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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used Podman
Peter S.
Last position:
Senior ML Engineer & AI Researcher at Anonymous Client
Project: Defect Generation on Test-Bench Images of Metal Surfaces Environment: Automated Visual Inspection (AVI), Metallurgy & Manufacturing
- Objective & Implementation: Designed, architected, and trained Generative Adversarial Networks (Pix2PixHD / SPADE) for image-to-image transformation. Targeted generation of synthetic material defects (e.g., cracks, inclusions, scale) on rough metal surfaces under real test-bench lighting conditions for privacy-compliant and efficient dataset expansion (data augmentation).
- Technical Design: Implemented robust Generative AI and computer vision pipelines in Python and PyTorch. Used semantic segmentation approaches for mask-controlled defect synthesis and subsequent evaluation with EfficientDet object detection models.
- Business Impact: Massive dataset upscaling (10x) without time-consuming and costly physical test-bench runs, while significantly improving the detection performance of automated inspection systems.
Technologies & Skills Used: Python | PyTorch | SPADE | Pix2PixHD | EfficientDet | Machine Learning | Semantic Segmentation | Computer Vision
Jens R.
Last position:
Platform Architect & Senior Developer at Direct client, industrial measurement technology, medium-sized company
- Technical leadership across hardware, firmware, and software teams; scope: hardware/firmware team (4 people) and leadership group (5 people)
- Consolidated and documented a product family that had grown over more than 15 years and aligned it with CRA compliance — from the bare-metal I/O module to the cloud interface.
- Provided the most important customer product with the essential requirements and architecture documentation within two months — for a firmware landscape that had grown over more than 15 years. It now supports the customer’s modernization strategy.
- Established a monthly reporting line to the supervisory board and executive board within three months: nine meetings since 12/2025. The report itself is versioned and built from the CI pipeline; it is based on automatically collected activity and release data instead of assessments.
- Built a container-based CI/CD infrastructure from scratch: cross-compilation, host tests, and documentation builds in one continuous pipeline.
- Introduced declarative QA gates for DevOps and development artifacts — from the start using lefthook instead of pre-commit, executed in a dedicated container image.
Technologies used: arc42, req42, tpo42, docToolchain, PlantUML, ArchiMate, C4 model, ADR, C, C++ (GTest), CMake, Bare Metal (ARM Cortex-M3/M7), OCI containers, Jenkins, lefthook, Prometheus, Grafana, SBOM, CRA, OPC, SCADA, PLC integration, IPv6 migration, Zero Trust, Sociocracy 3.0, Cynefin
Toralf C.
Last position:
IT Consultant in PKI Software Development at BWI
- Implementation of a full-stack application with Angular as frontend framework and Java as backend language
- Use of the Swagger OpenAPI specification for REST communication between frontend and backend applications
- Control of a card printer via the Nexus Card SDK framework
- Design and implementation of card management software with web interface and JavaFX module for printer monitoring
- Use of Cucumber tests for test automation and creation of test artifacts for testing outside the development environment
- Use of Wireshark for network investigations to analyze the API of a third-party product and to check the REST API of the self-developed software
Anton P.
Last position:
Product Owner / IT Project Manager (EUDR Compliance SaaS) at Gras GmbH
- Responsible for the backlog and roadmap of a production SaaS compliance platform for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), with around 30 customers on AWS and Docker.
- Coordinated feature development and API integrations across 2 external and internal development teams.
- API integrations with the EU EUDR API and SAP.
- 70% fewer customer-reported issues, supporting ISO-27001 certification.
Will O.
Last position:
Solution Architect at Polizei Behörde Stuttgart
Designed a migration strategy for WLS applications to BKA Cloud and Stack IT
Created a hybrid cloud for internal testing and development with Kubernetes
Transformed the IT landscape from an outdated monolithic architecture to a cloud-based architecture
Integrated new CI/CD processes using Azure Pipelines
Quadrupled the processing throughput for personnel security checks
Migrated personnel security screening applications to Docker-based applications
Implemented CI/deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps
Environment: Java Springboot, Kubernetes, Oracle Weblogic, OpenID, Camunda, JUnit, TOGAF
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
Yasin Y.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Task:
- Design and build a proof of concept (PoC) for a future-proof virtualization platform, taking secure system architectures into account
- Assess the current state of existing infrastructures and develop selection and evaluation criteria for the right OS virtualization platform
- Carry out the requirements analysis and then create and prioritize tickets in the ticket system
- Complete and continuously update a tool evaluation matrix based on PoC results
- Support team knowledge building through clear documentation of the approach and results in Confluence
- Enterprise analysis of existing hardware (creating different BoMs)
Technologies: Vmware, Vmware Aria Operations, Osism, Canonical OpenStack, FishOs, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Confluence, Alma
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
Lasse B.
