Axel Kraus - Data Engineer & Business Analyst

Q: Where is Axel based?

Axel is based in Munich, Germany .

Q: What languages does Axel speak?

Axel speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Axel have?

Axel has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Axel has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 1 company . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months . Note that Axel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Axel's latest experience?

Axel's most recent position is Data Engineer & Business Analyst at Metafinanz .

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

In recent years, Axel has worked for Metafinanz .

Q: Which industries is Axel most experienced in?

Axel is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Professional Services . Axel also has some experience in Insurance .

Q: Which business areas is Axel most experienced in?

Axel is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence , Information Technology , and Operations . Axel also has some experience in Customer Service , Sustainability Management , and Sales .

Q: Which industries has Axel worked in recently?

Axel has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Axel worked in recently?

Axel has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence , Information Technology , and Operations .

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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2025 - Present

1 year 3 months

Data Engineer & Business Analyst

Metafinanz

Migration of existing data jobs from Cognos Data Manager to Tibco/IBI Datamigrator
Migration data jobs parametrisation for dynamic runs
Optimisation and cutting-back
Regression tests
Knowledge transfer and documentation

Mar 2024 - Jan 2025

11 months

Data Engineer

Metafinanz

Organization, content creation and contract management for SAS training and workshops
SAS trainings coordination with clients, partners and trainers
Provision of trainings and workshops in both German and English

Jan 2024 - Feb 2024

2 months

Data Analyst & Engineer

Metafinanz

Analysis of existing data sources including reporting of missing data
Modelling datapool
Claims KPI reporting and creating ETL processes with SAS
Operational controlling definition interfaces to web reporting (Power BI)
Creating automated jobs
Knowledge transfer and documentation

Mar 2023 - Jan 2024

11 months

Data Analyst / Modeler / Engineer

Metafinanz

Consulting at tribe Future Work
Coordination and implementation of employee surveys
Analytics & PMO: survey design
Preparing employee core data for survey
Creating results of employee survey
Analysis of operational KPIs and calculating correlations
Preparing result presentations for stakeholders

Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

7 months

Data Analyst

Metafinanz

Consulting at Strategical Workforce Planning
Coordination and consolidation of all source data deliveries
Preparation and analysis of anonymized employee data
Determination of surplus and deficit of required job roles
Data transformation into target format for group consolidation
Preparation of result presentations for stakeholders
Calculation of various KPIs and automation

Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

11 months

Data Analyst

Metafinanz

Creation of different use cases with SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya
Data pre-preparation with SAS Studio and creation of dashboards in SAS Viya SAS Visual Analytics showcases
Maintenance in AWS Cloud

Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

5 months

Data Specialist

Metafinanz

Serving customers as account manager
Leading a team of 10 staff members (including skill and business development)
Managing additional 10 members from other teams or external
Processing of proposals and contracts

Feb 2020 - Mar 2024

4 years 2 months

Data Engineer

Metafinanz

Reading and joining datasources
Data preparation/aggregations/matching with negative lists
Data analysis with Python: automatic, groupwise generation of exports
Testing with typical use cases from daily BI business

May 2017 - Jun 2020

3 years 2 months

Business Area Lead

Metafinanz

Serving customers as account manager
Leading team made up of 10 staff members and managing additional 10 members
Processing of proposals and contracts

May 2016 - Apr 2017

1 year

Project Manager

Metafinanz

Project management for several BI projects for Managed Service ABS Performance Test
Serving customers as account manager
Managing approximately 30 staff members

Jan 2016 - Mar 2020

4 years 3 months

Local Environment Officer

Metafinanz

Yearly environmental reporting of Metafinanz according to group standard
Collection, joining and preparing of data sources (heating, electricity, water, travel, paper, waste)
Presentation and discussion with stakeholders
Creation of energy audit

Mar 2015 - May 2015

3 months

Data Scientist

Metafinanz

Data preparation of log files from Metafinanz website
Analysis by user location, duration time, click paths
Logfile analysis and result presentation for stakeholders

Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

2 months

Data Specialist

Metafinanz

Creation of extensive functional specification for calculation of storno quota in complex scenarios
Conception and implementation of valid methods returning only relevant findings and reliably detecting functional errors in the data mart

Feb 2013 - Feb 2018

5 years 1 month

Data Modeler & Analyst

Metafinanz

Data modelling for optimal representation of customer inventory and customer movements
Designing and developing business concepts for categorization of contract movements in Datamart (CIDM)
Analysis and assessment of different data sources
Creation and validation of mapping rules
Alignment with business experts and IT

Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

1 year

Data Analyst & Engineer

Metafinanz

Warranty insurance reporting: design and implementation, creation of functional specification for consolidation of notifications and cancellations, creation of analysis base
Residual debt insurance reporting: design and implementation, validation of source data from ABSi and BIBSi databases
Selection of contract, claims and posting data

Nov 2011 - Mar 2012

5 months

Data Engineer

Metafinanz

Testing and test coordination for around 270 data elements in Datamart Claims: functional testing for completeness of OM (claims), examination of restrictions and logical dependencies
Creation of comparison set and comparison with DM claims
Defect management

