Wireshark Experts in Berlin
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Raj U.
Last position:
Courier / Operations Support at Closer Go Germany GmbH
- Work within time-critical operating procedures; coordinate issues with customers, partners and central support.
- Maintain reliable handovers and concise incident communication when service, equipment or routing issues occur.
Mohsin H.
Last position:
BBM GenAI MiDAS program coordinator for Bosch eBike at Robert Bosch GmbH
The MiDAS program aims to integrate Generative AI across the entire BBM organization. My role is to enable the eBike division to adopt and leverage Generative AI by collaborating closely with the MiDAS team in India.
Management:
- Enable the eBike division to adopt GenAI through tailored solutions.
- Collaborate with the MiDAS team in India to design solutions for Generative AI use cases specific to the eBike division.
- Coordinate with the eBike teams to integrate GenAI systems, tools, plugins, and services provided by the MiDAS team.
- Plan roadmaps with eBike and MiDAS India team Product Managers for the delivery and integration of Generative AI solutions.
Toralf C.
Last position:
IT Consultant in PKI Software Development at BWI
- Implementation of a full-stack application with Angular as the frontend framework and Java as the backend language
- Use of the Swagger OpenAPI specification for REST communication between the frontend and backend applications
- Control of a card printer via the Nexus Card SDK framework
- Design and implementation of card management software with a web interface and a JavaFX module for printer monitoring
- Use of Cucumber tests for test automation and creation of test artifacts to test outside the development environment
- Use of Wireshark for network investigations to analyze the API of a third-party product and to monitor the REST API of the self-developed software
André G.
Last position:
IT Consulting Project Management / Engineering Subproject Management at T-Systems (on assignment for government agencies)
- Projects for federal networks (NdB).
- CR management, EoL change requests, design and documentation according to ITSCM.
- Data center planning.
- Project management and engineering subproject management.
- Software development for virtual server environments according to BSI.
Anuja C.
Last position:
Embedded Software Engineer at Digital Core Technology
- Designed and implemented embedded firmware in C/C++ for ARM-based microcontrollers and SoCs (STM32, NXP, Infineon)
- Worked across bare-metal, FreeRTOS, and Embedded Linux environments, contributing to BSP-level functionality, driver bring-up, and system integration
- Built, configured, and validated Embedded Linux systems using Yocto, including image build, boot validation, and runtime debugging
- Developed and executed unit, integration, and system-level tests, including HIL and SIL test scenarios on real hardware and simulated environments
- Created Python and Bash scripts to automate build, test execution, simulation runs, and reporting within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- Designed test cases from software and system-level requirements, covering normal operation, edge cases, and failure scenarios
- Performed low-level debugging using JTAG/GDB, analyzing boot issues, timing problems, interrupts, and peripheral behavior
- Developed and validated communication interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN using logs and external measurement tools
- Used simulation and virtual test environments to validate software behavior prior to hardware availability
- Read and interpreted hardware schematics to understand signal routing, pin multiplexing, and peripheral connections
- Supported PCB design and review activities using Altium tool, assisting with component selection, pin mapping, and bring-up readiness
- Collaborated with cross-functional hardware, firmware, and system teams to clarify requirements, document assumptions, and improve overall test coverage
- Developed web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6) and basic REST API development with Node.js
- Experience testing web applications and building UI automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver
Jörg H.
Last position:
Managing Director; Data Protection Officer; Information Security Officer at Datenschutz24 (brand of Sovestro GmbH)
- Drafting company agreements related to data protection
- Acting as a mediator between business interests and data subject rights in a corporate context
- Process analysis and evaluation regarding data protection and information security implications according to GDPR, BDSG, BSI baseline protection
- Support for information security audits according to ISO 27001
- Implementation of change management processes
- Analysis of IT infrastructure and deriving recommendations
- Expert support in legal proceedings and communication with supervisory authorities
- Preparation of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and procedure and processing documentation (VVZ)
- Training on corporate data protection and information security
- Cooperation with law firms in legal proceedings
Jan K.