Last position:
Infrastructure Engineer at YC Infra AI Startup
Built and operated the entire infrastructure and observability platform for an AI agent evaluation platform on AWS/Kubernetes. Led the evolution of an AI-first cloud-native platform by building end-to-end observability, automating infrastructure and CI/CD, improving reliability and scalability, optimizing performance through data-driven engineering, and operating in an AI-native development workflow centered on rapid iteration, code review, and automation. Tech stack included Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, Grafana, Github Actions, Python, and Cursor.
Tarek E.
Last position:
Associate GRC at Egerer Consulting
Carve-out project: Creation of certification strategy, implementation and requirements plans across several standards — ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 20000-1, BSI IT-Grundschutz and BSI TR- RESISCAN
- Cross-standard assessment of the current state and risk evaluation
- Coordination with stakeholders across departments: ISB, management, certification bodies, legal and data protection
- Consulting in the areas of information security, GRC and IT auditing
Pierre G.
Last position:
Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support at DB InfraGO AG
- PRISMA project
- Ansible automation
- Windows third-level support for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2013, Windows 2016, Windows 2019
Uday V.
Last position:
Senior Full Stack Java Developer & DevOps Engineer at Deutsche Börse (DBAG)
Project: SCS (Settlement / Clearing Services)
Settlement platform serving multiple trading and clearing venues — counterparty risk safeguarding, settlement volume reduction, central risk management, and post-trade anonymity.
Technologies: Java 17, Spring Boot 3, Microservices, Spring Data JPA, SonarQube, Fortify (SCST), Mockito, Jenkins, OpenShift, Maven, Podman, GitHub, JIRA, Liquibase, Swagger, AMQP, Apache Camel, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Instana, Graylog.
- Identified and remediated CVEs in third-party libraries using SCA tooling, strengthening the security posture of production components.
- Maintained 90% code coverage with SonarQube, improving code quality and reducing production defects.
- Enabled mTLS for database authentication and message broker connections, enforcing encrypted, certificate-validated communication.
- Designed and deployed microservices with asynchronous, REST-based communication between components.
- Optimized a high-volume REST API (~200K requests) by reducing response time from 3s to 2s (33% improvement), boosting throughput and reliability under production load.
- Automated build and continuous integration pipelines using Maven and Jenkins.
- Orchestrated containerized workloads on Podman/OpenShift and governed schema evolution with Liquibase, ensuring reliable, repeatable deployments across all environments.
- Optimized Java code and implemented EHCache-based caching, improving application performance.
- Streamlined release management by governing application images, JAR versions, and dependencies through DBAG Artifactory, ensuring version consistency and audit traceability across environments
Marc H.
Last position:
Senior Architect, Coach and Developer
Fixing issues in the program logic
Covering the changes with unit tests
Analyzing and documenting the data structure of the various applications
Analyzing and documenting the parameters for configuring the applications
Analyzing and documenting the measures required to ensure the operation of the applications
Analyzing and designing the separation of the individual database structures
Analyzing and estimating the effort for planned extensions
Analyzing, maintaining and documenting a heterogeneous legacy system landscape for a print media service provider
Technology: C#, VB.NET, C, Python, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio 2010, JetBrains Rider, Visual Studio Code, arc42, Draw.io, Jira, GitLab
Rainer L.
Last position:
Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Architect, Senior Software Developer, Senior DevOps Engineer at Techniker Krankenkasse
Automation of the database major / minor releases for the TKeasy project
Concept for database major / minor release automation
Assessment of the current state
Evaluation of Redgate Flyway functionalities
Concept development
Products: Redgate Flyway, GitHub, Quest, Erwin Data Modeller, Oracle, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence
Knowledge: Docker, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Redgate Flyway, Major Releases, Minor Releases
Florian W.
