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About the role
What they do
IT consultants help companies plan, implement, and improve technology that supports daily operations. They turn business needs into workable IT setups, then keep the solution stable after go-live.
Typical deliverables include:
- IT concept, target architecture, or migration plan
- Requirements analysis and process mapping
- System configuration support and test coordination
- User training, documentation, and handover
- Issue analysis during rollout or in steady-state support
Core skills
A strong IT consultant combines technical depth with clear communication. They understand how systems, data, teams, and business processes fit together.
- Requirements gathering and stakeholder interviews
- Process design and solution evaluation
- Familiarity with ERP, CRM, cloud, infrastructure, or data platforms
- Testing, cutover planning, and change support
- Writing clear documentation for business and technical teams
Common focus areas
IT consultant is a broad title. In practice, companies often look for an IT consultant who can support a specific stack or project type, such as SAP, Microsoft environments, cloud migration, cybersecurity, or application integration.
In Germany, many freelance assignments come from industrial firms, mid-sized manufacturers, logistics companies, and larger corporate IT teams. English is often enough for the technical work, but German helps a lot in workshops, rollout meetings, and end-user support.
When to hire
Companies bring in freelance IT consultants when the internal team is already busy, the project needs outside expertise, or a temporary gap must be filled quickly. This is common for migrations, carve-outs, system upgrades, audits, and recovery after a failed implementation.
- A project needs niche expertise that is not available in-house
- Delivery must start before a permanent hire would be in place
- The scope is clear but time-limited
- Business and IT teams need someone who can bridge both sides
What good looks like
Strong IT consultants do more than give advice. They make decisions concrete, reduce ambiguity, and keep projects moving when priorities change.
Look for people who can explain trade-offs in plain language, work well with developers and business users, and stay calm when a project hits a problem. Good freelancers also know when to recommend a simpler solution instead of adding complexity.
Adjacent roles
The title can overlap with IT business analyst, solution consultant, systems engineer, or technical consultant. The right profile depends on whether the main need is process design, system configuration, infrastructure work, or coordination across teams.
A good freelancer should be able to describe similar projects, the tools used, and the part they owned. For hiring managers, that is often more useful than a generic title alone.
Meet FRATCH IT Consultants
Sandra Klinkenberg
Management Consultant, Business Consultant
Last position:
Webinar Leader - Blackout Prevention and Preparation at SANDRA KLINKENBERG • Management Consultant, self-employed independent business consultant
- Webinar on Blackout - Brownout - Power failure - how do I recognise it and what can I do?
Artur Schmalz
Marketing Leader & Transformation
Last position:
Marketing Consultant // Strategy & Campaigning at Stadtwerke Lübeck
- Marketing consulting for the business units EDL@Home and Commodity (electricity & gas)
- Development and implementation of the marketing/sales strategy in close coordination with the department head
- Definition and expansion of key channels (web, app, portal, social, paid, sales partners)
- Goal, annual, and budget planning for the EDL@Home business unit
- Leading and running team workshops to define goals & develop campaigns
- Campaign/content planning for different target groups
- Concept and implementation of the regional multi-channel sales campaign incl. A/B testing
- Optimization of the customer experience across all channels
- Technical support/advice for the product teams during iterative implementation
- Building and managing a campaign dashboard to measure success
- Managing external agencies and internal teams
- Regular results presentations and reporting to department leadership
- Active stakeholder management
Egon Maier
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration at Metso Corporation
- Supported an integration project between SAP S/4HANA and a MES / Siemens Opcenter system via Azure Middleware.
- Responsible for SAP-side analysis, mapping and provisioning of relevant data objects such as material master data, production orders and process orders using SAP standard APIs and OData services.
- SAP-side mapping for Material Master, Production Orders and Process Orders
- Usage of API_PRODUCT, API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV and API_PROCESS_ORDER_2_SRV
- Consideration of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Available-to-Promise for order confirmation, production availability and downstream MES execution
- Support for SAP Gateway and OData service topics
- Interface coordination between SAP S/4HANA, Azure Middleware and MES / Siemens Opcenter
- Support for testing, monitoring and error analysis
- Worked with BTC Cockpit and Deloitte ASADEV Tool
Thorsten Matzner
Senior Test Engineers for an OpenShift Data and Analytics Platform
Last position:
Odoo Implementer at N.N.
As project manager for the Odoo implementation at a small company, I was responsible for designing, implementing, and training a fully integrated CRM and accounting system. Through structured requirements analysis, precise data migration, and targeted change management, I was able to complete the rollout in just eight weeks. The project led to a significant reduction in manual tasks, faster business processes, and increased real-time transparency.
