VMware Horizon Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used VMware Horizon
Mohamad D.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect at BMW Group
- Set up Azure Kubernetes clusters (AKS) with network policies, security groups, and RBAC
- Developed Terraform-based infrastructure as code for secure, reproducible deployments in the BMW Azure cloud
- Hardened CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify SSC, and Contrast AST
- Integrated SAP BTP/Kyma and ServiceNow GRC
Markus I.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer Microsoft at Technidata IT-Service GmbH
As part of the project, I was responsible for operating a Citrix farm for 600 users, including optimizing the user experience and ensuring high availability.
I managed and optimized the entire application landscape of a major customer, evaluated and implemented application updates, and ensured the compatibility and security of the software in use.
I managed user accounts, implemented security policies, and monitored system performance.
I administered Azure Entra ID to control identities and access rights, implemented security policies, and synchronized on-premises directories with the cloud.
I implemented and managed Microsoft Intune for central management of client devices, including the configuration and management of BitLocker for disk encryption.
I managed file servers and NTFS permissions to ensure secure and efficient data access management.
I handled change requests and last-level support tickets efficiently to solve complex system issues and improve user satisfaction.
I supported and advised the customer team on various topics and projects, identified areas for improvement, and implemented best practices.
Technologies used:
- Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 and 2022
- Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online
- Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Entra ID Connect
- BitLocker
- PowerShell scripting
- Microsoft Intune
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
- DNS services (Domain Name System)
- Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
George O.
Last position:
IT Senior Consultant at Data Group
- IT Senior Consultant (bank infrastructure, Active Directory, Azure, security, PKI)
- Planning, design, and implementation of cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure / M365
- Teams, M365, and cloud services
- Vulnerabilities, threats, attacks
- Security analysis, security policy, security architecture
- Conducting meetings and presentations at various management levels
- Organizing and leading team meetings to improve internal communication
- Tools: PowerShell, Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, scripting
Thorsten O.
Last position:
Workstream Lead (WS) at Bank-Verlag GmbH
- Introduction of giro card with Visa Debit card payment function (Combocard) for Commerzbank
- Support for the Card Processing Team (card processing; Clearing & Settlement incl. Dispute Management teams) in project work
- Creation of requirements for the Clearing & Settlement team, Authorization team (AZ) and Card Production team (KP) as part of a requirements catalog
- Requirements engineering (requirements management) with business contact person
- Participation in workstream meetings between VISA Inc., SRC Security Research & Consulting GmbH, Commerzbank AG and consulting firms (PwC and Senacor Technologies AG)
- Sprint planning with Jira tickets of type Task and use of Confluence
- Creation and presentation of weekly status reports for the Clearing & Settlement, Dispute Management and Reporting & GUI workstreams
- Coordination with network and file transfer teams for connection tests of new interfaces, e.g. setup of host keys, use of VPN or sipnet connections
- Coordination of the delivery of test files, e.g. exchange rates (FX rates; TC 56 of VISA rates), VISA Debit and Credit transactions (format Base II) and EANSS/ISS Base II clearing files to the Debit Clearing System (DCS)
- Conducting coordination meetings on the use of Visanet Settlement Service (VSS) and PSD2 reports and payment traffic statistics (ZVS)
- Organizing workshops with FiServ (First Data) on Dispute Management and complaint handling
- Setup and maintenance of Open Point List (OPL) in Confluence
- Technologies/methods: Jira, Confluence, giro card, VISA Debit card, payments, Kanban board, BIN, routing, CIQ, VPAY, ScalaTest, Dispute Management
Thomas S.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Public Sector / SÜ2
- Operation of VMware, Veeam and further development of the system
- Implementation of BSI requirements in the design/construction
- Control and analysis of the VMware environment using PowerShell scripts
- Working according to ITIL processes
- Version control of scripts with TortoiseSVN
Reza M.
Last position:
Head of IT Operations at Centogene GmbH
- Advanced to directly report to C-level and lead the €1.5M budget with AWS, utilizing S3, EC2, and RDS services to run 21 accounts, 5 OUs, and 3 PB of data by architecting the AWS environment and monitoring KPIs.
