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Thomas Müller

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Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution

München
Thomas Müller

Last position:

Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution at CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH

  • Rework demand, development and operational organizational set up for the Solution Train
  • Rework requirement refinement process flow from strategic theme to user story
  • Introduction of visualization tools (Canvas) of work dependencies over different requirement levels and Solution Train leadership coaching
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Ursula Helfer

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Product Owner | Scrum Master | Finance Expert

Munich
Ursula Helfer

Last position:

Subproject Lead & Scrum Master at DB Energie

Subproject management in an agile IT environment

Leading a software development team (10 employees)

  • Leading a software development team with 10 employees
  • Budget responsibility approx. 3 million Euros per year
  • Conducting employee and job interviews
  • Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
  • Digitalization of a web interface
  • Regular reporting to clients and stakeholders (C-level)
  • Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to steer product development
  • Designing product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
  • Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
  • Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
  • Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
  • Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector including knowledge of regulatory processes
  • Formulating the subproject charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
  • Steering performance delivery according to the project charter
  • Planning and steering human resources including budget planning for the subproject
  • Ensuring the working capacity of subproject participants, e.g., by requesting access rights and documents for the subproject team
  • Planning and steering for the respective subproject (Time, Scope, Budget) including the creation of necessary documents
  • Coordinating with the department and Product Owners to plan the subproject scope and the corresponding implications
  • Conducting milestone planning according to the agreed process model
  • Effort estimation and support of subproject controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
  • Reporting subproject status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
  • Analyzing, preparing, and addressing needs for action and decisions
  • Escalating subproject issues to project management
  • Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
  • Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (Time, Scope, and Budget)
  • Steering the implementation of cross-cutting specifications and requirements in the subproject, supported by cross-functional roles on the business and technical side.
  • Identifying, steering, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across subprojects
  • Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
  • Preparing and steering commissioning including required documents and protection requirements assessment

Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the fullstack area (7 people)

  • Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
  • Introducing the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burndown Charts), metrics, and conducting required training in an agile IT environment
  • Preparing Scrum events such as Daily, Retrospectives, Review, Sprint Planning, Estimation, and Refinement (agile way of working)
  • Facilitating retrospectives and removing impediments to drive the team and product forward
  • Preparing action points and retros via Whiteboard and Figma
  • Applying and improving agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
  • Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
  • Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
  • Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creating filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up Cycle Time
  • Using Jira & Confluence
  • Setting up progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual effort for user stories
  • Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "Velocity", "Burn-Down Chart", "Throughput", "Costs", "Quality", "Scope"
  • Evaluating agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
  • Communication and moderation know-how
  • Proven methodological competence in conflict resolution discussions
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Michael Nelz

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Senior ML Engineer | AI Engineer | Problem Solver

Eichenau
Michael Nelz

Last position:

Senior ML Engineer, AI Engineer at Lanxess AG

  • Deployment and scaling of existing ML initiatives, including demand and cash flow forecasts.
  • Building robust monitoring with mlflow for data stability, model performance, and drift detection, as well as implementing additional ML use cases.
  • Further development of an Agentic AI chatbot for transparent and easy-to-understand model explanations.
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Lukas Noska

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Senior Product UX/UI Designer (Design System & Component Library)

Munich
Lukas Noska

Last position:

Senior Product Designer (Process & Workflows) at Streckenheld

  • Designed role-based delivery assignment workflows, switchable between own fleet and partner carriers, with traceable status chains from „pending“ to „in delivery.“
  • Designed AI-assisted route optimization, where dispatchers review drive-time-optimized route suggestions as drafts and apply them in one click.
  • Designed a central planning interface for delivery and route management, bringing table view, map view, and route composition into a single workflow.
  • Built interactive prototypes to align new product features early with stakeholders and engineering.

