CI/CD Experts in Dortmund
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Nemanja Milenković
Last position:
AI Engineer / Senior Backend Engineer at Intelycx
Manufacturing intelligence platform with enterprise workflows, RAG, real-time AI assistant features, and multi-repository backend architecture.
- Built and extended production AI/backend services with Django, DRF, FastAPI, GraphQL, Celery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and WebSockets across a modular multi-repository platform.
- Contributed to ARIS V2, a real-time manufacturing AI assistant using LangChain, LangGraph, MCP tool orchestration, planning/execution flows, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Qdrant, and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch-backed retrieval.
- Supported rollout expansion from ARIS V1 in 4 of 17 client production plants to ARIS V2 currently active in 13 of 17 plants, increasing real-world deployment coverage to more than 50% of the client footprint.
- Worked on document-grounded RAG functionality including ingestion, OCR, chunking, embeddings, indexing, retrieval, reranking, and grounded answer generation for industrial workflows.
Stack: Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, GraphQL, Celery, WebSockets, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Qdrant, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Docker.
Manuel Kübler
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
Laurin Hagemann
Last position:
Software Architect (Freelance) at Care4Sure
- Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
- Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.
Ashwin Parthasarathy
Last position:
Freelance Data Scientist at Mercor Intelligence
- Architected and deployed end-to-end machine learning pipelines across classification and prediction datasets, ensuring robustness and reproducibility through MLOps best practices.
- Contributed directly to LLM model output accuracy improvement by designing and engineering specialised prompts grounded in end-to-end ML and SciML pipeline logic.
- Developed training data for large language models by formulating coding problems that models could not resolve and subsequently documenting the correct solutions.
Tarek El Idrisi
Last position:
Associate GRC at Egerer Consulting
Carve-out project: Development of certification strategy, implementation and requirement plans across multiple standards — ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 20000-1, BSI IT-Grundschutz, and BSI TR-RESISCAN
- Cross-standard inventory and risk assessment
- Coordination with cross-department stakeholders: ISB, executive management, certification bodies, legal and data protection
- Consulting in information security, GRC, and IT auditing
Arkadius Sikora
Last position:
Architect; Senior Developer; Full Stack Developer; DevOps Lead at Bitmarck Holding GmbH
- Requirement engineering for Ombudsstelle and creation of technical user stories for EPA V3
- Handling of objections and revocations via mail and letter with high transaction mail volume
- Coordination with other teams on interfaces
- Design of a highly available, high-throughput solution on OpenShift with Java backend microservices
- Implementation and extension of microservices
- Infrastructure setup for deployment on OpenShift/Kubernetes including Jenkins pipelines
- Integration with BitIAM, TI-M Fachdienst, Consent Keeper and FDV
- Capture of requirements from DevOps operations and business units
- Continuous integration and Scrum practices
- Use cases: Kassenfusion, Opt-Out, Last Test, Widerspruchsmanagement
- Integration test automation and feature extensions including Spring Boot 3 updates
Patrik Garten
Last position:
Technical Lead Conversational AI at CANCOM
- Technical lead of a team developing agentic chatbot solutions (React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI)
- Architecture design for multi-LLM dialog systems - focus on maintainability, UX, and autonomous execution
- Stakeholder alignment, CI/CD processes, and AI integration at enterprise level
Thomas Grevenkamp
Last position:
Senior .NET / Cloud Engineer at Freelance
Building an observability and alerting solution for Business Central Job Queue monitoring
- Built a central monitoring solution to track the Business Central Job Queue in a multi-organization environment in Azure DevOps
- Integrated Azure Application Insights and Log Analytics for structured collection and analysis of job runtimes and error events
- Developed KQL queries for targeted analysis of failed jobs and detection of error patterns
- Connected Grafana and Power BI to visualize operational metrics and job status in real time
- Implemented an automated alerting workflow with Power Automate – when a job fails, a notification email is sent immediately
