Veritas Backup Exec Experts in Germany
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Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- AI product development: Design of an AI-supported GRC platform to automate compliance processes.
- AI expertise: Strategic deepening in Agentic AI and GenAI as a core asset for modern IT governance
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
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
Guido Krauß
Last position:
IT Consultant / Owner at Guido Krauß IT-Consulting
Self-employed consulting, implementation, and support of IT infrastructures with a focus on IT security, network and server administration, virtualization, backup & recovery, IT documentation, asset management, and business continuity management.
- IT security consulting and implementation of technical protective measures
- Windows server and client support, patch management, user support
- M365 – Entra ID – MS Azure administration
- Planning, installation, and operation of LAN, WAN, WLAN, and VLAN infrastructures, Cisco, HP, Netgear, Sophos, Securepoint
- Support of virtual systems based on Hyper-V, VMware, and Proxmox
- Backup and recovery concepts including test recovery, documentation, and handover
- Introduction and maintenance of IT documentation, asset management, and inventory tracking
- Implementation of measures related to IT baseline protection, emergency manuals, and BCM
- On-/offboarding concepts with a focus on permissions, devices, data access, and handover processes
Security awareness and practical sensitization of users and IT staff
David Bleyer
Last position:
Acting Partner at Bliestal Consulting UG
- Redesigning cablewise infrastructure with CAT 8.1 keystones, measuring the speed and quality of the new installation with Pockethernet, documentation at a local saddlery
- CAT 8.1 installation and building a data center, site linking, VPN and VLAN configuration for a local car dealership, implementation of IT-Security standards like virus protection (G Data) and firewalling (OPNSense)
- Relocation of a tax office with redesign of the IT infrastructure, virus protection (G Data) and backup solutions (QNAP)
- Planning, conception and implementation of an inhouse data center, BSI-compliant for commercial laundry (including Proxmox-based virtualization of existing infrastructures, QNAP, G Data, OPNSense, APC)
- Implementation and conception of security solutions in the SME sector
- Collaboration on the IT-security concept for the Bremen network of authorities (in the dLAN network)
- Creation of IT-security concept VOIS (modules MESO, KFZ/iKFZ) including audit preparation for KBA
- Expansion of the IT-security concept for the online service for electronic residence registration (eWA) to include use as an eFA (one-for-all) service (nationwide)
- Expansion of the IT-security concept to include modules wos & wvp
- Concept development for the implementation of DIN SPEC 27076 at MSEs and SMEs
- Creation and evaluation of emergency concepts
- Creation and evaluation of response actions and BCM plans
- Assessment of existing business continuity management (ISO 22301)
- Development of BCM strategy options
- Conducting awareness training
Dirk Behringer
Last position:
Senior Consultant Database Administration and SQL at Bliestal Consulting UG
- Complete redesign of IT infrastructure including setup of a server room according to BSI standards, new network concept and planning.
- Development of security concepts and IT security consulting for the DHCP/DNS election sector.
- Support of project management for the customer in the VOIS | MESO area.
- Technical support for setting up the IT infrastructure in new offices, including firewall configuration, router setup and network planning.
- Setup and configuration of the service management and ticket system JIRA.
- Implementation and administration of the Azure (Entra) environment for all employees.
- Setup and administration of the Confluence environment.
- Planning, setup, configuration and administration of the entire Atlassian Collaboration Suite.
- Development of BCM strategy options.
- Development and implementation of measures and creation of BCM plans, as well as evaluation of existing BCM.
