StackIT Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used StackIT
Shamaila M.
Last position:
Founder/Kubernetes and Cloud Architect at Kubekanvas
- Developed browser based platform for kubernetes no-code deployment and cluster management
- Developed CLI in Typescript to deploy the resources in the cluster without leaving the browser UI.
- Implemented DevSecOps pipelines: image scanning, SBOM, policy enforcement, supply-chain security and used Kyverno. Implemented IAM integration for the command line utility tool.
- Designed role & permission models for Keycloak, oAuth/OIDC, social login flows.
- Used LLM to convert user intent into the diagram.
- Worked on integration with multiple Sovereign Cloud like stackIt, Hetzner, CIVO, UpCloud plus public clouds like AWS, GCP, Azure
- The technology stack includes Java, SpringBoot, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Kubernetes multi-tenancy using vCluster, Karpenter, RBAC for CLI, Helm, React
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Transformed the IT landscape from an outdated monolithic architecture to a cloud-based architecture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
Felix O.
Last position:
Cloud Engineer at GUS Group
Cloud Journey Kickoff on STACKIT
- Helped the client kickstart their cloud journey on sovereign EU STACKIT platform.
- Bootstrapped IAC & GitOps architecture with Opentofu and ArgoCD.
- Setup platform fundamentals for a fresh, holistic cloud experience: Kubernetes, external secrets, certificate management, gateway API, DNS & routing, observability basics.
Julian M.
Last position:
Senior Cloud Consultant at Rewion
- Led client projects end-to-end — from scoping and cloud strategy to sprint planning and stakeholder alignment
- Planned and implemented secure Azure Landing Zones using Infrastructure as Code
- Developed governance frameworks and cloud security controls tailored to enterprise environments
- Executed cloud readiness assessments and managed cloud migration initiatives from evaluation to handover
- Facilitated client workshops and agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups)
- Built internal Cloud Competence Centers to foster knowledge sharing and best practices across teams
- Development of a general Cloud Service Portal
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
Michal B.
Last position:
Senior Golang Engineer at STACKIT / Schwarz Gruppe
- Responsible for software engineering and DevOps in the Data & AI Platform - Intake and PubSub projects at STACKIT, the cloud provider of the Schwarz Group.
- Technologies: Golang, Kubernetes, Kubernetes operators, OpenAPI v3, REST API, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, k6, Kafka, Strimzi, Apache Iceberg, RBAC, IAM, Terraform, Helm, Infrastructure automation, Load balancing, Traefik, ArgoCD, kuttl, Kyverno chainsaw, Kustomize, Velero, Prometheus, Grafana, Checkly / Playwright (TypeScript), NATS/Jetstream, WebSockets, gRPC, SSE
Amogha S.
Last position:
Senior Product Manager - OS, platform, IAM at Aleph Alpha GmbH
- Leading the product lifecycle for sovereign AI platform and operating system teams for enterprise & government clients and internal stakeholders (infra, solution delivery, support, revenue)
- Built and scaled the platform from a 200-user beta to a full rollout of 70K+ members at the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), secured with ISO 42001 and EU AI Act compliance
- Architected the shift to a multi-tenant shared inference, increasing GPU cluster utilization from 20% to 85% and reducing infrastructure cost-to-serve by 40% for SaaS clients
- Shipped model quantization, allowing clients to run advanced LLMs on legacy hardware (A100s GPUs) instead of the H100s, saving upwards of 70% cost per enquiry
- Abstracted complex Helm configurations into a dynamic model manager, reducing the time to install or swap models by ~80%
- Killed an expensive move to build own dashboard service, pivoting to an API-first data strategy that clients can consume directly and saving €100Ks in opex and capex
- Built a safety-first agent marketplace and control plane lighthouse project for a Tier-1 bank, allowing internal teams to deploy autonomous agents within strict regulatory guardrails
Björn G.
Last position:
Fullstack Developer at The Coach AI
- Implemented the frontend and backend of a chat application for an AI startup
- Used Go and Dart
- Technologies: gRPC, Flutter, Terraform (IaC)
- CI/CD via GitHub, deployment on Google Cloud Run
Mehmet Y.
Last position:
Team Coach, PMO at EWE AG
- Ready4U: Modernization/transformation of SAP IS-U to S/4H Utilities (Cloud)
- Migration and optimization of business processes
- Implementation of new functional and legal requirements
- Coaching and Scrum Master activities for agile teams
- Setup and maintenance of Confluence and Jira, and introduction of Jira BigPicture
- Planning, execution and follow-up of SAFe PI planning sessions, inspect & adapt sessions, system demos and PI retrospectives
- Planning and facilitation of agile events and ceremonies
- Support for project management in project controlling
- Implementation of continuous improvement measures and ensuring project quality
- Topics covered: data models (metering concepts), data cleansing (data quality), migration, cut-over management, open processes (BPEM)
- Technologies: Jira BigPicture, Structure, Atlassian Jira, Confluence, MS Office, MS Teams, MS SharePoint, Miro
Arnout B.
Last position:
Independent Non-Executive Board Advisor
25+ years of leadership and advisory experience in global IT, cloud and enterprise software organizations across Europe.
Extensive background advising executive leadership teams on scaling cloud and services business models, partner ecosystems, P&L governance and post-merger integration.
Trusted sparring partner to CEOs, CROs and COOs in complex transformation, growth and turnaround scenarios within SaaS, cloud platforms and professional services environments.