- Ensured transparency about the state of productive background processes during live operations
Result: Full transparency over failed Business Central jobs · Clear reduction in response time through automated email alerting · Stable foundation for proactive operation of productive background processes
Technologies: Azure DevOps | Application Insights | Log Analytics | KQL | Grafana | Power Automate | Power BI | Business Central | Azure Monitor
Christian Weinbörner
Last position:
Interim Business Analyst / Product Owner at Bundesdruckerei GmbH (via FourEnergy GmbH)
- Initial assessment of requirements based on a business value prioritization framework
- Identification of issues as well as requirement gathering and evaluation using UML, BPMN, and design thinking methods for iterative requirements analysis through interviews and workshops
- Use of user story mapping in Miro to visualize and align functional requirements (e.g. correct transmission of all application data and attachments to the specialist system) as well as non-functional requirements (e.g. complete and verifiable deletion of an applicant's data) with stakeholders
- Proactive stakeholder management of internal and external stakeholders from public authorities, business units, organizations, and companies
- Preparation of status reports to communicate project progress and upcoming tasks transparently
- Responsibility for a REST-based integration solution (middleware) for secure data exchange between core systems and external specialist applications; ensuring stability and performance in day-to-day operations
- Support for Product Owners in prioritizing backlog items and in product discovery
- Communication of planning to internal and external stakeholders as well as interim assumption of Product Owner tasks and responsibilities during a staff change
Yoav Netzer
Last position:
Freelance Software Architect at Freelance Consultant
- Various small consultations, e.g. concepts and arcitectures.
- Updating my Matlab, Linux, IPv6, Cyber-Security, C++ (up to 23) and Python skills.
Mohammed Abdallatif
Last position:
Data Scientist & Energy Consultant at Accenture GmbH
Yasin Yildiz
Last position:
DevOps Architect & Backend Developer at Schweizerische National Bank
- Architecting and enhancing the DevOps infrastructure in a regulated environment
- Migration, planning, and development from a monolith to microservices (ASP.NET Core)
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins) to support agile development
- Managing artifact repositories with JFrog Artifactory and security scans via Xray
- Migrating and integrating source code repositories (SVN → GitLab)
- Operating and configuring a container platform with OpenShift
- Automating deployments with Ansible, Helm, and the Ansible Automation Platform
- Implementing monitoring and alerting solutions with Prometheus
- Collaborating closely with the frontend development team to optimize build, test, and release processes
- Supporting the establishment of secure and scalable infrastructure processes (Secure SDLC)
- Documenting and sharing knowledge within the team
- Leading refinements and designing the backend architecture
Ilja Leyberman
Last position:
Software Engineer/Architect (Tech Lead) at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
- Implementation of various interfaces for subsystems and connection to external devices (cameras, scanners, digital lockers)
- Development of various interfaces in the used cars area
- Realization of various prototypes
- Support in UI/UX and data analytics
- Development of frontend and backend solutions
- Kubernetes migration
- Building CI/CD pipelines
- Communication with the business unit and technical design of new solutions
- Cross-team alignment and coordination within the team
- Overview of the entire technology stack and related systems
- Documentation, preparation, and conducting of reviews
- Supporting the team and coordinating releases and key milestones
Jan-Niklas Freundt
Last position:
Founder at Freundt Consulting GmbH
- Porsche AG (2018 – 12/2019): Design and development of native iOS apps in motorsport/Formula E (e.g. travel app and enterprise warehouse management with SAP integration) and e-mobility (Porsche Taycan; development of a native Microsoft Excel data export).
- StarFinanz / Sparkasse (05/2019 – 07/2021): Worked on the banking app (FinTS, HBCI, PSD2, Apple Pay); implemented Apple Pay; implemented a new TAN method; worked with the FinTS backend (PSD2); opened bank accounts via app (eID, VideoID, Authada); designed a new, modern banking experience.
- eBay Classifieds and Adevinta (07/2021 – 06/2023): Packaging & Pricing (premium features for business customers): e.g. markdown; company page; advertising options; multi-tenant design system based on SwiftUI and UIKit.