Key methods: AI-assisted Product Design, Workflow Design, Role-Based Workflows, Dashboard Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Logistics/Operations UX, Stakeholder Collaboration

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Ajay Kumar Deekonda

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Senior BI and Analytics Engineer

Munich
Ajay Kumar Deekonda

Last position:

Senior BI and Analytics Engineer at Novartis

  • Led enterprise reporting modernization by migrating legacy SSRS reporting solutions to Power BI, supporting 500+ business users while ensuring full GDPR/DSGVO compliance.
  • Designed and optimized Power BI and Microsoft Fabric semantic models using star schema, dimensional modeling, advanced DAX, and performance optimization techniques, reducing query latency by 25%.
  • Delivered 20+ executive and operational dashboards featuring KPI scorecards, drill-through, bookmarks, and row-level security, improving reporting efficiency by 20%.
  • Enabled self-service analytics through governed Power BI datasets, dataflows, and gateway architecture, increasing business-led reporting adoption by 35%.
  • Configured an incremental refresh policy and query folding for a 50+ million row sales dataset, reducing daily report refresh times by 85%.
  • Deployed automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake, reducing reporting delivery timelines by 40% through workflow automation.
  • Spearheaded Microsoft Fabric analytics modernization initiatives including lakehouse architecture, OneLake integration, and centralized data platform development, reducing data latency from 2 hours to 20 minutes.
  • Translated business requirements from 15+ stakeholders into scalable Power BI semantic models and dashboards, improving reporting consistency and reducing ad-hoc reporting requests by 25%.
  • Applied Microsoft Copilot and generative AI tools to accelerate SQL development, DAX authoring, technical documentation, and testing activities, reducing development effort by approximately 15 hours per week.
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Marco Toscano

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Scrum Master

München
Marco Toscano

Last position:

Scrum Master at Siemens Energy

  • Responsible for introducing agile methods within the Interface & Integration Team (2 Scrum Teams)
  • Planning and delivering trainings in agile methods
  • Facilitating workshops and Scrum events
  • Removing impediments
  • Increasing sprint performance
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Ljubomir Obrenovic

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Senior Test Automation Engineer | QA Engineer

München
Ljubomir Obrenovic

Last position:

Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH

Temporary employment

  • System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, acceptance, and compliance tests for safety-critical brake control units in the rail industry
  • Software test application & integration: Runtime configuration of software components and libraries, validation of interfaces, configuration dependencies, and component interactions
  • Test automation (FEAT framework): Co-development and further development of an automated test framework for test execution, reporting, and result analysis
  • Functional safety (SiL4, FuSi): Ensuring compliance with safety requirements, traceability and coverage, as well as standards compliance according to EN50126/28/29
  • Test automation for communication components: Configuration and validation of fieldbus (CAN) and Ethernet-based TCMS data communication interfaces (TRDP and CIP)
  • Requirements analysis & shift-left (PTC Windchill ALM): Analysis of software and system artifacts to identify gaps, ambiguities, and redundancies early in the SDLC
  • Test design & test case development: Derivation of test conditions, coverage strategies, and implementation of data-driven test cases (DDT), including reusable test data fixtures
  • CI/CD & automation (Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, SVN): Automation of build, test, and HIL deployment processes as well as integration into CI/CD pipelines
  • Test data & configuration management (XML): Maintenance and adaptation of XML test vectors and system configurations with automated integration into test environments
  • Non-functional testing: Execution of performance and load tests to assess stability and system behavior
  • Agile development & defect management (JIRA, Confluence): Participation in Scrum teams, test coordination, review of test artifacts, as well as defect tracking and root-cause analysis
  • Error analysis & debugging (CANoe, CANalyzer): Analysis of errors and message flows across multiple system layers (application to bus)
  • Model-based analysis (UML, Enterprise Architect): Specification of SUT/SOW and support for systematic test control
  • Process & test documentation: Creation of integration and test documentation according to internal quality and certification requirements
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Tamás Eppel

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Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead

Munich
Tamás Eppel

Last position:

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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Philipp Grunert

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Machine Learning & Data Engineer

München
Philipp Grunert

Last position:

Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH

  • Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
  • Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
  • Development of LLM and NLP models
  • Creation of interactive reports
  • Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
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Madhurima Yenakandla

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ServiceNow Developer

München
Madhurima Yenakandla

Last position:

ServiceNow Developer at Globant

  • Configured Topics, Microsites into rich content portal widgets, Content Library, landing pages and automated client portal data sync, reducing manual effort by 80% and elevating self-service engagement.
  • Architected optimal display across devices and varying resolutions to enhance user accessibility and experience.
  • Set up and customized Azure VM integration by utilizing Catalog Items, PowerShell scripting and workflow orchestration.
  • Analyzed and translated business requirements into scalable solutions, leveraging ServiceNow scripting to enhance platform functionality and elevate user experience.

