Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center Experts in Frankfurt
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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
Joachim A.
Last position:
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
Eric B.
Last position:
Quality Assurance Manager (QSV) at Federal Employment Agency
Supporting the International Web Presence of the BA (IntWeb) project in the area of quality management, with the aim of taking responsibility for the quality of processes and project results while considering BA standards. The main objectives of the project are to give professionals abroad a quick overview of their opportunities for moving to Germany and to enable them to take the necessary steps consistently and with digital support by providing access to services.
Defining the general guidelines in the QA handbook
Summarising test results in QA reports for PLA
Analysing project results for improvement opportunities
Quality management of requirements analysis (particularly processes, methods, and tools)
Ensuring compliance with SERA requirements
Creating a cross-project test concept
Agreeing on sprint completion reports
Formal review of work results in accordance with requirements and/or the project plan
Contact person for internal audit, external audits by auditors, or BRH (Federal Court of Audit)
Technologies: JIRA, Confluence, MS Office, GitLab, Kubernetes
Björn A.
Last position:
Project Manager at DB InfraGO
Elevator emergency call reorganization project: Project to evaluate and define a new technical solution for connecting elevator emergency calls for all facilities of DB InfraGO passenger stations.
Objectives: Secure, redundant connection of all locations across Germany. Definition of the technical solution, documentation, subject-matter support and management of specialist and line organizations.
Identification and commissioning of technical solutions.
Management of documentation and approval of the technical solution in DB regulations.
Definition and tracking of the roadmap for describing the solution.
Preparation of a rollout plan to avoid shutdowns.
Coordination and implementation of decision proposals for steering committees.
Communication of the solution to all committees and regional areas.
Olga L.
Last position:
Business Analyst at VisualVest (Union Investment)
- Analyzed, structured, and documented business requirements for digital investment solutions, such as robo-advisors.
- Designed applications for new retirement products, including user flows, UX requirements, and functional specifications.
- Modeled and optimized business processes and coordinated with stakeholders while taking regulatory requirements in the financial sector into account.
Torsten F.
Last position:
Data Analyst, Requirements Manager at Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH
Analysis of the existing reporting platform, including processes and governance topics, with stakeholders from Sales and Marketing.
Detailed analysis and evaluation of customer-defined requirements for existing reporting and new dashboards to be established.
Support for stakeholders in managing sales processes and identifying KPI trends at an early stage.
Use of Microsoft Power BI as the central analysis and reporting platform.
Development of a proposal for the required further development of processes and the Power BI platform.
Documentation of AS-IS business processes and derivation of company-wide KPIs, including coordination with stakeholders.
Analysis and assessment of the customer's Power BI platform.
Analysis of processes and data governance.
Documentation of AS-IS business processes.
Development of recommendations for further developing processes and the reporting platform.
Design and implementation of dashboards in Power BI.
Development of company-wide KPIs and coordination with stakeholders.
Microsoft Power BI.
Data analytics.
KPI definition and reporting.
Dashboard design and data visualization.
Stakeholder management and requirements management.
Christopher Z.
Last position:
IT Product Manager / Product Owner / Transformation Consultant at Leading German financial services provider
Further development & digitalization of key sales and application processes in a regulated banking environment, including requirements structuring, roadmap development and AI-supported use case assessment
Responsibilities & Impact:
- Management of existing digital products to ensure stable operations (Keep the lights on) amid growing regulatory complexity
- Product vision and development of a consistent, implementable roadmap
- Strategic backlog prioritization based on business goals, dependencies and technical feasibility
- Coordination of release planning, backlog, quality assurance and go-live readiness with business departments, IT, implementation teams and management
- Identification, structuring and assessment of AI-supported use cases at the interface of business departments, IT and the regulatory environment
- Analysis, structuring and translation of complex business requirements into epics and user stories
- Facilitation of team, stakeholder & alignment formats to ensure clarity of objectives, collaboration and decision-making ability
- Transparency on capacities, dependencies, delivery status and KPI/status aspects as a basis for product & management decisions
- Compliance with transparent structures and documentation (LeanIX, application profiles, runbooks)
Contribution to results:
Stabilization and further development of key financial processes under high regulatory and technical complexity. Improved transparency, decision-making ability and implementability through structured requirements, auditable documentation and AI-supported ways of working.
Jörn B.
Last position:
Project Management and PMO at TANKKARTEN | PAYMENT
- Close collaboration with development teams to ensure alignment with project objectives
- Assessment of in-scope assets, creation of requirements, and support of the public tender process through the selection of a provider
- Creation and maintenance of UML sequence diagrams to document system interactions
- Extensive use of Agile/Scrum methodology and Spotify model
- Development and implementation of cutover and dress rehearsal plans together with the application managers
Silke D.
Last position:
Business Analyst at Rentenservice
Developed a digitalization strategy Analyzed legacy systems and designed a new IT landscape
- Gathered current work structures and processes
- Identified optimization opportunities
- Developed a tool landscape to support business processes
- Created a request for proposal
- Defined epics and user stories
- Modeled processes
Technologies/Methods: Confluence, MSTeams, MindManager, PlantUML, JIRA
Vincent R.
