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About the role
Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT
In competitive markets like Munich, organizations rely on external specialists to translate complex business visions into precise technical guidelines. These experts act as the central interface between business stakeholders and technical developers, ensuring alignment from day one.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
A professional requirements analyst takes charge of the entire elicitation and documentation lifecycle. They prevent costly design errors by resolving contradictions before coding begins.
- Eliciting stakeholder needs through structured workshops and interviews
- Creating functional specifications and system architecture models
- Managing backlogs and defining user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Establishing traceability matrices for compliance and quality assurance
Industry Standards and Methodologies
Experienced specialists apply recognized frameworks such as IREB to structure their engineering processes. They utilize modeling languages like UML or SysML to map out complex software architectures. Depending on the project setup, they adapt seamlessly to either traditional V-Model environments or agile frameworks.
Essential Tools of the Trade
A skilled professional is proficient in specialized software suites that keep project definitions organized and accessible. They systematically track changes and dependencies.
- Managing user stories and epics in Jira and Confluence
- Structuring complex system requirements in IBM DOORS or Polarion
- Modeling business processes using BPMN tools
The Advantage of Freelance Consultants
Bringing in an external specialist provides immediate access to domain knowledge without long-term overhead. These independent professionals offer an unbiased perspective on internal processes, helping teams overcome roadblocks. Their goal is to establish a solid foundation so development teams can execute tasks without delay.
Local Collaboration in Munich
With many major corporations and tech hubs in the Munich area, hybrid work models are standard. External experts balance remote analysis tasks with critical on-site workshops for stakeholder alignment. Professional fluency in both German and English is typically expected to navigate these local and international corporate environments.
Meet FRATCH Requirements Engineers
Thomas Müller
Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution
Last position:
Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution at CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH
- Rework demand, development and operational organizational set up for the Solution Train
- Rework requirement refinement process flow from strategic theme to user story
- Introduction of visualization tools (Canvas) of work dependencies over different requirement levels and Solution Train leadership coaching
Antje Gabert
Senior Project and Requirements Manager – B2C Transformation Project
Last position:
Senior Project and Requirements Manager – B2C Transformation Project at Telefónica Germany
- Responsible for fully taking into account partner incentive compensation management in a transformation project to ensure an end-to-end implementation.
- Managing project management and taking technical responsibility as Business Requirement Owner to ensure business-fit solutions.
- Analyzing, documenting, and prioritizing business requirements as part of a structured requirements management process.
Antje Gabert
Senior Project and Requirements Manager – B2C Transformation Project
Last position:
Senior Project and Requirements Manager – B2C Transformation Project at Telefónica Germany
- Responsible for fully taking into account partner incentive compensation management in a transformation project to ensure an end-to-end implementation.
- Responsible for fully taking into account partner incentive compensation management in a transformation project to ensure an end-to-end implementation.
- Managing project management and taking technical responsibility as Business Requirement Owner to ensure business-fit solutions.
- Analyzing, documenting, and prioritizing business requirements as part of a structured requirements management process.
- Managing project management and taking technical responsibility as Business Requirement Owner to ensure business-fit solutions.
- Analyzing, documenting, and prioritizing business requirements as part of a structured requirements management process.
Birgit Stünkel
Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Business Analysis, Requirements Engineer at BMW
Refinement of epics and user stories to achieve a higher degree of automation in CRM usage. Testing of new Discountsystem
Birgit Stünkel
Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Business Analysis, Requirements Engineer at BMW
Refinement of epics and user stories to achieve a higher degree of automation in CRM usage. Testing of new Discountsystem
Refinement of epics and user stories to achieve a higher degree of automation in CRM usage. Testing of new Discountsystem
Wolfgang Tomaschek
Senior Project Manager and Requirements Manager / Business Analyst
Last position:
Overall Project Manager at itzbund
Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.