Last position:
Consultant for Information Security & Auditor at Kopiasonsulting GmbH
Operational management of the company: building teams and infrastructure, developing products, analysis and implementation of IT security measures
Project assignments in the IT security environment focusing on establishing blue teaming activities (defensive processes and technologies) to defend against cyber attacks
Conducting red teaming processes, including penetration tests and security analyses for companies
Consulting on setting up Security Operation Centers and implementing SIEM systems, and building Computer Incident Response Teams (CSIRT)
Auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, § 8a, ISO 27019, § 11 1a EnWG, TISAX
Advising companies in critical infrastructures on information security and compliance with the IT Security Act
Building SIEM/SOC processes and SOC analyst work (Splunk, ELK-Stack)
Integrating data into monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Consulting on BSI IT baseline protection, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BCM, ITIL and risk management
Security assessments and penetration testing of IT and network architectures
Max E.
Last position:
Tester, Test Manager at Techniker Krankenkasse (TK)
- Quality assurance of the "Telematics Infrastructure Messenger (TI-M)" application
- Introduction of test management for the TI-M product
- Reviewing test requirements (gematik specification)
- Creating test documentation
- Defining different test levels
- Designing test scenarios in coordination with subject matter experts
- Test data management
- Responsible for test case specification from user stories
- Responsible for performing manual tests on various platforms (iOS & Android)
- Conducting release and integration tests
- Bug analysis and documentation
- Retesting bugs
- Skills: test management documentation, requirements analysis, frontend testing, mobile testing, Jira (TestFLO), Confluence, agile processes, Telematics Infrastructure Messenger, accessibility
Varsha S.
Last position:
Embedded Engineer (Working Student) at Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH
- Proficient in using JIRA for sprint planning, bug reporting, and task management.
- Modified and enhanced embedded C/C++ firmware code on STM32, ESP32 and ARM-based MCUs and SoCs.
- Debugged and fixed embedded software issues; managed code with Git/GitLab (commits, merge requests, reviews).
- Created and maintained test cases and test plans using Testmo.
- Debugged and validated firmware builds; provided detailed bug reports.
- Executed manual tests across development stages.
- Familiar with RTOS concepts and implementation, including task scheduling and interprocess communication for real-time embedded systems.
- Managed planning and execution of acceptance and regression testing.
- Supported mobile app and system-level testing for audio streaming device.
- Tested communication protocols (HTTP, I2C, SPI, UART) and API interactions.
- Used terminal tools and SSH to debug embedded Linux systems.
Pawel N.
Last position:
Subject Mater Expert Linux at TCS Alliance Healthcare
- Updating/upgrading Linux servers to new versions
- Installing Trend Micro on Linux servers
- Creating, presenting and maintaining technical documents
- Refactoring tools
- Platforms: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, 11, CentOS, RedHat, Windows 10, PowerShell, Bash, Perl, Trend Micro AV, PuTTY, SSH, VMware
- Project language: English
Maciej T.
Last position:
Independent Contractor at Tatarek Development GmbH
- Offer AI consulting, architecture design, and application development services to businesses, delivering tailored solutions aligned with their unique needs and goals.
- Specialize in enhancing information access through custom internal knowledge management and customer service solutions.
- Develop scalable conversational text and voice assistants and copilots for seamless interactions.
- Build and optimize MLOps and information extraction pipelines for efficient AI deployment.
- Tech: Python • Javascript • LLM
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Statistics of experts using Wireshark
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years (Germany: 20 years)
Position duration
2.6 years (Germany: 3 years)
Positions per freelancer
16 (Germany: 15)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Energy
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Legal, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
91% (Germany: 87%)
Master's degree or higher
55% (Germany: 54%)
Doctorate
9% (Germany: 12%)
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Polish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 98%)
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 Berlin 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 Berlin using Wireshark
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.