Last position:
Freelancer at VINROTLAB.IO
- Consulting and creation of various web applications based on SharePoint and the React framework for different clients
- Development and testing of accessible apps for SharePoint
- Creation of various test cases for test automation
- Development of various solutions based on Azure
- Creation of various web services based on .NET
- Development of various SharePoint Framework solutions
- Development of various UI solutions based on SharePoint
- Consulting and creation of various Power Apps applications and Power Automate for the steel industry and an IT consulting company
- Support, consulting, and development with offshore teams for SharePoint 2013, 2016, and microservices for a logistics company
- Consulting, concept design, and development of microservices and web applications based on Microsoft technology and the React framework for a logistics company
- Consulting, concept design, and development of various SharePoint Framework solutions on SharePoint 2016 for logistics
- Consulting for the migration from SharePoint 2010 to 2016 for an IT consulting company
Günther E.
Last position:
Senior Consultant at ISMS Rollout – Information Security Certification (ISO 27001)
- Built and successfully certified the Information Security Management System (ISMS) according to ISO 27001 in seven country organizations (Ghana, India, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania).
- Full implementation of the ISMS from kick-off phase to certification, including defining the governance structure and process landscape.
- Developed and delivered target-group-specific trainings, workshops, and coaching sessions for local responsible persons on the basics of information security and ISMS operations.
- Designed and continuously improved training concepts and content to increase understanding and acceptance.
- Identified and implemented improvements in processes and tools, including risk management for international projects.
- Optimized central ISMS core processes from the idea through pilot operation and fine-tuning to global rollout.
- Optimized knowledge management, as well as work aids and methods for the global ISMS team.
- Built and moderated cross-functional coordination with key interfaces to the ISMS.
- Microsoft Teams, Excel, SharePoint Lists, Power Apps.
Anna F.
Last position:
Quality Management Officer at APS Services GmbH
Responsible for quality management of software products, including specifying and managing requirements for new modules, conducting quality assurance tests, creating and maintaining related documentation, and regularly communicating with customers to coordinate and clarify requirements.
Projects: IT development and enhancement of the cash register software and additional modules for the services of climbing and bouldering gyms, trampoline parks, and leisure facilities.
Parthiban M.
Last position:
Quality Assurance Engineer at Hanon Systems GmbH
Define the QA strategy and plan for the above mentioned OEMs project.
Identify applicable processes, methods, and standards to be followed (eg, GS_95014, KGAS, ISO/IEC 15504, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, etc.).
Plan reviews, audits, and assessments as per the strategy.
Check whether the project follows defined processes (System, software, mechanical, hardware, testing, change, configuration, problem, risk etc.) as per strategy.
Provide QA support to software process: software requirement analysis, software architectural design, software detailed design and unit construction, software unit verification, software component verification and integration verification, software verification processes.
Monitor compliance with organization-wide and project-specific standards.
Verify that deviations are documented and escalated.
Review work products (requirements, design docs, test cases, code, reports (MISRA, C0, C1, coding standards), etc.).
Check compliance with standards, templates, and checklists.
Ensure that bi-directional traceability exists (e.g., requirements ↔ design ↔ tests).
Give objective evidence (not influenced by delivery pressure) during assessments.
Identify non-conformances (process not followed, missing approvals, wrong standard).
Report deviations and track them until closure.
Verify that corrective actions are implemented (5why, Ishikawa, 8D, FMEA, FTA, DFM, DRP, PCC, LLBP, PDCA).
Provide QA status reports to management and project stakeholders.
Highlight risks related to process non-compliance.
Deliver objective evidence for assessments/audits (e.g., ASPICE, ISO/IEC 15504, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, ISO_PAS_8800).
Collect and analyze QA findings.
Suggest process improvements.
Support lessons learned activities.
Achieved ASPICE Level 1 and Level 2 for multiple Audi and Mercedes-Benz projects assessments.
Ali K.
Last position:
SAP-FICO Project Manager at BAHAG AG
- Finance: Managed and led multiple cash flow-related projects.
- Implemented a standardized project management organization, including a resource plan.
- Led the VAT change project in Slovakia.
- Built a management dashboard for all internal projects.
- Systems used: MS Office; Jira, Confluence.
- Reference: Alexander Knoll, CFO – SAP FICO.
Sebastian N.
