Syslog Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Syslog
Thomas Pätzold
Last position:
Unix/Linux Administrator at BDAV Verwaltungs GmbH
- Consulting and project management to build an AI-based automation platform for market data analysis
- Automated testing of financial data
- Market data automation with Python and N8N
- AI data integration and AI learning
- Use of Ollama and Qwen
- Data organization and database management
Andreas Fischer
Last position:
Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
- Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
- Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
- Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
- Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
- Coordination with clients and service providers
- Escalation management, schedule control
- On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
Tan Pham
Last position:
DevOps Engineer in the DevOps Team at Rise-World
- Implementation of specified DevOps solutions to automate infrastructure (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible) on-premises datacenter (Ovirt, Proxmox, Ceph Cluster, MinIO) and private cloud.
- Administration, configuration and implementation of CI/CD DevOps pipelines (GitLab, GitFlow) to support development process (Artifactory, Prometheus, Istio, service mesh, Helm Chart, OpenShift (Red Hat Enterprise) / Kubernetes cluster), Red Hat Satellite.
- Administration, setup, monitoring and patching of Linux infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise for Dev, Test and QA.
- Use of Scrum and Kanban methods.
- Administration, configuration and implementation of security standards for deploying on Dev, Test, QA and Prod stages of the new ePA applications.
- Development of new plugins and add-ons needed on current infrastructure.
- Database support.
- Data analytics support (Python, Spark, Pandas, Power BI, Splunk Enterprise).
- Implementation of best practices for DevSecOps and BizDevOps using GitOps (ArgoCD), Streamlit framework, Semaphore Ansible UI.
- Configuration and testing of iperf, uperf, sysbench using benchmark-operator for external source data and IoT/MDM devices, creating reports via ELK / OpenSearch.
- Building a new Databricks platform to collect and analyze big data from different sources and IoT devices into Hadoop framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Power BI, Apache Airflow).
- Building backend data aggregation and processing to automate configuration deployment between different OpenShift clusters and big data framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Django 2, Ansible Automation, Jira JSM).
- Building a new ML pipeline platform using Kubeflow, TensorFlow, KServe.
- Data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources including structured and unstructured data to analytic DWH / big data cluster using Python, Pandas, Polars, Power BI, Django backend and PostgreSQL.
- Setup of new DevOps Test and QA HashiCorp Vault cluster for PKI and IAM.
- Configuration and testing of automated patching based on CVSS score, SIEM-integrated CVEs.
- Use of Nexpose and InsightVM to scan vulnerability events in network, host, container and application.
- Design and implementation of secure and scalable AWS architectures including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS and Route53 and similar setups on Azure and GCP.
- Automated system provisioning and deployment using CloudFormation templates.
- Configuration of IAM roles, policies and permissions to ensure secure access control.
- Patch management, backup automation and disaster recovery setup on AWS infrastructure.
- Monitoring and optimization of system performance using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
- Support of VMware services (vSphere, Aria, Horizon) and the virtual desktop environment.
- Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and AWS CodePipeline with interface to Nutanix.
- Configuration of AWS CloudWatch to monitor application performance and system events.
- Planning and execution of migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud platforms.
- Deployment of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in AWS environments.
- Deployment of internal software packages between availability zones using AWS CodeDeploy.
- Building and deploying ML models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost and Spark MLlib including hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation and production deployment.
Alexander Sänn
Last position:
Lead Audit Conformity & IT Security Catalog at DAX group energy provider in the renewable energy sector
- Supported the implementation of §8a requirements of the BSI Act for critical infrastructures.
- Systematically prepared and supported internal and external audits, resolving previous deviations (HA, NA, VP)
- Implemented the specific requirements of the IT security catalog
- Developed training, created run books, and conducted assessments to ensure operational effectiveness.