Volker Reisberger
Last position:
Architect and Senior System Administrator at International Trading Company
- Analysis and optimization of the VMware environment for operation in a critical infrastructure environment
- Planning and execution of updates for the VMware and hardware environment in a critical infrastructure environment
- Deployment of Skyline Health Diagnostics
- Review of existing documentation
- Training and onboarding of new internal staff
- Support for migration and upgrade projects
- Preparation for moving scripts in the virtualization environment to GitLab
- Ticket handling with ServiceNow
Mike Barthel
Last position:
System and Endpoint Hardening at CLAAS
- Evaluating and assessing the current state
- Preparing and conducting security audits
- Vulnerability characterization and risk analysis
- Assessing, coordinating and transforming identified vulnerabilities into target states
- Coordinating stakeholder interests
- Developing and implementing IT security strategy for OT and IoT (continuous risk assessment and risk management, awareness, multi-layered security solutions, regular security audits, access restrictions)
- Organizational and technical documentation, presentations and workshops
- Skills: Qualys, Splunk, Nessus, QRadar, National Vulnerability Database (NVD / NIST), Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), OT, CERT/CC, BSI IT-Grundschutz catalogs, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, Center for Internet Security (CIS), GitHub, Active Directory, PowerShell, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Azure and Office365 App Security, ITSM
Marco Fischer
Last position:
System Engineer–Vmware, Veeam at DCSO
- About 800 different server VMs, operation and lifecycle/asset management of about 40 ESXi hosts (Lenovo)
- Upgrade of all clusters to ESXi/VCSA 7.0U3 and 8. Planning patch management for all hosts
- Cleaning up the AD – many different domains that all needed to be migrated into the main environment. Planning/execution
- Veeam – check the configuration and migrate to a newer, partly virtual infrastructure to make the setup leaner and faster
- VMware – upgrades/updates, general maintenance
- Proxmox POC – evaluate if an alternative to VMware
- Documentation for Veeam/VMware/storage
- Implementation of the uniflow cloud solution
- NetApp migration to new storage, CIFS maintenance and administration of SVMs
Markus Kraft
Last position:
Administration / Support at Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung
- Operation and development support (Linux, Tomcat)
- Web release builds with Jenkins and deployment
- Monitoring and operation planning
- Support for Online Access Act (OZG)
- Data queries and corrections in Oracle SQL via CloudBeaver and Rundeck
- Keycloak administration
- Regression testing and documentation in Jira
- Development of complex address database with MS Access/VBA
- Creation of documentation and guides in XWiki
Benjamin Wennmacher
Last position:
SAP Basis at IT Baden-Württemberg (BITBW)
- SAP Basis operations for complex SAP system landscapes (ABAP and Java stacks)
- Administration, monitoring, and optimization of SAP systems with regard to availability, performance, and stability
- Planning and execution of data center moves as well as migrations of SAP systems and databases
- Handling of incidents, changes, and problems according to ITIL processes, including root cause analyses
- Creation of technical concepts, operations documentation, and implementation plans
Technologies: SAP NetWeaver, ITIL processes, technical migrations
Werner Mühlmann
Last position:
IT Support at DAVASO GmbH / Hays AG
IT support for billing software to manage payments between pharmacies, their billing centers and health insurance companies
Database development
MS SQL Server
SQL, T-SQL
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
Concept, architecture and design of MS SQL databases
Development and writing of scripts
Performance tasks
Master data maintenance
Software development
JIRA, Confluence
Git (CVS, TortoiseSVN)
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2019
VB.NET, C#
Optimization in the project portal and e-prescription
Thomas Schoppe
Last position:
IT Consultant at Public Sector / SÜ2
- Operating VMware, Veeam and further developing the system
- Implementing BSI guidelines during design/build
- Controlling and analyzing the VMware environment with PowerShell scripts
- Working according to ITIL processes
- Versioning scripts with TortoiseSVN
David Peters
Last position:
IT Department Manager
- Client support, 2nd, 3rd level, server administration
- Project and process coordination
- Support of MS365 services
- Linux administration
- Provider management
Ensar Yilmaz
Last position:
Service Manager Microsoft Cloud Services (ITIL) at Industry (technology group)
- Took on the role of Service Manager for Microsoft 365 and Azure services
- Coordinated service providers in collaboration and security (Exchange Online, Teams, Azure AD)
- Monitored and optimized SLA-compliant operational processes (Incident, Change, Problem)
- Worked closely with internal IT management and integrated ITIL processes into Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Azure, Exchange Online, Teams, Azure AD, ITIL v4, Azure DevOps, Power BI, ServiceNow
Axel Ringhofer
Last position:
Thuringian Courts and Public Prosecutor's Offices - ITeGS
- As-is assessment of data center rooms and data center infrastructure at the Jena data center, including analysis and documentation based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, ISO 27001, ASHRAE
- As-is assessment of the IT infrastructure at the Jena site, including analysis and documentation based on ISO 27001
- Development of a concept for the data center infrastructure and IT infrastructure of the Jena data center
- Development of a concept for the IT infrastructure at other sites
- Creation of the technical specification of the bill of quantities for the tender
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Statistics of experts using Veritas Backup Exec
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
30 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Government and Administration
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Legal, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
40%
Master's degree or higher
20%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using Veritas Backup Exec
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
Backup Exec in practice
Veritas Backup Exec is backup and recovery software for servers, virtual machines, and file systems. It helps companies protect data, run scheduled jobs, and restore systems after failure, deletion, or corruption. Many teams still call it Backup Exec or BE, and older searchers may use the former Symantec Backup Exec name.
