Veritas Cluster Server Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Veritas Cluster Server
Kai P.
Last position:
Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG
PROFILE Senior Oracle specialist, consultant and DBA with many years of experience in planning, architecture, installation, migration, operations, performance tuning and troubleshooting of large Oracle database environments. Focus on Oracle Database 19c and enterprise architectures with RAC, Active Data Guard, Golden Gate, Exadata, RMAN and CDB/PDB. Experience in heterogeneous enterprise environments on Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and Windows, as well as in cloud and migration projects. Over many years, worked as a technical consultant, DBA, architect and project manager for banks, insurers, energy providers, public institutions, industry, automotive and aviation. Combining technical Oracle expertise with operations concepts, migration, project planning, documentation and customer consulting.
ORACLE FOCUS AREAS
- Oracle Database 19c – installation, upgrade, patch/RU management, operations and troubleshooting
- Oracle Database 21c / 23ai / 26ai – knowledge of current Oracle release lines
- Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate
- CDB / PDB, multitenant architectures and enterprise database operations
- Oracle Exadata and highly available database environments
- RMAN – backup, restore, recovery, migration and disaster recovery scenarios
- Data Pump (EXPDP / IMPDP), Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) and database-based migrations
- Performance analysis, SQL / PL/SQL, tuning, troubleshooting and capacity planning
- Oracle Enterprise Manager / monitoring and technical operational support
- Oracle Security: Wallet, TDE, Database Vault, VPD / RLS
- Oracle DWH / BI: OBIEE, ODI, OWB and Discoverer
- Oracle Applications / E-Business Suite and Oracle-based application environments
CURRENT PROJECTS
Scope Solutions AG, Basel / CH | 08/2023 – ongoing Oracle Project Management and DBA
- Installation, maintenance and regular upgrades of Oracle database systems with a focus on Oracle 19c.
- Patch and release management including OPatch and Release Updates; operations on RHEL 8.x, SLES 15.x and Windows.
- DBA support for customers in DACH and Europe and support of production, load test and other CDB/PDB environments.
- Technical operating processes and documentation via Confluence; support and service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.
Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg | 04/2022 – 10/2023 Oracle Operations Support / DBA
- Operations and regular upgrades of Oracle-19c database systems on SLES 15.x.
- DBA for around 2,100 PDBs on RAC and Exadata in production, integration, load test and other environments.
- Configuration management via ARS Remedy; workflows and technical documentation via Jira and Confluence.
- Operations support and processing of service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.
Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden | 09/2021 – 03/2022 Oracle Operations and Architecture – 2022 Survey
- Merging data into a central Oracle-19c database system.
- Design of import/export procedures for the central data structure.
- KPI and performance architecture for analyses.
- Training employees in Oracle performance and DBA topics.
E.ON Digital Technology, Landshut / KKI | 03/2019 – 12/2021 Oracle Operations, Architecture and DBA
- Patch concepts, technical documentation, installation, database administration and operations of Oracle 12c/19c.
- AIX 7.x, LPAR administration including VIO server and software distribution with NIM.
- Performance monitoring and monitoring.
- Backup and restore with TSM / IBM Spectrum Protect and Oracle RMAN.
- Installation of Enterprise Manager 13c with WebLogic Server 12.1x; employee training.
KaPe Munich – various end customers in DACH / Europe | ongoing / various projects Oracle DBA, architecture, migration, DWH consulting and project management
- Many years of consulting and operational DBA work in various Oracle architectures.
- DWH/CRM platforms: planning, analysis, performance and tuning, as well as business analysis.
- RAC, Data Guard, Transportable Tablespaces, RMAN and Oracle 11g/12c in enterprise environments.
- Customer projects including Burda, Deka, E.ON, Otto Group and Augsburger Allgemeine.
AXA, Germany / Europe | 09/2018 – 02/2019 Oracle DB Operations and Migration – Cloud Architectures
- Planning, methodology and execution of Oracle database migrations to IBM Private Cloud / Spectrum and AWS Public Cloud.
- Creation of Oracle databases in the cloud with SLES and Terraform templates.
- Technical architecture work and cloud KPIs.
RWE / SÜWAG / Syna, Germany | 07/2016 – 09/2018 Oracle DB Migrations 11g/12c and Project Management
- Design, planning and execution of Oracle database migrations 11g → 12c with platform and architecture changes.
- Windows Server 2012/2016 and setup and migration of Enterprise Manager/WebLogic-based monitoring environments.
