FirstSpirit Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used FirstSpirit
Stefan D.
Last position:
Online editor and content manager at Federal Employment Agency
- Content responsibility for two areas (careers and continuing education, as well as school, training and studies) and coordination with specialist departments
- Topic research and content planning for the online portal
- Web-friendly creation of target-group-relevant and SEO-optimized content for the online portal
- Building and maintaining multimedia content in the online portal CMS (Drupal)
- Monitoring the content of the online portal using Google Search Console and Matomo
- Ensuring the quality of the online portal through tests and analyses
- PowerPoint presentation of work results in topic conferences with BA specialist departments
- Supporting the existing online presence and analyzing and fixing errors
Manuel S.
Last position:
Project Manager at Univention
Industry: digital sovereignty, public sector
Responsibilities:
- Project coordination (teams: consulting, development, testing, deployment/operations)
Products and standards:
- Jira, Confluence, Asana, Miro, Mural
- Open Source, Keycloak, Open Xchange, ownCloud
Stephan L.
Last position:
Content & SEO Manager at Telefónica, DerTour, Klett
- Content migrations (AEM, Contentstack), SEO optimization
- Editorial planning, image selection, and delivery of digital content
- Reporting, Jira and Confluence use
Tom W.
Last position:
Interim Customer Experience Manager, Indirect Sales Systems at badenova Energie GmbH
- Modeling customer journeys and touchpoints for indirect sales partners
- Modeling and optimizing clearing processes
- Prioritizing and cleaning up the backlog of existing applications for sales partners
- Optimizing billing and service processes for sales partners
- Requirements management for replacing and rebuilding the system based on a no/low-code platform
- Supporting the implementation of a group-wide customer experience management system
- Managing external service and implementation partners
Janko B.
Last position:
RTE, Agile Coach at Haufe Group SE
Transformation of the program organization from six subprojects into a scaled agile setup as RTE to stabilize the go-live date
Organizational development by building virtual, agile, cross-functional teams and establishing metrics and performance indicators
Coaching agile development and rollout principles for an SAP migration
Training internal staff for new roles and toughening up effort estimates towards the steering board
Switching to agile governance and reporting structures with a focus on end-to-end business processes
Establishing the product owner role and promoting agile principles in the SAP development team
Reduced delivery times through domain-based scoping and smaller cycle times
More reliable delivery forecasts and increased delivery rates
Earlier and more frequent feedback from business units, increased trust, and cost savings by eliminating duplicate structures
John V.
Last position:
Interim Head of Content & Social Media at Luckychef.com
- Creation and planning of the content plan
- Editorial planning for 10 channels
- Image shoot (organization, coordination, execution)
- Selection of image, text and video content
Timo D.
Last position:
External Consultant for E-Commerce and Online Shops at Wörner Medizinprodukte und Logistik GmbH
- Project leadership for the relaunch of the B2B online shop based on SAP Commerce (formerly Shopware 5)
- Coordination of internal and external resources
- Stakeholder management and requirements management
- Support in the functional concept design of features
- Creation of project reports and running SteerCo meetings
- Leading and moderating regular meetings and alignments
- Consulting on the company's e-commerce strategy
- Sparring partner for the Head of E-Commerce
Isa G.
Last position:
SAP Test Lead Europe at Daiichi Sankyo
- Transformation project to S/4HANA
- Test management and coordination of functional tests for SAP
- Preparation and support of tests (SIT 1+2, MOCK 1+2, UAT) as part of the SAP S/4HANA rollout (SD, MM, FI/CO, MD)
- Creation of test strategies, test plans, and test cases to ensure system quality
- Monitoring and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) as well as ensuring the timely delivery of agreed performance indicators
- Coordination of the approach with test managers from other regions (US, JP)
- Planning of European test activities in the SAP implementation project in cooperation with test managers from the supplier
- Coordination of interdisciplinary business and technical test teams in Europe
- Business collaboration with global implementation partners
- Use of Tricentis qTest and ValGenesis as test management tools (for validation-relevant processes)
- Training functional consultants in testing and test tools
- Creation and evaluation of change requests, including effort estimation, prioritization, and tracking
- Reporting on test progress
Anette G.
