IBM i Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used IBM i
Wolfgang Orgler
Last position:
Business Analyst at Ă–sterreichische Post AG
IT systems: Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Opal/Repost, JustinMind, Monday, SAP
Analysis of requirements for branch software
Coordination of intercultural teams
Partly agile project organization
Master data management / DMS
UI/UX design and mockup creation
Requirements documentation
Digitalization of signatures
Stakeholder management and workshop facilitation
Billing/bank transfer
Business analysis / requirements engineering
Manfred Böttcher
Last position:
Interim Manager Managing Director
- Optimization of business results and expansion of sales activities
- Responsible for personnel organization
- Introduction of a document management system (DMS)
- Introduction and optimization of the ERP, CMS and CRM landscape
- Introduction of digital signatures
- Increase in revenue, reduction in costs and increase in EBIT
Matthias Batz
Last position:
Windows Administrator at Telair GmbH
Windows Administrator, software deployment, user support, Azure / Entra administrator, hardware support, software packaging, defining and introducing processes
Tasks performed:
- Handling incidents, service requests & changes in the Matrix42 ticket system
- Handling / resolving incidents
- User creation / permissions
- Installation and patch management for Windows
- Permissions and license management in Entra
- Process improvement and documentation
Tools and methods used: Windows Server 2016 / 2019, Active Directory, Windows 11, Office 365, Azure / Entra, Ivanti, VMWare & ESX, Dell & Kyocera Minolta & Zeus hardware support
Tezcan Dilshener
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
Diego Espinoza
Last position:
RPG Software Developer from RPG III to Free Format
- Development of software and system support for RPG development.
- Development, optimization and maintenance of programs in RPG (RPG II to ILE Free Format).
- Performing integration tasks, data management as well as applying and managing system updates.
- User support and training to ensure smooth system operation.
Pavel Skála
Last position:
Interim Manager Finance & Controlling at Freiberufler
- Accounting, controlling and reporting, taxes, risk management, treasury, credit management, legal affairs, internal control/SOX, HR, IT, cooperation with auditors, tax consultants and government authorities
- Logistics, production and HACCP, occupational safety and veterinary and hygiene regulations (food manufacturing)
- Due diligence, M&A, corporate split-offs, crisis management, project management
Selected interim projects:
- Twistcafe (fast-food restaurants) – Interim CFO (global): solved issues with accounting and tax documents for the year-end close of the German and Austrian subsidiaries; standardized the intercompany billing of raw material and cash transfers (CZ, SK, DE, AT, PL); automated the recharging of promotions and cashless payments; improved cost center accounting (200+ cost centers)
- VIB Vermögen AG (Branicks Group, real estate) – Interim Head of Accounting (DE): completed HGB year-end financial statements for 19 companies without complications; IFRS group financial statements without issues; automated consolidation tasks (debt consolidation, expense and revenue consolidation); automated reporting processes
- NTT (telecommunications) – Interim Senior Controller (DE): simplified, standardized and automated monthly closing activities (provisions for customer and supplier rebates, order backlogs, accrued revenues, monthly gross profit adjustments), including SOX compliance evidence; balance sheet reconciliation; improved loyalty reporting
- Lilium (aerospace) – Interim Senior Accountant (DE): tax line corrections; asset migration from Datev to Infor LN for two companies, including data quality improvements; automated processing of interim asset investments and asset additions; led successful SOX audit for fixed assets leading up to the US IPO
- Brose (automotive) – Interim Head of Controlling (CZ): successful Forecast III; simplified and automated calculations and reporting (hourly rates, temporary workers, monthly reports, scrap and external rework, direct personnel costs); platform change for the monthly board meeting
- LUST Hybrid-Technik (Pankl-SHW Industries, manufacturing) – Interim Finance Controller (DE): monthly and annual financial statements (including inventory valuation, cost accounting), plan vs. actual comparisons, variance analysis, ad hoc reports, forecast preparation, automation
- Gebr. Bode (Schaltbau Group, manufacturing) – Interim Head of Accounting (DE): year-end financial statements without complications; simplified and automated liquidity planning; automated open items report, standardized intercompany reconciliations; implemented and automated the fixed assets report
- Hyva Georg Hydraulik (manufacturing) – Interim Senior Accountant/Finance Manager (DE): simplified and automated VAT returns, Intrastat and other statistical reports; automated fixed assets report; implemented and automated the cost center report/forecast and temporary labor reserves; master data correction