Wireshark 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%)
- Manufacturing (55%)
- Energy (45%)
- Healthcare (45%)
- Transportation (45%)
- Professional Services (45%)
- Telecommunication (45%)
- Automotive (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Network visibility
Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer for capturing and inspecting traffic across wired, wireless and virtual environments. It helps teams see how applications, devices and services communicate at packet level. The tool is used to investigate slow connections, failed transactions, unexpected traffic and protocol behavior that logs alone cannot explain.
Practical investigations
- Capture traffic from local interfaces, mirrored ports and approved remote sources
- Filter conversations by host, port, protocol or application behavior
- Trace DNS, HTTP, TLS, TCP and UDP exchanges across a session
- Identify retransmissions, latency, malformed packets and connection resets
- Produce clear findings for operations, security and engineering teams
Wireshark supports both live analysis and review of saved capture files. Strong specialists know how to collect evidence without creating unnecessary exposure or disrupting production traffic.
Ecosystem and tooling
Wireshark works alongside tcpdump, TShark, libpcap and operating-system capture tools. Its display filters, protocol dissectors, statistics views and stream reconstruction features support detailed analysis, while command-line workflows help automate repeatable checks. Experts may also work with network taps, SPAN ports, packet brokers, cloud capture services, VPNs and container networking.
When companies hire specialists
Companies bring in freelance Wireshark expertise when an incident crosses team boundaries or when internal logs do not reveal the cause. Typical assignments include diagnosing application latency, validating firewall or load-balancer behavior, checking VoIP quality, reviewing suspicious communications and supporting migration or integration testing. In Berlin, on-site access can matter for data centers, laboratories and regulated environments, while many analysis and reporting tasks work remotely.
Skills that matter
A capable professional reads packet exchanges in context rather than treating isolated flags as proof. They understand routing, switching, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, authentication, virtualization and cloud networking, and they can connect packet evidence with application logs and infrastructure metrics. Security awareness is essential because captures may contain credentials, personal data or business-sensitive content.
What good work delivers
Quality work starts with a focused capture plan, a clear question and documented collection conditions. The specialist separates symptoms from root causes, validates conclusions with repeatable filters and explains technical evidence in language stakeholders can use. Useful deliverables may include annotated capture files, filter expressions, timelines, root-cause reports, remediation steps and guidance for safer future monitoring.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Wireshark? Start with the answers below.
Wireshark is used to inspect network packets and understand how systems communicate. Companies use it for troubleshooting outages, latency, failed connections, protocol errors, security investigations and validation of infrastructure or application changes.
Wireshark provides a graphical interface with deep filtering, protocol decoding and visual analysis. tcpdump is often preferred for lightweight capture on servers, while TShark supports command-line inspection and automation; a strong specialist may use all three together.
Wireshark work benefits from knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, TLS, firewalls, load balancers and cloud networking. Application logs, Linux or Windows administration, scripting and incident-response practices also help turn packet evidence into a reliable conclusion.
Wireshark analysis can be simple when the issue is isolated, but complex incidents require someone who can form a capture plan and test competing explanations. Judge the need by the number of systems involved, the sensitivity of the traffic and whether the work affects production or security response.
Wireshark analysis is often suitable for remote collaboration when the company can provide sanitized capture files, secure access or an approved remote collection process. On-site work may be useful for data centers, hardware troubleshooting or environments where traffic cannot leave the premises.
Wireshark captures can expose credentials, personal data, session tokens and confidential application content. A responsible professional limits collection, protects files, uses approved transfer methods, removes unnecessary data and documents who can access the evidence.
Wireshark findings should connect specific packet evidence to a tested cause rather than rely on generic warnings. Ask for a clear methodology, reproducible filters, capture context, careful handling of uncertainty and a report that links technical observations to practical corrective actions.
Wireshark assignments may produce filtered capture files, conversation timelines, protocol observations, root-cause analysis and remediation guidance. The exact output depends on the goal, such as diagnosing application performance, validating a network change or supporting a security investigation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Wireshark in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 831 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Wireshark in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Wireshark in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Wireshark in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Polish (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Wireshark in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Manufacturing (55%), and Energy (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Wireshark in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Product Development (91%), and Quality Assurance (82%).
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