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Yaroslav S.

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Senior Low-Code Consultant

Cologne
Yaroslav S.

Last position:

Senior Low-Code Consultant at Freelancer

  • Structured analysis and evaluation of business processes

  • Gathering, documenting, and prioritizing requirements

  • Creating business-friendly and technically executable process models

  • Use of Camunda tools

  • Deriving requirements and interfaces from BPMN diagrams

  • Coordination with stakeholders and business units

  • Translating business requirements into technical solution designs

  • Implementing efficient and tailored applications

  • Systematic collection, analysis, and documentation of requirements

  • Prioritizing and validating requirements in close collaboration with stakeholders

  • Alignment between business and development to ensure shared objectives

  • Creating use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria

  • Continuous requirements and change management throughout the project lifecycle

  • Define project goals and create project plans

  • Delegate tasks and monitor project progress

  • Monitor budgets and inform stakeholders

  • Mendix: Architecture, development, and maintenance of custom applications (Microflows, Domain Model, Security, XPath)

  • Modeling Mendix workflows for process optimization

  • Develop scalable apps with Mendix including REST/SOAP integration with SAP, SQL, Azure & SharePoint

  • UI design for Mendix using Atlas UI, Fluent UI, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  • Develop web & mobile apps with Mendix using agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)

  • Implement business logic with Mendix Microflows and Nanoflows

  • Performance optimization and architecture improvements for Mendix applications

  • Conduct Mendix training

  • Create technical documentation and best practices for Mendix

  • Coaching and mentoring for low-code development with Mendix

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Maurice K.

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Senior Solution Architect

Cologne
Maurice K.

Last position:

Solution Architect – Cloud-Native Transformation of IoT Monitoring Platform at NDA / Wind Energy Sector

  • Led the end-to-end architecture and migration of a legacy on- premise IoT monitoring system to a cloud-native Azure platform within a 17-member development team
  • Designed and implemented a scalable microservices architecture (Java 21, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Azure Services), decoupling IoT data streams and eliminating legacy system bottlenecks
  • Defined technology stack, mentored developers, and orchestrated cross-functional teams in 4 countries to ensure high-quality delivery and alignment with architectural standards
  • Drove requirements engineering and system redesign, removing years of technical debt and introducing event-driven processing and automated workflows
  • Key Achievements
  • Increased system stability and uptime by ~10x, eliminating need for 24/7 DevOps intervention
  • Reduced hosting costs by ~80% (5x savings) through cloud optimization
  • Improved performance and scalability, enabling stable handling of high-volume IoT data streams
  • Delivered successful zero-disruption migration from on-prem to cloud, with strong user satisfaction and reliability from day one
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Rainer L.

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Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Architect, Senior Software Developer, Senior DevOps Engineer

Cologne
Rainer L.

Last position:

Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Architect, Senior Software Developer, Senior DevOps Engineer at Techniker Krankenkasse

  • Automation of the database major / minor releases for the TKeasy project

  • Concept for database major / minor release automation

  • Assessment of the current state

  • Evaluation of Redgate Flyway functionalities

  • Concept development

  • Products: Redgate Flyway, GitHub, Quest, Erwin Data Modeller, Oracle, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence

  • Knowledge: Docker, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Redgate Flyway, Major Releases, Minor Releases

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Sebastian B.

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Management Consultant

Köln
Sebastian B.

Last position:

Management Consultant at Freelance

  • Core-IT system assessment for a health insurance company
  • Strategy development for a spectroscopy manufacturer
  • Project management in the product development of a medical engineering manufacturer
  • Process digitalization and development of technical interfaces for a telecommunication provider
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Antje B.

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Consultant for Digital Transformation with a Focus on AI Enablement | Project & Process Management | Change Management

Düsseldorf
Antje B.

Last position:

AI Strategy Consultant, Change Manager at SMEs (various marketing boutiques, IT & office services)

AI Strategy & Enablement for SMEs Management consulting – SMEs (e.g. marketing boutique, IT & office services)

Concept and delivery of structured AI introduction and strategy workshops for small and medium-sized businesses. Result: Practical AI status assessment, prioritized use case list, and management decision template as the basis for the next steps in the company’s AI development.

Activities

  • Needs analysis and individual preparation of the consulting formats
  • Facilitation of a structured AI status assessment including vision, mission, and target picture
  • Identification and prioritization of relevant AI use cases and action fields
  • Creation of management decision templates and roadmaps
  • Raising awareness for opportunities, risks, and success factors of AI introduction
  • Support for first customers with AI-supported automation scenarios
  • Supporting people and teams through the change process of AI introduction (CM)

Methods / Tools / Technologies

Methods:

  • AI status assessment & use case analysis
  • Workshop moderation / facilitation
  • Requirement Management
  • Change Management (PROSCI)

Tools:

  • Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude)
  • Automation/AI coding tools (e.g. n8n, Claude Code, Visual Studio, Antigravity)

Technologies:

  • Prompt engineering
  • AI workflow automation
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Alexander R.

