
IBM Db2 Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used IBM Db2
Marcus B.
Last position:
Java and Quarkus Expert at Large German energy service provider
- Modernization of a large-scale Java enterprise application*
The project is modernizing a complex enterprise application that has grown over many years. The existing Spring-based legacy system runs on Java 8, OSGi, and Eclipse RCP and is being gradually migrated to a modern, maintainable architecture with Java 25 and Quarkus.
Marcus works on analysis, architecture, refactoring, and implementation. One focus is on untangling historically grown structures and dependencies and on building a clean, sustainable Java and Quarkus technology stack.
Tools & technologies: Java 8, Java 25, Quarkus, Hibernate ORM with Panache, EclipseLink, OSGi, Eclipse RCP, Maven, JUnit, Mockito, REST, JSON, Git, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, Jira, Confluence
Philipp G.
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
Tamás E.
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
Tezcan D.
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
Birgit S.
Last position:
Business Analysis, Requirements Engineer at BMW
Refinement of epics and user stories to achieve a higher degree of automation in CRM usage. Testing of new Discountsystem
Serge K.
Last position:
MLOps (machine learning operations) at REWE Digital GmbH
- It is like a startup within REWE, where we have to build a new forecasting system on Google Cloud Platform from the scratch. Although, officially my role is called MLOps, my actual tasks also include development of data processing pipelines (data engineering) and data scientists tasks such as feature engineering and model trainings.
- GCP: Terraform (tofu), Vertex AI (Kubeflow), Cloud Run, IAM, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Artifact Registry
- Data engineering: Snowflake as the main data warehouse, Terraform, DBT for data model implementations
- CI/CD: GitLab. We have built a CI/CD pipeline that automates deployments of new releases up to production environment
Antonio D.
Last position:
Agile Project Manager at Openry GmbH
End Customer: Openry GmbH
E-commerce platform to globally commercialize high-quality Italian artistic productions. Several European shops are already operational and Asian markets soon coming up. My role as Agile Project Manager is to lead the complete team on both the customer and technical side (offshore) including strong strategic consulting, in a continuous delivery approach. As project in a small enterprise, the budget management aspects are particularly challenging, in a quest to deliver the maximum business value with minimal overheads. Technologies: Magento 2, M2E Pro, Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP (LAMP), Stripe
Sven H.
Last position:
Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio) at IT service provider for an international premium automaker
- Analyzing, aligning and modeling business processes (BPMN 2.0) for the 'The New Retail' program in the areas of invoicing, tax, customs and accounting
- Tracking user stories and their impact on processes
- Point of contact for preparing the tool migration from Symbio to Signavio for the mentioned areas
- Power user after the introduction of Signavio, point of contact and coach for other process modelers
Carsten B.
Last position:
Test engineer at DAT (Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH)
- Conducted manual testing for claims creation, forwarding, repair cost calculation, parts selection and logging on the Gold.dat.de platform
- Automated key processes using ASKUI, including login, claim creation, calculations and parts selection
- Simulated user interactions (e.g., drag-and-drop) with ASKUI
- Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for early error detection
- Executed over 50 test scenarios and identified critical defects
- Reduced test time by 50% through automation
- Improved platform quality and user experience
Norbert G.
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.
Muharrem S.
Last position:
General Manager at REPSEM/REPKON-Energetic (Mechanical Engineering)
REPSEM/REPKON-Energetic (Mechanical Engineering) – General Manager. Start-up company. Setting up the company and its structure. Creating processes, preparing document templates, planning workflows, hiring employees to meet company goals. Training employees and introducing them to the first company project. Project acquisition, meetings about projects with companies. Expanding company goals and strategy. Visiting companies for partnerships. Leading the first company project together with the PM.
Jiri S.
Last position:
Quality Manager/Test Management at Noriba GmbH
- Test concept creation
- Creation of test processes
- Coordination of TC development: stress tests, functional tests, performance tests, high data rate tests, integration tests, etc.
- HW testing: FPGA, RF
- Test automation and regression tests
- Ensuring 24/7 operation of the test system
- Analysis & reporting
- Regular coordination of the test team, meetings with other stakeholders
- Communication and coordination with stakeholders and the project manager
Anton K.
Last position:
Head of Overall Technical Integration NSC / Hadoop Cloud Development at IABG
Head of overall technical integration NSC (National Secure Cloud, project with approx. 60 employees).
Technical integration of all subprojects into one product, definition of interfaces and basic components of a cloud including hardware, technical architecture of the IABG platform.
Development of a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) capable of creating private/mixed clouds of any complexity based on a textual description with one click or interactively.
CMP also includes the complete hardware management lifecycle.
Kubernetes, OpenStack and Hadoop are used as the foundation.
The management layer includes Harbor, Gitea, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher and Jenkins, which are configured automatically.
Private cloud can run any customer workloads, including a full Hadoop layer with HDFS, Spark, MapReduce, Mesos, HBase and around 20 additional ML/DL technologies.
Hadoop worker clusters can also be installed automatically without Kubernetes on bare metal or commodity hardware.
OpenStack with Nova, Neutron, Ironic, Swift, Cinder, Ceph.
Development of a Java application Rudi: SOAP, REST, containers, DB.
Technologies: Kubernetes (K3s, Rke2, Minikube, Harbor, Gitea, Jenkins, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher), OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Swift, Ceph, Cinder, Sahara, Magnum, Kayobe, Kolla, Bigrost, Ironic), Hadoop (HDFS, Ambari, Solr, Livy, Ranger, YARN, Tez, HBase, Kafka, Hive, Zookeeper, MapReduce, Spark, Oozie, Flink), virtualization (Kubernetes (K3S), VMware, Oracle), scripting (Ansible, Puppet, Juju, Shell, Groovy, Gradle, Maven).
Helgo G.
Last position:
Migration to HANA BP at Packaging Industry
- Migration to HANA BP.
- MDM-Team.
- Master-data-management.
- System landscape: SAP ECC to S4-HANA.
Rahul J.
Last position:
Hybris Consultant at Bosch Digital
- Implement Hybris Commerce projects for customer.
- Provide technical implementation of Developer and Integrator portal using Hybris solution.
- Integration with Billing and Payment systems.
- Technical ownership of the solution.
- Introduce best practices in Hybris solution and Java technologies.
- Provide release support on AWS environments.
- Technical focal point for sales and engineering teams.
- Supporting engineering team to scope the requirements and in architecting & designing the solutions.
- Proliferate best practices from one project to others, Knowledge management.
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Statistics of experts using IBM Db2
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
30 years (Germany: 27 years)

