IBM Cognos Experts in Frankfurt
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Steffen E.
Last position:
Domain Lead FI, CO, HR, Investor Relations at Douglas Group
- Process Owner SAP ERP 8 FI, CO & Investor Relations
- Process Owner SAP Success Factors
- Responsible for 4 teams, 39 FTE
- Full responsibility for end-to-end processes in SAP for Finance, Controlling, HR, Investor Relations
- Interface to certified public accountants for Finance IT (KPMG)
- ITIL-4 implementation for service request change request and project management with Service Now (Project Manager)
Umut G.
Last position:
Data Architect at BA Technology
I am an experienced data engineer specializing in end‑to‑end data integration, cloud DWH architectures, and high‑quality, governed data products.
I delivered following projects and engagements as a freelancer.
- Data Migration of CRM System for AL-FA Objekt Service Gmbh
- Microsoft Software Resales Partnership
I am looking for freelance roles like: Freelance Data Engineer Cloud Data Warehouse Architect Data Modeling & Architecture Consultant MDM & Data Governance Specialist BI & Analytics Developer
Technical Focus Areas
- Data Engineering & Integration: SQL Server/SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter/IDQ, Talend, Kafka, Azure Data Factory – Delta/CDC/ELT patterns, robust pipelines, monitoring/recovery, data lineage & impact analysis, medallion architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
- DWH & Cloud: Azure SQL / Data Lake / Synapse, AWS Redshift/S3, on‑prem SQL/Oracle – scalable data marts with a strong cost/benefit focus.
- Data Modeling: Atomic (Inmon) and Dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault (Linstedt), Domain‑Driven Design, clear lineage & contracts.
- MDM & Governance: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, stewardship processes, data quality rules, survivorship/XREF, catalog/glossary, SIF/BES/REST publication.
- Analytics/BI: Power BI, SSAS, Cognos – business‑ready, maintainable data products.
Richard R.
Last position:
Vice President– Head of Claims Operations, Europe at SOMPO International
Managing TPA Manager and a team of 10 Claims Operation Assistants.
Designing and implementing processes and workstreams using Guidewire from the ground up with European claims teams across all lines of business.
Establishing service level agreements (SLAs) and detailed key performance indicators (KPIs) with new business intelligence (BI) reporting, payment and performance analysis.
Developing, steering and analysing 50+ strategic, operational and IT initiatives, driving digital change and AI automation in payments while meeting DORA, GDPR, ACM and BAIT MaRisk regulatory compliance.
Increasing customer satisfaction scores by 80%.
Attracting and mentoring market-leading operational and TPA talent.
Demonstrating strong stakeholder leadership and swift decisional influence.
Ulm P.
Last position:
DataStage ETL Expert at ING Bank
- Datastage 11.7, dbt, Oracle 19, Python 3.12 / PySpark 3.5, Azure GitHub, Azure DevOps, Automic
- Development of migration jobs to transfer data from the collection DWH to the new Risk Mart, as well as development of ETL pipelines to migrate historical data from the old Mart to the new Risk Mart.
- Storage of the silver layer on Hadoop and the gold layer in Oracle.
- Translation of DataStage jobs into dbt to publish reporting data in Google Cloud to a PostgreSQL database.
- Creation and optimization of complex SQL queries for data extraction from a data vault, taking into account historical data in the point-in-time tables.
- Creation of Oracle table definitions (DDL) and adjustment of existing stored procedures.
- Versioning changes in GitHub and deployment via the CI/CD portal.
- Refactoring long-running DataStage jobs into Python using PySpark to reduce server load.
- Migration of SAS scripts to PL/SQL, including new development of distribution functions that have no direct equivalent in Oracle.
- Development of Automic jobs to run DataStage pipelines and Python scripts (PySpark jobs) that control the population of the SME and institutional risk tables in the Risk Mart and perform business calculations.
- Participation in the agile process, including creating user stories, estimations, and planning in Azure DevOps.
- Handling Azure DevOps tickets and close collaboration with testers and business teams for error analysis and resolution.
Kamran V.
Last position:
Agile Delivery Manager at Sparecodes Incorporation
- Highly successful role as lead data analytics expert at a US consulting startup.
- Managed stakeholder expectations by ensuring team delivery velocity using Agile and Lean practices.
