IBM MVS Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used IBM MVS
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- AI product development: Design of an AI-supported GRC platform to automate compliance processes.
- AI expertise: Strategic deepening in Agentic AI and GenAI as a core asset for modern IT governance
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Robert Karash
Last position:
Interim Manager | Group Leader in the IT Operations & Digitalization Division "Databases, Operations & Support" (DOS) at Landwirtschaftliche RentenBank
- Technical leadership and further development of a team of 28 IT staff (internal & external) in the areas HelpDesk/HelpLine, RHEL (Red Hat), MUREX (trading system & applications), SAP basis operations
- Managing external service providers (including FI-TS for SAP basis operations)
- Personnel, resource and budget planning for the IT department and projects
- Introducing and establishing regular communication formats (weekly status meetings, team and cross-department meetings)
- Ensuring application operations in a hybrid environment (Windows/Linux with database and web/application servers)
- Supporting transformation projects to modernize the application landscape (e.g. DevOps approaches)
- Setting up and implementing a digital IT procurement for hardware & software (e.g. with DELL)
- Developing and managing the "IT Operations DOS" department based on corporate strategy
- Preparing management reports & decision papers on IT projects, optimization potential and automation opportunities
- Representing the department in the advisory boards of the Rentenbank and ensuring regulatory compliance (BaFin §44, GDPR, BSI, MaRisk)
Krzysztof Gantzke
Last position:
C++ Software Developer at HENSOLDT AG
Development of new simulator features and extension of existing modules using C++.
GUI design and implementation with Qt for Windows, including redesigns to improve usability and workflow.
Maintenance and expansion of existing codebase: refactoring, bug fixes, and modularization to support new capabilities.
Version control using Git.
Performance optimization of simulation to meet real-time constraints.
Creating and maintaining documentation: technical comments, design docs, API references and user manuals.
Led a redesign that improved operator workflow and reduced task completion time.
Extended simulator architecture to support multiple new scenario types while preserving backward compatibility.
Implemented refactoring and modularization that simplified maintenance and accelerated feature delivery.
Technologies: C++03, Qt4.6, QMake, Git, V-Model, Windows
Stefan Marx
Last position:
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer
- Design, planning and execution of complex acceptance tests for a document exchange platform for the German justice authorities.
- Validation of decrypted and certificate-based message exchange via web platform, mobile app, and Java API.
- Documentation of test cases, execution steps, and test results.
- Technologies: Windows 11/10, Ubuntu, iOS, Android, Bash for Windows, Java 17, IntelliJ, Git, Jira, Confluence, Citrix Server, xJustiz standard implementation, specific justice software.
Hans-Dieter Große-Kreul
Last position:
Training as an AI Expert
I continuously expand my expertise in AI and automation, working with ChatGPT, OpenAI, Manus, Gemini, MS CoPilot, API, LangChain, Hugging Face, Manus, TensorFlow and Auto-GPT as well as Python-based ML frameworks and MLOps tools to intelligently transform classic software development, analysis, and testing processes.
Hartmut Ullrich
Last position:
Freelancer at Freelancer
Projects at Raiffeisen Software Group (RSG), Linz from 2022-01-01 to 2025-03-31: application development on mainframe with PL/1, DB2, JCL, Tabex; development environment with idz, Jira, Dimensions, Confluence; execution of projects in banking reporting (own funds, capital requirements, large exposures, leverage ratio)
Project at Airbus, Hamburg from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31: mainframe system enhancements (TAKSY) in agile environment (Scrum, SAFe); business analysis; technical design; implementation (PL/1, DB2, IMS, JCL); test management; deployment
Sebastian Hefczyk
Last position:
Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach at Statutory Health Insurance Fund
- Taking over the troubled project from the internal project management and successful turnaround of project phase 1 (cutover of approx. 1000 servers (VMs)/standard desktops, specialized desktops)
- Responsible project management for the successful phase 1 transition (planning in the shortest possible time followed by implementation (very successful with low ticket volume))
- Stakeholder management – taking over direct (daily before cutover) communication with the client from the Chief Operation Manager in the format of regular meetings in taskforce mode. Rapid rebuilding of the previously lost trust base and restoration of the client relationship for optimal satisfaction
- Taskforce mode to eliminate all existing issues/showstoppers before cutover
- Scope clarification, setup, and scheduling of phase 2 activities (e.g. silo/admin servers)
- Kick-off of phase 2 / handing the project back to the success line for the internal project management/line to handle the remaining defined topics
- Establishing, preparing, and conducting steering committees with V-1 management to align the guardrails
- Moderation of various regular meetings and operational workshops
- Participation in the lessons learned with the client to address dissatisfaction related to the internal project management (before my start! They are extremely satisfied with my work)
- Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project)
Georg Danebrock
Last position:
Senior Project Manager at Apleona GmbH
- Project review, restructuring, and PM for the migration of a total of 12,000 Windows workplace systems (650 applications) from SCCM and Empirum/Matrix42 to MS-Intune after a merger.