Main Responsibilities
Requirements analysis and process mapping Configuration of Odoo modules: CRM, Sales, and Accounting Data migration (Excel/CSV → Odoo) and quality control Creation of workflows, automated email rules, and dashboards Conducting training sessions and providing support after go-live Project coordination (budget, schedule, stakeholder communication)
Key Achievements
Full implementation of the Odoo suite within the set timeframe (8 weeks) 30% reduction in accounting time and 25% acceleration of the lead-to-sale flow 100% customer satisfaction after go-live, based on survey results Successful migration of 100% of existing master data without data loss Establishment of a sustainable support infrastructure (3-month post go-live support)
Impact
Improved decision-making through real-time dashboards and automated reports Increased efficiency and cost savings (≈ €8,000/month) Scalability for future growth (additional modules can be integrated seamlessly) Strengthened sales and finance departments through seamless process integration
This summary highlights how I created concrete and measurable value for the company through structured project work, technical expertise, and targeted training.
Christian Enderle
IT Consulting / IT Rebuild
Last position:
IT Consulting / IT Rebuild at IT-Neuaufbau (PF)
- Analysis of requirements and the current situation
- Migration of an old domain structure and Tobit to Exchange 2019 with integration to MS365
- Evaluation of implementation paths and planning for securing sensitive data
- Planning regarding BSI basic protection, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and GDPR
- IT governance and IT security backtests
- Support with ERP setup and securing mail transfer
- Hyper-V 2016/2022, Microsoft Terminal Services Cluster, Microsoft Exchange 2019
- Office 365, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Teams, Salesforce
- Cisco, Zyxel, and HP switches, Sophos firewalls/UTMs, SecurePoint
- Microsoft IIS 2022, IPv4/IPv6, Veeam, Wortmann online backup, NextCloud
- Services: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, subnetting, firewalling, routing, VoIP, Group Policy (GPO), SIEM, remote work, home office, high availability, failover, VLAN, PRTG
Frank Dostert
Project Manager
Last position:
Project Manager at TEAG Thüringer Energie AG
- Transition of Microsoft Azure operations to BTC AG
- Responsibility: budget of €60k
- Staff: leadership of 5 people
- Tools: Office 365, JIRA, Confluence
Vladimir Filatov
IT Consultant
Last position:
IT Consultant at ITZBund
- ITSM consulting, analysis and optimization of IT capacity with BMC TSCO / BMC Helix
- Drafting "Governance guidelines for operational capacity management"
Broder Feddersen
Project Management and Consulting
Last position:
Program Manager - IT Networks Service Management and Transition at Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
Managing the further development of IT network service management
Overall leadership of the transition, consulting on the transition of IT network services
IT coordination of a tender in the area of IT network services
For (3) Further development of IT network service management Managing follow-up work for the transition (including setup of issue management) Managing and monitoring the performance of external service providers Consulting and managing the further development of IT network service management (processes, procedures, organization, tools)
For (2) Transition of IT network services Overall leadership of the transition (transfer of operational responsibility for IT network services to an IT service provider) Definition and setup of transition governance Planning and tracking of milestones, dependencies and cutover windows Managing the preparation, achieving operational readiness & process/tool integration Carrying out service handovers (cutover, parallel run, stabilization) Ensuring risk management, progress tracking, steering committee and management reporting, stakeholder management
For (1) IT coordination of the IT network services tender Managing all IT work streams of an IT network tender Coordinating the creation of all service descriptions IT review / evaluation of offers IT representative in bidder talks/negotiations Creating presentations/decision papers
Julian Wendel
IT Consultant
Last position:
Renewal of the active network infrastructure
As part of this project, the existing active network infrastructure was modernized and aligned for the future. The goal was to introduce a high-performance, secure, and scalable network and WLAN infrastructure, including a Network Access Control (NAC) solution to improve network security and central access control.
At the start of the project, a comprehensive requirements analysis was carried out, taking into account the technical, operational, and security-related needs of the clinic sites. Based on this, a technical tender was prepared for new switches, WLAN access points, and the NAC solution.
By successfully delivering the project, a modern, standardized, and secure network infrastructure was established that meets the growing demands for availability, mobility, and IT security in clinical operations.
