Ubuntu Experts in Vienna
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Vienna, who have recently used Ubuntu
Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Own company for AI governance and data products, Vienna
- Consulting and interim management at the interface between IT operations and regulation
- Impact analysis and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Lectures in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of master’s theses and participation in the examination board
- Presentations for business and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and zero-knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under own brand: shared codebase, separate delivery for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
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
Mubin I.
Last position:
Software Engineer, Freelancer at Siemens-Linz
- Designed and implemented simulation software for electrical power systems, focusing on dynamic element interaction and user interface optimization using C++, wxWidgets, Windows, and Visual Studio.
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.
Christian S.
Last position:
Commercial Manager/CFO at MEV Independent Railway Services GmbH
- CFO, authorized signatory, commercial managing director: finance, HR, IT & organization, funding
- Achieved reorganization and 100% growth in staff and revenue over four years while keeping fixed costs constant
- Improved a negative equity ratio to plus 30%
- Implemented a modern IT and reporting system
Stefan M.
Last position:
Founder & CEO at MoreGeek IT Services GmbH
- I offer project-based short and long-term freelance services for Linux and open source projects
- DevOps/SecOps/Sysadmin for Linux operating systems with a strong focus on idempotent automation and high availability
- Migration projects: on-site to cloud (and vice versa) and cloud-to-cloud migrations between providers
- Development environments: standardizing customers' development and sysadmin workstations/clients
- Digital sovereignty solutions (independent of hyperscalers): Linux desktop (Ubuntu/SUSE), mail and communications (groupware mail/calendar/contacts), file sharing and collaboration (Nextcloud)
Lulzim B.
Last position:
Centralized monitoring
- Setup and maintain Prometheus and Grafana via Docker for more than 2.000 services.
- Setup CI/CD with Ansible to provision and maintain Prometheus and Grafana.
- Metrics visualization and segregation in multiple dynamic dashboards.
- Setup of real time alerting for critical services.
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Statistics of experts using Ubuntu
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Education, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Customer Service, Human Resources, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
43%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Vienna 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 Vienna using Ubuntu
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Ubuntu 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%)
- Education (57%)
- Manufacturing (57%)
- Energy (43%)
- Banking and Finance (43%)
- Healthcare (43%)
- Transportation (29%)
- Professional Services (29%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Ubuntu fits
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution used for servers, cloud hosts, developer workstations, containers, and edge systems. Companies choose it for stable infrastructure, clean package management, and broad support across Canonical and the wider Linux ecosystem.
Core skills
- Ubuntu Server setup and maintenance
- apt, snap, and package lifecycle handling
- systemd services, logs, and boot issues
- SSH access, user management, and permissions
- cloud-init, networking, and storage tuning
Where it is used
Ubuntu appears in web stacks, internal business tools, CI runners, virtual machines, and cloud instances. It is also common in Vienna for teams that run mixed environments and need experts who can work in English with local staff, operations teams, or external providers.
Why companies hire help
Freelance specialists are often brought in for upgrades, server recovery, security hardening, migration from other Linux systems, and automation work. They are also useful when a team needs short-term support for Canonical-based environments without adding permanent headcount.
Good delivery
Strong professionals document changes, test service impact, and leave systems repeatable. They know when to use LTS releases, how to read logs quickly, and how to keep Ubuntu aligned with the needs of the application, not just the host.
Signs you need one
If patching feels risky, services fail after reboot, or a deployment works in staging but not on Ubuntu production hosts, bring in a specialist. The same applies when you need a cleaner base image, better access control, or a reliable path from legacy Linux servers to a supported Ubuntu setup.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Ubuntu, in one place.
Ubuntu is used for servers, cloud instances, developer machines, and automation-heavy infrastructure. Teams pick it for web services, internal tools, container hosts, and systems that need a stable Linux base with clear package management.
Ubuntu is often chosen when teams want broad hardware support, simple administration, and a large package ecosystem. Compared with Fedora or Debian, it is usually favored for managed server setups and cloud images, especially when Canonical support and LTS releases matter.
A strong Ubuntu specialist should also know Linux networking, systemd, SSH, Bash, and common cloud tooling. For server work, knowledge of apt, snap, logs, storage, and basic security hardening is usually important.
A small Ubuntu task may only need someone who can handle updates or fix a service issue. Bigger work such as migrations, hardening, or fleet setup needs someone who has handled production Linux systems and understands how changes affect uptime.
Most Ubuntu work can be done remotely because it is usually managed through SSH, VPN, and cloud consoles. On-site help in Vienna can still be useful for hardware faults, rack access, or situations where local coordination with operations teams is easier.
Ubuntu is the base distribution, while Ubuntu Server is the server-focused edition many companies use. People also refer to Canonical when they mean the vendor behind the distribution, so a good specialist should be comfortable with all three terms.
Look for clear change notes, safe upgrade planning, and evidence that the person can recover a broken system without guesswork. A good Ubuntu professional explains trade-offs, checks logs before acting, and leaves the server easier to maintain than before.
With Ubuntu, common risks include unmanaged updates, weak access control, service failures after reboot, and inconsistent package versions across servers. Problems often appear during upgrades or migrations, when small configuration issues turn into downtime.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Ubuntu in their recent projects is 105 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 842 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Ubuntu in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 43% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Ubuntu in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Ubuntu in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Ubuntu in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Education (57%), and Manufacturing (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Ubuntu in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (86%), and Product Development (57%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Ubuntu
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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