IBM Tivoli Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used IBM Tivoli
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Markus H.
Last position:
Senior M365 Consultant at BITMARCK GmbH
Creation of concepts for M365 implementation, especially Tenants, EntraID, EntraConnect and ExchangeOnline, taking BAS standards into account (mandatory baseline security requirements) in the project "Concept M365" with the aim of transferring the concepts to the M365 environments of Bitmarck and then handing them over to the customer.
- Creation of a current-state analysis of the existing M365 environments as well as the on-premises environments and the BAS standards.
- Creation of concepts for the topics Tenants, EntraID, EntraConnect and ExchangeOnline taking the BAS standards into account
- Design and implementation of an automated solution for creating standardized M365 tenants based on Microsoft M365 DSC (Desired State Configuration)
- Transfer of the concepts into the M365 environments
- Creation of detailed technical documentation
Karlheinz G.
Last position:
Consultant / Test Analyst / Supporter at Insurance office, Spaichingen
Project: Process optimization & IT support in an insurance broker office.
Project activities:
- Analysis of processes and definition of requirements
- Consulting for the implementation of a cloud solution (soho)
- Installation and verification of new infrastructure HW
- Cloud installation & configuration
- Definition and creation of use cases
- Performing user acceptance tests (UAT)
- User training / training
- IT support (cloud, PC, server, printer, network)
Label: Insurance, infrastructure, configuration, training, support
Kai P.
Last position:
Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG
- Installation, maintenance and regular upgrade of the DB systems with 19x
- Use of OPatch and RU 19.27 on RHEL 8x, SLES 15.x and Windows
- DBA for DACH and European customers in production and last test environments (e.g. Konrad Adenauer) as well as others in CDB
- Processes via Confluence
- Support in operations for customers SR via Metalink
Thomas P.
Last position:
Unix/Linux Administrator at BDAV Verwaltungs GmbH
- Consulting and project management to build an AI-based automation platform for market data analysis
- Automated testing of financial data
- Market data automation with Python and N8N
- AI data integration and AI learning
- Use of Ollama and Qwen
- Data organization and database management
Marko O.
Last position:
System Administrator in a 6-person Team at FITS
- System administration of FreeBSD 11, 12 and 13.1 in a secure cloud software solution
- Administration of proxy servers for FITS and its clients, banks and state banks
- Administration of secure internet solutions
- Administration of secure mail solutions and mail gateways
- Administration of Apache 2.4 web servers
- Planning and maintenance of servers and network components in FNT Command
- Incident, change and ticket handling, especially troubleshooting network issues using Splunk and ARS
- Troubleshooting and log file analysis using Splunk Enterprise
- Monitoring with Nagios
- Ordering, provisioning and installation of certificates on Apache web servers, Nginx web servers and load balancers
- Hardware: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen 9 and 10, Cisco Catalyst
- Software: FreeBSD 11, 12 and 13.2, FNT Command, shell scripts, MySQL databases, ServiceNow, ARS, Splunk Enterprise 8.15
Andreas F.
Last position:
Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
- Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
- Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
- Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
- Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
- Coordination with clients and service providers
- Escalation management, schedule control
- On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
Thomas M.
Last position:
Consultant / System Administrator / IT Analyst at Thomas Martini IT-Services
- Analysis and audit of the current situation on-site and at customer locations
- Planning of IT infrastructures and advice on new hardware purchases as well as migration planning
- Planning and management of the IT budget
- Configuration and support of IT hardware under Windows 7, 8.x, 10 and Mac OS
- Review and update of documentation with regard to GDPR
- Analysis and expansion of technical and organizational measures in accordance with GDPR and BDSG
- Training of employees
- Training in AI-Assistant Consulting and Cybersecurity with AI
- Recording the current state and planning the target state
- 2nd/3rd level support (C/S/N)
- Technical environment: Exchange Administration, Active Directory, MS Server 2016 R2, MS Server 2022, MS SQL Developer, MS SQL, Visual Studio 2013+, Tivoli Monitoring, Tivoli Remote, TeamViewer, weclapp CRM Solution, RA-Micro, IT Compliance, Citrix, UltraEdit, SCCM, Windows XP–11, Office 2010–M365, VPN Solutions, Lexware Solutions, OKI Management Solutions, LogMyTime, SAGE Systems
Bert W.
Last position:
IT Consultant, Program / Project Manager, IT Architect at Self-Employed
- Consulting and project management in IT projects
- Data and process analytics, evaluation, reporting, optimization, dashboards
- Program leadership, project leadership
- Strategic consulting
- Rollout, cutover (design, automation, planning)
- IT infrastructure, IT system architecture, ITIL
- Process and application management
- ITSM, IT security, data protection, IAM
- BPNM
- MDM
Stefan M.
