Data Migration Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used Data Migration
Charles S.
Last position:
Data Delivery Lead at Westpac
- Owned and managed the product roadmap and backlog for the Consumer Banker reporting framework, prioritising features and driving iterative delivery of banker scorecards and network performance reporting in an agile environment.
- Developed and iterated portfolio financial reporting on a weekly cadence based on stakeholder feedback, replacing manual PowerPoint packs and saving the program hours of effort weekly.
- Integrated Generative AI (MS Copilot) to automate data lineage documentation across a large legacy codebase, eliminating est. 6 months of analyst effort and accelerating data governance outcomes.
- Led a unified data delivery approach and standards across five UNITE initiatives (~CHF 115m portfolio) supporting consolidation of legacy systems into the Digital Banker platform.
- Led cross-functional delivery team of 3 while also drawing on BA and DA talent pools, coordinating analytical resource across workstreams to accelerate data, reporting & governance outcomes.
Constantinos S.
Last position:
Managing Director at PrimeLogic Advisory SĂ rl
- Partnering with organisations to manage complex IT programmes, architect and implement ERP solutions, and embed AI where it drives measurable performance gains.
- ERP solution architecture and hands-on delivery across the full lifecycle (Oracle Cloud, Infor LN, Cegid, iValua)
- Programme and delivery leadership in both Waterfall and Agile environments (SAFe / Scrum / Kanban) - governance, stakeholder management, and execution at scale
- Comprehensive assessment of business processes, organizational maturity, and technology landscape to ensure successful ERP adoption and digital transformation initiatives
- Current mandate: Oracle Cloud SCM implementation for a Big Four consultancy
- Geneva-based; operating across Switzerland and the EU
Hanspeter J.
Last position:
Lead Consultant Salesforce DACH at DXC Technology
- Recording, validating and coordinating customer requirements
- Analyzing commercial processes at customers, as well as designing and implementing solution designs in Salesforce
- Designing and developing Salesforce architectures based on Sales and Service Cloud
- Maintaining and expanding own competence in order to know the new functions of Salesforce
- Taking an active role in the pre-sales phase and working closely with the sales and pre-sales teams
- Building and consolidating maturity within the team in new topics
- Actively helping to define and align own role within the DXC Best Practice
- MC Growth implementation
- AI Agentforce Agents Builder
- Agent Designer with elements.cloud
- Salesforce ORG assessments
- Process configuration mining
- Single point of contact for SFDC contacts global
- Project coordination with the EMEA and global head
- Proposal presales work with Salesforce AE and client partners for global accounts
Bojan A.
Last position:
Full Stack Developer with Angular at Further Education
- Highest level achieved: Certified Mid-Level Angular Developer
- 13 technologies newly learned or refreshed with (re-)certifications
- Current: Docker, Azure, Quarkus
Detlef W.
Last position:
Sourcing Manager at BEDAG Informatik AG
- Solely responsible for managing procurement operations
- WTO tenders in an open procedure
- Invitation process
- Direct call-offs and mini-tenders from framework contracts
- Simap.ch, SuisseOffer.ch, Confluence, Jira, Microsoft 365 applications
Vitaly P.
Last position:
IT Project Manager UCC at Office for Informatics, Canton of Zurich
- Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
- Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
- Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects
Philipp S.
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Markus F.
Last position:
Logistics Expert/Coach at RAPID Technic AG
- Coaching, developing fundamentals and leading technical aspects in logistics transformation
- Extending SAP WM functionalities
- Efficiency measures in shuttle warehouse technology
- Setting up logistics operations reporting
- Comprehensive inventory planning and execution
- Preparing the technical and commercial foundations for cooperation with external logistics service providers
- Recommendations for the future process and organizational structure
Rainer T.
Last position:
Managing Director at Tolksdorf.digital GmbH
- Independent consulting for digital transformation, quick checks and business case development
- Delivered systems and digital engineering, Industrie 4.0, workflow & AI agents
- Implemented digital sales and service solutions, KMU open source introduction, data migration, hosting and maintenance of customer IT systems
- Applied methods: Lean Innovation, ISO 9001:2015, Scrum; managed teams of 2–80 people and project volumes up to 22 Mi0 USD
Steven I.
Last position:
Lead Consultant Finance, Controlling & Real Estate Management
Greenfield – S/4HANA (since January 2026 Post Merger)
Functional responsibility at the interface between Finance, Controlling and Real Estate Management in an S/4HANA transformation in the context of an announced merger
Key areas:
- Introduction of Lease Accounting according to IFRS 16 as the initial focus
- Design of integrated processes in leasing, real estate and Finance integration
- Cost Allocation and cost accounting in Controlling
- Expansion of the role to serve as the functional link between Finance, Controlling and RE-FX in the merger context
Michael T.
Last position:
Senior Consultant, Developer, Business Analyst at Swiss Army, Federal Office for Informatics
- Maintained PeopleSoft HCM 9.2/Tools 9.59.08 for batch and interface programs
- Used Application Designer, Application Engine/Packages, PeopleCode
- Developed BI/Excel reporting and proof of concept
- Performed business analysis, SQL reports and documentation
Markus D.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer (Server) at EMS Chemie
- Operation and development of the global server and virtualization infrastructure
- Operation and maintenance of storage systems deployed worldwide
- Active management of global Active Directory services
- Providing 2nd- and 3rd-level support in these areas
- Independently overseeing and leading small IT projects
Rami L.