Dec 2010 - Sep 2011

10 months

Data Analyst & Engineer

Metafinanz

Creation of standardized Data Mart Claims for ABS
Testing for completeness of OM (claims) from different sources
Securing data quality (comparison of sums, dimension sizes)
Determination of derivative rules if 1:1 comparison not possible
Implementation of KPIs and plausibility checks for deviations

Apr 2010 - Jun 2024

14 years 3 months

Trainer

Metafinanz

Central responsibility for maintenance, administration and development for IT-Reporting (mainframe KPIs, UC4 statistics, SAS maintenance & server statistics; formerly cloud statistics and tickets/incidents)
Delivery and operation of a SAS reporting infrastructure
Consulting and processing of technical migrations
Ad hoc analysis
Technologies: SAS, Unix, UC4, Tortoise Subversion

Dec 2009 - Nov 2010

1 year

Data Analyst & Engineer

Metafinanz

Analysis of data model in data sources BI-Basisschicht (BIBS) and FLASH
Reporting for different claims systems: extraction from Oracle DWH, combination and handling of both data sources
Conception and implementation of ETL jobs with SAS Enterprise Guide
Calculation of standard statistics
Creating PDF, Access and Excel reports with SAS

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

1 year

Data Analyst & Engineer

Metafinanz

Migration of standard reportings (from WebFocus, RAMIS, AS, Access and Excel to SAS)
Data extraction from Oracle
Conceptualization and implementation of ETL processes with SAS Enterprise Guide
Calculation of standardized statistics with SAS
Creation of PDF, Access and Excel reports with SAS
Macro programming to allow for large-scale reporting

Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

3 months

Data Engineer

Metafinanz

Consolidation of large amounts of data for actuarial database
Data extraction from Oracle DWH
Data aggregation for calculation purposes
Conceptualization of optimized and performant ETL processes
Implementation with SAS Enterprise Guide
Creation of calculation table with risk and claims data

Nov 2008 - Dec 2008

2 months

Data Analyst

Metafinanz

Development of showcase for planning department (Cognos TM1, Excel)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Professional Services, and Insurance.

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Professional Services

Insurance

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Operations, Customer Service, Sustainability Management, and Sales.

Business Intelligence

Information Technology

Operations

Customer Service

Sustainability Management

Sales

Summary

Axel Kraus has worked intensively in data analysis & engineering for the last 15 years, including insurance statistics, customer traffic etc.. He has an excellent feel for numbers, a well-developed proficiency with statistics, many years experience with BI tools and proven skills as a teacher.

Skills

Data Analysis & Reporting
Business Analysis
Data Modelling & Etl
Customer, Contract And Claims Statistics
Trainings
Project Coordination
Analytics & Datamining
Environmental Reporting
Bi-Systems Of Allianz Deutschland (Bi-Basisschicht, Cidm, Datamarts, Mdl, ...)
Python (Pandas, Pyspark, Sklearn, Matplotlib, Numpy)
Microstrategy
Power Bi
Rapid Miner
Cognos Tm1
R
Sql (In Oracle, Postgres, ...)
Spss
Sas (Base, Macro, Eg, Bi, Di, Va)
Uc4
Suba
Tortoise Subversion
Jira
Sas Viya
Cloud Computing
Databricks
Office 365 / Microsoft 365
Tibco Data Migrator
Excel

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

Master · Statistics

Certifications & licenses

Accredited As A SAS Trainer

Associate Pyspark Developer

Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate

PCEP - (Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer)

SAS Certified Advanced Base Programmer For SAS 9

SAS Certified Base Programmer For SAS 9

SAS Certified Visual Business Analyst

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 22

Experience in Banking and Finance 17 y

Avg length 1 y 10 m

Longest experience 14 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles Data Engineer & Business Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Analyst & Engineer

Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Professional Services

Main business areas Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 7

Profile

Created

June 2026

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Where is Axel based?

Axel is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Axel speak?

Axel speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Axel have?

Axel has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Axel has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Axel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Axel be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Axel would be well-suited for roles such as: Data Engineer & Business Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Analyst & Engineer.

What is Axel's latest experience?

Axel's most recent position is Data Engineer & Business Analyst at Metafinanz.

What companies has Axel worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Axel has worked for Metafinanz.

Which industries is Axel most experienced in?

Axel is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Professional Services. Axel also has some experience in Insurance.

Which business areas is Axel most experienced in?

Axel is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Operations. Axel also has some experience in Customer Service, Sustainability Management, and Sales.

Which industries has Axel worked in recently?

Axel has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Axel worked in recently?

Axel has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Operations.

What is Axel's education?

Axel holds a Master in Statistics.

Does Axel have any certificates?

Axel has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: Accredited As A SAS Trainer, Associate Pyspark Developer, and Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate.

What is the availability of Axel?

Axel will be available full-time from December 2026.

What is the rate of Axel?

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