Konstantinos Metaxas
Last position:
IT-Fly Specialist – Global Rollout at Lufthansa Group
Plan & Prepare (Site Design & Readiness): Inventory & Design: Dell PowerEdge R-Series, Aruba switches (L2/L3), notebooks/peripherals; serials/asset tags, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, VLAN-/DHCP-/DNS plan
Runbooks/MOPs: site rollout runbook, backout strategy (<15–30 min), risk register, communication matrix; approvals via CAB/change
Images/Packages: Golden Image (Win10/11), driver packs, BIOS/UEFI baseline; O365/Teams/OneDrive KFM; BitLocker policies; MECM/SCCM, Intune/Autopilot, MDT/WinPE
Logistics: shipping/customs clearance, RMA/DOA, on-site spares; tools (barcode scanner, label printer), "Go-Bag" (cables, SFPs, console cables)
Deliver (on-site implementation): End devices: swap & migration (USMT/OneDrive KFM), peripherals (ATB/BT printers, scanners, boarding gate hardware); domain join, compliance checks, O365 activation, printers/queues, network drives
Acceptance: functional tests for DCS/CUTE/CUPPS/CUSS stations, ticketing/check-in workflows, boarding gates
Server (R-Series): rack & stack, cabling (PDU redundancy, fiber/copper), labeling/naming; firmware/RAID (PERC), Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC network; Windows Server 2022/2025 + CIS/BSI hardening; agents (backup/AV/EDR/monitoring), time service/NTP auth, Syslog/SNMPv3
Network (Aruba): VLANs, LACP trunks, MSTP root; PortFast + BPDU Guard at the edge; QoS (EF/AF); dual stack (v4/v6), DHCP relay. NAC/802.1X with ClearPass/Radius/TACACS+, roles + MAB fallback; guest isolation, ACLs (Guest→Mgmt deny). Telemetry: sFlow, SNMPv3, Syslog→SIEM; LLDP→inventory/CMDB
Airport specifics: CUTE/CUPPS/CUSS terminals; DCS/Amadeus/SITA connectivity; FIDS (read-only); bag tag/boarding pass printing; changes in off-peak/night windows
Stabilize (hypercare): first-day support, KPI tracking (login times, ticket volume, error classes), QoS fine-tuning
Troubleshooting: Wireshark/iperf, event logs, switch counters, sFlow flows; fast incident handling as SPOC
Knowledge transfer: short training sessions for station teams, mini-runbooks (fault/recovery)
Close (documentation & handover): docs & CMDB: final configs (switch/server), topology/patch plans, IP tables, serial/asset lists, before/after photos
Acceptance & sign-off: UAT protocols, functional evidence (use cases), return/reuse of old hardware
Lessons learned: risks, standard packages, driver freeze, "known issues"
Interfaces/communication: station IT, airport IT, SOC/NOC, ground ops/ramp/check-in, provider (SITA/Amadeus). ITSM: ServiceNow (Inc/Req/Change/KB), handover to BAU
Peter Teich
Last position:
Freelance Go-Developer/DevOps-Engineer at IONOS SE
- Implementation of an API for customers to provide NFS shares in the cloud
- Creating Kubernetes operators and services with REST APIs in Go
- Using LinuxKit for provisioning VMs
Tony Rosolek
Last position:
Network Expert at Self-employed
- Consulting and execution of migration from Cisco AireOS to Cisco IOS-XE controller
- Solution design
- Configuration and staff training
- Products: Catalyst Center, Cisco controllers and IOS and COS access points, 9800-40, 5520, 8510, 9120, 9136, 9166, Catalyst switches, Aruba Clearpass
- Keywords: Tags, profiles, SSIDs, 802.1X authentication, captive portal, Identity PSK (iPSK), VLANs, troubleshooting, automation, RESTCONF, NETCONF, YANG
Pascal Farys
Last position:
Senior Network Security Consultant at IT-Systemhaus
- Provided expert level consulting for lifecycle, upgrades and refresh activities
- Used Remedy for effort recording and billing to customers
- Used ServiceNow for service management and workflow
- Used Jira for project management with agile/Scrum methods
- Used Confluence for documentation
- Worked with customer-specific software tools
- Worked with customer-provided and secured hardware suitable for IT security operations infrastructure setup for customers
- Built firewall rule sets and handed over to service owner and delivery teams
- Environment: Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, CSM, Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco ISE, Check Point VSX and gateways
Pierre Gronau
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
Matthias Weigel
Last position:
Self-employed at maweos GmbH
Bernd Pollinger
Last position:
Setup of product configurators in SAP ECC for use in 4DE at ZEBROS GmbH
- Side-by-side refrigerator, fire truck, LEICA camera
- Setup and documentation of product data structures, master data, characteristics and evaluation rules
- SAP user training: LO-VC basics, classification, material master data creation (KMAT), configuration models (PMEVC)
- Spatial visualization of object environments for spatial configurators
- Capturing customer environments with 3D scans
- Definition of a workflow for data capture
- S/4 HANA - AVC: creation of AVC demo configurators, interface definition to web and app-based 4DE configurators, harmonization of features for interface description, alignment of JSON formats, documentation and testing
- SAP-ERP (ECC, S/4), CA-CL, LO-VC, AVC, MM, SD, Confluence, JIRA, Polycam, Magicplan
Dhia Laouiti
Last position:
Software Developer Internship at Passau University
- Developed a C++ library using IDL for secure DDS system communication, focusing on protocol serialization and interface definition.
- Implemented rigorous validity tests and created a CLI window to simplify library integration and ensure optimal performance and security.
Kamuran Duman
Last position:
SAP SCM Consultant Second Level MM and PP & SAP Coaching and Training at Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG
- Functional consulting in SAP SCM
- Consulting on master data for vendors, materials, etc.