What it handles
- Full, incremental, and differential backup jobs
- Restore of files, folders, applications, and virtual machines
- Tape, disk, and deduplication storage targets
- Policy setup for retention, encryption, and scheduling
It is often used in mixed Windows environments where restore speed and job reliability matter more than trend-driven features.
When companies bring help
Companies look for freelance specialists when jobs fail, retention settings are unclear, or restore tests expose gaps. They also bring in outside help during upgrades, storage changes, new server rollouts, or when a legacy Symantec Backup Exec setup needs cleanup. In Germany, this is common in firms that need local support for infrastructure teams while keeping parts of the work remote.
Skills that matter
Strong professionals know backup design, Windows Server, virtual environments, storage, and troubleshooting logs. They understand agents, media servers, catalogs, catalogs recovery, and how to verify that a backup can actually be restored. They also document changes clearly, which matters when several teams share the same environment.
Ecosystem and adjacent tools
- Windows Server and Active Directory
- VMware and other virtual infrastructure
- Tape libraries and disk-based storage
- Exchange, SQL Server, and file workloads
- Encryption and deduplication settings
Backup Exec rarely lives alone. Good experts can work across the surrounding stack without breaking existing recovery processes.
What good work looks like
A strong Backup Exec engagement leaves behind stable jobs, tested restores, clear retention rules, and simple runbooks. The setup should be understandable for internal teams, not locked inside one specialist’s head. That is the difference between a working backup system and a risky one.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Veritas Backup Exec.
Veritas Backup Exec is used to back up and restore servers, virtual machines, and file data. It is designed for scheduled protection, retention control, and recovery after accidental deletion, corruption, or hardware failure. Many teams still use the shorter name Backup Exec when they talk about it.
Backup Exec is often chosen for established Windows-heavy environments where administrators want a familiar backup console and dependable restore workflows. Compared with broader enterprise suites, it is usually judged on job stability, tape support, and how well it fits existing infrastructure. The right choice depends on workload mix, recovery needs, and how much legacy setup must stay in place.
Veritas Backup Exec is the current product name, while many people still remember the older Symantec Backup Exec branding. Search terms often overlap because existing installations and documentation were created under the former vendor name. A good specialist should understand both naming histories and the upgrade path between them.
A strong Backup Exec specialist should also know Windows Server, virtual infrastructure, storage targets, and basic disaster recovery planning. Skills around Active Directory, Exchange, SQL Server, and tape or disk systems are often useful too. The best experts can troubleshoot both the backup software and the environment it protects.
A Veritas Backup Exec project can be straightforward or quite involved, depending on how old the environment is and how many restore points must be preserved. Small job-fix work needs less depth than a migration, upgrade, or recovery redesign. The safest choice is a specialist who has handled the same type of backup layout before.
Yes, much of the Veritas Backup Exec work can be done remotely, especially job tuning, logging review, and configuration changes. On-site time may still help when storage hardware, tape libraries, or local access controls are involved. For Germany-based teams, clear communication in English or German is often the main requirement.
If Backup Exec jobs fail without a clear reason, restores have not been tested, or retention rules no longer match the business need, it is time to bring in help. Other signs are messy catalog issues, repeated storage errors, and upgrades that have been postponed for too long. A specialist can usually sort out the root cause faster than a generalist working alone.
A strong Veritas Backup Exec professional explains what they changed, why they changed it, and how recovery will be verified. Look for clear documentation, tested restore steps, and a practical approach to logs and alerts. The best sign is a setup that your internal team can operate after the engagement ends.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Backup Exec in their recent projects is 105 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 838 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Backup Exec in their recent projects, 40% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 20% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Backup Exec in their recent projects have 30 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Backup Exec in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Backup Exec in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (88%), and Government and Administration (69%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Backup Exec in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (88%), and Project Management (88%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Veritas Backup Exec
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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