Project metrics:
- Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
- approx. 70 people in the core project context
- regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment
My main tasks:
- Overall responsible external project manager
- Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
- Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
- Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
- Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
- Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
- Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
- Planning and leading several hypercare phases
- Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
- Coordination with agile teams
- Coordination with operations, release and deployment
- Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
- Responsibility for creating an AI governance
- Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
- Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
- Support in building an efficient proposal process
- Stakeholder management
Methodology:
- V-Model XT ITZBund
- Scrum
Tools used:
- Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro
Wolfgang Tomaschek
Senior Project Manager and Requirements Manager / Business Analyst
Last position:
Overall Project Manager at itzbund
Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP)
Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.
Project metrics:
- Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
- approx. 70 people in the core project context
- regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment
My main tasks:
- Overall responsible external project manager
- Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
- Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
- Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
- Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
- Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
- Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
- Planning and leading several hypercare phases
- Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
- Coordination with agile teams
- Coordination with operations, release and deployment
- Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
- Responsibility for creating an AI governance
- Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
- Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
- Support in building an efficient proposal process
- Stakeholder management
Methodology:
- V-Model XT ITZBund
- Scrum
Tools used:
- Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro
could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.
Project metrics:
- Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
- approx. 70 people in the core project context
- regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment
My main tasks:
- Overall responsible external project manager
- Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
- Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
- Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
- Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
- Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
- Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
- Planning and leading several hypercare phases
- Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
- Coordination with agile teams
- Coordination with operations, release and deployment
- Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
- Responsibility for creating an AI governance
- Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
- Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
- Support in building an efficient proposal process
- Stakeholder management
Methodology:
- V-Model XT ITZBund
- Scrum
Tools used:
- Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro
Markus Oberhammer
Lead E-Solution Architect & Senior Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Lead E-Solution Architect & Senior Requirements Engineer at Zasterbot-Oracle
- Clarification of project goals, scope, and functional target vision for building the AI-based knowledge base.
- Deriving the initial architecture and implementation strategy for the Zasterbot chatbot, including defining the MVP and expansion phases.
- Developing a functional target vision for building a structured knowledge base and integrating a future chatbot.
- Deriving and prioritizing use cases for information retrieval and provision by the chatbot.
- Modeling data structures and flows for effectively organizing the knowledge base on the Base44 platform.
- Designing and implementing data models for storing and linking relevant information.
- Developing processes for extracting, analyzing, and preparing raw data for the knowledge base.
- Ensuring data consistency and quality as the foundation for the future chatbot.
- Planning the integration of large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for precise and context-aware responses.
- Implementing features for analyzing and visualizing data from the knowledge base.
- Using the Base44 platform with JSON-schema-based entities and a flexible permission model.
- Implementing Deno functions for backend logic, event processing, and external API integration.
- Integrating OpenAI services for initial data analysis.
Markus Oberhammer
Lead E-Solution Architect & Senior Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Lead E-Solution Architect & Senior Requirements Engineer at Zasterbot-Oracle
- Clarification of project goals, scope, and functional target vision for building the AI-based knowledge base.
- Deriving the initial architecture and implementation strategy for the Zasterbot chatbot, including defining the MVP and expansion phases.
- Clarification of project goals, scope, and functional target vision for building the AI-based knowledge base.
- Deriving the initial architecture and implementation strategy for the Zasterbot chatbot, including defining the MVP and expansion phases.
- Developing a functional target vision for building a structured knowledge base and integrating a future chatbot.
- Deriving and prioritizing use cases for information retrieval and provision by the chatbot.
- Modeling data structures and flows for effectively organizing the knowledge base on the Base44 platform.
- Designing and implementing data models for storing and linking relevant information.
- Developing processes for extracting, analyzing, and preparing raw data for the knowledge base.
- Ensuring data consistency and quality as the foundation for the future chatbot.
- Planning the integration of large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for precise and context-aware responses.
- Implementing features for analyzing and visualizing data from the knowledge base.
- Using the Base44 platform with JSON-schema-based entities and a flexible permission model.
- Implementing Deno functions for backend logic, event processing, and external API integration.
- Integrating OpenAI services for initial data analysis.
- Developing a functional target vision for building a structured knowledge base and integrating a future chatbot.
- Deriving and prioritizing use cases for information retrieval and provision by the chatbot.
- Modeling data structures and flows for effectively organizing the knowledge base on the Base44 platform.