Last position:
Test Manager: MW/OS Interlocking System (Railway Interlocking Systems) at Pintsch GmbH & Co. KG
- Project for Deutsche Bahn
- Analysis of the current project documents and enhancement of the test concept
- Preparation of checklists for requirements analysis regarding testability and test case review
- Preparation of onboarding documents for new team members
- Participation in presentations and involvement in decisions regarding the hiring of new team members
- Leading the test team with members in Romania, Spain and Germany
- Allocation and supervision of test tasks for my team members
- Definition of the documentation tool to be introduced in consultation with the project manager
- Preparation of a concept for introducing automated tests, including the definition of the test tool
- Hands-on test case creation, execution and reporting
- Participation in management meetings at various levels and taking on tasks for the test team
- Preparation of detailed documentation
- Tools used: TestConductor, Testona (CTE), VectorCast, Parallel, Ubuntu, Visual Studio Code, Google Cloud, IBM ELM landscape, CENELEC, etc
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Statistics of experts using Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years (Germany: 24 years)
Position duration
1.7 years (Germany: 2 years)
Positions per freelancer
17 (Germany: 18)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
84%
Master's degree or higher
56% (Germany: 51%)
Doctorate
12% (Germany: 9%)
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 98%)
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 Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt using Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center
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.
Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center 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 (83%)
- Information Technology (83%)
- Manufacturing (53%)
- Transportation (47%)
- Telecommunication (47%)
- Professional Services (44%)
- Automotive (39%)
- Energy (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What it covers
Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center is a quality management suite for organizing requirements, tests, defects and releases in one controlled process. Companies use it to connect business needs with test evidence and approval decisions across software delivery. Quality Center is the former name many teams still use, while Micro Focus ALM remains common in project documentation.
Core modules
The platform brings together requirements management, test planning, test execution, defect tracking and dashboards. Strong delivery depends on linking these areas so teams can trace a requirement from definition through validation and release. Experts also configure workflows, fields, permissions, notifications and reporting views for different teams.
Tools and integrations
Projects often combine ALM with UFT, business process testing, Selenium-based automation, CI tools and enterprise test environments. Specialists work with Excel imports, REST or OTA interfaces, SQL queries and reporting exports when teams need controlled data exchange. They also understand browser compatibility, authentication, test data and the surrounding application landscape.
Where it fits
- Regulated releases that need traceable test evidence
- Regression testing across large application portfolios
- Defect triage between business, QA and delivery teams
- Migration, cleanup or restructuring of existing ALM projects
- Reporting for release readiness and audit preparation
ALM is especially useful where formal approvals, repeatable test cycles and clear ownership matter. In Frankfurt, specialists may support finance, insurance, manufacturing, logistics and public-sector environments, working remotely or alongside local teams.
When to bring help
- A project needs a new requirements or test structure
- Defects are inconsistent, duplicated or difficult to trace
- Teams need reliable dashboards and release reporting
- An ALM environment is being upgraded, migrated or consolidated
Freelance expertise helps when internal teams know the product but lack capacity for configuration, governance or data work. It can also shorten the path from an inherited Quality Center setup to a usable, documented process.
What strong experts deliver
A strong professional combines product knowledge with practical quality management. They ask how teams approve requirements, execute tests and handle defects before changing the configuration. Look for clear naming standards, reusable test assets, sensible permissions, documented workflows and reports that support decisions rather than create administration.
They should explain trade-offs around native ALM features, automation and integrations. They also validate changes with users, protect existing history and leave behind maintainable documentation. For Frankfurt-based collaboration, German and English communication may both matter, depending on stakeholders and project records.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center is used to manage requirements, test cases, test runs, defects and release traceability. It gives teams a controlled place to plan validation, record evidence and report readiness. Quality Center is the former product name that remains widely used.
Quality Center emphasizes structured test governance, traceability, permissions and formal workflows. Jira is often stronger for flexible issue and delivery management, while newer test tools may offer more modern interfaces or cloud-native integrations. The right choice depends on compliance needs, existing data and the wider toolchain.
A strong Micro Focus ALM specialist often understands UFT, Selenium, SQL, REST interfaces, CI pipelines and test data management. Requirements analysis, defect triage, reporting and release governance are also valuable. These adjacent skills help connect ALM with the systems teams already use.
The required depth depends on the assignment. A workflow adjustment may need a configuration-focused professional, while a migration, integration or governance redesign calls for someone who has handled complex ALM data and stakeholder needs. Ask for evidence of comparable deliverables, not only familiarity with the product name.
Yes. Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center work is often suitable for remote collaboration when access, environments and decision paths are prepared. On-site sessions can still help with workshops, process discovery and stakeholder alignment in Frankfurt. German or English communication should match the project context.
Ask the professional to explain how they would structure requirements, tests, defects and traceability for your release process. Review examples of documentation, reports, workflow decisions and data migration controls. A quality specialist should also describe how changes are tested and handed over.
Micro Focus ALM supports manual test planning and execution, but it can also coordinate automated results from tools such as UFT or Selenium-based frameworks. Its value is the managed relationship between requirements, test evidence and defects. Automation still needs suitable frameworks, environments and test data outside the core ALM configuration.
Freelancers commonly configure projects, clean and migrate data, define workflows, import requirements, organize test libraries and improve defect processes. They may also build dashboards, connect external tools or prepare audit-ready documentation. The scope should state which modules, integrations and user groups are involved.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 847 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects, 84% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 56% hold at least a Master's degree, and 12% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (28%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (83%), Information Technology (83%), and Manufacturing (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (94%), and Quality Assurance (89%).
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