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Alwin G.

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IT Director

Essen
Alwin G.

Last position:

IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist

  • Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
  • Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
  • IT interim management and strategic consulting
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Paul W.

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Enterprise & Solution Architect · Senior IT Program Manager Freelance IT Consultant — SAP · Salesforce · Cloud · AI/Agentic

München
Paul W.

Last position:

Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH

Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.

  • Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
  • Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
  • Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
  • Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.

Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io

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Geoffrey G.

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Lead Researcher

Höchberg
Geoffrey G.

Last position:

Lead Researcher at York St John Business School

  • Independently designed, conducted and evaluated a research project examining dynamic management capabilities (DMCs) in the implementation of HR practices at different management levels (top, middle and frontline management).
  • Focus on the strategic role of frontline management in implementing effective HRM measures.
  • Self-initiated project with academic collaboration involving York St John University, Robert Kennedy College and the University of Cambridge.
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Bruno P.

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Independent Consultant for Digital Products & Processes

Freilassing
Bruno P.

Last position:

Product Owner

Design and implementation of a “unified-commerce” platform for SMEs to sell and deliver multi-product bundles

Achievements: Designed and delivered a fully functional, CPQ-based “buy flow” process for configuring and selling multi-product bundles on time, and secured customer approval within the specified 90-day timeframe. Successfully tested the integration of various interface services for customer search, customer data enrichment, address validation, service qualification, phone number validation, credit checks, appointment selection and quote-to-order transition.

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic goal delivery: Translating strategic customer goals into action and delivering them (e.g. release content, business value).
  • Backlog management: Creating and refining backlog items (Initiatives, Epics, User Stories, Defects) in close coordination with the project team and client.
  • Prioritization & releases: Owning Product Backlog prioritization and delivery of defined release goals.
  • Deliverable tracking: Tracking work completed by suppliers and the client.
  • Roadmap & release planning: Developing and delivering roadmaps and release plans together with the client.
  • Scope ownership: Owning the contractually agreed scope of work.
  • Claim management: Proactive claim and change management with the client.
  • Team coordination: Managing and coordinating the development team.
  • Leveraging synergies: Using synergies between client projects and product development.
  • Proposal preparation: Preparing proposals (with supervision) and presenting them in person to clients and partners.

Skills: Developing, communicating and delivering product visions; Product Backlog Management; Stakeholder Management; Regular reporting to management and steering committees; Requirements analysis & engineering; Planning and documenting workshops; Functional leadership and coordination of (distributed) project teams and external service providers; Epic Management; User Story specifications; Creating use cases, supporting software testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Release Management and sprint planning; TO-BE process design; Process optimization; Planning, designing and specifying interfaces to existing and new systems; Identifying, assessing and managing project risks; Proactive claim and change management; Facilitating sprint planning and reviews; Data migration; Scrum; Kanban; REST API; JSON; XML; BPMN; UML; Jira; Confluence

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Florian R.

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Principal, Enterprise Transformation & Strategy Execution

Frankfurt am Main
Florian R.

Last position:

Global Programme Lead, Ecosystem Separation at Merck Group

  • Electronics – Surface Solutions | Carve-out of IT, data and system landscape*

  • Separation of a full business division's IT, data and system landscape following divestment across cloud, on-premises and connected laboratory systems; centrally governed investment envelope in the three-digit m€ range

  • Laboratory notebook and laboratory analytics platform stream: Palantir Foundry, Snowflake, Signals Notebook, Power BI and connected laboratory instrumentation; SharePoint and JIRA; site transition completed without interruption to laboratory operations

  • Decision authority and escalation point for business, IT infrastructure, IT security and vendors; separation executed across globally distributed users and systems and handed over on schedule, avoiding a contractual penalty for the client

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Kossi A.

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Project Manager

Frankfurt am Main
Kossi A.

Last position:

Project Manager at Deutsche Bank

Migration of an existing application to a new IT infrastructure.

  • Managed all project activities (infrastructure, applications, data, security, architecture)
  • Planned complex network architectures with security requirements
  • Designed and coordinated firewall configurations
  • Planned and managed interfaces between ERP, cloud, and third-party systems
  • Coordinated middleware solutions (e.g. SAP Integration Suite, MuleSoft, Boomi)
  • Defined data flows, mapping rules, and integration architectures
  • Managed data migrations and master data harmonization
  • Coordinated with business departments, IT teams, service providers, and external partners
  • Team size: International team of 35 employees – Germany | Poland | India | USA
  • Languages: English

Tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), Brainloop, Jira, Confluence, MS SharePoint

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Joaquim L.