- Beiersdorf (FMCG) – Interim Finance Manager (DE/SK): oversaw transfer of the local finance department in Slovakia to the SSC Hamburg
- Trèves (automotive) – Interim Plant Controller/Head of Finance & Controlling (CZ): identified weaknesses; implemented controlling processes for the procurement process (PR/PO/GR), payroll, energy costs, ICO accounting, cost center reporting
- Hella Slovakia Signal-Lighting (automotive) – Interim Head of Controlling (SK): 10% reduction in receivables open items; automated reporting (capex, cost center, maintenance costs); standardized and automated inventory and receivables write-offs
- Tunap Cosmetics (FMCG) – Interim Finance Manager (DE): reduced DSO by 21 days within four months; balance sheet cleanup (fixed assets, provisions, prepaid expenses); reduced unprocessed invoices in the workflow by EUR 1.2 million during year-end; automated write-offs, controls and reporting
- Hanon Systems Autopal (automotive) – Interim Finance Controller (CZ): identified weaknesses; automated cost center reporting and purchase orders; automated inventory and receivables write-offs
- Drägerwerk (manufacturing) – Interim Finance Controller (CZ): FI/CO management, process audit, investment incentives, accounting accuracy, SAP settings (FI/CO, MM)
- Maxim Chicken (FMCG) – Interim Head of Finance and Controlling (CZ): introduced new gastronomy products leading to increased sales; implemented cash flow forecasting; reduced variable and fixed costs (raw materials, property leasing); successfully passed veterinary audit
- Trelleborg Automotive Czech Republic (automotive) – Interim Plant Controller/Head of Finance (CZ); Carbody Czech Republic (automotive) – Interim Plant Controller/Head of Finance (CZ): corrected accounting; corporate split-off with SAP separation; implemented cash flow forecasting; factoring
- Kantar Media (WPP Group, media) – Interim Finance Manager (CZ): automated US GAAP reporting; reduced fixed costs (supplier contracts, personnel expenses); implemented standard processes; successful SOX audit; production relocation
Dominik Piecuch
Last position:
Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH
- Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
- Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
- Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
- Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
- Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
- Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
- Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
- Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
- Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
- Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
- Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
- Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
- Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
- Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
- Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
- Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
- Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status
Benedikt Ruske
Last position:
Power BI developer at Mechanical Engineering (SME 500 emp.)
- KPI dashboards for inventory and goods received quality control & testing ETL, dataset, dataflows and report development, complex DAX solutions
Data sources: Dataverse, RDB, Excel
Tools: ETL, data modeling, data flows, Power Query, M, Power BI, complex DAX
- Capacity: 25%
Oliver Ohly
Last position:
Embedded Software Architect at Automotive supplier
Stellar SR6 G7 line, 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-R52+ MCU.
- MISRA-C, C99, Greenhills ARM compiler
- Dassault AUTOSAR Builder
- EB Tresos
- Sparx Enterprise Architect 16.1
- VS Code
- Python xml, lxml, NumPy and Pandas
ISO 26262, ISO 21434, hypervisor, key management, HSM. Tooling & automation. LieberLieber LemonTree + Sparx EA. Jira, Confluence, SharePoint. Git/Github. DevOps through Jenkins & Conan.
Jochen Gögel
Last position:
Senior Specialist Software Compliance at Inter Versicherung
- Designing processes for implementing regulatory IT requirements (VAIT, BAIT, DORA, MaGo) and establishing them within the IT organization
- Monitoring the execution of these processes, quality assurance and adaptation to new requirements
- Support and coordination of the annual audit regarding regulatory IT requirements (PwC)
- ITK governance
- Software lifecycle management
- Documentation and control of the IDV development process
- Process support and policy creation when setting up test management with regard to DORA and VAIT
- Policy creation for IAM processes
- Tools/Applications: ServiceNow, Confluence, Jira, M365, Loop, Connect, Omada
Roger Böttcher
Last position:
Project Manager PMO Department New Launch and Series Support at SMA-Metalltechnik GmbH
- Managed automotive projects including relocation of series projects to sister plants in Romania and South Africa
- Analyzed current state and defined necessary measures
- Planned, coordinated and controlled project activities
- Communicated in English and German across interfaces and in reporting
- Documented results and coordinated process changes
- Created project, workflow and schedule plans
- Aligned implementation topics regularly with customer (Porsche, Bentley, Audi, etc.)
