Splunk Experts in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used Splunk
Syed A.
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Giant Eagle
- Designed and developed AI-powered document processing solutions using Python, OCR, NLP, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate extraction, validation, and classification of financial documents, reducing processing time by 75%.
- Built intelligent multi-stage workflow automation pipelines integrating AI services, machine learning models, and enterprise systems to streamline financial operations and improve data quality.
- Developed reusable AI-driven transformation frameworks capable of processing structured and unstructured document formats (XML, CSV, JSON, TXT, DAT) and normalizing them into unified business schemas.
- Designed and developed Python-based REST APIs and backend services supporting enterprise finance applications and high-volume data processing workloads.
- Built scalable data synchronization pipelines between Oracle CFIN and SQL databases, incorporating machine learning models for cash-flow forecasting and AP/AR anomaly detection.
- Architected and deployed Apache Airflow workflows to orchestrate AI-powered data pipelines, automating end-to-end processing from document ingestion through financial system integration.
- Led the migration of critical enterprise integrations from MuleSoft to Python-based services, improving maintainability, performance, and operational flexibility while preserving complete data integrity.
- Managed the full API lifecycle including solution design, implementation, documentation, deployment, monitoring, and production support for mission-critical financial systems.
- Collaborated directly with finance stakeholders to identify business challenges, define solution requirements, and deliver measurable operational improvements through automation and AI-driven workflows.
- Worked closely with cross-functional engineering and business teams to rapidly iterate on features, improve processes, and drive successful adoption of AI-enabled solutions.
- Provided technical leadership through architecture reviews, technology decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices across integration and automation initiatives.
- Mentored developers, established coding standards, and contributed to improving software quality, maintainability, and delivery effectiveness across projects.
- Provided production support during critical month-end and quarter-close financial processes, performing root-cause analysis and implementing rapid fixes to ensure system reliability and data accuracy.
André S.
Last position:
IT Consultant SAP® Administration at Lechwerke AG (LEW)
- IT services for the administration of the SAP® systems NETZ/Sales, BW, Core, Portal
- Administration of SAP® authorizations and users via central user administration (ZBV) in SAP® Solution Manager
- Setup and further development of SAP® authorization roles
- Role assignment according to requests
- Creation, change, and deletion of users
- Incident handling and error analysis (e.g. authorization trace, debugging in test systems)
- Cooperation with the SAP® development team on new implementations and process changes
- Special tasks
- Execution of Privileged User Management (PUM) 2023–2025 using Security Bridge
- Decommissioning of the SAP® Core system and migration to S/4HANA
André B.
Last position:
External Attack Surface Assessment & Cybersecurity Readiness Checks at Graydaxe Cybersecurity GmbH
- Conducting cybersecurity readiness checks based on an in-house assessment methodology
- Analyzing the external attack surface using the Graydaxe EASM platform
- Assessing maturity levels and deriving prioritized recommendations for action
Jonás C.
Last position:
Security Responder (SOC) at gematik GmbH
At gematik's Cyber Defense Center (CDC/CERT) (critical infrastructure): Security Monitoring, Incident Response, and Service Monitoring for the telematics infrastructure (TI)
- Vulnerability management with Nexpose for gematik and the telematics infrastructure
- Vulnerability Assessment: Assessing and tracking vulnerabilities through Jira
- Security Monitoring and triage of security events with Splunk
- First Responder and Incident Handling: Initial assessment, triage, and escalation
- Service Monitoring: Monitoring critical TI services
- Documenting runbooks, playbooks, and knowledge base articles in Confluence
Qaiser A.
Last position:
Freelance Lead DevOps Engineer at Schwarz Gruppe Produktion
Bootstrapping a CloudOps team and building a multi-cloud provider backend for a low-code Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with env zero
Introducing user story mapping, ADRs, milestones, and backlog management
Designing and developing core APIs, setting up CI/CD pipelines, OpenTofu/Terraform scripts
Representing and communicating the team with third-party stakeholders (e.g. env zero)
(Cross-)team coaching on DevOps, software design, Terraform, Golang, and agile practices
Jan K.