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Freelance ABAP Developer, Logistics

Bonn
Joaquim L.

Last position:

SAP Senior ABAP Developer

SAP Data Migration Greenfield QM

In the QM module project, the focus was on migrating inspection plans and transferring Dynpro applications from the ECC system to the HANA system while adhering to development guidelines and clean code principles. The project involved the use of technologies and concepts such as ABAP Objects (ABAP OO), Clean Code practices, SMOD/CMOD enhancements, User Exits, Function Exits, BAdIs, interfaces, and classes. Writing complex reports for download and upload of change pointer information of inspection plan header.

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Joachim A.

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HubSpot Project Manager, Tracking + Analytics Expert

Frankfurt am Main
Joachim A.

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HubSpot Project Manager, Tracking + Analytics Expert at Swiss Post

  • Create a tracking concept for Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, including the data layer, events, triggers, and reporting
  • Manage the project team (developers, designers, performance)
  • Communication interface between stakeholders and digital specialist departments
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Umut G.

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Freelancer

Frankfurt
Umut G.

Last position:

Data Architect at BA Technology

I am an experienced data engineer specializing in end‑to‑end data integration, cloud DWH architectures, and high‑quality, governed data products.

I delivered following projects and engagements as a freelancer.

  • Data Migration of CRM System for AL-FA Objekt Service Gmbh
  • Microsoft Software Resales Partnership

I am looking for freelance roles like: Freelance Data Engineer Cloud Data Warehouse Architect Data Modeling & Architecture Consultant MDM & Data Governance Specialist BI & Analytics Developer

Technical Focus Areas

  • Data Engineering & Integration: SQL Server/SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter/IDQ, Talend, Kafka, Azure Data Factory – Delta/CDC/ELT patterns, robust pipelines, monitoring/recovery, data lineage & impact analysis, medallion architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
  • DWH & Cloud: Azure SQL / Data Lake / Synapse, AWS Redshift/S3, on‑prem SQL/Oracle – scalable data marts with a strong cost/benefit focus.
  • Data Modeling: Atomic (Inmon) and Dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault (Linstedt), Domain‑Driven Design, clear lineage & contracts.
  • MDM & Governance: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, stewardship processes, data quality rules, survivorship/XREF, catalog/glossary, SIF/BES/REST publication.
  • Analytics/BI: Power BI, SSAS, Cognos – business‑ready, maintainable data products.
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Nico B.

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Project Manager

Hagen am Teutoburger Wald
Nico B.

Last position:

Project Manager at Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH

  • Act as project manager and first point of contact on the project side
  • Coordinate with teams to ensure required information is available for project completion
  • Ensure both general contractors and internal teams store information correctly
  • Monitor compliance with the project checklist and follow-up
  • Plan and execute the project plan
  • Perform budget and project calculations based on expected price calculations and estimated effort
  • Participate in project meetings
  • Review progress of Actoom (external partner handling data)
  • Answer queries from Actoom regarding data migrations to retrieve data from internal partners or general contractors
  • Contact subcontractors to obtain missing information
  • Communicate with insolvent companies to obtain missing information
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Ebru A.

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Business Analyst | Project & Product Manager | PMO | CRM & Salesforce | MarTech | SaaS & Rollout Management | Digital

Darmstadt
Ebru A.

Last position:

Product Analytics & App Tracking Consultant at EnBW mobility+ AG & Co. KG

  • Product Analytics, Mobile App Tracking & Tracking Governance (B2C Mobility App) – agile project management (Scrum/Kanban)
  • Product Ownership for Product Analytics and Mobile App Tracking of the EnBW mobility+ app; gathering, prioritizing, and translating business requirements into actionable concepts and Azure DevOps user stories with acceptance criteria.
  • Derivation of tracking requirements when introducing new app features (including Resilient Map), definition of tracking parameters (screens, events, custom definitions), and ensuring privacy-compliant tracking (Firebase, GA4, Adjust) based on the tracking concept.
  • Design and adaptation of dashboards and funnel reporting for campaigns (GA4 validation, onboarding and order flow analyses, conversion funnels, charging start flow) to identify drop-off points and optimization potential.
  • Management of the technical raw data export (Adjust to BigQuery) and connection to the data warehouse/data lakehouse, including data mapping; collaboration with international development teams, Data Engineering, Marketing/Sales, and Product Management.
  • Establishment of standardized tracking architecture, naming conventions, and governance; analysis and expansion of tracking (new features and “blind spots”), test design, handover to testers, and quality assurance and approval before releases; documentation in Conceptboard.
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Michael S.