- Use of Data Guard, TTS, EXPDP/IMPDP and RMAN based on analysis of application requirements.
- Performance and tuning for Oracle 11g/12c.
MTU Aero Engines, Munich | 01/2016 – 03/2017 Oracle DBA / Requirements Engineer
- Operations and development of Oracle 11g/12c databases and application workflows.
- Interfaces to SAP via BAPI.
- Design and management of APPS modules with Visual Basic / Visual Studio and PL/SQL; version control with SVN.
UBIS (HVB), Munich | 04/2012 – 08/2015 Oracle Operations, Architecture, DBA and Project Management
- Oracle-based operations and migration of MUREX and Sophis trading platforms.
- Oracle Security, Wallet, Tablespaces, RAC, Data Guard, Database Vault, GoldenGate and DWH.
- Project management for Oracle DWH migrations and release changes from 10g to 11gR2.
- Migration OWB 11gR2 → ODI 12c and introduction of Oracle Database 12c.
- Platforms: Red Hat, AIX and Solaris.
WWK Deutschland a.G., Munich | 09/2010 – 03/2012 Oracle DB and HP-UX → Linux Migration
- Architecture, planning, operations concept and migration of 104 databases from an HP-UX cluster to Red Hat Linux.
- Single Instance with Veritas Cluster and 2-node RAC 11.2.0.2; four Data Guard databases.
- Project management for OWB/DWH migrations (>1 TB), including tuning, PL/SQL, mappings and metadata.
Allianz Deutschland, ACAS Stuttgart | 03/2010 – 09/2010 Technical DWH Project Manager
- DWH project for processing European ETL data sources.
- Business analysis and requirements management for automated loading processes.
- OWB, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Oracle Advanced Security / TDE, Oracle BI and Database Vault.
NETMA, Munich-Taufkirchen | 08/2007 – 02/2010 Oracle Specialist and DBA for Oracle Applications 11i
- Operations of Oracle 9i/10g and Oracle Applications 11.5.10.
- Design and development of APPS modules with PL/SQL and SVN.
- Oracle RAC, Enterprise Manager, Oracle Application Server and migration tests.
- Platforms: AIX, SLES, Windows and HP-UX.
BT Germany, Munich | 11/2007 – 04/2008 Oracle DB Migration
- Migration from Oracle 8i to 10gR2 in a Solaris cluster environment.
- Preparing offers, project planning and process planning.
Itellium (KQ), Nuremberg | 02/2007 – 08/2007 Oracle DWH Specialist
- Design and analysis of a DWH focusing on master data and logistics.
- Oracle Designer, OWB, Oracle Database, ETL, PL/SQL and External Tables; data volumes up to approx. 5 TB.
Oracle Deutschland GmbH, Munich | 10/2006 – 02/2007 and further assignments Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH
- Consulting for customers such as Volkswagen, GE Money Bank, WeKa, KSB, Swisscom and British Telecom.
- Migration Discoverer EUL4 → EUL5i, database optimization, Data Guard and web/database analysis.
- Performance and tuning on Solaris and Linux.
HaSpa, Hamburg | 07/2006 – 10/2006 Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH
- Setup of an Oracle-10gR2 environment for banking applications.
- Data transfer from DB2 / OS390, architecture, sizing, tuning and performance.
- Data preparation and integration with OWB.
AUDI, Ingolstadt | 02/2005 – 06/2006 Oracle Consultant and DBA
- Operations, installation and maintenance of Oracle 9i/10g and IAS 10g.
- RMAN, Oracle RLS, Oracle HTMLDB, Veritas Cluster, Solaris and AIX / HACMP.
- Database cloning and migration 9i → 10g; approx. 200 systems up to 4.5 TB.
Photocolor, Kreuzlingen / CH | 11/2003 – 01/2005 Project Manager / Oracle
- Implementation, configuration, technical support and acceptance of an Oracle ERP/CRM solution.
- Oracle Applications, Oracle 9i, Solaris, HP-UX, OWB and Mercury TestDirector.
- Project scope approx. 2 TB; reporting to management.
ZPD NRW, Duisburg | 05/2003 – 10/2003 Oracle Consultant
- Consulting, PL/SQL training and project planning for a nationwide Oracle Forms integration.
- Oracle on HP Superdome / HP-UX; data volume 1.2 → 2.5 TB, sizing up to 5 TB.
Messe München GmbH | 11/2002 – 05/2003 Project Manager / Oracle
- MIS/DWH solution with OWB, Discoverer, Oracle 11i / 9i and RAC.
