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Splunk Experts in Austria

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Hire experts who turn Splunk into usable dashboards, alerting, and incident views, tune SPL searches, and connect log sources across cloud and on-prem systems. Get fast, precise matching with vetted, available freelancers.

Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used Splunk

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Markus Furtlehner

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Managing Director & Senior Consultant

Leonding
Markus Furtlehner

Last position:

Managing Director & Senior Consultant at IT-Trail GmbH

  • Custom development
  • Web hosting
  • Support
  • DevOps
  • Technologies: C#, Node.js, Web, Windows, Linux, SQL, MS365, Azure, AWS
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Aftab Rahman

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QA Operations Manager

Wörgl
Aftab Rahman

Last position:

QA Operations Manager at Novartis Technical Operations Austria

  • Working as QA Operations Manager due to network transformation at Novartis.
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Kurt Blumenschein

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Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation

Leonstein
Kurt Blumenschein

Last position:

Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG

  • Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
  • ~100 Devs, ~10 Teams, per team: 1 PO, 1 Scrum Master, 1 UX, 1 Developer, 1 Tester
  • .net core 8, 9, C#
  • Microservices, Clean-Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
  • GraphQL, REST, SDL
  • Azure DevOps, CI / CD-pipelines, Azure-Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
  • Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
  • Azure SQL-Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
  • Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnt, Test Automations)
  • AI, Copilot, creating test templates
  • Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
  • Automated unit and integration tests
  • Automated E2E tests, Playwright test automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
  • Tracking of shipments
  • GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
  • Jira, Confluence
  • Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx million messages per month per service)
  • Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
  • Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into Azure Data Lake
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Jaroslav Abraham

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Child care, personal development and learning

Kittsee
Jaroslav Abraham

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Child care, personal development and learning

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Clemens Novak

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IT Business Analyst / Project Manager

Wien
Clemens Novak

Last position:

IT Business Analyst / Project Manager at Self-employed

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Jasmin Gölder

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Cloud Developer & DevOps Engineer

Sankt Gallen
Jasmin Gölder

Last position:

Cloud Developer & DevOps Engineer at Energy Utility Company

  • Further developing microservices (Go, .NET)
  • Expanding gRPC APIs
  • Maintaining Kubernetes clusters (AKS)
  • Managing the system landscape
  • Migrating Azure App Services to Kubernetes
  • Creating and extending Azure Pipelines
  • Developing a Go microservice to receive and send events from Azure Service Bus
  • Integrating KEDA for autoscaling
  • Technologies used: Go, .NET, Azure Portal, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, MongoDB, Jaeger, Grafana

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Statistics of experts using Splunk

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

24 years

Position duration

2.6 years

Positions per freelancer

11

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Bachelor's degree or higher

67%

Master's degree or higher

50%

Doctorate

17%

Certifications per freelancer

5

Most common languages

German, English, Czech

Speak two or more languages

100%

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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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 Splunk

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

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Daily rate avg. 760 €

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 760 €

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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

About the technology

Splunk basics

Splunk collects machine data from servers, apps, cloud services, and security tools. It turns logs and events into searchable records, dashboards, alerts, and reports. Companies use it to spot incidents, track service health, and support audits.

Common work

  • Build searches and dashboards in SPL
  • Set up alerts, reports, and drilldowns
  • Normalize data with field extractions and tags
  • Connect sources through forwarders and APIs
  • Support security, observability, and operations teams

Ecosystem skills

Strong Splunk professionals know SPL, indexing, field extraction, and data onboarding. They also work with forwarders, knowledge objects, apps, and role-based access. In Austria, they often support mixed environments where local teams need clear handover and remote collaboration.

When to bring one in

Bring in freelance help when searches are slow, data is messy, or alerts are noisy. Companies also look for specialists when they roll out Splunk Enterprise, redesign dashboards, or migrate content between environments. The right expert can stabilize the platform without long internal ramp-up.

What strong experts do

A strong Splunk specialist writes precise searches, keeps data models clean, and understands how indexes affect cost and performance. They document alerts, build reusable knowledge objects, and work with security or operations stakeholders to shape useful output. They do not just make dashboards look busy.

What to expect from delivery

Good work is practical and testable. You should get clear search logic, maintainable dashboards, sensible alert thresholds, and clean source onboarding. For Austria-based teams, many projects work well remotely, but on-site sessions can help when log sources, stakeholders, or compliance reviews need direct coordination.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about Splunk? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

Splunk is used to search, analyze, and visualize machine data from systems, applications, and cloud services. Companies rely on it for incident detection, operational monitoring, and security investigations. It is often the place where logs become something teams can actually use.

Splunk is often chosen when teams want a mature search and analytics layer with strong enterprise features and broad ecosystem support. ELK and Grafana Loki are common alternatives, but they usually trade off in areas such as workflow, content management, or enterprise governance. The right choice depends on data volume, operational needs, and internal skills.

A strong Splunk professional should know SPL, data onboarding, field extractions, dashboards, alerts, and index design. Security knowledge helps when the platform is used for SIEM work, and observability knowledge helps when it is used for operations. Clear documentation is just as important as technical depth.

A Splunk specialist can start quickly if the data sources, current searches, and target outcomes are clear. The most useful input is a list of sources, existing dashboards, and the incidents or reports the business cares about. With that, a freelancer can usually make progress without a long discovery phase.

Yes. Splunk work is often remote-friendly because searches, dashboards, and data models can be reviewed online. For Austria-based teams, remote collaboration works well when someone on the client side can confirm source systems, naming, and access needs. On-site time can help for workshops or sensitive environments.

If Splunk searches are hard to maintain, alerts fire too often, or data sources are not indexed cleanly, an expert is worth bringing in. The same is true when teams cannot find the right logs during incidents or when dashboards do not match how the business operates. These are signs of platform drift, not just a small tuning issue.

SPL is the search language used in Splunk. It matters because the quality of searches drives almost everything else: dashboards, reports, alerts, and investigations. A freelancer who writes clear SPL can make the whole environment easier to trust and maintain.

Look for someone who can explain why a search works, not just hand over a dashboard. A strong Splunk Enterprise specialist talks about data models, indexing, extraction logic, and alert quality in plain language. You want maintainable work, clean handover, and a process that fits your team, not one-off fixes.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Splunk in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 760 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Splunk in their recent projects, 67% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Splunk in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Splunk in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Czech (13%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Splunk in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Banking and Finance (38%), and Media and Entertainment (38%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Splunk in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Product Development (88%), and Operations (63%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Splunk

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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