Virtualization Expert in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used Virtualization
Hendrik W.
Last position:
Software Test and Maintenance Support at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH
- Adding/creating test specifications
- Performing regression tests
- Performing release tests
- Analyzing Jira tickets
- Identifying software defects and fixing them with C#
Alexandro L.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager - RIS & PACS Replacement
- Replacing an RIS and PACS system in combination with three different software solutions, with a focus on redesigning and further developing existing processes.
- Ensuring that the individual solutions work together and are integrated into an overall solution to optimally support medical professionals in their daily work.
- Overall project management, including managing three service providers.
- Use of technologies and solutions such as RIS, PACS, Smart Reporting and artificial intelligence.
- Leading the RIS & PACS replacement at a hospital.
- Supporting the communications strategy.
- Coordinating external and internal resources.
- Stakeholder management.
- Managing steering committees.
Can K.
Last position:
DevOps Specialist at Eviden Germany GmbH
Manage the development release and update process for a digitized nationwide trade register project "AuRegis".
Support software in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, configure management with Kustomize, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/GitLab, SonarQube, ArgoCD, and Azure.
Oversee system release of microservice architecture.
Build the CI/CD stack from scratch with GitLab CI, integrating integration tests, dependency checks, and security measures.
Automate deployment onto OpenShift using Kustomize.
Set up infrastructure components for development, code review, and code quality analysis including SonarQube.
Integrate GitOps tools such as Kustomize and ArgoCD, using both Azure and private cloud for sensitive data handling.
Develop Python scripts in Jenkins for cryptostore configuration and system packaging of products and microservices into deployable units.
Automate delivery to customers and deployment on test systems.
Create Kustomize manifests for microservices and develop the related automation, treating documentation as code for clarity and reproducibility.
Serve as technical advisor for the project's first go-live and oversee further deployments as technical rollout manager.
André B.
Last position:
External Attack Surface Assessment & Cybersecurity Readiness Checks at Graydaxe Cybersecurity GmbH
- Conducting cybersecurity readiness checks based on an in-house assessment methodology
- Analyzing the external attack surface using the Graydaxe EASM platform
- Assessing maturity levels and deriving prioritized recommendations for action
Christian G.
Last position:
Product Owner – Redesign of an iOS and Android SaaS application platform at iApps Technologies GmbH
- Led the redesign of an iOS and Android B2B SaaS solution.
- Developed the product vision and strategy and designed the platform architecture.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams to create a user-centered, forward-looking product.
- Identified market trends and analyzed feedback from stakeholders and customers.
- Developed a well-thought-out feature set.
- Led the product design and development process.
- Created Balsamiq wireframes.
- Conducted comprehensive market and competitor analysis.
- Defined the product roadmap and feature scope, managed and prioritized the backlog.
- Crafted and wrote epics and user stories.
- Briefed UI designers and reviewed and approved Figma layouts.
Alexander V.
Last position:
Product Owner at FI-TS
- Rebuilding an existing cloud solution with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, Argo CD and PostgreSQL
- Coordinating and managing external partners and service providers
- Ensuring service delivery on time and on budget with budget responsibility
- Integrating the cloud solution with external public clouds (AWS)
- Setting up and defining processes and workflows in Jira and Confluence
- Product management of software development for automation and self-service in CI/CD DevOps mode
- Agile software development with Kanban and Scrum in various development teams
- Single point of contact for key customers in respective projects
- Creating and aligning the product backlog with stakeholders from sales, architecture, development teams, marketing, management and customers
- Migrating existing customers to the AWS cloud as product owner
- Creating and aligning a product roadmap with internal and external stakeholders
Peter K.
Last position:
Hardware and Software Developer / Project Manager at Anonymer Kunde
- Development of control units for the automotive industry incl. embedded software
- CAN bus, Vector Tools, CANoe
- Support of the development process according to ISO 26262
- Ensuring cyber security standards:
- Key exchange (PKI) between vehicle and control units
- Hardware Security Module (HSM)
- Communication with external service providers (international)
- Development (PCB) of measuring adapters, statistical analysis of sensors
- IoT and embedded software development, backend administration
Christopher M.
Last position:
Mobile & Full-Stack Engineer at Propstack GmbH
- Refactored the mobile app by reimplementing stores, models, API client, screens and components using Typescript
- Added performant on-device storage for stores as preparation for offline mode
- Integrated RNUILib to achieve a minimal and modern UI design quickly
- Implemented native packages to provide additional features such as displaying of caller IDs
- Planned feature development and UX improvements following initial refactoring and redesign
Florian R.
Last position:
Network Administrator at Smartconnect Berlin
- Configuration and management of routers and switches (e.g., Cisco, HP)
- Design and expansion of networks in corporate environments
- WLAN site surveys and optimization (e.g., with Ekahau, NetSpot)
- Implementation of security policies and access controls
Alexander B.