- Led a strategic cloud migration from legacy systems to AWS, reducing data center costs by 42% annually. Designed and executed the transition plan, including refactoring and rehosting operations, ensuring system compatibility, and optimizing infrastructure connectivity.
- Reduced external firewall costs by €204k per month by eliminating the external service provider and bringing the function in-house, advertising on LinkedIn, screening candidates and leading the interviews.
- Lowered mobile phone costs from €276k to €60k for 300 users on 2-year contracts by negotiating better tariffs with Vodafone, removing unnecessary services for each user and standardizing across all countries.
- Saved €45k per annum by eliminating infrastructure and external IT consultancy costs in Zug, Belgrade, Berlin and Boston by reviewing the services, conducting a risk assessment and building an in-house team.
- Increased payment terms from 30 to 180 days with the four main suppliers which generated an additional €280k per month into the business by persuading them to support the company during a difficult period.
Sohail L.
Last position:
IT System Administrator MDM & MAM at University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Mobile Device & Mobile Application Management (MDM & MAM)
- MDM project management to comply with corporate policies
- Integration of new internally and externally hosted software solutions
- MDM & MAM system: Ivanti MobileIron EPMM
- Collaborative documentation processes and coordination of external service providers
- Organization of virtual training sessions for employee development
- Responsible for device administration and software distribution
- Interface management with the infrastructure provider
- Ensuring smooth IT operations
- Incident and change management
- Automation and optimization of IT infrastructure
- Creation of user documentation
- Handling and advising on customer inquiries and incidents
- Windows system administration
- Ticket system: Matrix42
- Network administration
Peter V.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Evotec KG
- Operation and administration of Windows 2016 / 2019 servers and domains
- Infrastructure services (Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, Group Policies)
- Consulting, support and troubleshooting of customer systems
- Documentation and concept design in the area of MS Active Directory
- Updating operation, process and system documentation
- Ticket handling (remote analysis and resolution via incident, change and problem management)
- Technologies: Windows 2022, Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, GPO, VMware vSphere, CheckMK, Exchange 2019, PowerShell, Jira, Confluence, Office 365, Matrix42, NetApp, Ansible
Björn O.
Last position:
IT Freelancer at Self-employed
- Projects in Azure and Google Cloud
- Azure DevOps
- Google GKE and Azure AKS
- Workload Identity Federation
- Creation of all resources with Terraform and Ansible
- Available for projects in DevOps, Kubernetes, Rancher and OpenShift
- High-availability database solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
Leon L.
Last position:
IT Specialist / 2nd Level Support at HASOMED/ITCOS
- Client management
- Personnel management
- Meeting project targets
- Consulting & customer support
- Infrastructure support for medical practices
- Firewall setup
- End point protection installation and management
- Client-server infrastructure setup
- VPN installation
- Customizing, maintaining and updating existing systems and devices
- Telematics infrastructure (TI)
- VM connector configuration
- Communication in healthcare
- Activating HBA and SMC-B
- Error analysis and troubleshooting
- Employee support for industry-specific software
- Escalating tickets to 3rd level support
- Setting up card terminals (e.g. Orga, Cherry)
- EasyTI installation / configuration
- Troubleshooting & scheduling
- Deregistering old hardware/connectors
- Database management
Utku Ö.
Last position:
Third Level Support Infrastructure at VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG
- Converting WinXP/Win7 clients to Win10/11 with special soft & hardware (some 20-year-old systems with custom software and GBIP and KUSB interfaces, 32- and 64-bit systems)
- Researching special measurement system drivers from National Instruments, Keithley, Förster, MPhysik, etc.
- Minor source code adjustments (DLL integrations) in the software with support from the developer
- CMDB maintenance, use case creation, and documentation
- Registry changes for kiosk mode, auto logins, NetJoin, etc.
- Group policy adjustments and various admin tasks in Active Directory
- Azure AD support (group creation, 2FA/MFA, SaaS, self-service, access permissions, SharePoint)
- Installation and maintenance/documentation of anti-virus software, Cisco AnyConnect, Qualys, and Ivanti agent
- Ivanti ticket system/deployment (Endpoint Manager software deployment, patches, etc.)
