Digital Archiving Experts in Germany
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Onur Kayir
Last position:
Project Manager & Outsourcing Manager at SENEC GmbH (EnBW Group)
- Building a scalable nearshore IT developer hub (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland) as an independent company using a BOT model (Build – Operate – Transfer)
- Identifying, selecting, and managing full-service agencies; introducing governance and control mechanisms including KPIs, SLAs, and regular service reviews
- Creating and reviewing data processing agreements and framework contracts in coordination with Legal & Compliance; integrating regulatory requirements (including KRITIS) into process design
- Advising on cloud-vs.-on-premise strategies, data storage, and authorization concepts; supporting procurement with tendering and vendor evaluations
- Change management and process harmonization between internal teams and nearshore partners; reporting to management board, CFO, and CIO
Result: Scalable IT developer hub with an audit-proof governance model, lower operating costs, and faster product development.
Tobias Knebel
Last position:
Owner / Self-employed at LocalConnect
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Robert Karash
Last position:
Interim Manager | Group Leader in the IT Operations & Digitalization Division "Databases, Operations & Support" (DOS) at Landwirtschaftliche RentenBank
- Technical leadership and further development of a team of 28 IT staff (internal & external) in the areas HelpDesk/HelpLine, RHEL (Red Hat), MUREX (trading system & applications), SAP basis operations
- Managing external service providers (including FI-TS for SAP basis operations)
- Personnel, resource and budget planning for the IT department and projects
- Introducing and establishing regular communication formats (weekly status meetings, team and cross-department meetings)
- Ensuring application operations in a hybrid environment (Windows/Linux with database and web/application servers)
- Supporting transformation projects to modernize the application landscape (e.g. DevOps approaches)
- Setting up and implementing a digital IT procurement for hardware & software (e.g. with DELL)
- Developing and managing the "IT Operations DOS" department based on corporate strategy
- Preparing management reports & decision papers on IT projects, optimization potential and automation opportunities
- Representing the department in the advisory boards of the Rentenbank and ensuring regulatory compliance (BaFin §44, GDPR, BSI, MaRisk)
Silke Widera
Last position:
Project Coordination for ERP System Implementation at BplusL Infra Log
Ensuring project coordination for the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations: stakeholder management, meeting coordination, open issue tracking, task prioritization and knowledge transfer between business units and IT.
Sarvesh Lunia
Last position:
Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration at Harz University
- Created data pipelines and visualization tools to support sustainable energy decision-making
- Developed insights that could optimize renewable energy deployment and grid integration strategies
Arndt Maas
Last position:
Project Manager for ServiceNow Vulnerability Response at Union Investment Services & IT GmbH
- Led the subproject for implementing Vulnerability Response as part of DORA
- Documented the current processes in compliance, risk & security
- Created the functional design for introducing application, infrastructure, and cloud vulnerabilities
- Agile management of the integration service provider, the technical department, and the company's cross-functional teams
- Integrated the V scanners Tenable, Qualys and Defender, as well as NVD and CISA/KEV
- Integrated GitLab Ultimate for importing and processing SBOMs
- Developed automation rules to match scan results with CIs in the CMDB, assign vulnerabilities and remediation tasks, handle approvals (false positives, exceptions) and closures
- Calculated multiple risk scores and priorities
- Defined dashboards and reports (Workspaces, Performance Analytics)
- Aligned the new processes, especially to improve the CMDB data quality (according to CSDM)
Stefan Amann
Last position:
Sole Architect and Developer at Bauernhof-Eis Stangl GbR
Design and implementation of a compact ERP, CRM, accounting, and production-planning platform for a German food manufacturer. The system replaces Rechnung11, self-built Excel sheets, and manual processes for fewer than 10 internal users.
- Designed and implemented the full platform architecture as sole architect and developer.
- Built modules for customer management, B2B order handling, invoicing, production planning, and accounting support.
- Implemented DATEV export, ZUGFeRD/XRechnung e-invoicing, FinTS bank statement synchronization, and GoBD audit trail concepts.
- Used AI-supported workflows for prototyping, test support, and implementation acceleration while retaining full architecture, review, testing strategy, and technical ownership.
Technology: Java 23, Spring Boot 3, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Vue 3, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Flyway, REST, OpenAPI, JWT, TOTP, RBAC, DATEV, FinTS, ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, GoBD, JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, Playwright, Docker, GitLab CI/CD
Beshr Alnirabieh
Last position:
System Administrator – HealthCare IT & Data Infrastructure at Cellitinnen Hospital Association
- Integration of medical modalities (including ultrasound) into the existing IT infrastructure (DICOM, HL7) – put into operation within the planned timeframe.
- Administration and optimization of PACS systems for efficient archiving and distribution of radiology image data across multiple locations.
- Ensuring consistent data quality and seamless interoperability in data exchange between HIS, RIS, and PACS.