Last position:
Consultant for Information Security & Auditor at Kopiasonsulting GmbH
Operational management of the company: building teams and infrastructure, developing products, analysis and implementation of IT security measures
Project assignments in the IT security environment focusing on establishing blue teaming activities (defensive processes and technologies) to defend against cyber attacks
Conducting red teaming processes, including penetration tests and security analyses for companies
Consulting on setting up Security Operation Centers and implementing SIEM systems, and building Computer Incident Response Teams (CSIRT)
Auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, § 8a, ISO 27019, § 11 1a EnWG, TISAX
Advising companies in critical infrastructures on information security and compliance with the IT Security Act
Building SIEM/SOC processes and SOC analyst work (Splunk, ELK-Stack)
Integrating data into monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Consulting on BSI IT baseline protection, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BCM, ITIL and risk management
Security assessments and penetration testing of IT and network architectures
Ramu M.
Last position:
Software Development Engineer at Olive Crypto Systems Pvt Ltd (National Payments Corporation of India)
Contributed to the development of a UPI simulation system, ensuring alignment with NPCI standards from UAT to production, and achieving a 98% success rate with improved API workflow clarity.
Built a data-driven certification process that increased scenario coverage by 40% and cut certification time to 1 week.
Executed 100+ transaction scenarios for switch testing using a real-time sample bank, achieving 85% accuracy in critical flows and supporting on-time certification for banks.
integrated Spring Boot microservices with RabbitMQ to automate certification workflows, reducing manual efforts by 40%.
Supported the rollout of a global UPI simulation tool used by 20+ international partners to explore real-time remittance APIs and process flows efficiently.
Streamlined certification workflows, reducing integration time by 50% and enabling full API understanding within a week.
Engineered a real-time international remittance simulator and testing framework facilitating API/application flow comprehension for partners like Lyra and TerraPay; cut partner integration time by 40%.
Developed RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and Kafka to simulate high-volume remittance traffic for partner certification.
Collaborated with international partners to optimize API performance, identifying and resolving latency issues, resulting in a 25% reduction in response times during partner integrations.
Kim K.
Last position:
Lead Fullstack Node/React Developer at Rytle
- Development of React.js / Next.js web application, displaying live sensor data and optimized routes on interactive maps.
- Architected and managed Node.js backend services in Docker containers integrated with Kafka, responsible for order management and routing.
- Guided and supported junior developers in their professional growth as team lead developer.
- Technologies: node.js, React, TypeScript, Postgres, Docker, Kafka, Github CI, ArgoCD
Pawel N.
Last position:
Subject Mater Expert Linux at TCS Alliance Healthcare
- Updating/upgrading Linux servers to new versions
- Installing Trend Micro on Linux servers
- Creating, presenting and maintaining technical documents
- Refactoring tools
- Platforms: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, 11, CentOS, RedHat, Windows 10, PowerShell, Bash, Perl, Trend Micro AV, PuTTY, SSH, VMware
- Project language: English
Kalyani K.
Last position:
Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank
- Technologies: Java, React, Python, Scala, Spring Boot, JPA, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Eureka, Prometheus, Grafana, Zookeeper
- Led the design and development of enterprise wide data warehouse platform for efficient and secure data sharing using stateless, event-driven microservices architecture
- Served as component guardian and Scrum master for three microservices, ensuring seamless integration and maintaining high data integrity
- Optimized performance through Prometheus and Grafana, achieving measurable system resilience
Dirk U.
Last position:
Developer at Future Training & Consulting GmbH
Training course with exam for Spring Certified Professional.
- Environment: Spring Boot 3, Spring Framework 6, IntelliJ
Henning P.
Last position:
Backend Systems Development at Deutsche Bank/DWS/Morgenfund
- Developed backend systems for the DWS Investment App, a white-label investment solution (robo-advisor), and an investment solution for institutional clients.
- Java 8-17, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, OpenAPI 3.0, JPA, JDBI, Oracle, Hazelcast, JXLS, Apache POI, Apache PDFBox, Apache Kafka & Avro, Active MQ, Elasticsearch, React Native, Spock Test, IntelliJ IDEA, Kubernetes, Helm, Microservices/Netflix-Stack, TeamCity, Splunk.
- Kanban team, continuous integration.
- Migrated existing applications from Deutsche Bank's private cloud environment to Azure as part of a carve-out.