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.
Alex O.
Last position:
Contractor at Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- Data-analysis, Preparation, gathering and coordination of business requirements for retrieval of monthly- and long term (CLV – relevant) cost- and revenue-components per contract for a customer–base–grouping project (HUB–Project) for B2C-Postpaid-Controlling
- Concept and Implementation of cost- and revenue-KPIs calculation and corresponding CLV–reports (Oracle, Perl, SVN, MS SQL Server, MS Power BI, Serviceware Performance Analytics)
- Operational support of the HUB-Project – various ad-hoc reports, deployments, job-scheduling etc. (Oracle, SVN, BICSuite–Scheduler, DWSODA etc.)
- Analysis, implementation, retrieval and reporting of various physical and financial KPIs for B2P-Prepaid Business on an existing data-mart (Oracle, Perl)
Gregor S.
Last position:
Client & Application Consultant at Rolls Royce
- Migrating legacy machines from the “red world” to the “green world”
- Adapting Active Directory and Group Policy Objects for Microsoft Server/Client versions 2000/2003/2008/2008R2/2029
- Utilizing SMP methodologies
Luca P.
Last position:
ERP Program Manager at Fiserv
The customer is undergoing a comprehensive transformation. All SAP ECC landscapes worldwide are being migrated to SAP S/4HANA, with the goal of introducing a standard template worldwide.
The program also includes the “RISE with SAP” migration and modernization program, which may involve migrating the landscapes of selected country installations to the SAP Private Cloud.
On the stakeholder side, the program reporting line extends to the company’s executive board and that of the implementation partner.
Fiserv Germany’s ERP landscape currently includes several non-standard SAP tools and applications that extend the functionality of the ECC environment and can often be integrated into downstream systems. As part of the transition to SAP S/4HANA, it is essential to assess the core functionality, integration points and future viability of these applications in order to determine their alignment with the target architecture.
The focus of the work is on providing expert advice and assessment to define the scope, strategy and roadmap for transitioning Fiserv Germany’s SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA.
The recommended best practices from SAP are followed and a structured approach is used to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption while maximizing business value.
This assessment forms the basis for a successful SAP S/4HANA transformation and ensures alignment with industry best practices, regulatory compliance and future scalability.
Migration Strategy Definition – assessment of available transition approaches based on business objectives, technical feasibility and SAP Best Practices.
Technical Readiness Assessment – conducting a system analysis to assess compatibility, custom code impact, data volume management, integration points and infrastructure readiness for SAP S/4HANA.
Business Process Impact Analysis – reviewing the latest business process documentation to define the scope and effort required to implement the necessary functions in SAP S/4HANA and to identify opportunities for process optimization.
Roadmap for Non-SAP Systems and Applications – assessment of third-party and legacy applications regarding their integration with SAP S/4HANA and recommendation of consolidation, migration or replacement strategies.
Deployment & Implementation Planning – defining a phased approach for implementation, including project schedules, risk mitigation strategies and key milestones aligned with business priorities.
This transformation takes place in phases: the Discovery phase leads to the Explore phase, which is followed by the Design phase and finally implementation.
Program management
Change management
Requirements management
Transition management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Comprehensive coordination
Adem S.
Last position:
IT Consultant (Test Manager) & CEO at Trikolon Consulting GmbH
- Development and implementation of test concepts for complex, multi-layered systems
- Creation of regular management reports and presentations for stakeholders and clients
- Technical and disciplinary leadership of international test teams (coordination, coaching, resource planning)
- Responsibility for quality assurance across multiple test levels (unit, integration, system, and acceptance tests)
- Design of test cases and test plans in Azure DevOps; ensuring traceability and coverage
- Use of BDD approaches (Gherkin/Cucumber) to prepare test automation
- Building a test automation architecture with Playwright and integrating new tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Performing API tests (REST) and tests for mobile/PWA applications
- Setup and maintenance of test environments across multiple stages (integration, QA, UAT, pre-production)
- Test data management (synthetic and production-like data), ensuring consistency and reproducibility
- Collaboration with DevOps teams for containerization (Docker/OpenShift) and CI/CD integration
- Working under SAFe & Scrum, closely coordinating with product owners and DevOps teams
- Active participation in PI plannings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Promoting an agile QA culture through coaching and knowledge sharing
- Introducing scalable test automation with Playwright → significant reduction of manual testing efforts
- Increasing test transparency through clean defect and reporting management in Azure DevOps
- Improved release quality through an end-to-end QA strategy and automated regression tests
- Strategic leadership of Trikolon Consulting GmbH and responsibility for finance, personnel, and business development
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.