Last position:
Software Engineer at micimo GmbH
- Developing a professional appointment planner for organizations with specific, detailed requirements
- Evaluating various existing software solutions
- Creating a list of technical requirements
- Implementing these requirements
- Technologies under consideration: WebDAV, CalDAV, Rust, Baikal, OAuth, Keycloak
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Statistics of experts using Podman
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Government and Administration
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
48%
Doctorate
13%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 16 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology 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 using Podman
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 16 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Podman 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 (98%)
- Banking and Finance (55%)
- Government and Administration (47%)
- Automotive (41%)
- Telecommunication (41%)
- Manufacturing (37%)
- Retail (35%)
- Transportation (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Container Foundations
Podman is an open-source container engine for building, running and managing OCI containers and images. Its daemonless design lets users run containers directly, while rootless operation can reduce the impact of compromised workloads. Podman supports Linux natively and offers a strong Docker-compatible command-line experience.
Images And Builds
Podman professionals create reproducible images, improve build workflows and maintain registries across development and production. They work with Containerfiles, Dockerfiles, image tags, manifests and layered storage. Buildah is often used alongside Podman when teams need more control over image creation.
- Design rootless container workflows
- Build and scan OCI images
- Configure private registries
- Manage image promotion between environments
Orchestration Paths
Podman can run individual containers, pods and multi-container applications on a host. It can generate Kubernetes YAML for deployment workflows and integrate with Kubernetes-based environments. Specialists also assess when Podman alone is sufficient and when an orchestration layer is needed for scheduling, scaling and service discovery.
Ecosystem And Operations
The surrounding toolset includes Podman Desktop, Skopeo, Buildah, systemd integration and container registries. Strong professionals connect these tools with CI/CD pipelines, secrets handling, networking, volumes, health checks and observability. They also understand Docker Compose compatibility and the differences that matter during migration.
When To Bring Expertise
Companies often engage freelance Podman specialists when moving away from a Docker daemon, hardening container execution or standardizing developer environments. Expertise is useful when an existing setup must work across workstations, servers and Kubernetes clusters without breaking delivery routines.
- Migrate Docker-based workflows to Podman
- Introduce rootless execution safely
- Resolve networking or volume problems
- Prepare containers for regulated production systems
What Strong Specialists Show
Experienced Podman professionals explain trade-offs instead of treating compatibility as automatic. They test image behavior, permissions, networking and registry access in the target environment. They document commands, service dependencies and rollback steps so internal teams can operate the result after handover.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Podman.
Podman is used to build, run, inspect and manage OCI containers and images without relying on a central daemon. Companies use it for local development, CI/CD jobs, server workloads, rootless execution and workflows that later deploy to Kubernetes.
Podman offers a largely Docker-compatible command-line experience, but it is daemonless and supports rootless containers as a core workflow. Docker may remain preferable where a team depends on Docker Desktop features or tightly coupled tooling, so the right choice depends on security, operating systems and existing pipelines.
Podman can run pods locally and generate Kubernetes manifests for deployment workflows. It is not a replacement for a Kubernetes control plane, but it can help specialists test container definitions and prepare workloads before they reach a cluster.
A strong Podman freelancer usually understands Linux permissions, OCI image standards, registries, networking, storage and CI/CD systems. Experience with Buildah, Skopeo, Kubernetes, systemd and Docker migration is valuable when the project covers more than local container execution.
The needed background depends on the scope. A simple image or development setup may need focused container expertise, while a migration or production rollout requires proven skill with rootless permissions, security controls, registry design, automation and operational troubleshooting.
Podman projects are often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, image definitions and pipelines can be reviewed and tested online. On-site work can still help when specialists must inspect restricted infrastructure, physical hosts or internal systems that cannot be accessed remotely.
Ask a Podman specialist to explain image provenance, user permissions, storage, networking and failure recovery in the target environment. Review a clear test plan, reproducible builds, documented handover and evidence that the workflow behaves consistently across development and production.
Podman can be used from its command line and does not require Podman Desktop. Podman Desktop adds a graphical interface and can simplify local container, image and Kubernetes workflows, especially for teams that want visual controls alongside terminal-based automation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Podman in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 797 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used Podman in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 48% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used Podman in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used Podman in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and Spanish (10%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used Podman in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Banking and Finance (55%), and Government and Administration (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Podman in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (84%), and Project Management (73%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Podman
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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