- Architecture, design, integration, troubleshooting and consulting for data volumes of 1.5–2 TB.
Aria SA Integration, Geneva / CH | 09/2002 – 11/2002 Oracle DBA and Consultant
- Oracle 8.1.7.4 / 9i; merging the Stuttgart and Geneva databases via replication.
Vivekanandhan S.
Last position:
DevOps Consultant/Site Reliability Engineer at IONOS
- Manage multiple Kubernetes clusters in Production with Ceph as storage layer.
- Implemented CICD pipelines for automating deployments with Gitlab CI
- Terraform for Infrastructure provisioning.
- Claude code
- Helm charts for deploying via ArgoCD
- Implemented automated incident notification pipelines in Kubernetes to align with NIS2 mandatory 24-hour early warning disclosure rules
- Configured Azure Policy and Logging guardrails aligned with BSI IT-Grundschutz (SYS.1.3 / OPS.1.1), ensuring continuous baseline compliance across 50+ cloud workloads
Environment: Gitlab CI, IONOS Cloud, Ceph, ArgoCD, terraform, Elastic cluster, Grafana, Alert Manager & Prometheus
Felix S.
Last position:
Systems Consultant / Consultant at Freelance work
- Projects in the areas of identity and access management, single sign-on and LDAP directories
- Development of Java modules
- Development and administration of Java/J2EE-based applications on various application servers
- Administration of Unix systems (Linux, Solaris, AIX) and applications
- Migration of systems
Matthias W.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at Interhyp AG
- Infrastructure management with Puppet and Terraform for consistent environments
- Maintenance and adaptation of Terraform scripts for Azure cloud deployment
- Migration of database systems and services to the Azure Cloud
- Introduction of GitOps with ArgoCD for fully automated deployments
- Adaptation and development of GitHub pipelines for CI/CD workflows
- Creation of Helm Charts for standardized deployments
- Migration of repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub
- Operation and performance optimization of an Oracle 19c Grid cluster (RAC, Dataguard)
- Setup and management of MongoDB instances (on-premise and Azure Kubernetes)
- Setup of PostgreSQL clusters in on-premise and Azure Kubernetes environments
- Migration of services, master data, and stored procedures from Oracle to PostgreSQL
- Troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex data infrastructures
- Installation, configuration, and upgrade of Tableau in the productive BI environment
- Development of sanity checks to monitor business processes and application logic
- Adaptation of the backup and recovery strategy to new requirements
- Execution of disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery
- Technologies used: Oracle 19c RAC Grid Dataguard, PostgreSQL 16, MongoDB, MySQL Cluster, Kubernetes (Azure), Tableau, Puppet, Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub/Bitbucket, CheckMK, Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga2, Ubuntu/RHEL
Bahriye E.
Last position:
Centris AG
- Administration of 8-node RAC (19.26) database systems
- Use of Golden Gate
- Use of UC4
Alexander P.
Last position:
Head of integration for six country subsidiaries at XSYS Holding
- Analyzed the required scope of processes, infrastructure, and SAP for integrating the MacDermid subsidiaries
- Validated proposals from the new service providers
- Managed the collaboration and tracked the tasks of business and IT experts
- Coordinated communication and the PMO
- Created cutover plans in three waves for SAP conversion, Salesforce, and Ariba
Marko O.
Last position:
System Administrator in a 6-person Team at FITS
- System administration of FreeBSD 11, 12 and 13.1 in a secure cloud software solution
- Administration of proxy servers for FITS and its clients, banks and state banks
- Administration of secure internet solutions
- Administration of secure mail solutions and mail gateways
- Administration of Apache 2.4 web servers
- Planning and maintenance of servers and network components in FNT Command
- Incident, change and ticket handling, especially troubleshooting network issues using Splunk and ARS
- Troubleshooting and log file analysis using Splunk Enterprise
- Monitoring with Nagios
- Ordering, provisioning and installation of certificates on Apache web servers, Nginx web servers and load balancers
- Hardware: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen 9 and 10, Cisco Catalyst
- Software: FreeBSD 11, 12 and 13.2, FNT Command, shell scripts, MySQL databases, ServiceNow, ARS, Splunk Enterprise 8.15
Christopher E.