Key ServiceNow Skills: Service Portal, Widget Development, Catalog Items, PowerShell Scripting, Workflow Orchestration, Content Management.

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Christian Bellerose

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Senior Program Manager (Freelance)

Munich
Christian Bellerose

Last position:

Senior Program Manager (Freelance) at Bellerose Consulting

  • Advise organizations on integrating AI into project and program management practices, delivering measurable productivity improvements
  • Designed and implemented an AI agent to improve project communication, transparency, and reporting quality
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Giuseppe Abrignani

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Software, AI & Automation Architect

Germering
Giuseppe Abrignani

Last position:

Embedded Software Developer at Inheco

  • AI Integration (LLM & RAG): Design and build of an internal intelligent RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) based on LLMs, n8n, and vector data for the automated analysis of technical documents and error logs.
  • Design & Implementation: Design of a robust RS-232/UART communication interface for an SBC-based embedded device to control medical shaker systems.
  • Architecture & Protocol Design: Implementation of a highly maintainable software structure (OOP, SOLID) and definition of hardware-close, resilient communication protocols including multithreading and advanced error handling.
  • Quality Assurance & DevOps: Test automation using xUnit, integration tests directly on the hardware target, and maintenance of technical documentation according to strict medical technology standards via Azure DevOps.

Label: C#, .NET, LLMs, RAG, n8n, RS-232, UART, Multithreading, async/await, xUnit, gRPC/protobuf, Blazor, MudBlazor, EF Core, Visual Studio 2026, Azure DevOps

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Tezcan Dilshener

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Solution Architect / Project Manager

München
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
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Thomas Hoefkens

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Senior MLOps, DevOps Engineer

Munich
Thomas Hoefkens

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Senior MLOps, DevOps Engineer at Trianel Energy

  • Build and operate an end-to-end MLOps platform on Azure ML and Kubernetes (Kubeflow) for the automated deployment, monitoring, and scaling of forecasting models (including Temporal Fusion Transformer, Informer, Autoformer).
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for the full ML lifecycle – from resource provisioning (Terraform), data transformation (Hugging Face Datasets, Pandas, PyTorch, CUDA cluster) through training and evaluation to model registry and endpoint deployment.
  • Integrate MLflow for experiment tracking, model versioning, performance monitoring, and automated registration in the Azure Model Registry.
  • Develop and containerize PyTorch training jobs (Azure Notebook, Jupyter Notebooks) for price and time series forecasting (PFC models) with automatic rollout via Azure ML Endpoints and REST/gRPC interfaces, Docker containerization, secured with OAuth 2.0.
  • Set up monitoring and alerting mechanisms (Prometheus, MLflow Metrics), log centralization, and cost monitoring.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and model deployment using Terraform, Helm, and Azure CLI; connect to existing market data systems and event pipelines.
  • Migrate existing workloads and databases (IONOS → Azure, MongoDB) with integration into central MLOps workflows and internal networks.
  • Extend the platform with LLM-based tools (LangChain, LangServe) to integrate GPT-based analysis modules into existing Spring Boot services for market anomaly detection and automated reports.
  • Analyze and architect a software solution to process large volumes of data efficiently (>3000 messages/sec.) (market data store).
  • Spring Boot / Java 21 container development with RabbitMQ for distributing stock market data via MongoDB (Kubernetes) with fast storage of data in Redis RMaps, deduplication, forwarding messages to Read Model queues, and building Read Models for UI display in MongoDB.
  • Integration of RESTHeart to create a REST API for MongoDB.
  • Build an Angular frontend to simplify data queries and master data maintenance.
  • Agentic coding with remote and local LLMs (Claude Sonnet, Ollama Qwen) and MCP servers.
  • Develop Python scripts for transforming and cleaning incoming stock market data (Pandas, scikit-learn).