Tasks:
- Support of the tender process, including technical evaluation of the offers and bidder assessment
- Lead and coordinate the entire project delivery
- Align the project process with internal stakeholders, business units, and the hospital IT team
- Manage external service providers during implementation and installation of the systems
- Monitor implementation, including quality control, project acceptance, and issue management
- Coordinate communication between hospital IT and external service providers during the NAC implementation
- Carry out escalation management for technical and organizational challenges
- Ongoing budget tracking as well as monitoring of project effort and additional costs
- Prepare decision papers on project changes, additional services, and risks for management
Mohamad Dib-Skhni
DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect
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
George Ojog-Schulze
IT Senior Consultant
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
André Siegmund
IT Consultant SAP® Authorizations RAD/UAM, Basis Administration, SAP® IS-U EMD, Billing Processes
Last position:
IT Consultant SAP® Administration at Lechwerke AG (LEW)
- IT services for administering the SAP® systems NETZ/Sales, BW, Core, and Portal
- Administration of SAP® authorizations and users using central user administration (CUA) in SAP® Solution Manager
- Development and further enhancement of SAP® authorization roles
- Role assignment according to requests
- Creation, modification, and deletion of users
- Incident handling and error analysis (e.g., authorization trace, debugging in test systems)
- Collaboration with the SAP® development team on new implementations and process changes
- Special tasks
- Implementation of Privileged User Management (PUM) 2023–2025 using Security Bridge
- System decommissioning of SAP® Core and migration to S/4HANA
Matthias Vösgen
Freelance IT Project Manager
Last position:
Freelance IT Consultant at Freelance IT Consultant
Steffen Lotze
Data Protection Officer and Information Security Consultant
Last position:
Consultant for BSI IT Baseline Protection and ISO 27701 at German Society for International Cooperation
- Support in setting up and further developing the information security management system
- Collaboration with external consultants in the certification team for the support structure
- Participation in project planning, identifying and implementing necessary measures according to BSI IT Baseline Protection
- Professional support for in-house subject matter experts in preparing documents required for certifications
- Execution of tasks according to BSI 200-2
Omar Tag
Senior ADAS & Embedded Integration Engineer — C++/Python · Perception, Parking Systems & AI Deployment
Last position:
Founder & Technical Solutions Consultant at TAG Pro
- Engaged by MILLA Group (autonomous shuttle manufacturer) to integrate and harden a safety-critical AD stack toward production: audited the architecture across perception, HD mapping, and positioning, and delivered a gap analysis with remediation roadmap.
- Lead root-cause analysis of sensor failures across a deployed shuttle fleet; shipped remediation in a versioned AD release and drove vehicle-level field validation at multiple operational sites.
- Design and implement interfaces between perception, localization, and vehicle systems in C++; identify integration risks and drive resolution of cross-subsystem technical issues across the AD stack.
- Standardized the client's software development lifecycle by introducing Agile workflows and CI/CD pipelines, shortening integration and validation cycles.
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IT Consultants statistics
Typical experience
23 years
Average project duration
5.7 years
Certifications per freelancer
3
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A IT consultant helps define the need, shape the solution, and support implementation. That can include requirements work, process design, system selection, configuration support, testing, and rollout coordination. In many projects, the consultant also helps the team handle issues after go-live.
The strongest profiles combine technical understanding with clear communication. Look for someone who can work with business users, developers, and project managers without losing sight of the process. Experience with documentation, testing, and stakeholder alignment matters just as much as tool knowledge.
An IT consultant often covers more ground than a business analyst and is usually closer to delivery than pure analysis. Compared with a systems engineer, the focus is less on one technical layer and more on connecting business needs to the right IT solution. In practice, titles overlap, so the actual project scope matters most.
A freelancer makes sense when the work is time-limited, urgent, or requires niche expertise. This is common for migrations, upgrades, reorganizations, and recovery projects. It also works well when the internal team needs support without adding a long-term headcount.
In Germany, IT consultants are often hired for ERP work, cloud migration, application support, and process integration. Industrial companies, logistics teams, and corporate IT departments often need help aligning systems across plants, offices, or subsidiaries. German-speaking workshops can matter, especially when many users are involved.
Many tasks can be done remotely, especially analysis, documentation, testing coordination, and technical planning. On-site time is useful for workshops, cutover days, training, and situations where close contact with users or operations is important. A mixed setup is often the best fit.
Ask for similar projects, the tools used, and the concrete role they played. A good IT consultant can explain decisions, trade-offs, and results in simple terms. References, clear deliverables, and a focused project story are often better signals than a long title list.
Freelancers should confirm the goal, scope, stakeholders, systems involved, and decision process. It is also worth clarifying whether they are expected to advise, configure, coordinate, or all three. The clearer the mandate, the faster an IT consultant can create value.
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