- Took over a heavily delayed / not ideally managed project in the role of the "firefighter".
- Completely revised and adjusted/updated the planning of the customer and the involved service provider.
- Introduced planning baselining as well as tracking/mitigation of current risks.
- Introduced an efficient, partially automated planning/reporting interface between MS Project Planning (service provider) and Jira (customer).
- Restructured meetings to increase efficiency and remove redundant appointments.
- Completed the analysis and design phase and created base data for migrations from heterogeneous systems of the two merged companies.
- Started the User Acceptance Test (UAT).
- Technologies: MS Autopilot, Zero Touch.
Christian Wegener
Last position:
Functional Senior Tester and Test Manager at Christian Wegener Beratung
Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Defect management
Supplier management
Team coordination
Estimation of test effort and reporting
Test planning
Ongoing and new development of integrated scheduling systems
Java web client / Linux server, Oracle Instant Client / Oracle Database Appliance server, Unix, ESB – Enterprise Service Bus, SQL, TIBCO EMS – Enterprise Message Service / JMS, REST, Impero Guest
HP ALM / Micro Focus Quality Center, Citrix, JIRA, XRAY, Impero Guest, MobaXTerm, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Office
Jürgen Schoemaker
Last position:
IT Consultant / Analyst / Developer / Tester / Support at Automotive Manufacturer
- Analysis, software development/customization, and testing of various transaction and batch objects
- Conducting functional integration and regression tests on TEST and QA platforms under z/OS for later production implementation
- Hardware / Software / Tools: IBM MVS, z/OS, JES2/3, TSO-ISPF, JCL, DB2, SQL, SQL/PL, QMF, QMF for Workstations, SPUFI, FileAid, IMS-DB/DC, MFS, XPEDITER, COBOL, REXX, Windows 10, MS Office 365, MS Teams, batch job management via OPC, BETA92, RVS, BVB, ABL, DIALOGplus, PROBA, PRODPR (VW internal systems), JIRA, CONFLUENCE
Vladimir Maznicenko
Last position:
Developer at Financial services provider
- Support and further development of a framework for developing applications in a banking association: DynS/OSPE
- Migration of the framework to Java 11 and Java 17
- Java8, Java11 and Java17, Spring, Spring-Batch, Spring WebServices, Spring-Security, Spring-Data, JPA, Hibernate, OpenSource libraries etc.
- XML, JAXB, JSON, REST and SOAP services, DB2, Oracle, WebSphere or Liberty AS, FreeMaker, Junit, mock libraries, JaCoCo, Maven, IntelliJ, Eclipse, GitHub, SVN, Jira
Peter Brungs
Last position:
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis) at Atruvia AG
- Developed and enhanced ETL loading jobs with IBM DataStage and optimized SQL in an IBM DB2 environment as part of the Agree21 data migration
- Analyzed data quality and developed test procedures
- Created PowerShell scripts and documented GIT deployment processes
- Technologies: RedHat Linux, IBM DB2 with DBVisualizer, IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.7, JIRA, TortoiseGIT, TortoiseSVN, PowerShell scripts
Marcel Dicks
Last position:
Software Developer / IT Tester at Continentale Krankenversicherung a.G.
Analysis, online COBOL software development and testing of dialog and batch programs in the Kranken Leistung (KL) project
Error analysis, bug fixing and ticket resolution (change requests and defects)
Documentation in collaboration with the contact office and the mathematics department
IT skills: Siemens Fujitsu BS2000, CCOM Emulation, Micro Focus Visual COBOL I and II, Eclipse IDE, UDS database system, Atlassian Confluence and Jira, ZULIP, UNIFY
Christian Krah
Last position:
Service Catalog Manager at Deloitte team
- Worked in the IT infrastructure of the Deloitte team.
- Planned assignment as service catalog manager at an insurance company in Hanover.