- Trained and assembled international offshore data science teams of DevOps engineers, BI developers, and technical support specialists.
- As Sparecodes' data analytics experts, we improved our clients’ business outcomes through requirements management, dashboard and report development, migration, automation, and production support using IBM Cognos, AWS, SAP, Oracle, Teradata, CRM, ERP, Confluence, and Microsoft.
- Provided effective coaching and mentoring for international, multicultural teams in a remote environment, covering new tools and techniques, Agile best practices, internal and external communication, and presentation skills.
- Coordinated technical processes efficiently, including managing and implementing project changes and control processes.
- Promoted strong team engagement and supported employees’ career development, including business change management through coaching.
- Enhanced project status reports by providing insights into team productivity, predictability, and backlog burn-down, leading to improved project outcomes.
- Successfully led the coordination and implementation of software solutions for clients in mechanical engineering, including automation system integration and customization to meet client needs.
Christopher E.
Last position:
Senior Oracle DBA and WebLogic Administrator, Oracle Business Intelligence for Applications
- Oracle databases 11g, 12c and 19c RAC
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g & 12c (WebLogic, SOA, Oracle Forms and Report Server, etc., OBIA)
- Administration of Oracle 11g, 12c, RAC and 19c
- Applying patches
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Tomcat
- Oracle tuning
- The system includes several production, QA, test & development Oracle databases and WebLogic application servers 11g & 12c
Ming C.
Last position:
Deutsche GroĂźbank
- Coordinating requirements (collecting documents, quality assurance)
- Coordinating IT process landscape meetings
- Managing the release process for new/updated sfO
- Handling updates to the process map
- Checking sfO documents for methodological compliance
Dirk S.
Last position:
Managing Director at Company in the transport sector
- Part-time interim management in the transport and logistics sector.
Markus G.
Last position:
Data Solution Architect, Founder at GRITCON GmbH
- Design and development of modern cloud DWH & data platforms
- Data Vault automation
- Implementation of ELT and CI/CD processes
- Requirements analysis and data modeling
- Building an automated cloud data platform as a reference architecture for financial risk controlling (Snowflake, Data Vault, DBT, Python, GitHub) 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30, Zurich
- DWH further development, operations and cloud migration (Data Vault, DBT, SAP Data Services, Alteryx, SQL Server, Azure Synapse) 2023-03-01 – 2025-06-30, Frankfurt
- Implementation of a global cloud data platform (Data Vault, WhereScape, Snowflake, AWS, Scrum) 2021-04-01 – 2023-12-31, Cologne
- Proof of concept for a global cloud data platform (Data Vault, Snowflake, Synapse, WhereScape, Azure, Scrum) 2022-04-01 – 2022-07-31, Bonn
- Implementation of a cloud data platform (Data Vault, Snowflake, WhereScape, AWS) 2021-07-01 – 2022-04-30, Karlsruhe
- Big data integration of all source systems related to the ITSM process (Data Vault, Snowflake, WhereScape, AWS, Scrum) 2021-01-01 – 2021-05-31, Prague
- Development and operation of a global self-service BI platform to display around 150 corporate KPIs (Data Vault, WhereScape, Postgres, Jenkins, Talend, AWS, Scrum) 2018-11-01 – 2020-12-31, Frankfurt
- Implementation of a DWH for price management and capacity forecasting in long-distance passenger transport (SAP BODS, SQL Server, AWS) 2017-10-01 – 2018-11-30, Frankfurt
- Introduction of SAP BODS and migration of the existing DWH (SAP, BODS, HANA, Oracle, Cognos) 2017-05-01 – 2017-10-31, Rastatt
Alexander H.
Last position:
Managing Director at Vineyard Management Consulting GmbH
- Focus: Digitalization & Cyber Security Management
Jin T.
Last position:
Test Automation Engineer at NetCologne GmbH
- Create and execute regression test cases with TOSCA
- Train internal staff in using TOSCA
- Tools: Siebel CRM, Oracle PL/SQL Developer, TestRail
Josef P.
Last position:
Self-employed at Self-employed
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Statistics of experts using IBM Cognos
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
29 years (Germany: 25 years)
Position duration
2.7 years (Germany: 3.1 years)
Positions per freelancer
19 (Germany: 15)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
91% (Germany: 86%)
Master's degree or higher
64% (Germany: 55%)
Doctorate
9% (Germany: 6%)
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 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Frankfurt using IBM Cognos
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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.
