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Hans-Dieter G.

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AI Testing & Quality Manager | Test Management | Practical AI Development Experience

Wiehl
Hans-Dieter G.

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Training as an AI Expert

I continuously expand my expertise in AI and automation. I work with ChatGPT, OpenAI, Manus, Gemini, MS CoPilot, APIs, LangChain, Hugging Face, Manus, TensorFlow, and Auto-GPT, as well as Python-based ML frameworks and MLOps tools, to intelligently transform traditional software development, analysis, and testing processes.

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Burhan D.

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Experienced IT and AI Architect

Niederkassel
Burhan D.

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Enterprise Architect & Solution Architect at DB Netz AG

With project PRIZMA, DB will modernize its infrastructure on the one hand, and develop a fail-safe IT landscape on the other hand, which can be restored quickly and securely in case of a disaster.

  • Capture current architectures of existing systems as well as methodical consulting and development of target architectures
  • Deepen and maintain the building plan / target IT landscape
  • Implement technical architecture concepts & architecture descriptions
  • Implement migration concepts for updating and further developing the platform and information systems
  • Assess submitted improvement suggestions as part of the project
  • Capability management: identify capability gaps, develop target visions, and support transformation planning within the enterprise architecture.
  • Create a compatibility matrix of the components in use and compare dependencies of specific versions
  • Create an IT concept for extending the platform with the following topics: hardware and software requirements, security, licensing, high availability, load balancing, backup & recovery, update strategy, monitoring integration, etc.
  • Coordinate with business architects as well as technical architects from the cross-functional architecture area of the PRISMA program for the topics (backup, Active Directory, monitoring, Citrix, and business applications ...)
  • Status meetings and alignment of project planning with the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager
  • Advise the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager in identifying project risks
  • Advise the System Architect Engineers in steering the implementation of the concept
  • Implement the IT concept
  • Document the infrastructure

Label: MS Project, LINUX, Windows, ORACLE, Java, REST, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, UML, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, AZURE, AWS, V-MODEL, Micro Service, VisualStudio, SAP S/4HANA, SCRUM(SAFE), ESB (TIBCO), Python, Innovator, LeanIX (TOGAF), Ansible, Ansible Tower, Ansible Automation, ROBOT, SpringBoot

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Niko S.

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Developing Architect / Solution Architect

Hamburg
Niko S.

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Developing Architect, Technical Lead "gridlytics" at HH Energienetze

  • Building a data integration platform for high, medium, and low voltage assets for contextual analysis of time series with master data from the SCADA control system (IEC 60870 104), INIS, and SAP.
  • Responsibility for the architecture and implementation of the solution, as well as sparring partner for the Product Owner.
  • Use of Kotlin, Spring Boot, Maven, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, liquibase, Elements IoT, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Python, jupyter, and various API gateways.
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Gerold K.

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Software Project Manager

Wetzlar
Gerold K.

Last position:

Software Project Manager at Pioneer Europe R&D Center

  • Field: Automotive / Amplifier
  • freelance
  • Mercedes Benz AG: MBOS 2.0 Amp581
  • Coordination of an international software team
  • Setting up and adapting development structures
  • Representing software topics in all committees and meetings
  • Coordination of various software suppliers
  • Software responsibility for VDA 6.3 Audit & ASPICE Assessment
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Tamás E.

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Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead

Munich
Tamás E.

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Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead at NDA (defense / OSINT)

  • Designing the audit logging framework
  • Implementing APIs for developers to integrate in their codebase
  • Implementing ingestion pipeline, database query layer and UI for browsing the audit events
  • Improving stability and reliability of the backend system
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Stephan G.

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Senior Backend Software Developer

Augsburg
Stephan G.