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IT Consultant

Monheim am Rhein
Alexander R.

Last position:

Business Analyst at Financial Services Provider Landesbank

The Helaba ATLAS project aims to modernize core systems and make them future-proof. As part of the subproject, the existing legacy system for international payments is being replaced by a modern web-based application.

  • Analysis of functional and technical requirements
  • Analysis and optimization of business processes
  • Process modeling
  • Preparation and facilitation of workshops
  • Defining project scope and prioritizing requirements
  • Business process management (analysis, modeling, and optimization)
  • Specification of user stories
  • Designing business and authorization concepts
  • Testing and acceptance
  • Designing mockups in Figma
  • Creating the UI/UX style guide for web applications Approach: Scrum (agile) Technologies: Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, Conceptboard, Java, Vaadin, Figma
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Markus G.

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Full Stack Developer

Frechen
Markus G.

Last position:

Full Stack Developer at REWE Digital

  • A warehouse valuation system was reimplemented using Java, Spring Boot, and Camunda. The backend solution focuses on integration and batch calculations, the frontend on managing formulas and reviewing results.
  • Java 21
  • Spring Boot
  • JPA
  • Maven
  • REST
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • DB2
  • Liquibase
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Keycloak
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Helm
  • Terragrunt
  • SonarQube
  • Angular
  • IntelliJ
  • JUnit 5
  • Mockito
  • Open API
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Alina O.

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Strategic Requirements Manager for OZG Project

Monheim am Rhein
Alina O.

Last position:

Strategic Requirements Manager for OZG Project at INIT AG

  • In my key role in strategic requirements management for the UVO online service, I established a comprehensive process from concept to execution.
  • The responsibility included effectively collecting and prioritizing user feedback and requirements from municipalities and state administrations for direct service improvements.
  • Developed, implemented, and led strategic requirements management for the OZG 2.0 UVO online service
  • Gathering, prioritizing, and handling functional requirements, issues, improvement suggestions, and requests from municipalities and state administrations
  • Creating release documentation
  • Communicating implemented requirements to municipalities and UV offices
  • Aligning with service managers and stakeholders
  • Coordinating XFamily changes and version updates
  • Managing and maintaining the Jira backlog and Confluence pages
  • Responsible for Jira sprints, sprint planning, and review
  • Coordinating with business, Product Owner, and development team for requirement implementation
  • Testing implemented requirements in the online service
  • Project documentation
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David T.

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Project Manager & Managing Director

Monheim am Rhein
David T.

Last position:

Project Manager & Managing Director at umagine GmbH

  • Project management in agile environments for eGovernment and Smart City projects
  • Building knowledge on generative AI (Gen AI) for various existing clients and business development of Gen AI use cases
  • Managing director responsibilities
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Jacqueline H.

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Düsseldorf
Jacqueline H.

Last position:

Kitchen Appliance Manufacturer

  • Setting up and enhancing an international subscription management system

  • Migrating and decommissioning a Hybris-SAP system and integrating Zuora

  • Implementing numerous interfaces to various systems (external and internal)

  • Setting up and improving monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, and Databricks

  • Introducing logging with Loki

  • Implementing business requirements using jQuery, Thymeleaf, Spring Boot, Java, Go, and Python

  • Adjusting and extending the GitLab CI pipelines

  • Setting up and extending infrastructure as code with Terraform and ArgoCD on AWS

  • Setting up and running E2E and performance tests

  • Expanding the Databricks business intelligence solution to provide various KPIs

  • Responsibilities: Architecture, DevOps, development, unit tests, coaching employees and apprentices, E2E, smoke, and integration tests, agile methods consulting (Kanban, Scrum)

  • Technologies and methods: Java, Go, Kotlin, Node.js, Spring Boot, SOAP/REST, Quarkus, Thymeleaf, Vaadin, Slack, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ, GitLab, SQS, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Maven, Gradle, GitLab CI, Databricks

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Statistics of experts using Camunda

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

14 years (Germany: 19 years)

Camunda experts in Cologne have 14 years of professional experience on average. It is 5 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 19 years.

Position duration

1.8 years (Germany: 1.9 years)

Camunda experts in Cologne stay in a single position for 1.8 years on average. It is 0.1 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 1.9 years.

Positions per freelancer

9 (Germany: 15)

Camunda experts in Cologne have completed 9 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 6 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 15.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Camunda experts in Cologne have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing

Camunda experts in Cologne are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Camunda experts in Cologne earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

100% (Germany: 91%)

100% of Camunda experts in Cologne hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 9% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 91%.

