Andreas Kainz - DevOps Consultant

Q: Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Kleinhöflein im Burgenland, Austria and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Greek (Elementary), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), Croatian (Elementary), Italian (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 7 months . Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is DevOps Consultant at Automotive/freelancer .

Q: What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for Automotive/freelancer , freelancer , and Bacher Systems EDV GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Automotive , and Construction . Andreas also has some experience in Healthcare .

Q: Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Operations , and Product Development .

Q: Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Operations , and Product Development .

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Kleinhöflein im Burgenland, Austria

Experience

Jan 2023 - Jan 2025

2 years 1 month

DevOps Consultant

Automotive/freelancer

Infrastructure automation with Ansible, AWX, Docker/DockerCompose/Kubernetes, GitLab, Bash, Python (Ubuntu)
Infrastructure monitoring with Icinga2
Software development in Python
Qemu, KVM, libvirt

Apr 2022 - Present

3 years 11 months

Automation Consultant

freelancer

Infrastructure automation with Ansible, AWX, Jenkins, Docker
Test automation with Robot Framework
Software development in Python
Infrastructure monitoring with Icinga2

Oct 2019 - Mar 2022

2 years 6 months

Vienna, Austria

DevOps Engineer

Bacher Systems EDV GmbH

Automation with Ansible, AWX, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Bitbucket, RPM Packaging
Software development in Python
Enhancing the monitoring stack OP5/Nagios; SNMP

Feb 2009 - Sep 2019

10 years 8 months

Vienna, Austria

Deputy Head of Operations

VisoTech Softwareentwicklungsges.m.b.H.

Software development in Python, Django
Established the operations department
System administration of more than 100 Linux-Servers: RHEL/CentOS, MySQL, MongoDB, Nagios/Icinga2, virtualization, high availability, networking, firewalls, Jira, Confluence, Insight
Automation with Ansible

Feb 2003 - Present

23 years 1 month

Linux Consultant

freelancer

Linux server administration: High availability, virtualization, webserver, mailserver, fileserver, groupware, Nagios, firewalls, SPAM Filter
Compiling custom Linux distributions (based on Red Hat, Fedora, Debian)
Software development in Python, Django
Web sites in Plone, Apache; CSS, HTML, XML
Web hosting, DNS administration, mail service

Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

5 years 1 month

Vienna, Austria

Software developer, Linux operations

g.a.m.s. edv dienstleistungen gmbh / maxxio AG

Software development under Linux in C, C++, Python, TCL, Perl
Compiling a custom Linux distribution (based on Red Hat)
Linux system administration

Nov 1996 - Dec 1997

1 year 2 months

Vienna, Austria

Software developer

Siemens AG

System administration under HP-UX and Linux
Software development in C++
Software migrations under HP-UX and Reliant Unix

Sep 1995 - Oct 1996

1 year 2 months

Vienna, Austria

Software developer, System administrator

SAG-Schrack Anlagentechnik AG

Project work SCADA
HP-UX and network administration
Software development in C, Motif; script programming

Oct 1994 - Aug 1995

11 months

Korneuburg, Austria

Paramedic

Red Cross

Feb 1990 - Jun 1994

4 years 5 months

Vienna, Austria

Software developer, System administrator

ADES Echtzeitdatenverarbeitungssysteme GmbH

UNIX system administration under Digital Ultrix
Software development in C
Project work SCADA
SQL (Oracle)

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (33.5 years), Automotive (2 years), Construction (1 year), and Healthcare (1 year).

Information Technology

Automotive

Construction

Healthcare

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (35 years), Operations (28 years), and Product Development (27.5 years).

Information Technology

Operations

Product Development

Summary

My work emphasizes reproducible and efficient system deployment and configuration using Ansible roles and playbooks, following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. This ensures consistent environments and supports the development of stable, scalable infrastructure.

Skills

Software Development: Python
Linux Systems Administration: Rhel, Rocky, Centos, Ubuntu
Infrastructure Monitoring: Nagios/icinga2, Including Check Scripts Development
Documentation: Restructured Text, Markdown
Tools And Technologies: Ansible Awx (Tower), Jenkins, Nexus Repository, Ldap, Keycloak, Pki, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Podman/docker/dockercompose, Qemu, Libvirt/kvm, Vagrant, Proxmox, Ceph
Linux: Excellent
Python: Excellent
Ansible: Excellent
Red Hat: Excellent
Shell Scripting: Excellent
Networking: Excellent
Open Source: Advanced
Virtualization: Advanced
Html/css/django: Advanced
High Availability: Advanced
Mysql, Postgresql: Advanced
C/c++: Advanced
Docker: Advanced
Kubernetes: Basic
Asterisk: Basic
Java: Basic

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Greek

Elementary

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

...and 2 more

Education

Oct 1987 - Apr 1994

TU Vienna

MSc in Informatics, Systems Software · Informatics, Systems Software · Vienna, Austria

Sep 1980 - Jun 1987

Modern Language High School

High School Diploma · Stockerau, Austria

Certifications & licenses

ITIL Foundation

makeit information systems GmbH, Vienna

RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer

Global Knowledge, Vienna

Profile

Created

June 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Kleinhöflein im Burgenland, Austria and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Greek (Elementary), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), Croatian (Elementary), Italian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 7 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Andreas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: DevOps Consultant, Automation Consultant, DevOps Engineer.

What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is DevOps Consultant at Automotive/freelancer.

What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for Automotive/freelancer, freelancer, and Bacher Systems EDV GmbH.

Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Automotive, and Construction. Andreas also has some experience in Healthcare.

Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Product Development.

Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Automotive.

Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Product Development.

What is Andreas's education?

Andreas holds a Master in Informatics, Systems Software from TU Vienna.

Does Andreas have any certificates?

Andreas has 2 certificates. These include: ITIL Foundation and RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer.

What is the availability of Andreas?

Andreas is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Andreas?

Andreas's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.