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Application Operations

Erding
Michael S.

Last position:

Senior System Engineer at VCS Value Chain Solutions GmbH

Planning and updating the entire environment to Windows Server 2022 and 2025

  • Hardening of DCs and servers, setup of event log forwarding
  • Migration of all existing Windows 2019 servers (including Active Directory DCs, DNS and CA) to Windows Server 2022 and 2025
  • Automation of security patches for the Hyper-V clusters via PowerShell (CAU)
  • Network administration
  • Continuous operation and support of the MS Hyper-V environments
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Sercan T.

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Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level

Esslingen am Neckar
Sercan T.

Last position:

Co-Founder & Lead Software Architect at Pflege-Pfad

  • Focus: System architecture, cloud-native platforms, microservices, API design
  • Product: Pflege-Pfad is a digital placement platform that directly connects relatives of people in need of care with verified care services and caregivers – without an agency and without ongoing fees.
  • Business analysis & process design:
  • Analysis of the German care market and identification of the key pain points of both target groups.
  • Modeling of core business processes: registration, verification, care request, application, placement, and rating.
  • Definition of the business model as a freemium/premium model with optional contact unlocking.
  • Creation of user stories and requirements documentation for relatives, care services, and administrators.
  • Design of trust and quality assurance mechanisms with document upload, admin review process, and rating system.
  • Coordination with stakeholders and validation of product decisions with potential users.
  • Technical implementation:
  • Design and implementation of the entire platform architecture as the sole developer.
  • Design and implementation of a REST API with Spring Boot and Kotlin, including JWT-based authentication.
  • Development of the frontend as a single-page application with Angular 17.
  • Implementation of the AWS infrastructure with EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, S3, CloudFront, and IAM.
  • Document upload with AWS S3 using presigned URLs to verify care services.
  • Email notifications via Resend API.
  • AI-supported care service search via OpenAI API.
  • Implementation of complete user flows such as registration, login, password reset, and the placement process.
  • Development of an admin panel for user and care service management as well as analytics.
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and containerized deployments with Docker.
  • End-to-end tests with Playwright.

Technologies: Kotlin, Spring Boot 3, Spring Security, JWT, JPA/Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Angular 17, TypeScript, RxJS, AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, CloudFront CDN, RDS PostgreSQL, IAM), nginx, GitHub Actions, Playwright, Maven, Git, OpenAI API, Resend API, Docker, Scrum, i18n (DE/EN/TR), Kiro, feature flag architecture.

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Carlos M.

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Implementation in Pimcore/Shopware

Stuttgart
Carlos M.

Last position:

Implementation in Pimcore/Shopware

  • Consulting, design, analysis, software architecture and development
  • Design, development and implementation of a Pimcore environment and connection of several external API systems in a Kubernetes environment, as well as various PIM and ERP systems
  • Technologies: Unix environment, design, Symfony development, design, PHP 8+, software architecture, MySQL/SQL, Shell Script, Git Dev Ops tasks, AI coding assistance, Pimcore 12, Shopware 6
  • Team size: >10 people

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Statistics of experts using Data Migration

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

22 years

Data Migration experts in Germany have 22 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

3 years

Data Migration experts in Germany stay in a single position for 3 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

15

Data Migration experts in Germany have completed 15 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance

Data Migration experts in Germany are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

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

Bachelor's degree or higher

89%

89% of Data Migration experts in Germany hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

50%

50% of Data Migration experts in Germany hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

5%

5% of Data Migration experts in Germany have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

4

Data Migration experts in Germany hold 4 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

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

Speak two or more languages

96%

96% of Data Migration experts in Germany speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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2% of Data Migration experts in Germany charge less than €400 per day.
31% of Data Migration experts in Germany charge between €400 and €800 per day.
56% of Data Migration experts in Germany charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
10% of Data Migration experts in Germany charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
1% of Data Migration experts in Germany charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany 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.