Master's degree or higher

80% (Germany: 54%)

80% of Camunda experts in Cologne hold at least a Master's degree. It is 26% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 54%.

Certifications per freelancer

5 (Germany: 4)

Camunda experts in Cologne hold 5 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 4.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Camunda experts in Cologne most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of Camunda experts in Cologne speak two or more languages. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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17% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge less than €720 per day.
25% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge between €720 and €800 per day.
17% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge between €800 and €880 per day.
8% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge between €880 and €960 per day.
17% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge between €960 and €1040 per day.
8% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge between €1040 and €1120 per day.
8% of Camunda experts in Cologne charge €1120 or more per day.
<€720 €720-​800 €800-​880 €880-​960 €960-​1040 €1040-​1120 €1120+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Cologne are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

Average rates of experts in Cologne using Camunda

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 846 €
Germany avg. 806 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 800 €
Germany median 800 €

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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Camunda experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Information Technology (83%)
  • Banking and Finance (67%)
  • Manufacturing (58%)
  • Professional Services (50%)
  • Insurance (42%)
  • Retail (42%)
  • Government and Administration (33%)
  • Automotive (25%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Workflow automation

Camunda is a process orchestration platform for turning business processes into executable workflows. Teams use BPMN to model human and system activities, then run those processes with clear state, ownership and audit trails. It connects process design with production execution.

Camunda editions

Camunda 7 combines BPMN and DMN with a process engine, task management and REST APIs. Camunda 8 uses the Zeebe workflow engine and adds cloud-native orchestration, Operate, Tasklist, Optimize and Connectors. The right choice depends on deployment needs, process scale and existing architecture.

Integration toolkit

Camunda specialists work across the surrounding ecosystem, not only in the modeler. Typical deliverables include:

  • BPMN workflows for approvals, onboarding and case handling
  • DMN decision tables for rules and policy logic
  • REST, GraphQL and event-based integrations
  • Connectors for messaging, databases and business applications
  • Monitoring, incident handling and process analytics

Where it runs

Camunda supports processes in banking, insurance, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare and public services. It is useful when work crosses departments or applications and needs consistent orchestration. In Cologne, local teams may combine on-site workshops with remote delivery, depending on access, language and compliance requirements.

When to bring in experts

Companies often need freelance expertise during platform selection, process discovery, migration or a major automation release. Strong specialists can replace fragile scripts with maintainable BPMN, map integration boundaries and prepare operations for failures, retries and changing rules. They also help teams establish modeling standards.

Quality signals

Look for professionals who can explain process behavior to business stakeholders and technical teams alike. Relevant evidence includes production workflows, tested integrations, secure API design and practical incident analysis. A good specialist challenges unnecessary complexity, documents decisions and leaves the team able to maintain the solution.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about Camunda? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

Camunda is used to orchestrate business processes across people, services and systems. Companies apply it to approvals, customer onboarding, claims handling, order fulfillment, compliance checks and other workflows that need visibility and controlled execution.

Camunda focuses strongly on BPMN-based process orchestration and collaboration between business and technical teams. Temporal emphasizes code-first durable execution, while Flowable offers a BPMN-oriented alternative; the best fit depends on modeling needs, runtime architecture and existing skills.

A strong Camunda freelancer usually understands BPMN, DMN, Java or another service language, REST APIs, messaging and relational databases. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud operations, identity management and observability is also valuable for production systems.

The required depth depends on the project. A simple workflow may need BPMN modeling and API integration, while a migration or distributed Camunda 8 rollout calls for production operations, event handling, security and failure recovery experience.

Yes. Camunda work often suits remote collaboration because models, code and deployment pipelines are shared digitally. Teams in Cologne should define workshop routines, system access, data handling and German or English communication expectations before work begins.

Camunda 7 can suit organizations with established process applications and a traditional engine architecture. Camunda 8 is designed around Zeebe and cloud-native orchestration; the decision should consider migration effort, operating model, integration patterns and product direction.

Ask how the specialist models exceptions, retries, human tasks and version changes in Camunda. Request examples of production delivery, testing strategy, monitoring and stakeholder workshops, rather than judging only by familiarity with the modeler.

Before working with Camunda, clarify whether the project uses Camunda 7 or Camunda 8, who owns process decisions and which systems must be integrated. Specialists should also understand deployment constraints, data boundaries, support expectations and how success will be evaluated.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Camunda in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 846 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Camunda in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 80% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Camunda in their recent projects have 14 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Camunda in their recent projects are German (100%), English (92%), and French (17%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Camunda in their recent projects are Information Technology (83%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Manufacturing (58%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Camunda in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (83%), and Project Management (75%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Camunda

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.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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