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Senior Backend Software Developer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovations

  • Further development and operation of a central backend service for providing vehicle inventory for international Mercedes-Benz online shops
  • Further development of a reservation service for vehicles as part of the checkout process
  • Design and implementation of a highly scalable end-to-end test architecture with a focus on maintainability, reusability, and a high number of automated test cases
  • Development of a multi-layer test infrastructure with a strict separation of test logic and access layers
  • Development of an initialization and caching architecture to significantly speed up local and CI/CD-based test runs
  • Development of an AI-supported review architecture for automated evaluation and quality assurance of end-to-end tests
  • Development of a dashboard for consolidated display of a vehicle context across multiple backend systems, including AI-generated summaries and compact case analyses
  • Integration and further development of connections to various reservation systems via Apache Kafka and REST
  • Design of new microservices and support with architecture decisions
  • Risk analysis and design of microservice migrations
  • Technologies: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Gradle, Maven, Apache Kafka, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger, Github, Confluence, CI/CD, Microservices, AI, LLMs
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Kyu-Wang L.

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Software Architect & Lead Software Engineer

Lindlar
Kyu-Wang L.

Last position:

Software Architect & Lead Software Engineer at Landesamt für Steuern Niedersachsen

  • The goal of BIENE is to provide a uniform program for tax collection for all states.

  • In tax collection, the aim is to collect the assessed taxes. This includes handling due dates, documenting incoming and outgoing payments, triggering reminders or refunds. Statute of limitations and payment reminders also play an important role. All payment transactions with banks and accounting are mapped in BIENE.

  • Setting up the architecture and coordinating the provisioning of development and test environments at the Hanover location

  • Installing and configuring environments on Linux servers (Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL)

  • Interface tasks: coordinating and aligning the integration of software products from other departments and their test data

  • Upgrading application server, JDK, Maven project structure

  • Environment coordination and build management

  • Implementing external interfaces

  • Implementing business requirements

  • Designing and implementing RESTful APIs and OpenAPI specifications

  • Designing and implementing microservice architecture

  • Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

  • Deploying applications on OpenShift

  • Creating technical documentation and diagrams

  • Working with SQL databases (Oracle and PostgreSQL)

  • Setting up authentication and authorization for the application and users

  • Containerizing the application (automated deployment via CI/CD pipeline)

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Armin V.

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Software Developer

Wiesbaden
Armin V.

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Software Developer at DFS GmbH

  • TANGe is a DFS project to introduce a modern digital tower system that is meant to make airport air traffic handling safer, more efficient, and future-ready. My current task in this project is the development of the Runway SID Assignment Service, which is responsible for assigning departure routes from an airport. SID - Standard Instrument Departure stands for a standardized departure route.

Software: Java, microservices, Kafka, Robot Framework, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Docker

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Sunish B.

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Technical Program Manager . Engineering Delivery & AI Systems

Teltow
Sunish B.

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AtlasMind - Production AI assistant for Jira at Mercedes Benz Innovation Labs Gmbh

  • Converts natural language into JQL using RAG and pgvector. Returns structured JSON with a query, chart spec, and plain-text answer. A two-stage router answers general questions without touching the JQL pipeline at all.
  • Interchangeable LLM backends: Ollama, vLLM, Groq, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock - switchable at runtime, no code changes. Self-healing JQL: on Jira validation failure, feeds error back to LLM, retries up to 4 times. OCI Vault for secrets. Deployed on Oracle Cloud A1 with GPU inference over Tailscale private network. Open source.
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Janine S.

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Freelance Business Operations & Executive Support

Böblingen
Janine S.

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Virtual Assistant to Management / Business Administration at TBN – Technische Beratung

  • Managing the operational back office
  • Handling quotations and invoicing
  • Supporting preparatory accounting
  • Coordinating appointments and operational alignments
  • Interface management between management, clients, and external partners
  • Structuring administrative processes in day-to-day business

By taking over operational back office tasks, management is noticeably relieved. Administrative processes run in a more structured, reliable, and efficient way, creating more time for clients, projects, and entrepreneurial decisions.

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Oliver K.

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AI & Automation Architect

Koblenz
Oliver K.

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Founder & AI Automation Architect at Zerobits

Zerobits is my vehicle for AI-powered automation and custom software development with a clear principle: AI solutions that reach production, not pilot stage. I design and build the systems myself - from first concept and architecture through implementation to deployment and operations.