Last position:
Managing Director at promismanagement services GmbH
- Leading and building integrated management systems (IMS) for quality (QMS), data protection and information security (ISMS), risk (GRC), and artificial intelligence (AI) in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 21500, ISO 21502, ISO 37301, ISO 31000
- Governance, project, and transformation management nationally and internationally incl. enterprise and project governance
- Process development, optimization, and business process reengineering according to BPMN 2.0, Kaizen, IATF 16949, VDA, BPMN 2.0
- Compliance and risk management in the company and project context as well as connection to internal control systems (ICS) and Group Risk Compliance (GRC)
- Carrying out and leading internal audits and lead audits according to ISO 19011; audit management and test equipment / special equipment management
- Methodical and systemic coaching (IFS, Hakomi) as well as conflict moderation and change management
- Designing and delivering AI trainings, prompt engineering, and AI literacy workshops
- Advising on data protection impact assessments (DPIA), implementing EU GDPR, BDSG, and IT-SiG as well as NIS-2 and DORA
- Building and leading Program Management Offices (PMO) and introducing Project Management Office structures
- Contract management, clause-by-clause analyses, and project controlling according to PMI® standards incl. Earned Value Management
- Building knowledge, document, and content management systems (Confluence, SharePoint, EY iManage)
Louis N.
Last position:
Specialist in Adobe Experience Manager & Microservices at Nguenkam Consulting & Engineering
Java 11/21
Springboot
Swagger/OpenApi
Azure Pipelines
Trivy Integration
Apache Sling
OSGI
Java Content Repository (JCR)
Apache Jackrabbit Oak
Adobe HTL
GraphQL
Maven
GitLab
IntelliJ
Azure Cloud
Azure DevOps
Terraform
AEM specialist in the Scrum team
Development and deployment of microservices via Open API interfaces
Operation of microservices in the Azure Cloud
Implementation of AEM modules and integration with microservices
Member of the knowledge transfer team and a backend coordination team
Tobias H.
Last position:
Senior Java Web Developer at Deutsche Bahn
- Cloud-based Enterprise Service Bus/middleware development for communication between internal applications using Spring Boot and Apache Camel
- Use of AWS cloud computing technologies (e.g., EKS, EC2, S3)
- Development and configuration of modular base and adapter microservices with Camel DSL routing logic
- Designing interfaces and connecting via JMS (ActiveMQ, WebSphere MQ), REST, and SOAP
- Development of unit and integration tests
- Technical support for clients during requirement gathering
Kammel H.
Last position:
Senior Salesforce Developer at pflege.de
- Architecture and development of enterprise-level Salesforce solutions, including process automation, integrations, and Lightning components.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to optimize CRM architecture and data models.
- Tools & technologies: Salesforce, Apex, LWC, SOQL, Flows, REST APIs, Git, VS Code.
Oliver H.
Last position:
Multi-Project Management Lead (Interim Manager) at Informationstechnikzentrum Bund - ITZBund
- Project management, project controlling, client communication, stakeholder management, resource planning and procurement, proposal planning (change requests)
- Setup of a central data exchange platform (Nextcloud) for storing high-resolution terrain model data
- Consulting, implementation and standardization of laboratory equipment network clusters across multiple locations with connection to a central data exchange platform
- Requirements gathering and gap analysis for providing an internet-based data exchange platform, including end-to-end encryption and malware scanning
- Migration of a library management system to a new 3-tier architecture
- Expansion of a development and test environment to include acceptance test and production environments for a specialist application (electronic information system), including interfaces based on a 3-tier web application and development of a technical security concept
- Consulting project to replace various legacy systems with a 3-tier web architecture, including data migration
- Consulting project for a software simulation application considering IT security measures and BSI standards, as well as requirements gathering for a future IT infrastructure
- Upgrading the networks of a telecommunication system for building a WebRTC solution, as well as implementing network transitions via an SBC cluster and unifying the telecommunication system for cross-site collaboration
- Setup of a 3-tier production and testing environment to replace an existing specialist application and development of an information security concept
Özgür Ö.
Last position:
Lecturer/Coach
- Lead coach of a bootcamp for support staff
Ingo C.