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Statistics of experts using DevOps

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

19 years (Germany: 18 years)

Position duration

2.2 years (Germany: 2.9 years)

Positions per freelancer

12

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

94% (Germany: 91%)

Master's degree or higher

64% (Germany: 55%)

Doctorate

11% (Germany: 8%)

Certifications per freelancer

3

Most common languages

English, German, French

Speak two or more languages

98% (Germany: 97%)

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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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 DevOps

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

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Daily rate avg. 800 €
Germany avg. 796 €

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 800 €
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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

The role of modern DevOps specialists

DevOps bridges the gap between software development and IT operations to accelerate delivery cycles and improve software reliability. These specialists focus on automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous integration and deployment. By breaking down organizational silos, they help businesses release features faster and with fewer deployment failures.

Core technical responsibilities

  • Designing and maintaining robust continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
  • Provisioning cloud resources using infrastructure as code frameworks.
  • Monitoring system performance and setting up proactive alerting systems.
  • Migrating legacy on-premise applications to secure cloud environments.
  • Implementing container orchestration to scale microservices efficiently.

The DevOps ecosystem and toolchain

The modern toolchain spans multiple categories, starting with version control systems like Git and platform services like GitHub or GitLab. For automation, specialists rely on Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions. Infrastructure management centers around Terraform, Ansible, and cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Container systems like Docker and Kubernetes are essential for packaging and orchestrating applications.

Strategic value of external DevOps experts

Many companies hire external professionals to accelerate their cloud migration journeys or to architect reliable deployment pipelines for new products. Freelance specialists bring deep expertise from diverse environments, allowing them to audit existing setups and implement best practices quickly. This approach avoids the overhead of long-term hiring cycles when immediate scaling or system modernization is required.

Local DevOps collaboration in Munich

The Munich business landscape demands highly secure and compliant infrastructure, particularly in sectors like automotive, finance, and enterprise software. Local companies often prefer specialists who understand European data privacy standards, such as GDPR, and can collaborate effectively across hybrid setups. While remote work is common, having local professionals allows for critical on-site alignment during major system migrations or planning phases.

Identifying top DevOps talent

Outstanding professionals in this field do not just write deployment scripts; they understand system architecture and software development patterns. They demonstrate a strong security-first mindset, ensuring that pipelines and cloud environments are hardened against vulnerabilities. Excellent communication skills are also vital, as they must align development and operations teams around shared reliability goals.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about DevOps, in one place.

A DevOps specialist automates the processes between software development and IT teams to enable fast, secure, and reliable software releases. They build automated testing and deployment pipelines, manage cloud infrastructure, and establish monitoring tools to track system health. Their goal is to maximize uptime and speed up the release cycle.

While traditional system administrators manually configure servers and handle maintenance, DevOps specialists treat infrastructure as code. They use automation templates to provision and scale resources dynamically, ensuring configurations are repeatable and version-controlled. This approach reduces manual errors and accelerates software delivery.

Munich enterprises and startups heavily utilize Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Many local organizations run hybrid cloud architectures to comply with strict European data hosting regulations. A skilled DevOps freelancer in the region typically holds certifications in at least one of these major cloud environments.

Look for experience with continuous integration platforms like GitLab CI or Jenkins, alongside infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Competency in containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes is also critical. A seasoned DevOps expert should also be proficient with monitoring suites like Prometheus and Grafana.

Most DevOps tasks can be performed entirely remote, as infrastructure management relies on secure cloud access. However, many Munich-based companies appreciate an initial hybrid model to align on security protocols and architecture. Having a specialist nearby simplifies high-touch phases like system cutovers.

While English is the standard language for technical implementation and international teams, some German companies require German language skills for internal documentation and alignment with local operations teams. A professional DevOps specialist who speaks both languages can navigate corporate environments in Munich more smoothly.

You can evaluate a DevOps candidate by discussing their approach to incident management, post-mortems, and deployment security. Ask them to describe a complex infrastructure migration they designed and executed successfully. Top specialists will focus on system resilience, automation reliability, and clear documentation.

Companies should bring in a DevOps freelancer when their development teams are spending too much time troubleshooting deployments instead of writing code. It is also highly beneficial during major cloud migrations, infrastructure scaling phases, or when implementing containerization for the first time.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used DevOps in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 800 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used DevOps in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 64% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used DevOps in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used DevOps in their recent projects are English (97%), German (97%), and French (19%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used DevOps in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Manufacturing (52%), and Automotive (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used DevOps in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Product Development (84%), and Project Management (62%).

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