Last position:
Consultant at Bundesdruckerei
- Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019/2022, Active Directory, Entra ID Group Policy, Orca, PowerShell, PSAppDeployToolKit, Intune, Office 365, Azure, Winget, SandBox
- Onsite/offsite packaging and repackaging in Intune
- Silent install / uninstall
- Use of scripting (PSADT, PowerShell)
- Distribution, planning, and monitoring of packages using Intune Admin Center
- Troubleshooting
- System monitoring
- 2nd and 3rd Level Support
- Packaging process (creation and review of installation and configuration guides, test plans, User Acceptance Testing)
- Automatic client provisioning
- Quality assurance, testing of software packages
- Workplace Engineering
- Windows Client Engineering
- Management of profiles and group policies
- Working with agile methods (Scrum)
- Use of ITSM, including as a ticket system
- Sprint planning
Daniel S.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at ComputerStack GmbH
- Provisioned a Kubernetes platform on Open Telekom Cloud CCE with comprehensive network isolation
- Built a VPC architecture with public, private, and data subnets
- Integrated managed services: RDS PostgreSQL, DCS Redis, DMS Apache Kafka
- Implemented monitoring with Cloud Eye and Log Tank Service
IMPACT: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer delivered a production-ready platform in 5 days with full network security isolation
Michael W.
Last position:
TUI AG / Robinson
- Development of an Internet Booking Engine IBE (Saber and Juniper) and other microservices
- Backend development with PHP and Symfony, endpoint and interface implementation
- Unit and integration testing
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Statistics of experts using Virtualization
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years (Germany: 24 years)
Position duration
2.3 years (Germany: 3.2 years)
Positions per freelancer
18 (Germany: 15)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Energy, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
60% (Germany: 71%)
Master's degree or higher
30% (Germany: 43%)
Doctorate
20% (Germany: 7%)
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
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 Berlin 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 Berlin using Virtualization
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.
Virtualization 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%)
- Energy (50%)
- Professional Services (50%)
- Government and Administration (50%)
- Telecommunication (42%)
- Automotive (33%)
- Banking and Finance (33%)
- Manufacturing (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Virtualization Does
Virtualization separates computing resources from physical hardware. A hypervisor creates and manages virtual machines, allowing multiple operating systems and workloads to run on one host. Companies use it to build flexible data centres, private clouds, test environments and disaster recovery systems.
Core Platforms
The ecosystem includes VMware vSphere and ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, Xen and Proxmox VE. Strong specialists work with virtual networking, shared storage, templates, snapshots, live migration and resource scheduling. They also connect virtual environments with Linux, Windows Server, containers and public cloud services.
Typical Projects
- Consolidating physical servers into virtual machine clusters
- Designing high-availability and disaster recovery environments
- Migrating workloads between data centres or cloud services
- Building isolated development, testing and training environments
- Automating provisioning, patching and capacity management
When Expertise Matters
Companies bring in freelance specialists during data-centre migrations, platform changes, hardware refreshes and urgent capacity projects. Expert support is also valuable when performance is unstable, licensing decisions are unclear or backup and recovery plans have not been tested. In Berlin, specialists may work remotely with infrastructure teams or join on-site activities when access, cabling or hardware coordination requires it.
Skills to Look For
Look for experience with compute, storage and network design rather than platform administration alone. Useful adjacent skills include PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, monitoring, backup systems, identity management and security hardening. Strong professionals document dependencies, define recovery objectives and explain trade-offs between VMware, Hyper-V, KVM and cloud-based alternatives.
Signs of Quality
A capable specialist starts with workload requirements, failure scenarios and operational constraints. They measure resource use, avoid uncontrolled overcommitment and design clear maintenance procedures. Good deliverables include an architecture plan, migration runbook, rollback path, monitoring rules and handover documentation that the internal team can use after the engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Virtualization.
Virtualization allows one physical host to run multiple isolated virtual machines. Companies use it for server consolidation, private clouds, development environments, workload migration, high availability and disaster recovery.
Virtualization runs complete guest operating systems on a hypervisor, while containers share the host operating system kernel. Virtual machines provide stronger isolation for mixed operating systems; containers are usually lighter and faster to start for application deployment.
A strong Virtualization specialist may work with VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM or Proxmox VE. The right platform depends on existing hardware, operating systems, storage, licensing, automation needs and the team's operational skills.
Virtualization projects often require knowledge of storage networks, virtual switching, Linux, Windows Server, backups and monitoring. Automation with PowerShell, Bash, Ansible or Terraform can make provisioning and configuration more consistent.
The required depth depends on the risk and scale of the environment. A simple test cluster may need focused platform expertise, while a production migration requires proven skills in architecture, capacity planning, security, failover testing and rollback design.
Much Virtualization work can be completed remotely through secure management access, documentation and scheduled change windows. On-site collaboration may still be useful for hardware installation, network changes, access controls or data-centre migrations, depending on the project.
Ask how the specialist would assess workloads, failure risks, storage performance and recovery requirements before changing the environment. High-quality Virtualization work includes tested migration steps, monitoring, clear documentation and a practical rollback plan.
Define the current platform, target state, workload types, maintenance windows and ownership of hardware and access. For teams in Berlin, clarify whether remote collaboration is sufficient, whether German-language communication is needed and which activities require on-site presence.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Virtualization in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 894 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Virtualization in their recent projects, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 30% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Virtualization in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Virtualization in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Virtualization in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Energy (50%), and Professional Services (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Virtualization in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Product Development (75%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Virtualization
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