Last position:
Founder, freelance CMS expert at CMS Consulting Cousin
- Freelance work as a CMS expert
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Statistics of experts using FirstSpirit
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
93%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 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 FirstSpirit
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
FirstSpirit 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 (90%)
- Insurance (50%)
- Manufacturing (50%)
- Professional Services (50%)
- Transportation (45%)
- Media and Entertainment (45%)
- Automotive (40%)
- Education (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
FirstSpirit at a glance
FirstSpirit is an enterprise content management system from e-Spirit. It helps organizations manage structured content and publish it across websites, portals, intranets and other digital touchpoints. Its hybrid architecture supports editorial workflows, reusable components and centralized governance while allowing teams to connect content with external applications.
What companies build
FirstSpirit is used for complex digital experiences where many teams, languages, brands or business units share content. Common delivery areas include:
- Corporate websites and international brand portals
- Customer, partner and employee portals
- Campaign pages and editorial landing pages
- Content hubs connected to commerce or product data
- Personalized experiences across multiple channels
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong FirstSpirit professionals understand the CMS, its editorial interface, templates, content models and media handling. They often work with Java-based services, REST interfaces, web technologies, search tools and deployment pipelines. Depending on the project, adjacent expertise includes SAP integration, product information management, identity services, analytics, translation workflows and frontend frameworks.
When freelance expertise helps
Companies often bring in freelance FirstSpirit expertise during a migration, redesign or major platform extension. Specialists can assess an existing installation, shape a maintainable content model, modernize templates or connect the CMS to business systems. In Germany, they may also support multilingual teams and coordinate closely with internal IT, agencies and editorial groups on site or remotely.
Delivery and project tasks
A FirstSpirit engagement can cover discovery, architecture, implementation, testing and knowledge transfer. Typical tasks include:
- Translating editorial requirements into content structures and reusable components
- Building templates, modules and navigation models
- Integrating APIs, commerce, search and enterprise data sources
- Planning content migrations and release processes
- Improving performance, accessibility and publishing reliability
What strong professionals bring
The best FirstSpirit professionals combine CMS depth with an understanding of content operations and enterprise integration. They ask how authors work, how content is governed and how releases are maintained, not only how pages are rendered. Look for clear documentation, sound testing practices, careful security decisions and examples of stable delivery across complex publishing environments.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with FirstSpirit? These answers cover the essentials.
FirstSpirit is used to manage and publish structured digital content for corporate websites, portals, intranets and multi-brand experiences. Companies choose it when editorial governance, reusable content and integration with enterprise systems matter.
FirstSpirit is often compared with systems such as Adobe Experience Manager, Sitecore and Contentful. Its fit depends on the required editorial workflows, integration landscape, hosting model, content architecture and the organization’s existing skills.
A strong FirstSpirit freelancer may also bring Java, REST API, frontend, search and deployment expertise. Experience with SAP, product information management, identity services, analytics or translation processes is useful when the CMS is part of a wider enterprise stack.
The right level of FirstSpirit experience depends on the scope and risk of the engagement. A template adjustment may need focused CMS knowledge, while a migration or integration program calls for someone who has handled architecture, content modeling, testing and release coordination.
FirstSpirit work is often suitable for remote collaboration because requirements, configuration, code and documentation can be shared digitally. On-site workshops may still help during discovery, editorial training or complex migration planning, especially when German-language coordination is expected.
Ask a FirstSpirit professional to explain a comparable delivery from content model through publishing and maintenance. Strong answers cover editorial usability, integration boundaries, testing, permissions, performance and how the solution remains manageable after handover.
FirstSpirit supports structured content management for multilingual and multi-site environments when the information architecture and workflows are designed carefully. A specialist should clarify translation ownership, shared versus local content, approvals, navigation rules and publishing dependencies.
Freelancers working with FirstSpirit should understand its relationship with e-Spirit, enterprise data sources and the surrounding delivery toolchain. They should also be comfortable discussing content governance, Java-based integration, template maintenance and collaboration with editors and platform teams.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 774 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects are German (100%), English (90%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Insurance (50%), and Manufacturing (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Product Development (70%), and Project Management (65%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used FirstSpirit
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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