- Designing and implementing data models for storing and linking relevant information.
- Developing processes for extracting, analyzing, and preparing raw data for the knowledge base.
- Ensuring data consistency and quality as the foundation for the future chatbot.
- Planning the integration of large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for precise and context-aware responses.
- Implementing features for analyzing and visualizing data from the knowledge base.
- Using the Base44 platform with JSON-schema-based entities and a flexible permission model.
- Implementing Deno functions for backend logic, event processing, and external API integration.
- Integrating OpenAI services for initial data analysis.
Johannes Meyer
Technical Project Management, Program Management, PMO, Interim Management, Business Consultant
Last position:
Project Manager Requirements Management at EMH Metering
My responsibilities include the analysis and documentation of requirements. I spearheaded the implementation of a standardized requirements management system utilizing Atlassian Jira. Furthermore, I integrated feedback from various departments to drive continuous process improvement. I also provided guidance on the efficient use of these tools, including the strategic application of plug-ins to enhance functionality.
Johannes Meyer
Technical Project Management, Program Management, PMO, Interim Management, Business Consultant
Last position:
Project Manager Requirements Management at EMH Metering
My responsibilities include the analysis and documentation of requirements. I spearheaded the implementation of a standardized requirements management system utilizing Atlassian Jira. Furthermore, I integrated feedback from various departments to
My responsibilities include the analysis and documentation of requirements. I spearheaded the implementation of a standardized requirements management system utilizing Atlassian Jira. Furthermore, I integrated feedback from various departments to drive continuous process improvement. I also provided guidance on the efficient use of these tools, including the strategic application of plug-ins to enhance functionality.
drive continuous process improvement. I also provided guidance on the efficient use of these tools, including the strategic application of plug-ins to enhance functionality.
Daniel Hess
Functional Safety Manager / Requirements Engineer – Embedded Battery Management System (BMS)
Last position:
Functional Safety Manager / Requirements Engineer – Embedded Battery Management System (BMS) at Tier-1 Automotive
- Technical control, planning, and coordination of safety-related development activities for an embedded battery management system (ASIL-B to ASIL-D) across all project and series phases
- Coordination of interdisciplinary work packages between hardware, software, and system development as well as external suppliers for module and series management
- Management of development, evaluation, and maturity level assurance of safety mechanisms (diagnosis, monitoring, degradation) for series release
- Active risk, problem, and escalation management when facing target conflicts between safety, cost, schedules, and series readiness
- Stable, release-ready series safety architecture with no major findings
- Significantly increased planning and decision-making security in module and release committees
- Sustainable improvement of coordination and control processes between system, HW, and SW teams
Daniel Hess
Functional Safety Manager / Requirements Engineer – Embedded Battery Management System (BMS)
Last position:
Functional Safety Manager / Requirements Engineer – Embedded Battery Management System (BMS) at Tier-1 Automotive
- Technical control, planning, and coordination of safety-related development activities for an embedded battery management system (ASIL-B to ASIL-D) across all project and series phases
- Coordination of interdisciplinary work packages between hardware, software, and system development as well as external suppliers for module and series management
- Technical control, planning, and coordination of safety-related development activities for an embedded battery management system (ASIL-B to ASIL-D) across all project and series phases
- Coordination of interdisciplinary work packages between hardware, software, and system development as well as external suppliers for module and series management
- Management of development, evaluation, and maturity level assurance of safety mechanisms (diagnosis, monitoring, degradation) for series release
- Active risk, problem, and escalation management when facing target conflicts between safety, cost, schedules, and series readiness
- Stable, release-ready series safety architecture with no major findings
- Significantly increased planning and decision-making security in module and release committees
- Sustainable improvement of coordination and control processes between system, HW, and SW teams
- Management of development, evaluation, and maturity level assurance of safety mechanisms (diagnosis, monitoring, degradation) for series release
- Active risk, problem, and escalation management when facing target conflicts between safety, cost, schedules, and series readiness
- Stable, release-ready series safety architecture with no major findings
- Significantly increased planning and decision-making security in module and release committees
- Sustainable improvement of coordination and control processes between system, HW, and SW teams
Keith Howe
Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner
Last position:
Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner at Deutsche Post E-Post Solutions
- SBAM (Sendungsbasiert Auftragsmanagement System) is the core component responsible for splitting customer deliveries into individual letters based on contractual agreements (OLA/SLA).