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Statistics of experts using Splunk
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years (Germany: 20 years)
Position duration
2.2 years (Germany: 2 years)
Positions per freelancer
11 (Germany: 14)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 88%)
Master's degree or higher
50% (Germany: 46%)
Doctorate
10% (Germany: 9%)
Certifications per freelancer
4 (Germany: 5)
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
83% (Germany: 98%)
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 Berlin 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 Berlin using Splunk
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.
Splunk 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 (67%)
- Professional Services (42%)
- Energy (33%)
- Retail (33%)
- Telecommunication (33%)
- Healthcare (25%)
- Manufacturing (25%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Splunk does
Splunk collects, indexes and analyzes machine data from applications, servers, networks, cloud services and security tools. Its Search Processing Language helps teams investigate events, identify patterns and monitor systems through dashboards, reports and alerts. Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud support both self-managed and cloud-based operations.
Core use cases
Companies use Splunk to connect operational data with practical action:
- Investigate incidents across logs, traces, metrics and events
- Detect suspicious activity and support security investigations
- Monitor application health, infrastructure and service levels
- Build dashboards for operations, risk and business teams
- Automate alerts, workflows and incident response
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong Splunk work can involve Universal Forwarders, Heavy Forwarders, data inputs, sourcetypes, index design and field extraction. Specialists may also use Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR, Splunk IT Service Intelligence, Splunk Observability Cloud and integrations with cloud, endpoint and identity systems. Knowledge of SPL, REST APIs, modular inputs and deployment management is central.
When companies need expertise
Freelance specialists are useful when a team is migrating to Splunk Cloud, redesigning its data model or facing unreliable searches and noisy alerts. They can establish onboarding standards, normalize sources, tune retention and permissions, and document a supportable operating model. In Berlin, remote delivery is common, while workshops for regulated or complex environments may benefit from on-site collaboration.
Project deliverables
A Splunk professional may deliver an ingestion plan, index and retention model, reusable SPL searches, correlation searches, dashboards, reports and alert actions. Other outputs include security content, SOAR playbooks, observability views, integrations, test plans and runbooks. The right scope depends on data volume, compliance needs, users and the systems that must be connected.
What strong specialists bring
Look for professionals who explain data quality before promising visualizations and who can trace an alert back to its source. They should understand search performance, access controls, knowledge objects, content lifecycle and change management. Strong specialists also test detections with realistic events, reduce false positives and leave clear documentation so internal teams can operate Splunk confidently.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Splunk, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Splunk is used to collect and analyze machine data from logs, applications, infrastructure and security systems. Companies use it for observability, incident investigation, security monitoring, compliance reporting and operational dashboards.
Splunk and the Elastic Stack both support log search, visualization and security analysis. Splunk often stands out for its mature operational workflows and packaged security capabilities, while Elastic can appeal to teams seeking an open-source-centered stack and greater control over components.
A strong Splunk specialist should understand Linux, networking, cloud services, identity systems and structured data formats. Useful adjacent skills include Python, REST APIs, SIEM practices, incident response, Terraform and observability concepts.
The right level depends on the work. A dashboard or search improvement may need focused SPL expertise, while an enterprise rollout calls for experience with ingestion architecture, security content, permissions, migrations and operational handover.
Yes. Splunk work is often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, searches, dashboards and documentation can be reviewed online. On-site sessions may still help with stakeholder workshops, restricted environments or handover to teams working in Berlin.
Ask for examples of similar data sources, use cases and deliverables rather than relying on a certification alone. A capable Splunk freelancer should explain ingestion choices, SPL design, access controls, testing, alert noise and how the team will maintain the solution.
Splunk Enterprise is deployed and operated within an organization’s chosen infrastructure, whereas Splunk Cloud is hosted as a managed service. The choice affects administration, data routing, integrations, upgrade responsibilities and the specialist skills needed for the project.
Reliable Splunk work starts with consistent sourcetypes, useful field extractions and well-designed indexes. Specialists should review search performance, test detections against representative events, document dependencies and tune alerts so operators receive actionable signals instead of noise.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Splunk in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 725 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Splunk in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Splunk in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Splunk in their recent projects are English (100%), German (83%), and Spanish (8%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Splunk in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Professional Services (42%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Splunk in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (75%), and Quality Assurance (75%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Splunk
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