My focus is on replacing repetitive, manual work with reliable automation and connecting disconnected tools and data sources into one dependable overall system.

Selected work:

  • Design and implementation of LLM-based agent systems and RAG pipelines (Anthropic Claude, Mistral, MongoDB Atlas Vector Search + RAG)
  • Workflow orchestration for long-running, fault-tolerant business processes using Temporal (temporal.io): saga patterns, event-driven architecture, retry and compensation logic, connecting third-party APIs and internal services into automated end-to-end processes
  • Full stack product development: SaaS architecture on Kubernetes, TypeScript/React/NestJS, admin tooling with refine.dev and MUI
  • AI-assisted development workflow as standard practice to deliver production software at a fraction of traditional timelines
  • Full stack product development: multi-tenant SaaS architecture running on Kubernetes, backend with NestJS/Node.js and Python, frontend with TypeScript, React and Next.js, admin tooling with refine.dev and MUI, CI/CD with GitHub Actions

One of these projects is a product I own and operate - free of any NDA restrictions. I'm happy to demonstrate it end to end.

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Christof H.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer

Angelbachtal
Christof H.

Last position:

Senior Frontend Developer at HUK24 AG

  • Designing new apps as well as enhancing and running 29 Angular apps for digital claims in an Nx monorepo
  • Maintaining and improving a shared component library with ~300 libraries for multiple product teams
  • Migrating all apps to a new design system including its component library and systematic refactoring
  • Developing and maintaining the CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform, AWS)
  • Managing releases independently including branch handling, versioning, PR coordination and production deployment
  • Implementing and maintaining tracking (Adobe Analytics)
  • Ensuring accessibility according to BFSG/WCAG
  • Test-driven development (TDD) with Jest and Cypress
  • Code reviews, mentoring and setting up best practices in the team
  • Technologies: TypeScript, Angular 16-20, RxJS, NgRx, Nx (Monorepo), npm, HTML, (S)CSS, Storybook, Jest, Cypress, Cucumber, Husky, Node.js, Git, AWS, Azure DevOps (Repos & Pipelines), Jenkins, Terraform, TDD, BFSG, WCAG, Nexus, IntelliJ, Adobe Analytics
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Serge K.

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MLOps (machine learning operations)

Munich
Serge K.

Last position:

MLOps (machine learning operations) at REWE Digital GmbH

  • It is like a startup within REWE, where we have to build a new forecasting system on Google Cloud Platform from the scratch. Although, officially my role is called MLOps, my actual tasks also include development of data processing pipelines (data engineering) and data scientists tasks such as feature engineering and model trainings.
  • GCP: Terraform (tofu), Vertex AI (Kubeflow), Cloud Run, IAM, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Artifact Registry
  • Data engineering: Snowflake as the main data warehouse, Terraform, DBT for data model implementations
  • CI/CD: GitLab. We have built a CI/CD pipeline that automates deployments of new releases up to production environment
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Christian M.

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Self-employed business consultant

München
Christian M.

Last position:

Self-employed business consultant at CuriousMinds Unternehmensberatung

  • Strategic consulting, technical consulting, interim management, and training
  • Management consulting and development of application solutions through interdisciplinary solution approaches
  • Employee and team development as well as innovation and communication management

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Statistics of experts using CVS

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

26 years

CVS experts in Germany have 26 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.1 years

CVS experts in Germany stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

20

CVS experts in Germany have completed 20 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

CVS experts in Germany 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

CVS experts in Germany are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Bachelor's degree or higher

90%

90% of CVS experts in Germany hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

57%

57% of CVS experts in Germany hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

9%

9% of CVS experts in Germany have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

2

CVS experts in Germany hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

CVS experts in Germany most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

98%

98% of CVS experts in Germany speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the CVS experts in Germany charges less than €480 per day.
9 of the CVS experts in Germany charge between €480 and €640 per day.
50 of the CVS experts in Germany charge between €640 and €800 per day.
33 of the CVS experts in Germany charge between €800 and €960 per day.
17 of the CVS experts in Germany charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
2 of the CVS experts in Germany charge €1120 or more per day.
<€480 €480-​640 €640-​800 €800-​960 €960-​1120 €1120+

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.