- Close collaboration with medical staff to analyze and digitally optimize clinical workflows.
- Requirements management and test coordination when implementing clinical requirements in complex IT structures.
Peter Schordie
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM consulting at Federal agency
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 HANA
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD
- Analysis, consulting, and documentation of S/4 HANA apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of prerequisites for using the S/4 HANA apps to define and execute statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (budget management), contract accounts receivable and payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
Ismail Bellabrouj
Last position:
HR Advisor at AVAYA GmbH & Co. KG
- Support of HR processes throughout the entire employee lifecycle - from onboarding and transfers to salary changes and offboarding
- Preparation of employment contracts and references and maintenance in SAP SuccessFactors
- Management of personnel files, archiving of documents, and monitoring of deadlines for follow-up processes
- Handling inactive employment relationships
- Processing compensation-related changes - e.g. recurring payments, deductions, one-time payments, and reimbursements
- Handling work and commuting accidents and reporting them to the employers' liability insurance association
- Responding to employee questions about statutory and internal benefits such as parental leave, educational leave, or company car policies
- HR correspondence via email, mail, phone, and the HR ticketing system
- Close cooperation with HR Business Partners, Payroll, Finance, fleet management, and other internal interfaces
- Support of HR initiatives within the scope of M&A and Human Capital Management
- Ensuring compliance with legal and internal company requirements
- Creating reports and ensuring a reliable data basis
Yahya Vall
Last position:
BTP Integration Engineer at SAP
(Technology)
- Design and implementation of an SAP BTP CAP microservice to consolidate cross-system transactional checks between SAP Sales Cloud (C4C) and On-Premise SAP CRM (05/2024– 06/2025)
- Bi-directional Cloud-to-On-Premise integration enabling real-time validation of Contact lifecycle and open document dependencies prior to record updates (05/2024– 06/2025)
Responsibilities / Deliverables
- development of custom CAP (Cloud Application Programming) services on SAP BTP
- API design, data mapping, and end-to-end integration across C4C (Cloud Runway) and legacy CRM (Traditional Runway)
Alex Odesser
Last position:
Contractor at Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- Data-analysis, Preparation, gathering and coordination of business requirements for retrieval of monthly- and long term (CLV – relevant) cost- and revenue-components per contract for a customer–base–grouping project (HUB–Project) for B2C-Postpaid-Controlling
- Concept and Implementation of cost- and revenue-KPIs calculation and corresponding CLV–reports (Oracle, Perl, SVN, MS SQL Server, MS Power BI, Serviceware Performance Analytics)
- Operational support of the HUB-Project – various ad-hoc reports, deployments, job-scheduling etc. (Oracle, SVN, BICSuite–Scheduler, DWSODA etc.)
- Analysis, implementation, retrieval and reporting of various physical and financial KPIs for B2P-Prepaid Business on an existing data-mart (Oracle, Perl)
Markus Ickenroth
Last position:
Senior System Engineer Microsoft at Technidata IT-Service GmbH
As part of the project, I was responsible for operating a Citrix farm for 600 users, including optimizing the user experience and ensuring high availability.
I managed and optimized the entire application landscape of a major customer, evaluated and implemented application updates, and ensured the compatibility and security of the software in use.
I managed user accounts, implemented security policies, and monitored system performance.
I administered Azure Entra ID to control identities and access rights, implemented security policies, and synchronized on-premises directories with the cloud.
I implemented and managed Microsoft Intune for central management of client devices, including the configuration and management of BitLocker for disk encryption.
I managed file servers and NTFS permissions to ensure secure and efficient data access management.
I handled change requests and last-level support tickets efficiently to solve complex system issues and improve user satisfaction.
I supported and advised the customer team on various topics and projects, identified areas for improvement, and implemented best practices.
Technologies used:
- Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 and 2022
- Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online
- Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Entra ID Connect
- BitLocker
- PowerShell scripting
- Microsoft Intune
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
- DNS services (Domain Name System)
- Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
Norbert Gunia
Last position:
Support for implementing the Pimcore CMS as well as support assistance and partner management at Akademisch Arbeitsgemeinschaft GmbH
- Support for implementing the Pimcore CMS, support assistance, and partner management for the existing application landscape.
- Know-how transfer to the existing application landscape.
- Advising stakeholders on the new implementation.
- Support in data modeling for Pimcore.
- Designing and overseeing data migrations from Salesforce to Pimcore using ESB.
- Creating user stories.
- 3rd level support for business-critical processes.
- Technologies: Salesforce Marketing, Sales, and Service Cloud; Talend ESB; Pimcore; Shopware; ERP system Move; DB2; MySQL; MS Office; MS Visio; Jira; Confluence.
Onik Mia
Last position:
SAP SuccessFactors & S4HANA Consultant at Banking Industry
Extracted relevant infotypes from SAP HCM for migration to SuccessFactors Employee Central and mapping to ECP fields.