- Transformation from proprietary host-based AS/400 applications to a modern stack using Java, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, MinIO S3, Red Hat OpenShift, Keycloak SSO, Salesforce and Angular Material GUI.
- Application design, solution architecture, use case specification and OLA/SLA concept for end customers.
- Conduct solution architecture/design and requirements engineering (elicitation, documentation, validation, negotiation and ongoing management) in Confluence, including UML/BPMN process models.
- Development and analysis according to Scrum using Jira and Confluence.
- Design user journeys and UI experience; wireframing with Balsamiq and Figma.
- Document requirements as user stories and epics in Jira; create stakeholder and technical design documents.
- Participate in end-to-end solution design, architecture and event-driven messaging design.
- Perform process modelling (UML/BPMN with Draw.io), application internal architecture design and ERM/SERM data modelling.
- Lead sprint planning, story refinement, estimation, retrospective and review meetings; deliver C-level management presentations on OLA/SLA and order management.
Keith Howe
Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner
Last position:
Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner at Deutsche Post E-Post Solutions
- SBAM (Sendungsbasiert Auftragsmanagement System) is the core component responsible for splitting customer deliveries into individual letters based on contractual agreements (OLA/SLA).
- SBAM (Sendungsbasiert Auftragsmanagement System) is the core component responsible for splitting customer deliveries into individual letters based on contractual agreements (OLA/SLA).
- Transformation from proprietary host-based AS/400 applications to a modern stack using Java, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, MinIO S3, Red Hat OpenShift, Keycloak SSO, Salesforce and Angular Material GUI.
- Application design, solution architecture, use case specification and OLA/SLA concept for end customers.
- Conduct solution architecture/design and requirements engineering (elicitation, documentation, validation, negotiation and ongoing management) in Confluence, including UML/BPMN process models.
- Development and analysis according to Scrum using Jira and Confluence.
- Design user journeys and UI experience; wireframing with Balsamiq and Figma.
- Document requirements as user stories and epics in Jira; create stakeholder and technical design documents.
- Participate in end-to-end solution design, architecture and event-driven messaging design.
- Perform process modelling (UML/BPMN with Draw.io), application internal architecture design and ERM/SERM data modelling.
- Lead sprint planning, story refinement, estimation, retrospective and review meetings; deliver C-level management presentations on OLA/SLA and order management.
- Transformation from proprietary host-based AS/400 applications to a modern stack using Java, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, MinIO S3, Red Hat OpenShift, Keycloak SSO, Salesforce and Angular Material GUI.
- Application design, solution architecture, use case specification and OLA/SLA concept for end customers.
- Conduct solution architecture/design and requirements engineering (elicitation, documentation, validation, negotiation and ongoing management) in Confluence, including UML/BPMN process models.
- Development and analysis according to Scrum using Jira and Confluence.
- Design user journeys and UI experience; wireframing with Balsamiq and Figma.
- Document requirements as user stories and epics in Jira; create stakeholder and technical design documents.
- Participate in end-to-end solution design, architecture and event-driven messaging design.
- Perform process modelling (UML/BPMN with Draw.io), application internal architecture design and ERM/SERM data modelling.
- Lead sprint planning, story refinement, estimation, retrospective and review meetings; deliver C-level management presentations on OLA/SLA and order management.