Matthias Scherer
Last position:
IBM InfoSphere DataStage Senior Consultant at KKH (Kaufmännische Krankenkasse Hannover)
- Data migration from BVS to BITMARCK 21c|ng
- Test case creation; test execution and result analysis of the ETL processes
- Consulting on detailed planning and test execution
- Job review
- Development
- Documentation
- Error analysis & fixing / new development
- System environment: Windows 10; IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.7.x; IBM DB2 z/OS; IBM DB2 LUW; PL/SQL; SQL; DBeaver 25.x; MS Office 365; Atlassian JIRA
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Statistics of experts using IBM MVS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
35 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
55%
Master's degree or higher
35%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 MVS
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 use
IBM MVS, or Multiple Virtual Storage, is the classic mainframe operating system behind long-running business processes. It runs reliable batch workloads, transaction-heavy services, and core data processing for large enterprises. Companies use it when systems must stay stable, traceable, and compatible with older mainframe applications.
Where it fits
- Batch scheduling and job control
- JCL and dataset handling
- CICS and IMS integration
- Security, operations, and recovery
MVS often sits inside wider IBM mainframe environments in banking, insurance, logistics, and public-sector IT. In Germany, it still matters where established mainframe estates need careful support and controlled change.
Skills around it
Strong specialists know MVS utilities, ISPF, SDSF, JES, RACF, and TSO. They understand how programs, jobs, datasets, and access rules interact across the system. They also read old code, trace failures quickly, and keep documentation clear for operations teams.
When to bring in help
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise when a release touches critical batch windows, a legacy application needs repair, or a migration depends on clean knowledge transfer. MVS specialists also help after staff changes, during audits, and when a team needs extra capacity for operations support or modernization planning.
What strong experts do
- Diagnose JCL, abends, and dataset issues
- Maintain stable batch and online processing
- Coordinate changes with ops and security teams
- Support migration from MVS to newer platforms
Good professionals work carefully and document every change. They know how to protect uptime, respect mainframe standards, and explain trade-offs in plain language.
Hiring in Germany
For companies in Germany, language skills matter most when the work is close to operations, business users, or local support teams. Remote collaboration is common for analysis and code work, while on-site presence can help during cutovers, incidents, or handovers. Clear communication is as important as technical depth.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about IBM MVS.
IBM MVS is used to run stable mainframe workloads that still support core business processes. It is common in batch processing, transaction flows, dataset handling, and controlled system operations. Many organizations keep it where reliability and compatibility matter more than change for its own sake.
MVS is the older operating system family that many teams still refer to when they mean the classic mainframe environment. In practice, people often compare it with z/OS because z/OS is the modern successor on IBM mainframes. A freelancer should understand both the historic setup and the current operating context.
A strong IBM MVS specialist usually knows JCL, ISPF, SDSF, JES, RACF, and TSO. CICS, IMS, DB2, and basic mainframe operations knowledge are also useful because they often sit next to MVS workloads. For migration work, scripting and integration skills help as well.
An IBM MVS project needs someone who has worked on real mainframe operations, not just read about them. Simple support tasks can be handled with focused experience, but batch issues, recovery work, and migration planning need deeper hands-on knowledge. The more critical the workload, the more important proven system familiarity becomes.
Yes, much of the IBM MVS work can be done remotely if access, security, and change processes are in place. Analysis, documentation, code review, and many support tasks fit remote collaboration well. On-site time can still help during cutovers, audits, or complex handovers in Germany.
Look for real MVS experience with the systems you use, not just generic mainframe exposure. Ask for examples of batch recovery, JCL correction, access control work, or legacy application support. Strong specialists can explain what they changed, why it was needed, and how they reduced risk.
Yes, IBM MVS is often central to migration planning because many core applications and datasets still live there. A good specialist helps map dependencies, identify risky jobs, and preserve business rules during the move. This avoids surprises when legacy processes are replaced or modernized.
A good IBM MVS specialist is calm, methodical, and precise under pressure. They understand the operating model, keep documentation clear, and communicate early when a change may affect operations. The best professionals protect stability while still helping the team move forward.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used IBM MVS in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 789 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used IBM MVS in their recent projects, 55% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 35% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used IBM MVS in their recent projects have 35 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 IBM MVS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (37%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM MVS in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Banking and Finance (85%), and Insurance (74%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM MVS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Quality Assurance (93%), and Project Management (74%).
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