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Statistics of experts using IBM Tivoli
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
29 years
Position duration
3.4 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
70%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
98%
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 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 Tivoli
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 Tivoli 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 (95%)
- Banking and Finance (86%)
- Telecommunication (50%)
- Healthcare (48%)
- Manufacturing (48%)
- Automotive (45%)
- Transportation (43%)
- Government and Administration (41%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Enterprise operations
IBM Tivoli is a family of enterprise management products used to monitor, automate and control complex IT environments. Its capabilities support availability management, event handling, workload scheduling, identity administration and service oversight across data centers and distributed systems. Companies often retain Tivoli where operational processes, integrations and historical configurations are deeply established.
Product ecosystem
The Tivoli portfolio has included products such as IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Tivoli Netcool, Tivoli Workload Scheduler, Tivoli Storage Manager and Tivoli Directory Server. Product names and ownership have changed over time, so specialists often work across IBM licensing, renamed offerings and connected IBM Cloud Pak or WebSphere environments. Useful adjacent knowledge includes Linux, Windows Server, databases, networking, LDAP and enterprise security.
Typical assignments
- Configure monitoring agents, probes, policies and event rules
- Integrate Netcool operations with service desks and notification channels
- Maintain workload schedules, dependencies and batch automation
- Review Tivoli Storage Manager backup, retention and recovery processes
- Document integrations, operating procedures and escalation paths
These assignments appear in banks, manufacturers, public institutions, telecommunications and other organizations with strict operational controls. In Germany, specialists may need to coordinate with internal infrastructure teams, external service providers and established change processes.
When specialists help
Companies bring in freelance expertise during migration, platform consolidation, incident reduction or a major upgrade. A specialist can assess undocumented environments, stabilize alert flows, clean up scheduling dependencies and transfer knowledge to permanent teams. External support is also useful when a rare Tivoli product remains business-critical but internal capability has moved to newer platforms.
Skills to assess
Strong professionals understand the specific Tivoli products in scope rather than treating the portfolio as one tool. Look for experience with topology discovery, event correlation, agent deployment, automation scripts, access controls, backup design and root-cause analysis. They should also be able to trace a monitoring signal or scheduled job through its integrations and explain operational risk in clear terms.
Delivery and quality
A reliable engagement starts with an inventory of installed products, versions, integrations, operating systems and business-critical workflows. Quality work leaves tested configurations, rollback plans, runbooks and useful monitoring thresholds instead of simply closing individual incidents. Remote collaboration can work well when secure access, logs and documentation are available; on-site work may help during data-center changes or sensitive operational handovers.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about IBM Tivoli.
IBM Tivoli is used for enterprise monitoring, event management, workload scheduling, backup administration and identity-related operations. The exact scope depends on the products installed, such as Tivoli Monitoring, Netcool, Tivoli Workload Scheduler or Tivoli Storage Manager.
IBM Tivoli is often compared with tools such as IBM Instana, IBM Netcool Operations Insight, BMC Helix, Broadcom tools, ServiceNow integrations and open-source observability stacks. Tivoli can remain the better fit when a company depends on established workflows and integrations, while newer tools may offer simpler cloud-native deployment.
A strong Tivoli specialist may also understand Linux and Windows administration, TCP/IP networking, databases, LDAP, scripting and enterprise security. Knowledge of service management, batch processing, backup recovery and IBM middleware is valuable when the assignment spans several operational layers.
The needed depth depends on the assignment. A monitoring rule change may need focused product knowledge, while a migration or unstable production environment calls for a professional who can map dependencies, assess risk and lead testing across the full Tivoli estate.
Yes, IBM Tivoli work can often be delivered remotely when secure access, logs, configuration backups and clear change controls are available. On-site collaboration may be preferable for data-center work, restricted environments or workshops with German-speaking operations teams.
Ask which Tivoli products and integrations the specialist has operated, not just whether they know the brand. Review examples of event-correlation design, scheduling recovery, backup testing, documentation and controlled production changes, then use a practical discussion about your own topology.
A migration from IBM Tivoli can expose undocumented agents, hidden scheduling dependencies, custom scripts and alert rules that teams rely on without realizing it. A careful professional inventories integrations, validates equivalent controls, runs parallel tests where appropriate and defines a rollback path.
Searches for IBM Tivoli may also use terms such as Tivoli Monitoring, Netcool, Tivoli Workload Scheduler, Tivoli Storage Manager and Tivoli Directory Server. A project brief should name the installed product, its current successor if relevant, connected systems and the operational outcome required.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used IBM Tivoli in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 798 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used IBM Tivoli in their recent projects, 70% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used IBM Tivoli in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM Tivoli in their recent projects are German (100%), English (98%), and French (36%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM Tivoli in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (86%), and Telecommunication (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used IBM Tivoli in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (86%), and Project Management (80%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used IBM Tivoli
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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