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Average rates of experts in Germany using CVS

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

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Daily rate avg. 776 €

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 760 €

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

CVS 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 (95%)
  • Banking and Finance (56%)
  • Manufacturing (50%)
  • Automotive (46%)
  • Retail (44%)
  • Telecommunication (42%)
  • Insurance (41%)
  • Transportation (39%)

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

About the technology

What CVS is

CVS, short for Concurrent Versions System, is a client-server version control system for tracking changes in source code and project files. It lets several specialists work on a shared repository, compare revisions, merge updates and restore earlier versions. Although newer tools are common for modern products, CVS remains important in long-running software estates.

Core workflows

CVS organizes files into modules, repositories and revisions. Specialists create working copies, update local files, commit changes and resolve conflicts when parallel work overlaps. Branching and tagging support release lines, maintenance work and repeatable snapshots, while access controls protect shared code and project history.

Tools and ecosystem

CVS work often includes command-line clients, repository servers and graphical interfaces used by established teams. Relevant surrounding skills include:

  • CVS repository setup, migration and permission management
  • Branch, tag and merge strategy for release maintenance
  • Build integration with scripting and continuous integration tools
  • Repository backup, audit and recovery procedures

Where companies use it

Companies bring in CVS specialists when a legacy codebase must stay reliable while teams modernize gradually. It appears in enterprise software, embedded products, research environments and internal systems with long maintenance cycles. In Germany, local teams may need support that combines remote repository work with on-site coordination during controlled migrations or release transitions.

When freelance expertise helps

Freelance support is useful during repository audits, server moves, access redesigns and migrations to Git or another version control system. Specialists can document undocumented branches, clean up release procedures and preserve history during a transition. They also help teams reduce disruption when only a few people understand an older CVS environment.

What strong specialists bring

A strong CVS professional understands version control concepts beyond individual commands. They assess repository structure, branching habits, build dependencies and operational risks before changing a live workflow. Clear documentation, careful conflict handling and tested rollback plans matter as much as technical configuration, especially when legacy releases support critical products.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about CVS.

CVS, or Concurrent Versions System, is used to track changes in source code and shared project files. Companies often retain it for mature applications, embedded products and long-lived systems where repository history and established release routines still matter.

CVS uses a centralized repository and relies on a shared server for many common operations. Git is distributed, offers stronger local branching workflows and is usually preferred for new work, while CVS expertise remains valuable when migration risk or legacy compatibility is a concern.

A capable CVS specialist should understand Unix or Windows administration, shell scripting, build automation and release management. Experience with repository backups, access controls and Git migration is also useful when the assignment includes modernization.

A project needs substantial CVS experience when it has complex branches, fragile build links, undocumented repository conventions or a high-risk migration. Smaller maintenance tasks may need solid version control knowledge, but repository restructuring and history preservation call for proven specialist judgment.

CVS maintenance can often be completed remotely when secure repository access, documentation and communication routines are available. On-site collaboration may help during release cutovers, infrastructure changes or workshops with teams in Germany that depend on direct coordination.

Look for a CVS specialist who can explain repository structure, branching decisions and rollback steps in clear terms. Ask for examples of controlled migrations, conflict resolution and documentation, then use a focused repository assessment to test practical judgment.

CVS officially refers to Concurrent Versions System. People sometimes expand the acronym incorrectly as Concurrent Versioning System, but searchers and technical teams generally mean the same centralized version control tool when they say CVS.

A CVS migration starts with repository discovery, including modules, branches, tags, permissions and history that must be preserved. The specialist then maps the structure to the target system, tests converted builds and workflows, and plans a staged cutover with a recovery path.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used CVS in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 776 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used CVS in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used CVS in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used CVS in their recent projects are German (98%), English (98%), and French (24%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used CVS in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (56%), and Manufacturing (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used CVS in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Product Development (93%), and Project Management (68%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used CVS

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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