BS2000 Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used BS2000
Rico Frenzel
Last position:
Recruiter / Trainer at Freelance
- Active sourcing and recruiting for individual mandates (finance, IT, procurement)
- Training recruiting departments
- Training specialists and managers in application situations and interview techniques
- Application coaching and CV consulting
Bernhard Schmitz
Last position:
Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer at Deutsche Post DHL
- Agile project "PEPSi annual vacation planning MVP Lite" (digitalization project).
- Definition of state transitions for the JUP Lite functionality.
- Creation of user stories for login/logout and registration.
- Quality assurance of the business-side concept.
- Preliminary analysis for the transformation from the old PersPlan to DigiPEP.
- Tools used: Signavio, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Jira, Confluence, Mural, Miro, Conceptboard, MS Teams, Mattermost.
Alex Odesser
Last position:
Contractor at Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- Data-analysis, Preparation, gathering and coordination of business requirements for retrieval of monthly- and long term (CLV – relevant) cost- and revenue-components per contract for a customer–base–grouping project (HUB–Project) for B2C-Postpaid-Controlling
- Concept and Implementation of cost- and revenue-KPIs calculation and corresponding CLV–reports (Oracle, Perl, SVN, MS SQL Server, MS Power BI, Serviceware Performance Analytics)
- Operational support of the HUB-Project – various ad-hoc reports, deployments, job-scheduling etc. (Oracle, SVN, BICSuite–Scheduler, DWSODA etc.)
- Analysis, implementation, retrieval and reporting of various physical and financial KPIs for B2P-Prepaid Business on an existing data-mart (Oracle, Perl)
Holger Braun
Last position:
Business Analyst at BLS
- The AVANZA project provides the deployment and procurement of a modern, reliable system for efficient access and sales and supports smooth operations at the Lötschberg & Simplon car shuttle.
- Operations are sustainably secured and the further development of the car shuttle business model is supported.
- Developed a study with an evaluation of possible solution options.
- Supported the decision on options, evaluated the RFI, prepared procurement, concept created based on the chosen option.
Harald Laschitz
Last position:
Project Management at Loocid LLC
- Conducted a comprehensive due diligence review for a potential acquisition of a Swiss manufacturing company as part of a pre-merger analysis
- Assessed production capacities and technical infrastructure
- Evaluated integration possibilities into existing business processes
- Performed risk assessment and developed recommendations for action
- Documented the findings and presented them to management
José Bartolomé
Last position:
Manager SAM Service Development at BWI GmbH
- Analysis of existing customer reports based on MS Excel and deriving improvement or automation measures
- Quality assurance role for the existing reporting
- Further development of existing reports from MS Excel to the BI system (MicroStrategy ONE). Created a suitable concept followed by implementation within a project
- Creation of a technical support manual for the automated reports
- Development and documentation of Nintex workflows to automate reporting
- Development and documentation of PowerShell scripts to integrate data sources into the MicroStrategy ONE BI system
- Connecting external data sources to SharePoint for automated regular updates of existing procurement master data
Jürgen Schoemaker
Last position:
IT Consultant / Analyst / Developer / Tester / Support at Automotive Manufacturer
- Analysis, software development/customization, and testing of various transaction and batch objects
- Conducting functional integration and regression tests on TEST and QA platforms under z/OS for later production implementation
- Hardware / Software / Tools: IBM MVS, z/OS, JES2/3, TSO-ISPF, JCL, DB2, SQL, SQL/PL, QMF, QMF for Workstations, SPUFI, FileAid, IMS-DB/DC, MFS, XPEDITER, COBOL, REXX, Windows 10, MS Office 365, MS Teams, batch job management via OPC, BETA92, RVS, BVB, ABL, DIALOGplus, PROBA, PRODPR (VW internal systems), JIRA, CONFLUENCE
Esmail Saberi
Last position:
Senior Load and Performance Tester at Deutsche Bahn (DB-Netz)
- Design, development, and execution of load and performance tests for the PRISMA project
- Use of Apache Jmeter, Gatling, Apache ActiveMQ, Jms/Tibco Ems, SikuliX, Jython, Amazon AWS, PAN-Client
- Methods: load tests, test automation
Marcel Dicks
Last position:
Software Developer / IT Tester at Continentale Krankenversicherung a.G.