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Statistics of experts using VMware Horizon
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
1.5 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Legal, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
57%
Master's degree or higher
14%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, Arabic
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 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 VMware Horizon
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.
VMware Horizon 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 (91%)
- Automotive (64%)
- Banking and Finance (64%)
- Healthcare (55%)
- Manufacturing (55%)
- Media and Entertainment (45%)
- Government and Administration (45%)
- Retail (45%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Virtual desktops
VMware Horizon is a platform for delivering virtual desktops and published applications from centralized infrastructure. Companies use it to provide secure access to Windows workspaces across offices, remote locations and managed devices. It supports controlled desktop images, user profiles and policy-based access.
Core architecture
Horizon environments typically combine Connection Servers, desktop pools, instant clones and Unified Access Gateway. Specialists work across vSphere, vCenter, VMware vSAN and network services to create reliable desktop delivery. They also plan capacity, image lifecycles, identity flows and resilient access paths.
Ecosystem and tooling
Horizon connects closely with Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, certificates and enterprise endpoint management. Depending on the environment, professionals also use Workspace ONE, App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager and DEM profile policies. Experience with PowerCLI and operational monitoring helps automate repeatable administration tasks.
Typical projects
- Design Horizon pods, desktop pools and application publishing models
- Migrate legacy remote desktop services or on-premises virtual desktops
- Build secure access for distributed and hybrid workforces
- Refresh golden images, application layers and user profiles
- Troubleshoot login, protocol, performance and connectivity issues
When expertise matters
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise during a new Horizon rollout, a data-center move, an upgrade or a merger of desktop environments. It is also valuable when user experience declines, licensing or infrastructure changes, or internal teams need help with documentation and knowledge transfer. In Germany, remote collaboration often works well, while site visits may help with local infrastructure and rollout activities.
Strong professionals
Strong VMware Horizon professionals understand both the user workspace and the infrastructure beneath it. They can explain trade-offs between instant clones, persistent desktops, application layering and alternative virtual desktop services. Look for disciplined change control, clear rollback plans, secure identity design, useful monitoring and documentation that lets the internal team operate the environment confidently.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around VMware Horizon.
VMware Horizon is used to deliver virtual desktops and published applications from centralized infrastructure. It gives companies consistent Windows workspaces, controlled access and simpler desktop lifecycle management across offices and remote locations.
VMware Horizon is often compared with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop. The right choice depends on the existing VMware estate, cloud direction, application needs, identity model, user experience targets and the skills available to operate the environment.
A strong VMware Horizon specialist should also understand vSphere, vCenter, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, certificates and network security. Knowledge of Workspace ONE, App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager, PowerCLI and monitoring is useful for larger or more automated environments.
The required background depends on the scope. A profile refresh or troubleshooting assignment may need focused Horizon experience, while a new pod design, migration or resilient production rollout calls for experience with architecture, capacity, identity, security and operational handover.
VMware Horizon work can often be delivered remotely from Germany when access, documentation and test users are available. On-site collaboration may still be useful for data-center changes, endpoint rollout, network checks or workshops with local stakeholders.
Before hiring a VMware Horizon freelancer, define the current version, infrastructure model, desktop types, user groups, authentication method and target outcome. Also clarify access constraints, maintenance windows, documentation expectations and whether the assignment includes knowledge transfer.
Quality in VMware Horizon work shows in stable logins, predictable performance, secure access and repeatable image or application changes. Ask for a clear design, tested rollback steps, monitoring coverage, incident findings and documentation that explains operational decisions.
A VMware Horizon engagement may produce an architecture design, desktop pool configuration, image build process, application delivery setup or migration plan. Good deliverables also include test evidence, security decisions, operating procedures and a practical handover for the internal team.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used VMware Horizon in their recent projects is 89 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 710 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used VMware Horizon in their recent projects, 57% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 14% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used VMware Horizon in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used VMware Horizon in their recent projects are German (100%), English (91%), and Arabic (9%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used VMware Horizon in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Automotive (64%), and Banking and Finance (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used VMware Horizon in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (100%), and Project Management (100%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used VMware Horizon
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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