- Maschinensucher (07/2023 – 12/2023): Fullstack mobile (Android, iOS) and backend (PHP, Yii, Elastic Search) development; implemented search agent push notifications, InstantSearch, and modernized the design.
- Bankverlag (02/2024 - Present): Consulting and fullstack development of white-label apps (iOS / Android / Java Spring Boot) for private banks.
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Statistics of experts using CI/CD
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years
Position duration
1.9 years (Germany: 2.7 years)
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
83% (Germany: 92%)
Master's degree or higher
25% (Germany: 58%)
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
2 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
German, English, Arabic
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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About the technology
Pipeline design
CI/CD covers the automated path from code changes to tested releases. It brings continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment into one workflow, so teams can ship with less manual effort and fewer surprises.
What experts do
- Design build, test, and release pipelines
- Connect source control, artifacts, and deployment steps
- Add quality gates, approvals, and rollback paths
- Stabilize release flow for web, backend, mobile, and infrastructure work
Tooling
Strong specialists work across common CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Bitbucket Pipelines. They also handle containers, runners, artifact stores, secrets management, and deployment targets in Kubernetes or cloud environments.
When to hire
Companies bring in freelance CI/CD experts when releases are slow, manual steps keep failing, or teams need a clean setup for a new product. They also help when an existing pipeline is hard to maintain, insecure, or too tied to one person’s knowledge.
What good looks like
A strong professional writes clear pipeline logic, keeps feedback fast, and knows how to trace failures quickly. They understand branching strategy, testing layers, environment separation, and how to balance delivery speed with control.
Dortmund delivery
In Dortmund, CI/CD work often supports industrial software, B2B systems, logistics, and internal platforms. Many tasks can be done remotely, but on-site sessions help when a team wants to map release processes, align with German-speaking stakeholders, or clean up a complex setup together.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about CI/CD.
CI/CD is used to automate code integration, testing, packaging, and release steps. It helps teams move changes from a repository into staging or production in a controlled way. For companies, that usually means fewer manual handoffs and more predictable delivery.
CI/CD is the broader term. Continuous integration focuses on merging and testing changes often, while continuous delivery keeps releases ready to ship and continuous deployment pushes changes automatically when checks pass. Many teams use the term CI/CD even if they only automate part of that flow.
A strong CI/CD specialist usually knows one or more pipeline systems such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. They should also be comfortable with artifact handling, secrets, container builds, and deployment targets like Kubernetes or cloud services. The exact stack matters less than the ability to make it reliable.
Look for clear pipeline design, sensible test stages, and clean separation between build, deploy, and approval steps. A good CI/CD professional can explain failure handling, rollback strategy, and how they keep pipelines maintainable. Ask for examples of release problems they solved, not just tools they have used.
CI/CD work often overlaps with Git, scripting, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and automated testing. Security topics matter too, especially secrets handling and access control in build systems. For some projects, infrastructure as code is just as important as the pipeline itself.
A CI/CD expert needs enough context to understand your branching model, environments, test strategy, and release rules. If those pieces are unclear, the first task is often to define them before automation starts. The better the process is described, the faster the setup usually moves.
Yes, most CI/CD work can be done remotely because the core tasks are repository-based and system-driven. In Dortmund, on-site sessions can still help when teams want to review release pain points, set up shared standards, or work through a migration together. Many projects use a mix of both.
Companies often compare CI/CD with manual release workflows, ad hoc scripts, or platform-specific deployment tools. The difference is that CI/CD creates a repeatable process for integration and delivery instead of relying on one-off steps. That matters most when several teams or environments are involved.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Dortmund, Germany who have used CI/CD in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 740 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Dortmund, Germany who have used CI/CD in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 25% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Dortmund, Germany who have used CI/CD in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Dortmund, Germany who have used CI/CD in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Arabic (7%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Dortmund, Germany who have used CI/CD in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Healthcare (57%), and Professional Services (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Dortmund, Germany who have used CI/CD in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Product Development (86%), and Quality Assurance (64%).
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