Hans Lindeman
Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Requirements Engineer at REWE Systems GmbH
- Gathering requirements from business units and stakeholders
- Organizing and running workshops
- Creating and supporting user stories (from refinement to rollout) and mapping
- Facilitating Scrum ceremonies
- Identifying and analyzing optimization potentials like the REWE Pick&Go app
- Moderation and communication with service providers
- Requirements engineering in connection with external systems
- DWH/BI solution: loyalty reporting with MicroStrategy
- ITIL (framework for IT service delivery)
- Quality assurance (quality gates) based on ISTQB
Hans Lindeman
Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Requirements Engineer at REWE Systems GmbH
- Gathering requirements from business units and stakeholders
- Organizing and running workshops
- Creating and supporting user stories (from refinement to rollout) and mapping
- Facilitating Scrum ceremonies
- Identifying and analyzing optimization potentials like the REWE Pick&Go app
- Moderation and communication with service providers
- Gathering requirements from business units and stakeholders
- Organizing and running workshops
- Creating and supporting user stories (from refinement to rollout) and mapping
- Facilitating Scrum ceremonies
- Identifying and analyzing optimization potentials like the REWE Pick&Go app
- Moderation and communication with service providers
- Requirements engineering in connection with external systems
- DWH/BI solution: loyalty reporting with MicroStrategy
- ITIL (framework for IT service delivery)
- Quality assurance (quality gates) based on ISTQB
- Requirements engineering in connection with external systems
- DWH/BI solution: loyalty reporting with MicroStrategy
- ITIL (framework for IT service delivery)
- Quality assurance (quality gates) based on ISTQB
Waldemar Lammert
Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer at Messe München GmbH
- Act as interface between business, IT demand management and IT architecture, analyzing functional and technical requirements in Salesforce.
- Create requirements and specification documents together with the business unit and develop solution concepts.
- Define, control implementation and acceptance of epics and user stories.
- Advise business units on optimization potentials and develop functional solution concepts.
- Support project management and product owners in scope analysis and ticket creation.
- Develop identity management solutions and deletion concepts in the Salesforce environment.
- Define and implement DWH reports for analysis of business areas and process optimizations.
- Document and optimize functional process workflows.
- Tools and technologies: Miro, Salesforce, Draw.io, Atlassian Stack (Confluence, JIRA), Figma, Enterprise Architect, MS Teams, Slack, Zoom, SCRUM, agile project management.
Waldemar Lammert
Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer at Messe München GmbH
- Act as interface between business, IT demand management and IT architecture, analyzing functional and technical requirements in Salesforce.
- Create requirements and specification documents together with the business unit and develop solution concepts.
- Define, control implementation and acceptance of epics and user stories.
- Act as interface between business, IT demand management and IT architecture, analyzing functional and technical requirements in Salesforce.
- Create requirements and specification documents together with the business unit and develop solution concepts.
- Define, control implementation and acceptance of epics and user stories.
- Advise business units on optimization potentials and develop functional solution concepts.
- Support project management and product owners in scope analysis and ticket creation.
- Develop identity management solutions and deletion concepts in the Salesforce environment.
- Define and implement DWH reports for analysis of business areas and process optimizations.
- Document and optimize functional process workflows.
- Tools and technologies: Miro, Salesforce, Draw.io, Atlassian Stack (Confluence, JIRA), Figma, Enterprise Architect, MS Teams, Slack, Zoom, SCRUM, agile project management.
- Advise business units on optimization potentials and develop functional solution concepts.
- Support project management and product owners in scope analysis and ticket creation.
- Develop identity management solutions and deletion concepts in the Salesforce environment.
- Define and implement DWH reports for analysis of business areas and process optimizations.
- Document and optimize functional process workflows.
- Tools and technologies: Miro, Salesforce, Draw.io, Atlassian Stack (Confluence, JIRA), Figma, Enterprise Architect, MS Teams, Slack, Zoom, SCRUM, agile project management.