IBM Cognos 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 (83%)
- Banking and Finance (75%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Retail (50%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Healthcare (42%)
- Telecommunication (42%)
- Energy (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Business Intelligence Platform
IBM Cognos is a business intelligence and analytics suite for turning operational data into governed reports, dashboards and planning insights. Companies use Cognos Analytics to support finance, sales, supply chain, risk and executive decision-making. It combines self-service analysis with controlled enterprise reporting.
Reporting And Analytics
Cognos specialists create pixel-perfect reports, interactive dashboards, active reports and exploratory visualizations. They translate business requirements into clear metrics, prompts, drill-through paths and scheduled outputs. Strong solutions serve both occasional business users and teams that need repeatable, auditable reporting.
- Design executive dashboards and operational reports
- Build prompts, filters, calculations and drill-throughs
- Schedule, distribute and secure recurring reports
- Improve report performance and usability
Models And Data
The ecosystem includes Framework Manager, data modules, packages, data servers and relational or multidimensional sources. Professionals connect Cognos to warehouses, SQL databases, enterprise applications and governed semantic layers. They also work with SQL, dimensional modelling, ETL processes, metadata, data quality and access controls.
When Expertise Helps
Companies bring in freelance IBM Cognos expertise during migrations, reporting redesigns, platform upgrades or warehouse projects. Support is also valuable when reports are slow, definitions conflict across departments or internal teams lack capacity for a complex rollout. In Frankfurt, remote collaboration can work well when requirements and data access are clearly organised; on-site workshops may help with stakeholder alignment.
- Replace fragmented spreadsheets with governed reporting
- Migrate legacy Cognos environments or reporting assets
- Establish reusable metrics and reporting standards
- Investigate query, package or dashboard performance
Delivery And Governance
A capable professional starts with the reporting questions, source systems and security model rather than copying existing reports without review. They document data definitions, model dependencies, refresh behaviour and ownership. They test totals against trusted sources and make permissions understandable for administrators and users.
Choosing A Specialist
Look for experience with the Cognos release, data architecture and reporting patterns relevant to the project. Ask for examples of Framework Manager or data module design, dashboard development, performance troubleshooting and deployment between environments. For Frankfurt teams, clarify workshop availability, remote working practices and the language needed for business interviews and documentation.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about IBM Cognos — answered in short.
IBM Cognos is used to create governed reports, dashboards, scorecards and exploratory analyses from enterprise data. Companies commonly apply Cognos Analytics to finance reporting, operational monitoring, planning support and executive decision-making.
IBM Cognos is often chosen for strong governance, pixel-perfect reporting, scheduled distribution and controlled enterprise content. Power BI and Tableau may be preferred for different self-service, visualization or Microsoft ecosystem needs, so the right choice depends on data architecture, audience and reporting controls.
A strong IBM Cognos specialist should understand SQL, relational databases, data warehouses and dimensional modelling. Knowledge of Framework Manager, data modules, ETL, metadata governance, security and performance tuning is also valuable.
The need depends on scope, data complexity and the condition of the existing environment. A focused report change may need a reporting specialist, while a migration or enterprise redesign calls for someone who can handle modelling, security, testing and deployment.
Yes, IBM Cognos work can usually be delivered remotely when access, requirements and stakeholder decisions are organised. On-site sessions in Frankfurt can still be useful for discovery workshops, user training and resolving cross-department reporting definitions.
Ask for evidence of work with the relevant Cognos Analytics setup, source systems and report types. Discuss how the specialist validates figures, documents models, manages security and tests performance before release.
A high-quality IBM Cognos professional combines technical reporting skill with a clear understanding of business measures. They build maintainable models, challenge unclear requirements, explain trade-offs and leave behind documentation that internal teams can use.
Yes, IBM Cognos specialists often assess existing reports, packages, models, schedules and security before a migration or upgrade. They can map dependencies, remediate compatibility issues, validate results and help users adopt the updated environment.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects is 108 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 866 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 64% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects are Information Technology (83%), Banking and Finance (75%), and Professional Services (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Business Intelligence (83%), and Operations (67%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used IBM Cognos
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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