Strategic oversight for cloud, SaaS & services business models.
Advisory on scaling professional services in platform-driven environments.
Go-to-market and partner ecosystem governance (Global SIs, hyperscalers).
P&L, margin and delivery risk management.
M&A due diligence, integration & post-merger stabilization.
Independent, pragmatic challenge to executive assumptions.
Deep understanding of European enterprise & mid-market dynamics.
Ina G.
Last position:
Freelancer in PR, Marketing and Journalism at Ina Gross-Bajohr . Text + PR
Creation of press, specialist and advertising texts (print, online, social media, film)
Creating distribution lists, editorial contacts, media planning
Strategy and campaign planning, concept development, consulting & support
Project management
Event organization (press conferences, symposiums and congresses)
SEO-optimized informational texts for Takevalue, Darmstadt
IT whitepapers for STACKIT
SEO-optimized editorials and guide texts for Havas, Hamburg, as well as blog posts for L'Oréal, Garnier, Maybelline, NYX, Tchibo
Copywriter for video scripts and mailings for FID Verlag, Bonn
Webinars and interviews in the area of stock market newsletters, health guides, home & garden
Freelance author for ComputerBild: features, interviews, profiles, TV Movie
Company profiles and guide texts for Die Rheinpfalz LandGenuss
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Statistics of experts using StackIT
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
78%
Certifications per freelancer
2
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 StackIT
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.
StackIT 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 (64%)
- Automotive (55%)
- Professional Services (55%)
- Retail (55%)
- Education (45%)
- Healthcare (45%)
- Insurance (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
StackIT cloud foundations
StackIT is the cloud offering of Schwarz IT, built for organizations that need cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on data sovereignty and European operations. Its services include compute, networking, storage, managed databases and container workloads. Companies use it to run business applications, digital services and internal platforms.
Services and architecture
Projects can combine virtual machines, Kubernetes, object storage, managed PostgreSQL, load balancing, identity services and private connectivity. Strong specialists understand how these services fit together and can shape landing zones, network segmentation, access controls and resilient application architectures. They also assess when a managed service is preferable to self-managed infrastructure.
Kubernetes on StackIT
StackIT is often selected for containerized applications that need controlled operations and clear separation between workloads.
- Configure Kubernetes clusters, namespaces and ingress
- Set up container registries, secrets and persistent storage
- Connect CI/CD pipelines with deployment and rollback workflows
- Monitor workloads, logs and resource consumption
Delivery and migration work
Companies bring in freelance expertise when they are moving workloads from public clouds, private data centers or mixed environments. Typical assignments include discovery, migration planning, infrastructure as code, platform setup, application adaptation and production handover. Experts may use Terraform, OpenTofu, Helm, GitLab CI or similar tools alongside StackIT services.
Germany-based collaboration
For teams in Germany, StackIT can support requirements around European hosting, operational control and cooperation with local technology and compliance stakeholders. Remote work is common, while workshops, architecture reviews and migration cutovers may benefit from on-site availability. German and English communication can both matter, depending on the organization and project documentation.
Choosing a strong specialist
Look for evidence of production work rather than familiarity with service names alone. A capable professional can explain trade-offs, document decisions, automate repeatable operations and define recovery procedures. They should also be comfortable with Kubernetes or virtual machines, observability, networking, IAM, security reviews and cost-aware capacity planning.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about StackIT — answered in short.
StackIT is a cloud environment for running applications, databases, containers and infrastructure services with a focus on data sovereignty and European operations. Companies use it for business platforms, internal systems, digital products, development environments and workloads that need controlled hosting.
StackIT offers a narrower service portfolio than the largest hyperscalers, but its sovereignty, European operating context and support for controlled data locations can be important differentiators. The right choice depends on required services, portability, compliance expectations, existing skills and the level of global reach a workload needs.
A strong StackIT specialist often combines cloud architecture with Kubernetes, Terraform or OpenTofu, Linux, networking, IAM, CI/CD and observability. Experience with PostgreSQL, object storage, container registries and security hardening is also useful for complete delivery.
The required background depends on the assignment. A focused configuration task may need strong infrastructure skills, while a migration or production platform calls for experience with architecture, automation, testing, backup design and incident response in addition to StackIT knowledge.
Yes, much of a StackIT project can be delivered remotely through documentation, ticketing, video workshops and controlled access. On-site sessions can still help with stakeholder alignment, data-center dependencies or migration cutovers, and language expectations should be agreed before work begins.
StackIT supports container-focused workloads through Kubernetes services and related infrastructure capabilities. A specialist should be able to configure cluster access, networking, ingress, storage, secrets, monitoring and deployment automation rather than treating Kubernetes as an isolated component.
Ask for concrete examples involving architecture decisions, infrastructure as code, migrations or production operations on StackIT. Review the quality of documentation, recovery plans, security controls and automation, and use a technical discussion to test whether the specialist can explain trade-offs clearly.
StackIT can be suitable for workloads moving from a hyperscaler, private environment or hybrid setup, but migration effort depends on service coupling and application design. A qualified specialist should map dependencies, identify replacements for provider-specific services, plan data transfer and validate performance before cutover.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used StackIT in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 846 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used StackIT in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 78% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used StackIT in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used StackIT in their recent projects are German (100%), English (91%), and Spanish (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used StackIT in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Automotive (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used StackIT in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Operations (82%), and Product Development (82%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used StackIT
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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