Position duration
2.5 years (Germany: 3 years)

Positions per freelancer
18 (Germany: 19)

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
96% (Germany: 83%)
Master's degree or higher
68% (Germany: 54%)
Doctorate
12%

Certifications per freelancer
2 (Germany: 3)

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
97% (Germany: 96%)
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 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 IBM Db2
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.
IBM Db2 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 (94%)
- Banking and Finance (76%)
- Automotive (67%)
- Insurance (58%)
- Manufacturing (55%)
- Telecommunication (42%)
- Retail (39%)
- Professional Services (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Enterprise data foundation
IBM Db2 is a family of relational database systems built for reliable, high-volume business data. It runs across IBM i, Linux, UNIX, Windows and IBM Z, supporting transaction processing, reporting and integrated enterprise applications. Companies use it where data consistency, security and operational continuity matter.
Where Db2 fits
- Core banking, insurance and public-sector systems
- ERP, supply chain and finance applications
- Customer, product and transaction data platforms
- Batch processing, analytics and operational reporting
Db2 can support both long-running legacy workloads and newer services. Its role often extends from the database layer into application integration, data governance and modernization planning.
Ecosystem and tooling
Professionals work with Db2 for IBM i, Db2 for z/OS and Db2 on distributed platforms. Relevant tools include SQL, stored procedures, CL, COBOL, Java, JDBC, ODBC, IBM Data Studio, IBM i services and database monitoring utilities. Strong specialists also understand backup and recovery, authorization, replication, partitioning and workload management.
When companies bring in experts
- Db2 performance is slowing critical transactions
- A legacy IBM i or mainframe system needs modernization
- Schemas, SQL or stored procedures require review
- Data must move safely between Db2 and cloud services
Freelance expertise is useful during migrations, audits, upgrades and delivery peaks. Specialists can diagnose issues without disrupting established operations and can document decisions for internal teams.
What strong specialists deliver
A capable Db2 professional connects database choices to business workloads. They clarify access patterns, transaction boundaries, indexing and recovery objectives before changing production systems. Their deliverables may include schema designs, optimized SQL, migration plans, automation scripts, monitoring rules and practical runbooks.
They also communicate clearly with application, infrastructure and security teams. Experience across IBM i, z/OS or distributed Db2 matters when interfaces, deployment practices and operational constraints differ.
Selecting the right fit
Look for evidence of work on a Db2 environment similar to yours, not only generic SQL knowledge. Ask how the specialist investigates locking, access paths, storage pressure, failed jobs and recovery scenarios. A strong professional explains trade-offs, tests changes safely and leaves measurable technical documentation.
For Munich-based companies, local collaboration can help when workshops or production coordination require an on-site presence. Remote work is also practical when access controls, schedules and communication routines are established; German or English may be relevant depending on the project team.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about IBM Db2.
IBM Db2 stores and processes structured business data for transaction-heavy applications, reporting and operational workflows. It is common in banking, insurance, manufacturing, public services and enterprise systems running on IBM i, IBM Z or distributed infrastructure.
Db2 is often selected for its integration with IBM i and IBM Z, strong transactional capabilities and mature enterprise operations. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server may be a better fit where existing application standards, cloud services or team expertise point in that direction.
IBM Db2 work commonly connects with SQL, IBM i, z/OS, COBOL, Java, JDBC, ODBC, Linux, cloud integration and data migration. The right professional should also understand security, backup and recovery, monitoring, workload management and application dependencies.
Db2 projects vary widely. A focused query review may need a database specialist familiar with the workload, while a migration, recovery redesign or mainframe modernization requires proven experience across architecture, operations and dependent applications.
IBM Db2 projects can usually be delivered remotely when secure access, test environments and clear release procedures are available. On-site workshops in Munich can still be useful for discovery, stakeholder alignment or sensitive production coordination, with German or English agreed in advance.
Db2 specialists should first review query plans, table statistics, indexes, locking behavior and workload timing. They should test changes against representative data, define rollback steps and confirm that improvements do not harm batch jobs or other critical transactions.
IBM Db2 quality is shown through clear diagnosis, safe testing and documentation that another team can operate. Ask for relevant examples involving performance, recovery, migration or production support, and listen for concrete reasoning about business risk rather than generic database claims.
Db2 remains relevant when established workloads need better integration, observability or delivery practices. Modernization may involve refactoring applications, exposing services, moving selected data, adopting cloud connectivity or keeping the core database while improving surrounding systems.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used IBM Db2 in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 826 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used IBM Db2 in their recent projects, 96% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 68% hold at least a Master's degree, and 12% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used IBM Db2 in their recent projects have 30 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used IBM Db2 in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and French (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used IBM Db2 in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Banking and Finance (76%), and Automotive (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used IBM Db2 in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (88%), and Quality Assurance (79%).
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