Last position:
Board and Business Advisor, part-time at CloudMotiv
Advising the founders on commercial GenAI-empowered enterprise solutions including strategy, positioning, product architecture, implementation and organizational scaling to meet global client needs.
Supported the creation of the IoT commercial drone business vertical, delivering on six continents.
Supported the exit from the India only predictive machine maintenance software joint venture.
Supported the long-game entry into the proprietary AI embedded software solutions area, now at MVP and client PoC stages in Financial Research (footnote.ai) and EPM & ERP (cloudbooks.ai) in Asia.
Peter B.
Last position:
Workstream Lead Order-to-Cash at Schaeffler AG
- Workstream Lead Order-to-Cash for Deloitte Consulting in the discovery phase for the “Vehicle Lifecycle Solutions” business unit in the S/4 HANA transformation program S4us
Tarik G.
Last position:
Freelance Employee at Reinsurance Industry
- System administration 3rd level server management and troubleshooting
- Azure DevOps administration
- Administration of virtual servers
- Monitoring and documentation of work processes
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd level support
- Administration of virtual servers (VMware)
- Administration of file servers and backup
- Onsite & remote support
- Office 365 user administration and troubleshooting
- Active Directory user setup and management
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Statistics of experts using Data Migration
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
46%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
89%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Switzerland 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 Switzerland using Data Migration
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 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.
- Banking and Finance (74%)
- Information Technology (74%)
- Manufacturing (68%)
- Professional Services (63%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Energy (42%)
- Government and Administration (37%)
- Food and Beverage (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Data Migration Covers
Data migration moves structured or unstructured information from one system, database or storage environment to another. It can support a cloud move, ERP replacement, merger, application modernization or data-centre exit. The work includes discovery, mapping, transformation, transfer, validation and controlled decommissioning of the source system.
Typical Migration Projects
- Moving on-premises databases to cloud services such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
- Consolidating customer and product records after a merger or system change
- Replacing legacy ERP, CRM, finance or supply-chain applications
- Transferring files, documents and metadata into governed repositories
- Preparing archival data for retention, reporting or regulatory access
The delivery approach depends on data volume, downtime tolerance, source quality and the target system’s interfaces.
Ecosystem and Tooling
Data Migration projects may use SQL, Python, ETL and ELT workflows, REST APIs, message queues and managed cloud transfer services. Common tools include Informatica, Talend, Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, Apache NiFi and cloud-native pipelines. Strong specialists also work with relational and NoSQL databases, data warehouses, data lakes, schema mapping and automated reconciliation.
When Companies Need Support
- Source systems contain duplicates, missing values or inconsistent identifiers
- A cutover must happen with limited business interruption
- Existing interfaces do not match the target application’s data model
- Internal teams lack capacity for mapping, testing and rollback planning
Freelance expertise is useful when the migration has a fixed deadline, several vendors or sensitive business data. In Switzerland, teams may also need clear coordination across German-, French- and Italian-speaking stakeholders, with remote and on-site work combined where required.
What Strong Specialists Deliver
A capable professional begins with a source inventory and a migration strategy that defines ownership, dependencies, risks and acceptance criteria. They create mapping rules, transformation logic, test datasets, reconciliation checks and a cutover runbook. They also document decisions so internal teams can operate and audit the target environment after handover.
Quality and Risk Control
Quality is visible in traceable lineage, repeatable loads and evidence that records arrive complete, accurate and usable. Strong specialists protect sensitive data during extraction and transfer, apply least-privilege access and separate test from production work. They rehearse rollback, monitor the cutover and resolve defects by root cause rather than by manual patching.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Data Migration.
Data Migration is used to move data between applications, databases, storage environments or cloud services. Companies rely on it for ERP replacements, cloud adoption, mergers, application modernization and the retirement of legacy systems.
Data Migration usually moves data from a source system into a target system, often as a defined project with a cutover. Data integration keeps information connected across systems through ongoing synchronisation, APIs or event pipelines.
A strong Data Migration specialist often combines SQL, database design, ETL or ELT, API work and data-quality management. Cloud services, Python, security controls, business analysis and test automation are also valuable, depending on the target environment.
The right Data Migration experience depends on the number of systems, data sensitivity, transformation complexity and downtime limits. A straightforward transfer may need focused implementation support, while a regulated ERP or merger migration requires strategy, testing, governance and cutover leadership.
Yes, much of Data Migration can be performed remotely through secure access, shared documentation and scheduled testing sessions. On-site workshops may still help with source-system discovery, stakeholder decisions and cutover coordination, especially when teams work across Switzerland’s language regions.
Ask a Data Migration professional to explain a comparable source-to-target move, including mapping, validation, rollback and defect handling. Review the clarity of their migration plan and look for evidence of automated reconciliation rather than reliance on visual spot checks.
The main Data Migration risks are incomplete discovery, poor source quality, incorrect mappings, weak access controls and an untested cutover. A robust plan addresses profiling, cleansing, reconciliation, backup, rollback and business sign-off before production transfer.
Before committing to Data Migration, companies may compare rehosting, replatforming, replication, phased coexistence or keeping the source system in place. The decision should reflect data value, target-system capability, operational risk, compliance duties and the cost of maintaining two environments.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Data Migration in their recent projects is 118 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 947 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Data Migration in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 46% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Data Migration in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Data Migration in their recent projects are German (95%), English (89%), and French (53%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Data Migration in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (74%), Information Technology (74%), and Manufacturing (68%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Data Migration in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (84%), and Product Development (68%).
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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