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Solaris Experts in Austria

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Hire experts who maintain Solaris servers, tune SPARC and x86 systems, and support legacy Unix estates, patching, hardening, and migration work. Get fast, precise matching with vetted, available freelancers.

Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Solaris

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Michael G.

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Scrummaster

Wien
Michael G.

Last position:

Scrummaster at Xenovo

  • Planning and monitoring sprints and holding the scheduled meetings

  • Analyzing and resolving issues in the development process

  • Error analysis, bug management and correction in individual process steps

  • Stakeholder management

  • Documentation and improvement of the development process

  • Tools: JIRA, Confluence

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Markus K.

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Document Development

Wien
Markus K.

Last position:

Document Development at Insurance Company

  • Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
  • Extension of document logic
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Joseph W.

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Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS)

Wien
Joseph W.

Last position:

Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank

  • I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
  • The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
  • Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
  • Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
  • Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
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Stefan D.

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Quality and Risk Manager

Dornbirn
Stefan D.

Last position:

Quality and Risk Manager at Tridonic GmbH

  • Point of contact for customers and insurers for all major complaints (complaint management)
  • Monitoring product quality through cyclical reviews
  • Deputy head of quality management (2009 to 2019)
  • Establishment of risk management within Tridonic GmbH
  • Internal auditor training and conducting audits
  • Meeting legal requirements by participating in the establishment of risk management in the Zumtobel Group
  • Definition and selection of the risk software R2C
  • Implementation of the risk software in the Tridonic subgroup
  • Porting the returns system from MS Office to the SAP system including extensive customization (SAP customizing)

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Statistics of experts using Solaris

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

31 years

Solaris experts in Austria have 31 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

4 years

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

Positions per freelancer

14

Solaris experts in Austria have completed 14 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Customer Service

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance

Solaris experts in Austria are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Insurance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Customer Service, Quality Assurance

Solaris experts in Austria earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Customer Service, and Quality Assurance.

Bachelor's degree or higher

80%

80% of Solaris experts in Austria hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

40%

40% of Solaris experts in Austria hold at least a Master's degree.

Certifications per freelancer

4

Solaris experts in Austria hold 4 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

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

Speak two or more languages

100%

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

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 2 4 6 8
4 of the Solaris experts in Austria charge less than €800 per day.
One of the Solaris experts in Austria charges between €960 and €1120 per day.
One of the Solaris experts in Austria charges €1280 or more per day.
<€800 €960-​1120 €1280+

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 Solaris

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

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Daily rate avg. 800 €

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 740 €

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.

Solaris 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 (83%)
  • Banking and Finance (67%)
  • Insurance (50%)
  • Manufacturing (50%)
  • Telecommunication (50%)
  • Automotive (33%)
  • Energy (33%)
  • Transportation (33%)

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

About the technology

Solaris in practice

Solaris is a Unix operating system used for stable server workloads, enterprise infrastructure, and long-lived application platforms. Companies bring in Solaris specialists when they need reliable operations on Oracle Solaris, SunOS, or older SPARC-based systems.

Typical work

  • System setup and patching
  • Storage, networking, and user administration
  • Service management and boot troubleshooting
  • Security hardening and access control
  • Upgrade and migration planning

Tooling and ecosystem

Strong professionals work with ZFS, SMF, zones, DTrace, and package tools such as IPS. They understand shell scripting, Unix permissions, backup routines, and the mix of Oracle hardware and x86 servers that still run Solaris in production.

When companies need help

  • A critical server needs fast diagnosis
  • An old application must stay online during change
  • A migration to Linux or newer Oracle systems is being planned
  • Internal staff no longer cover Solaris well

What good specialists deliver

A solid Solaris expert is calm with root-cause analysis and clear change control. They document fixes, protect uptime, and know how to work with legacy environments without breaking services that other teams still depend on.

Working in Austria

In Austria, Solaris work often supports enterprise IT, telecom, finance, and industrial environments. Many tasks can be done remotely, but on-site time still helps for hands-on server access, hardware checks, or close work with local operations teams.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Solaris.

Solaris is used for enterprise servers, stable application hosting, and systems that must stay predictable for a long time. It is common in environments with Oracle Solaris, SunOS heritage, or SPARC hardware, where uptime and controlled change matter more than frequent platform shifts.

Solaris is a Unix operating system with its own tools, service model, and administration style. Compared with Linux, it often appears in older enterprise estates where features like ZFS, SMF, and zones are part of the daily workflow.

A strong Solaris specialist usually knows shell scripting, Unix networking, storage, backup recovery, and basic security hardening. Experience with Oracle systems, migration planning, and hardware diagnostics is also useful when the environment is mixed or legacy-heavy.

A Solaris project can need different levels of depth depending on the task. Routine administration may need someone who knows the platform well, while incident recovery, patch strategy, or migration work calls for deeper operating system and infrastructure knowledge.

Bring in Solaris expertise when internal teams are busy, the platform is old, or a change is too risky to handle casually. Freelancers are often useful for recovery, audits, patching, and moving services away from legacy systems without disruption.

Yes, much Solaris work can be done remotely if the specialist has secure access and a clear handover process. In Austria, on-site work is still helpful for server-room checks, hardware issues, and coordination with local operations teams.

A good Solaris professional explains problems clearly, separates symptoms from root causes, and leaves clean documentation behind. Look for hands-on knowledge of SMF, ZFS, zones, patching, and safe change management, not just general Unix familiarity.

In Solaris, zones are isolated environments for separating workloads, SMF manages services and their startup state, and ZFS handles advanced storage and snapshots. A specialist should know how these pieces interact during day-to-day administration, troubleshooting, and recovery.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Solaris in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 800 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Solaris in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Solaris in their recent projects have 31 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Solaris in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (33%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Solaris in their recent projects are Information Technology (83%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Insurance (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Solaris in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (83%), and Customer Service (67%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Solaris

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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