)
- Organization and new connection of another BGP peering, data center, NGN fiber optic
- VPN IPSec site connections for 6 sites with PFSense, Fritzbox
- Configuration of WLAN devices (Mikrotik, UBNT
Label: TCP/IP, VLAN, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPLS, routing protocols, WLAN, EoIP, PPPoE, routing, SNMP, DHCP, DNS, NAT, native IP, VLAN, Ethernet, VoIP., switches and routers from: Nortel, Cisco, MikroTik, UBNT., network management systems: The Dude, PRTG, UISP
Martin S.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer / DevOps at MS-EDV
- Consulting and hands-on support in setting up, operating, and optimizing modern Microsoft-based server and application environments with a focus on Windows Server
- Design, consulting, and optimization of Windows Server environments
- Analysis of existing application and system landscapes in production environments
- Identification of stability, availability, and performance bottlenecks
- Development and use of PowerShell scripts to automate recurring administration and operational tasks
- Creation of batch scripts to support legacy or transition scenarios
- Automation of provisioning, configuration, and maintenance processes
- Use of Ansible for standardized configuration and management of server and system landscapes
- Development and maintenance of Ansible playbooks for operational and rollout scenarios
Majid A.
Last position:
Lead Consultant at Infosys
- Network automation
- CI/CD and Docker environment
- Python Nornir for network automation
- pyATS for monitoring and test case automation
- Network Access Control (Radius) and Device Admin Access Control (TACACS) with AAA and Cisco ISE with Cisco/HP/Aruba Devices
- Cisco ISE Clusters (2/4/8 nodes) configuration
- Cisco ISE Authentication and Authorization configuration
- Cisco/HP/Aruba Switch/WLC Tacacs/dot1x/Radius configuration
- Cisco ISE automation with Restconf and Python
Thorsten L.
Last position:
IT Architect, System Engineer, VS-NFD Consultant at Helsing GmbH
- Design and development of an internal collaboration platform that enables VS-NFD-compliant communication and data storage
- Design and development of an internal development platform (Kubernetes, Git CI/CD, Jira, etc.) as well as use and administration of virtualization solutions
- Design and development of an internal AI system with custom training and automated processes
- Migration of a HyperV cluster to Proxmox for the automatic control of Kubernetes clusters and savings in licensing costs
Szabolcs K.
Last position:
Senior Network Security Consultant at Mann+Hummel
- Network segmentation in the production IT environment
- Firewall migrations
- Integration of remote access sites
- Implementation of POCs (Backup, SCADA)
- Working in a multicultural environment
- Technologies used: Panorama & Palo Alto Firewalls, Checkpoint, ServiceNOW, MS Azure Cloud
Martin F.
Last position:
IT Security Consultant at Freelance
Alexander W.
Last position:
Freelance Head of Development / Strategy Consultant at LabMaker GmbH
- Consulting on a wide range of open science hardware projects in the fields of electronics, mechatronics, and optoelectronics
- Comprehensive system analysis and DFM optimization of a novel open hardware miniaturized two-photon microscope
- Exchange with scientists from renowned academic institutions to align the customer’s work in the best possible way
- Production coordination with local and international partners for PCB assembly, CNC machining, and optics
- Process analysis for product design, production planning/execution, product lifecycle, and product data management
- Coaching employees from all departments on the requirements that complex technical products place on business processes
- Development of a comprehensive PLM & PDM concept tailored to the needs of development and manufacturing
- Initiating intensive and direct cross-departmental exchange to identify improvement potential
- Planning shopfloor layout improvements with the production team and supporting the implementation process
- Quick onboarding of two new English-speaking colleagues in technical product management and development
- Ad-hoc and in-depth training of employees in the use of software tools such as KiCad or Autodesk Inventor
- Consulting on long-term development into a scalable, even stronger partner for the open science hardware community
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using pfSense
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
46%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
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 Germany 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 Germany using pfSense
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.
pfSense 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 (69%)
- Automotive (44%)
- Manufacturing (44%)
- Media and Entertainment (44%)
- Government and Administration (44%)
- Retail (38%)
- Telecommunication (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Network Security with pfSense
pfSense is an open-source firewall and router platform based on FreeBSD. Companies use it to control traffic between offices, data centres, cloud environments and the public internet. It combines packet filtering, network address translation, VPN services, routing and detailed monitoring in one browser-managed system.