Thorsten Hackfort
Last position:
Partner at Johannes MĂĽller Wirtschaftsberatung (JMWB)
- Regionally active management consulting for succession planning, crisis management, restructuring, financial communication, and optimization of workflows and processes for corporate management for small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Contributed to the development toward a more holistic consulting approach
- Various talks on the topic of people in mid-sized companies
- Contact person for all staffing topics
Olaf Martens
Last position:
Interim Manager Head of Finance at Euromobil GmbH
- Bridging the Head of Finance position until it was filled again
- Use of SAP R/3
- Hybrid working model
- 10% English
Holger Braun
Last position:
Business Analyst at BLS
- The AVANZA project provides the deployment and procurement of a modern, reliable system for efficient access and sales and supports smooth operations at the Lötschberg & Simplon car shuttle.
- Operations are sustainably secured and the further development of the car shuttle business model is supported.
- Developed a study with an evaluation of possible solution options.
- Supported the decision on options, evaluated the RFI, prepared procurement, concept created based on the chosen option.
Richard Reynolds
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.
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Statistics of experts using IBM i
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
28 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
41%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
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 IBM i
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
Core platform
IBM i is the operating system for IBM Power Systems that runs many business-critical back ends. It is still used for core order, finance, warehouse, and service workloads where stability matters more than trendy tooling.
Typical work
- RPG, COBOL, and CL program maintenance
- DB2 for i schema and query work
- Batch jobs, spool files, and job queues
- Security, user profiles, and authority setup
- Interface work with APIs, files, and ERP systems
Tooling and stack
Strong IBM i specialists know the daily tools around the platform, not just the language syntax. That often includes SQL, Integrated Language Environment, Rational Developer for i, ACS, and source control practices that fit long-lived systems.
When to bring in help
Companies usually look for freelance expertise when code is old, documentation is thin, or release work cannot pause operations. In Germany, that often means support for industrial, logistics, and distribution systems that need careful changes and clear communication with internal teams.
What good specialists do
A strong IBM i professional reads legacy code quickly, traces end-to-end business flow, and changes production systems without creating side effects. They can work in RPG, CL, SQL, and the surrounding tooling, and they document what they touched so the next change is safer.
Modernization path
IBM i projects often include selective modernization rather than full replacement. Good experts help expose functions through services, clean up data access, improve batch reliability, and reduce risk while keeping the core platform running. They know when to adapt AS/400 or iSeries-era code and when to leave a stable component alone.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about IBM i.
IBM i is used for the business systems that run orders, inventory, finance, and similar core processes. It is common where teams need stable back-end processing, tight data handling, and long-lived applications built around DB2 for i.
IBM i is the current operating system name, while AS/400 and iSeries are older platform names many people still use in search and conversation. IBM Power Systems is the hardware family that often hosts it, so projects may reference all three when they describe the same environment.
A strong IBM i specialist usually also works with CL, SQL, DB2 for i, spool files, job control, and integration points such as file exchanges or APIs. Many projects also benefit from someone who can read older COBOL code and understand how it fits the wider application flow.
IBM i work depends more on system depth than on a single label of seniority. Simple maintenance may need someone who knows the platform and can move safely inside existing code, while modernization or migration work needs a specialist who can trace dependencies across programs, data, and operations.
Many IBM i tasks can be done remotely if the company can provide secure access, clear test data, and a stable communication path with the internal team. On-site time in Germany can help at the start of a project, especially when the environment is undocumented or the change window is tight.
Look for someone who can explain how a change affects programs, files, jobs, and users, not just the code itself. A good IBM i professional asks about batch timing, recovery, and dependencies early, then documents the work in a way your team can maintain.
Yes, IBM i can be part of modern integration work when it is handled carefully. The key is to connect it to current services and data flows without breaking the stability of the core platform, often by exposing controlled interfaces around existing logic.
A IBM i project goes faster when the company can share system access details, application scope, sample files, and a list of critical jobs or programs. It also helps to provide a contact who understands the current setup, because many issues sit in the business rules rather than in the syntax alone.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used IBM i in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 825 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used IBM i in their recent projects, 73% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 41% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used IBM i in their recent projects have 28 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 IBM i in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (28%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM i in their recent projects are Information Technology (76%), Manufacturing (67%), and Banking and Finance (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM i in their recent projects are Project Management (87%), Information Technology (82%), and Operations (66%).
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