Configured P2P integration including BAPI setup and secured data exchange with HTTPS and OAuth protocols.
Set up foundational settings in Recruiting (REC) including roles, permissions, and job requisition templates.
Implemented Career Site Builder to create a branded candidate experience and integrated external job boards.
Configured candidate application workflows, screening, interviewing, and hiring communication templates.
Set up pre-screening questions and assessment tools including DHB sanction list checks.
Implemented automated background check and KYC integration with external vendors in the REC module.
Localized job requisition templates to reflect regional job titles and regulatory compliance.
Customized onboarding document templates and localized document archiving protocols (DRTM).
Adjusted onboarding forms to capture country-specific employee information including Form I-9.
Enabled Form I-9 remote document verification and integrated eVerify with SuccessFactors.
Set up automated reminders for employees and HR to complete I-9 sections within deadlines.
Configured pre-Day 1 access for new hires to complete tasks and mandatory trainings prior to start date.
Enabled e-signature integration for onboarding documents to support remote verification.
Technologies: SAP SuccessFactors, BTP, CPI, HCM onPremise, EC, ECP, REC, ONB, Form I-9, eVerify, S4HANA.
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Statistics of experts using Digital Archiving
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
84%
Master's degree or higher
56%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in 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.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Digital Archiving
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What it covers
Digital archiving keeps documents, records and media usable over time. It includes capture, classification, retention, search, access control and long-term preservation. Many teams also call it electronic archiving, records management, DMS work or ECM work when the archive sits inside a wider content setup.
Typical work
- Build archive structures and metadata models
- Set retention, deletion and legal hold rules
- Migrate files from shared drives, DMS or ERP systems
- Improve search, retrieval and audit trails
- Preserve formats for long-term access
Common systems
Digital archiving often touches document management systems, enterprise content management suites, scan workflows, OCR, indexing tools and storage layers. Strong specialists understand how source systems feed the archive and how users later find, verify and export records without breaking traceability.
When teams bring help
Companies usually look for freelance expertise when archives are messy, migrations are risky or compliance reviews uncover gaps. In Germany, this often comes up in manufacturing, finance, healthcare, public sector work and any environment with long record lifecycles and German-language document sets.
What strong specialists do
Strong professionals think in lifecycle rules, not just file storage. They plan metadata, naming, permissions, retention and preservation together, then test retrieval and auditability end to end. They also know how to work with IT, legal and business teams without turning the archive into a black box.
Signs you need it
- Important records are hard to find
- Teams store the same files in many places
- Retention rules are unclear or manual
- Older formats are becoming unreadable
- Audits or reviews need cleaner evidence trails
Digital archiving is not only about keeping files. It is about keeping records usable, trustworthy and ready for review long after the original system changes.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Digital Archiving — answered in short.
Digital archiving is used to keep records, documents and related data searchable and trustworthy over time. It supports retention, access control, retrieval, audit trails and long-term preservation so teams can find the right version when they need it.
Digital archiving focuses on long-term retention, traceability and controlled access, while document management and ECM usually cover broader day-to-day content work. In practice, archiving may sit inside an ECM or DMS setup, but the archive needs its own rules for lifecycle, preservation and deletion.
A strong Digital Archiving specialist usually understands metadata design, retention policy, search, migration and access control. Adjacent skills like OCR, records management, compliance workflows and integration with DMS, ERP or scan systems are often important too.
Digital Archiving projects often need outside help during migrations, compliance cleanups or when multiple systems contain overlapping records. Freelancers are also useful when internal teams know the business process but need hands-on help with structure, testing and rollout.
A good Digital Archiving professional understands local business expectations around documentation, traceability and language handling. For Germany, it also helps if the expert can work with German document sets, local stakeholders and hybrid collaboration when site access is needed.
Digital Archiving can often be planned and configured remotely because much of the work is about rules, structure and testing. On-site time may still help during workshops, legacy file reviews, scanner process checks or migration cutovers.
Look for clear examples of archive structures, migration plans, retention logic and retrieval tests in their past work with Digital Archiving. Strong specialists explain trade-offs plainly, document decisions well and can show how they kept records accessible and auditable over time.
People often talk about Digital Archiving together with DMS, ECM, records management, OCR and long-term preservation. The exact stack depends on the source systems, but the best experts care less about tool names and more about how records move, stay searchable and remain compliant.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Digital Archiving in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 832 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Digital Archiving in their recent projects, 84% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 56% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Digital Archiving in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Digital Archiving in their recent projects are German (98%), English (97%), and French (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Digital Archiving in their recent projects are Information Technology (81%), Professional Services (59%), and Manufacturing (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Digital Archiving in their recent projects are Information Technology (83%), Project Management (81%), and Operations (67%).
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