- Message, pricing, and credit memo procedures in purchasing
- IDoc interfaces for inbound and outbound processing
- Debugging, reporting, SAP queries
- Error analysis and resolution
- Process optimizations in MM, SD, and PM
- Consulting/support in creating and planning orders in PM
- Analysis of existing purchasing/procurement processes regarding integration and migration to the existing SAP MM system
- Development of a migration concept based on the prior analysis for subsequent migration to SAP MM
- SAP PP – MRP demand planning
Sven Thiele
Last position:
IT Security Consultant – Creation & Management of the IT Security Roadmap at Diehl Aviation
- Analyze and structure specific IT security requirements
- Build a structured requirements backlog as a basis for the sub-group’s IT security initiatives (including separation from group-wide programs)
- Conduct a systematic delta comparison with group-wide IT security requirements to identify open needs and dependencies
- Develop a multi-level IT security roadmap including implementation and project planning, aligned with internal and external stakeholders
- Provide professional project management at the program level, including status analysis, risk management, action tracking, and goal control
- Coordinate internal departments and external service providers, including communication planning and managing regular status meetings
Mark Podella
Last position:
Global Project Lead
The client's goal is to migrate the entire Office client landscape from Windows 10 to Windows 11 by the end of support (Oct. 2025). Creating the project plan and drafting the project brief, the budget overview, as well as the required resources.
Setting up sub-workstreams such as: Adoption & Change, Service Process including migration process, service definition including SCCM software packaging and build task sequence, security including client hardening, application integration including requirements and demand from power users (key users) in the company.
- Project management, stakeholder management, Project Canvas workshop, design thinking workshops, vendor management, project controlling
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Statistics of experts using Syslog
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Doctorate
20%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
95%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Syslog
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Syslog basics
Syslog is a standard way to send and store log messages from Unix, Linux, network gear, and security tools. It helps teams collect system events in one place, keep a clear audit trail, and react faster when services misbehave.
Common uses
- Centralize logs from servers, appliances, and containers
- Forward events to SIEM, observability, or archive systems
- Separate messages by facility, severity, host, or application
- Support incident review, compliance, and forensic work
Tooling stack
Strong specialists work with rsyslog, syslog-ng, and journald forwarding, plus log shippers and filters around them. They know UDP and TCP transport, TLS for secure delivery, message templates, parsing rules, and retention flows.
When companies bring help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when logs are missing, noisy, duplicated, or hard to search. That also happens during platform migrations, security reviews, SIEM onboarding, and the move from local files to centralized logging.
What good experts do
Good professionals understand facilities, severities, formats such as RFC 3164 and RFC 5424, and the limits of legacy BSD syslog setups. They can design reliable routing, keep throughput stable, and make logs readable for ops and security teams.
Germany projects
In Germany, Syslog work often sits inside mixed Linux, security, and infrastructure projects for regulated industries, manufacturing, and enterprise IT. Teams usually want clear documentation, careful change control, and communication in English or German, depending on the setup.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Syslog.
Syslog is used to collect, route, and store event messages from servers, network devices, and security tools. It gives teams a common log stream for troubleshooting, alerting, compliance, and incident review. In many setups, it is the backbone of centralized logging.
Syslog is better when you need to forward logs across many systems and keep a consistent format. journald is useful on modern Linux hosts, but it is local by default and often needs forwarding to become part of a wider logging flow. Plain log files are simple, but they are harder to standardize across teams and devices.
A strong Syslog specialist often works with rsyslog, syslog-ng, journald, and SIEM or log analysis tools. They should also understand TLS, parsing rules, filters, templates, and transport choices such as UDP and TCP. Those skills matter when logs must be secure, searchable, and reliable.
You usually need Syslog expertise when log flow is unstable, messages are hard to parse, or a migration is breaking old routing rules. It also helps during security projects, SIEM onboarding, and the rollout of new Linux or network platforms. If the team depends on logs for operations or audit work, specialist help pays off quickly.
Look for someone who has designed log pipelines, not just edited configuration files. A strong Syslog professional can explain severity levels, facilities, message formats, forwarding rules, and failure handling in plain words. They should also be able to document what was changed and why.
Yes. Syslog projects in Germany are often done remotely, especially when the work is configuration, troubleshooting, or log routing across standard Linux and network systems. On-site work is more likely when the environment is sensitive, segmented, or tied to physical infrastructure.
The main alternatives to Syslog are agent-based log shippers, native cloud logging services, and vendor-specific event pipelines. Those tools can be better for richer metadata or application logs, but Syslog remains useful for broad device support and simple, stable forwarding. Many teams use it alongside newer logging layers.
The need depends on scope, but Syslog work often touches transport, security, filtering, and retention at the same time. Small routing fixes may be straightforward, while enterprise logging designs need someone who understands Unix logging history, modern Linux behavior, and security operations. The more systems and log sources involved, the more important specialist depth becomes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Syslog in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 825 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Syslog in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Syslog in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Syslog in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Syslog in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (58%), and Telecommunication (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Syslog in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (79%), and Operations (74%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Syslog
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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