COBOL Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used COBOL
Tezcan Dilshener
Last position:
Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association
- Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
- Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
- Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
- Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
- Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
- Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
- Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions
Birgit Stünkel
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
Sven Hummel
Last position:
Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio) at IT service provider for an international premium automaker
- Analyzing, aligning and modeling business processes (BPMN 2.0) for the 'The New Retail' program in the areas of invoicing, tax, customs and accounting
- Tracking user stories and their impact on processes
- Point of contact for preparing the tool migration from Symbio to Signavio for the mentioned areas
- Power user after the introduction of Signavio, point of contact and coach for other process modelers
Carsten Büche
Last position:
Test engineer at DAT (Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH)
- Conducted manual testing for claims creation, forwarding, repair cost calculation, parts selection and logging on the Gold.dat.de platform
- Automated key processes using ASKUI, including login, claim creation, calculations and parts selection
- Simulated user interactions (e.g., drag-and-drop) with ASKUI
- Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for early error detection
- Executed over 50 test scenarios and identified critical defects
- Reduced test time by 50% through automation
- Improved platform quality and user experience
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
Florian Strasser
Last position:
ABAP/4 and ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC with ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Waldemar Lammert
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.
Madhava Narayanappa
Last position:
Function Developer ADAS at Continental Automotive GmbH through Ferchau GmbH
- Project: Sensor fusion application for traffic participant detection
- Software frameworks: C++ (11,14), Python, Visual Studio, MTS, Qt, GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Conan, CAN, RTOS, DOORS, CMake
- Refactored and adapted sensor fusion algorithms by processing sensor data (camera and radar) for ACC and EBA as per requirements
- Handled system test issue reports in JIRA
- Tuned Kalman filters and introduced new features to enhance tracking
- Adapted architecture, detailed design (UML) and simulation tool (Qt)
- Conducted unit testing, code reviews and static code analysis in compliance with MISRA standards
- Conducted regression testing to validate software, involved in software releases (CI/CD), KPI evaluation by testing NCAP scenarios
- Flashed ADAS software to target vehicles, used UDS protocol and OBD-II tools for diagnostics and verification
Michael Pförringer
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
Tibor Szabó
Last position:
PentaSoft Unternehmensberatung AG
- Development of new batch programs
- Program modifications
- Creation of jobs and job chains
- Worked on the 'Allianz goes Linux' project
- Technologies, tools and products: PL/1, CICS, TSO, JCL, DB2
Jamal Baydoun
Last position:
Freelance Software Architect & Developer at IBM Deutschland GmbH / BWI GmbH
- Architecture, design and further development of a hybrid solution consisting of a Java backend with REST API and C# / WPF frontend
- Development of secure, distributed functions for classified message processing, categorization and encryption
- Integration of backend services with document management systems (DMS) for structured file storage
- Planning, setup and continuous optimization of Azure DevOps pipelines for automated deployment and quality assurance of distributed applications in a security-critical environment
- Technical coordination with Bundeswehr project managers and third-party providers of relevant software and interfaces, and documentation of the developed solutions
Olga Dubrowski
Last position:
Software Developer (Freelancer) at Finanz Informatik Hannover
- Support and consulting for implementing ASF print components used to create PDF forms
- Technologies: DCF, ASF, DMS, SQL
- Development
- Documentation
- Program adjustments for ASF->FDVG migration
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Statistics of experts using COBOL
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years (Germany: 31 years)
Position duration
2 years (Germany: 3.2 years)
Positions per freelancer
13 (Germany: 19)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
88% (Germany: 78%)
Master's degree or higher
63% (Germany: 49%)
Doctorate
13% (Germany: 8%)
Certifications per freelancer
2 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 95%)
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 Munich 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 Munich using COBOL
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
Mainframe work
COBOL is still the backbone of many business-critical systems. It is used for payroll, claims, accounts, billing and other high-volume processes where stability matters more than novelty. Teams bring in COBOL specialists when these systems must stay reliable while change is carefully controlled.
Typical stack
- COBOL programs and copybooks
- JCL and batch jobs
- CICS online transactions
- IMS data and transactions
- DB2 access and file handling
Strong professionals understand how these parts fit together, not just the language itself.
When companies need help
Freelance COBOL experts are often brought in for incident work, code changes, audits, replatforming and documentation cleanup. They are also useful when internal staff are busy with delivery and a legacy system still needs attention. In Munich, this often matters for enterprise and industrial environments with long-lived mainframe landscapes.
What strong experts know
Good specialists read old code quickly and trace business logic through layers of copybooks and batch flows. They know how to test carefully, protect data integrity and work with strict release processes. Many also bring adjacent skills in job control, VSAM, DB2, CICS and migration planning.
Modernization paths
COBOL work is not only maintenance. It can involve interface updates, service wrappers, batch optimization, cloud-adjacent migrations and gradual refactoring around the core system. The best experts know when to change code and when to leave stable logic alone.
Collaboration needs
- Short-term support for urgent fixes
- Long-term help for transformation programs
- Remote analysis with limited system access
- On-site work when security or mainframe access requires it
Clear documentation, careful handover and business context are essential, especially when teams in Munich need both local coordination and remote specialist input.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about COBOL — answered in short.
COBOL is still used for core business processing on mainframes and other long-lived enterprise systems. Companies rely on it for high-volume, rules-heavy work such as payments, policy handling, billing, claims and batch processing. It remains common where correctness and continuity matter more than rapid rewrites.
COBOL is usually chosen for stable transactional logic that already runs well and is tightly tied to mainframe data and batch flows. Java or newer stacks are often used for new services, user-facing layers or integration work around the core. In many companies, the real task is not replacing COBOL, but connecting it cleanly to newer systems.
A strong COBOL specialist usually also understands JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM and batch operations. These skills matter because the language rarely stands alone in production. File structures, job scheduling, transaction flows and data access often define whether a change is safe.
For a small change, a focused COBOL expert who can read the codebase and test carefully may be enough. For modernization, migration or recovery work, you need someone who has seen legacy control flows, mainframe operations and release risk before. The harder the system boundary, the more valuable deep practical experience becomes.
Many COBOL tasks can be done remotely if the team can provide secure access, test environments and good documentation. On-site work is more likely when systems are sensitive, access is restricted, or the business wants close coordination with operations. For projects in Munich, a hybrid setup is often the most practical option.
Look for someone who can explain old code in plain language and connect it to the business process behind it. A strong COBOL professional writes cautious changes, asks about data impact, and shows they understand JCL, batch timing and testing. If they only know syntax but not production flow, that is a warning sign.
Yes, COBOL is often central to modernization because many critical systems still depend on it. The best projects improve surrounding interfaces, reduce risk in batch flows and document the logic before any larger change. A good specialist knows how to modernize without breaking the core rules the system has carried for years.
In Munich, companies often bring in COBOL experts for mainframe support, change requests, audits and modernization planning. The work may sit close to finance, industry, insurance or logistics processes that cannot stop running. Local teams often want someone who can collaborate with German-speaking stakeholders while still working well in remote delivery setups.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used COBOL in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 823 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used COBOL in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 63% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used COBOL in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used COBOL in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used COBOL in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (83%), Information Technology (83%), and Insurance (75%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used COBOL in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (83%), and Quality Assurance (83%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used COBOL
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