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Average rates of experts in Germany using Data Migration

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

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Daily rate avg. 850 €

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Median rate 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.

Data Migration 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 (89%)
  • Professional Services (58%)
  • Banking and Finance (50%)
  • Manufacturing (49%)
  • Retail (41%)
  • Automotive (40%)
  • Telecommunication (32%)
  • Transportation (31%)

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

About the technology

What Data Migration Covers

Data migration transfers structured or unstructured information between databases, applications, storage systems or cloud environments. It can include database migration, data conversion, legacy system migration and ETL work. The goal is not only to move records, but to preserve meaning, relationships, security and usability in the target environment.

Typical Migration Projects

Companies bring in specialists when a system change makes reliable data transfer essential. Common assignments include:

  • Moving on-premises databases to cloud services
  • Consolidating data after a merger or application replacement
  • Replacing legacy ERP, CRM or warehouse systems
  • Designing repeatable ETL pipelines for operational data
  • Archiving, cleansing and restructuring historical records

Ecosystem And Tooling

Effective work depends on the source and target landscape. Specialists may use SQL, Python, dbt, Apache Spark, Talend, Informatica, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue or Google Cloud Dataflow. They also work with relational databases, NoSQL stores, APIs, message queues, object storage and data warehouses, choosing tools that fit the data volume, dependencies and operating model.

When Expertise Matters

Migration risk rises when data is inconsistent, poorly documented or tied to business-critical processes. Companies often need freelance expertise for discovery, mapping, transformation rules, test migrations, reconciliation and cutover planning. In Germany, specialists may support distributed teams remotely or collaborate on site when sensitive systems and business stakeholders require close coordination.

Quality And Delivery

Strong professionals begin with source profiling and a clear target model. They document lineage, ownership, validation rules, rollback options and acceptance criteria before production transfer. Good delivery includes automated checks for completeness, duplicates, formats, referential integrity and business totals, followed by monitoring after go-live.

Skills Beyond Transfer

The best specialists understand both technical dependencies and the business meaning of the data. Useful adjacent skills include data governance, master data management, information security, privacy controls, cloud architecture, API integration and release management. They communicate risks clearly, involve process owners early and leave behind runbooks that internal teams can maintain.

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Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with Data Migration? These answers cover the essentials.

Data Migration is used to move information from one system, database or storage environment to another. It supports cloud adoption, application replacement, ERP and CRM changes, mergers, data consolidation and legacy system retirement.

Data Migration usually has a defined source, target and transition point, often as part of a system change. ETL describes extracting, transforming and loading data, while integration keeps systems exchanging data over time; a migration can use ETL methods and integration tools.

A strong Data Migration specialist often combines SQL, data modelling, ETL, API integration and cloud storage knowledge. Data quality, governance, security, privacy controls and project cutover planning are equally important when the information supports critical business processes.

The right Data Migration experience depends on the number of source systems, data quality, transformation complexity and business risk. A contained database move may need focused technical support, while a regulated ERP replacement calls for a specialist who can lead discovery, testing, reconciliation and cutover.

Data Migration work can often be performed remotely when systems, documentation and secure access are available. On-site collaboration in Germany may still help during workshops, source-system discovery, user acceptance testing or a sensitive production cutover.

Data Migration focuses on moving and reshaping information so it works in a target environment. Application modernization changes the software itself; projects frequently combine both, but the migration scope should remain explicit so data validation, ownership and rollback decisions are not overlooked.

A reliable Data Migration deliverable includes source profiling, mapping specifications, transformation logic, test results and reconciliation evidence. It should also define ownership, validation rules, security measures, cutover steps, rollback options and post-migration monitoring.

Before starting Data Migration, professionals should clarify source and target systems, data owners, access conditions, business rules, downtime limits and acceptance criteria. They should also establish how defects will be handled, who approves the final data and which documentation the internal team needs after handover.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Data Migration in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 850 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Data Migration in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Data Migration in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Data Migration in their recent projects are German (99%), English (95%), and French (16%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Data Migration in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Professional Services (58%), and Banking and Finance (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Data Migration in their recent projects are Information Technology (99%), Project Management (81%), and Product Development (65%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Data Migration

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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