Last position:
Senior Oracle DBA and WebLogic Administrator, Oracle Business Intelligence for Applications
- Oracle databases 11g, 12c and 19c RAC
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g & 12c (WebLogic, SOA, Oracle Forms and Report Server, etc., OBIA)
- Administration of Oracle 11g, 12c, RAC and 19c
- Applying patches
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Tomcat
- Oracle tuning
- The system includes several production, QA, test & development Oracle databases and WebLogic application servers 11g & 12c
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Statistics of experts using Veritas Cluster Server
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
21
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Energy
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Doctorate
17%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
88%
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 Veritas Cluster Server
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.
Veritas Cluster Server 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 (75%)
- Energy (63%)
- Insurance (63%)
- Telecommunication (63%)
- Utilities (63%)
- Government and Administration (50%)
- Aerospace and Defense (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
High-availability foundation
Veritas Cluster Server, commonly called VCS, is enterprise clustering software for keeping critical applications and services available when a host or resource fails. It monitors applications, storage, network paths and supporting processes, then moves workloads to a healthy system according to defined service groups and dependency rules.
Core architecture
VCS uses agents to monitor and control resources such as databases, file systems, virtual IP addresses and application processes. Specialists work with service groups, resource dependencies, heartbeats, fencing and cluster communication to create predictable failover behaviour across Linux and UNIX environments.
Ecosystem and tooling
The technology is closely associated with Veritas InfoScale, which combines clustering, storage and replication capabilities for enterprise workloads. Relevant expertise may include:
- VCS configuration, agents and service groups
- Veritas Cluster Server command-line and administration tools
- Veritas File System, Volume Manager and replication components
- Linux, UNIX, networking, storage and database operations
Where companies use it
Companies use VCS where downtime can interrupt transactions, production or customer services. Typical environments include financial systems, manufacturing control, telecommunications, healthcare applications and shared enterprise platforms.
- Database and middleware failover
- Application clusters across data centres
- Storage and file-service availability
- Disaster recovery and continuity operations
When outside expertise helps
Freelance specialists are useful during a new cluster rollout, a migration from legacy infrastructure or a major application change. They can review an existing design, document dependencies, resolve recurring failovers and run controlled tests without disrupting production. In Germany, remote work often suits planning and documentation, while on-site access may help with hardware, network or data-centre changes.
What strong specialists bring
Strong professionals understand both VCS mechanics and the applications beneath the cluster. They trace faults across logs, resource states, storage paths and network links instead of treating every alert as a generic failover issue. They also define recovery procedures, test them with stakeholders and leave clear operational documentation. For distributed teams, practical English and, where needed, German communication support effective handovers.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Veritas Cluster Server, in one place.
Veritas Cluster Server is used to keep business-critical applications available across host or resource failures. It monitors application, storage and network resources and can restart or relocate a service group on a healthy system.
VCS is a mature commercial option with a broad set of agents, structured service-group management and integration with the Veritas storage ecosystem. Pacemaker and similar tools may fit organisations seeking open-source components, while the right choice depends on operating systems, application support, storage design and internal skills.
A strong Veritas Cluster Server specialist usually understands Linux or UNIX administration, TCP/IP networking, SAN or NAS storage, databases and enterprise middleware. Knowledge of Veritas InfoScale, Volume Manager, File System, replication and backup operations is also valuable.
Veritas Cluster Server experience should match the workload, operating system and failure model of the project. Look for professionals who have designed service groups, handled fencing and split-brain risks, performed failover tests and supported incidents in production rather than only configuring a lab cluster.
VCS work can often be performed remotely for discovery, configuration review, automation, documentation and test planning. On-site collaboration may still be useful when specialists must access restricted data-centre networks, inspect storage connections or coordinate physical infrastructure changes in Germany.
Ask a Veritas Cluster Server professional to explain a real dependency chain, a failed resource and the steps used to restore service safely. Strong answers cover monitoring evidence, recovery decisions, fencing, rollback, testing and clear handover documentation.
A VCS freelancer may deliver a cluster design, service-group configuration, monitoring rules, operating procedures and failover test results. They can also produce migration plans, dependency maps, incident runbooks and recommendations for improving recovery readiness.
Veritas InfoScale is the broader product family that includes clustering capabilities associated with Veritas Cluster Server, along with storage and replication functions. People still use VCS when referring specifically to the clustering layer, so project requirements should state which components and operating systems are in scope.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Cluster Server in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 794 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Cluster Server in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Cluster Server in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Cluster Server in their recent projects are English (100%), German (88%), and French (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Cluster Server in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (75%), and Energy (63%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Veritas Cluster Server in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (100%), and Project Management (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Veritas Cluster Server
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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