Analysis, online COBOL software development and testing of dialog and batch programs in the Kranken Leistung (KL) project
Error analysis, bug fixing and ticket resolution (change requests and defects)
Documentation in collaboration with the contact office and the mathematics department
IT skills: Siemens Fujitsu BS2000, CCOM Emulation, Micro Focus Visual COBOL I and II, Eclipse IDE, UDS database system, Atlassian Confluence and Jira, ZULIP, UNIFY
Wolfgang Felsen
Last position:
Delphi Software Developer at Goebel Instrumentelle Analytik
- Took over software development and further development of an HPLC and photometer control and evaluation system
- Skills: software development · software system engineering · Microsoft SQL Server · software design · Delphi · HPLC · analytics · PDF · product data management
Hellmuth V. Künsberg
Last position:
Embedded Software Architect / Team Coordinator at Provider of system solutions in the field of electric drives
- Analysis and inventory of a system consisting of 2 control units
- Creation and derivation of the static software architecture
- Optimization and standardization of structures for model-based control
- Creation of the dynamic software architecture
- Development of improvement proposals in workshops with the customer
Silke Wöhning
Last position:
Head of Project Management and Consultancy at Systemtechnik GmbH
- Planning of projects and consulting services: professional, technical and commercial, focusing on transformation for public transport
- Identification and assessment of project risks with development of measures and recommendations for risk minimization and avoidance
- Evaluation of projects and reporting
- Execution of projects and delivery of consulting services on time, with required quality and within budget
- Project, hardware and consulting services forecasting
- Disciplinary and professional staff management
- Team development and coaching
- Resource planning across various locations
- Stakeholder management
- Client management with service and support
- Development of contingency plans
Thomas Minski
Last position:
Application Developer at Freelance
- Development of a new payment method
- Adaptation of SB programs for FRAUD provisioning
- Creation of programs for fraud processing
- Defect fixing and further development of SB programs
- Analysis and development as part of FRAUD for SB applications
- Requirement analysis
- Program development
- Quality assurance of the developed programs
- Testing of the developed programs
- Development of new batch applications
- Banks
- Assembler, Cobol2, DB2, File-AID, IBM mainframe, IBM ISPF, JCL, JES2, REXX, SQL, TSO, Xpediter, z/OS, IMS-DB, IMS-DC
Stefan Fey
Last position:
Software Developer at Friends of Bali
- Donors, bookings, sponsored children, orphanages, Word mail merge letters, tax office reports
- Knowledge: VBA, MS Word, DB design
- Products used: MS Access 2019, MS Word O365
Josef Schermer
Last position:
DevOps at Software house for an industrial company
- Implementation, maintenance and operation of an ERP system and a document exchange platform for a corrugated cardboard manufacturer.
- Tools and systems: Unix (Debian 6.x), C, SVN, Windows, C#, MS SQL Server, SCRUM.
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Statistics of experts using BS2000
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
39 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
21
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
50%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using BS2000
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What BS2000 is
BS2000 is a mainframe operating system used for stable, long-running business workloads. It is often seen as BS2000/OSD and in Fujitsu environments, where it supports critical batch jobs, transaction systems, and controlled operations.
Where it fits
- Core business processing and back-office systems
- Batch scheduling, output control, and job monitoring
- Interface work with Java, databases, and host-connected applications
- Operations support for high-availability production systems
Skills that matter
Strong professionals know system administration, user and job management, storage concepts, and security basics. They also understand spool handling, scripts, diagnostics, and the way BS2000 connects with surrounding enterprise tools.
Tooling and ecosystem
BS2000 work often includes the BS2000/OSD command set, job control, monitoring tools, and integration with Fujitsu hardware and software layers. In larger landscapes, specialists also work with middleware, file transfer paths, and interface dependencies that keep legacy and modern systems aligned.
When companies bring in help
Teams usually look for freelance expertise during upgrades, migrations, incident recovery, documentation clean-up, or knowledge transfer from long-standing staff. In Germany, this is especially useful when operations must continue while internal teams handle other projects or need local support for on-site handover.
What good experts deliver
Good BS2000 specialists work carefully, document changes clearly, and understand production risk. They can keep legacy services running, troubleshoot failures quickly, and coordinate with application, infrastructure, and operations teams without disrupting business processes.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about BS2000? Start with the answers below.
BS2000 is used for stable enterprise workloads that must keep running with predictable operations. Companies rely on it for batch processing, core business logic, output handling, and connected application services in controlled mainframe environments.
BS2000 is commonly referred to as BS2000/OSD in many enterprise settings. Searchers also use the Fujitsu name when they talk about the same operating system family and its surrounding hardware and software stack.
BS2000 is a different mainframe operating system with its own operational model, command set, and ecosystem. Compared with open systems, it is usually chosen for conservative, highly controlled business processing; compared with z/OS, the skills and tooling are related but not interchangeable.
A strong BS2000 specialist usually brings storage knowledge, job control experience, and a solid grasp of operations and incident handling. Helpful adjacent skills include interface work, file transfer processes, scripting, database awareness, and coordination with application support teams.
BS2000 projects often need someone who has already worked in production and understands the consequences of small changes. Simple support tasks may fit a specialist with focused experience, while migrations, recovery work, or environment redesign need deeper system knowledge.
Yes, BS2000 work can often be done remotely if access, security, and change processes are in place. On-site time in Germany is still useful for operations handover, production freezes, or close work with internal teams that keep the system running.
A good BS2000 freelancer explains risks clearly, documents actions, and asks the right questions before making changes. Look for practical evidence of production support, incident analysis, and clean collaboration with operations and application specialists.
Ask which parts of BS2000 they have handled: administration, job scheduling, interfaces, recovery, or migration support. Also ask how they work with legacy documentation, how they validate changes, and whether they have experience in your type of production setup.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used BS2000 in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 732 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used BS2000 in their recent projects, 50% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 40% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used BS2000 in their recent projects have 39 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used BS2000 in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (41%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used BS2000 in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (71%), and Banking and Finance (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used BS2000 in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Quality Assurance (88%), and Project Management (76%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used BS2000
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