Core Capabilities
A pfSense installation can serve as an internet gateway, internal segmentation firewall or secure edge for a branch office. Strong configuration balances protection with reliable access to business applications and services.
- Firewall policies and network address translation
- Site-to-site and remote-access VPNs
- VLAN segmentation and policy-based routing
- Traffic shaping, DNS services and gateway failover
Ecosystem and Tools
The platform is available as pfSense Community Edition and as pfSense Plus on supported Netgate hardware and virtual environments. Specialists work with FreeBSD networking, IPsec, OpenVPN and WireGuard, as well as packages such as pfBlockerNG and Snort or Suricata. They also use logs, packet captures and monitoring integrations to investigate incidents and capacity issues.
When Expertise Helps
Companies often bring in freelance specialists during a firewall replacement, office rollout or network redesign. Germany-based organisations may also need someone who can work on-site for a cutover while handling later maintenance remotely and documenting decisions clearly for internal teams.
- Replacing legacy firewalls without disrupting services
- Connecting offices, suppliers and cloud networks securely
- Separating production, guest and management traffic
- Troubleshooting unstable VPNs, routing or gateway failover
Project Deliverables
A well-run pfSense project produces a documented topology, hardened administrative access and rules that are understandable rather than merely functional. Deliverables may include migration plans, configuration backups, VPN profiles, VLAN matrices, monitoring dashboards and recovery procedures. Specialists should test failover and rollback before handing over operations.
Strong Specialist Profile
The best professionals understand network protocols, identity systems and the business impact of downtime. They ask about traffic flows before creating rules, minimise broad access, and explain security trade-offs in plain language. Experience with Linux, Windows networking, virtualization, cloud connectivity and incident response adds value when pfSense sits at the centre of a wider environment.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to pfSense.
A strong pfSense setup provides firewalling, routing, VPN connectivity, network address translation and traffic visibility. Companies use it for office gateways, branch connectivity, internal segmentation and secure links to hosted or cloud environments.
pfSense offers flexible routing and firewall features with a broad package ecosystem and control over the underlying hardware or virtual environment. Commercial appliances may provide more integrated vendor support, proprietary security services or simpler licensing, so the right choice depends on operational needs and internal skills.
A capable pfSense specialist should understand TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, subnetting and network monitoring. Useful adjacent skills include IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, FreeBSD, virtualization, cloud networking and identity-aware access controls.
The required experience depends on the risk and scope of the environment. A simple office deployment needs careful rule design and documentation, while a migration involving multiple sites, complex VPNs or high availability calls for a specialist who has handled testing, cutovers and recovery plans.
pfSense can be managed remotely when secure administrative access, console fallback and a tested rollback plan are available. On-site collaboration in Germany can still be valuable for cabling, appliance installation and a sensitive firewall cutover, while documentation and maintenance often work well remotely.
pfSense Community Edition is the open-source edition, while pfSense Plus is the supported product offered for eligible Netgate hardware and selected environments. The choice affects supported hardware, release access and operational support, so a specialist should confirm requirements before deployment.
A strong pfSense professional restricts management access, uses secure authentication, keeps rules narrow and removes unused services. They also protect configuration backups, review logs, test VPN exposure and document changes so another professional can audit or restore the system.
Ask for a clear explanation of traffic flows, rule priorities, VPN design and failure handling rather than accepting a generic configuration. A credible pfSense specialist can describe comparable network scenarios, show how testing will be performed and provide readable documentation without exposing confidential client details.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used pfSense in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 796 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used pfSense in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 46% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used pfSense in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used pfSense in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used pfSense in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (69%), and Automotive (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used pfSense in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (81%), and Project Management (75%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used pfSense
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