Michael Pförringer
Setup Azure cloud, Java development, CI/CD pipelines
Last position:
Setup Azure cloud, Java development, CI/CD pipelines at Sulzer GmbH
- Migration of a mainframe application (PL/1, zOS) to the cloud (Azure)
- Data transfer from z/OS (USS) to Azure storage (blob containers, file shares)
- Implementation of the mainframe job control in Java
- Mapping of job network dependencies in Control-M
- Performance analysis and optimization measures
- DB2 (z/OS) migration to Postgres (Azure)
- Technologies: Azure (storage, VM, VMSS, Postgres), z/OS (USS), DB2, Postgres, Packer, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Control-M
- Tools: Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ
Michael Pförringer
Setup Azure cloud, Java development, CI/CD pipelines
Last position:
Setup Azure cloud, Java development, CI/CD pipelines at Sulzer GmbH
- Migration of a mainframe application (PL/1, zOS) to the cloud (Azure)
- Data transfer from z/OS (USS) to Azure storage (blob containers, file shares)
- Implementation of the mainframe job control in Java
- Mapping of job network dependencies in Control-M
- Performance analysis and optimization measures
- DB2 (z/OS) migration to Postgres (Azure)
- Migration of a mainframe application (PL/1, zOS) to the cloud (Azure)
- Data transfer from z/OS (USS) to Azure storage (blob containers, file shares)
- Implementation of the mainframe job control in Java
- Mapping of job network dependencies in Control-M
- Performance analysis and optimization measures
- DB2 (z/OS) migration to Postgres (Azure)
- Technologies: Azure (storage, VM, VMSS, Postgres), z/OS (USS), DB2, Postgres, Packer, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Control-M
- Tools: Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ
- Technologies: Azure (storage, VM, VMSS, Postgres), z/OS (USS), DB2, Postgres, Packer, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Control-M
- Tools: Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ
Konstantin Gaertner
Senior Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, Project Manager
Last position:
Senior Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, Project Manager at Perelyn GmbH
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Requirements Engineers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.6 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology
Top industries
Automotive, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Project Management, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
89%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A professional requirements engineer acts as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams. They analyze business needs, document precise functional specifications, and ensure that the final software solution aligns with the initial vision. Their work prevents costly rework by identifying potential system conflicts and gaps early in the development lifecycle.
While both roles focus on solving business problems, a requirements analyst leans more towards the technical implementation side, specifying software behaviors, system interfaces, and data models. A business analyst typically looks at the broader business processes, organizational structures, and financial viability. In many Munich tech projects, however, these terms are used interchangeably depending on the team structure.
Hiring a freelance requirements engineer is highly effective when launching a new digital product or undergoing a major system migration that requires temporary, high-level expertise. External specialists bring deep industry knowledge from previous projects, allowing them to establish structure quickly. This approach gives Munich companies the flexibility to scale down once the initial specification phase is complete and development is underway.
The most recognized certification in this field is the IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE). Additionally, certifications in agile methodologies, such as Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), indicate that the candidate can work effectively in modern software environments. Looking for practical experience with specific modeling tools like Enterprise Architect or Jira is equally important.
Most requirements engineering consultants in the Munich region operate under a hybrid model. The initial elicitation phase, stakeholder interviews, and scoping workshops benefit greatly from on-site collaboration at the client's office. Once the core scope is established, detailed documentation, modeling, and backlog grooming can be executed efficiently from a remote location.
Highly regulated sectors such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices, and finance in Germany depend heavily on structured systems engineering to meet strict compliance standards. Requirements must be perfectly documented and traceable to pass audits and safety certifications. Experienced engineers ensure that all regulatory frameworks are fully integrated into the technical specifications.
In an agile setup, the agile requirements specialist often works closely with or takes on the role of a Product Owner. Instead of writing monolithic specification documents, they translate high-level business goals into manageable user stories and epics. They maintain a prioritized backlog and ensure the development team always has a clear definition of ready for upcoming sprints.
The quality of work delivered by a requirements expert is measured by the clarity and lack of ambiguity in the development backlog. A strong indicator of success is a significant reduction in development-phase queries and design changes. Ultimately, high-quality specifications lead to faster release cycles and a product that matches user expectations perfectly.
The average hourly rate for Requirements Engineers in Munich is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 844 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Requirements Engineers in Munich, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 89% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers working as Requirements Engineers in Munich have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Requirements Engineers in Munich are German (100%), English (92%), and French (42%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Requirements Engineers in Munich are Automotive (67%), Information Technology (67%), and Media and Entertainment (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Requirements Engineers in Munich are Product Development (100%), Project Management (92%), and Information Technology (83%).
FRATCH Requirements Engineers main locations
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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