IBM WebSphere Experts in Cologne
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Cologne, who have recently used IBM WebSphere
Burhan Dinler
Last position:
Enterprise Architect & Solution Architect at DB Netz AG
With project PRIZMA, DB will modernize its infrastructure on the one hand, and develop a fail-safe IT landscape on the other hand, which can be restored quickly and securely in case of a disaster.
- Capture current architectures of existing systems as well as methodical consulting and development of target architectures
- Deepen and maintain the building plan / target IT landscape
- Implement technical architecture concepts & architecture descriptions
- Implement migration concepts for updating and further developing the platform and information systems
- Assess submitted improvement suggestions as part of the project
- Capability management: identify capability gaps, develop target visions, and support transformation planning within the enterprise architecture.
- Create a compatibility matrix of the components in use and compare dependencies of specific versions
- Create an IT concept for extending the platform with the following topics: hardware and software requirements, security, licensing, high availability, load balancing, backup & recovery, update strategy, monitoring integration, etc.
- Coordinate with business architects as well as technical architects from the cross-functional architecture area of the PRISMA program for the topics (backup, Active Directory, monitoring, Citrix, and business applications ...)
- Status meetings and alignment of project planning with the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager
- Advise the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager in identifying project risks
- Advise the System Architect Engineers in steering the implementation of the concept
- Implement the IT concept
- Document the infrastructure
Label: MS Project, LINUX, Windows, ORACLE, Java, REST, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, UML, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, AZURE, AWS, V-MODEL, Micro Service, VisualStudio, SAP S/4HANA, SCRUM(SAFE), ESB (TIBCO), Python, Innovator, LeanIX (TOGAF), Ansible, Ansible Tower, Ansible Automation, ROBOT, SpringBoot
Abdelkader El Moumane
Last position:
Lead Business Analyst (PIM)
- Further development and optimization of the PIM system (e.g. data modeling, interfaces, user experience)
- Analysis, structuring, and professional evaluation of business requirements in close coordination with business units and stakeholders
- Translating business requirements into functional and technical concepts (business & solution design)
- Designing and further developing the target PIM architecture including data models, object structures, versioning, and lifecycle concepts
- Defining interfaces, integration concepts, and data flows between PIM, eCommerce, ERP, and other systems
- Quality assurance in close collaboration with business units and the development team
- Effort estimations for analysis, design, and testing activities
- Agile, Scrum, 4APortal, SAP ERP, SAP eCommerce (Hybris)
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.
Jens Hagemeyer-Lee
Last position:
#52 Test Manager in Safety-Critical Infrastructure at Telecommunications Company
- Network elements, network, operational and operator-related systems
- Supporting around 20 different products (managed agile)
- Requirements analysis and management (functional and non-functional)
- Test concept and planning (scope, test phases, effort, schedule, resources, organization, etc.)
- Aligning approach with clients and service providers
- Managing and assisting in creation of test cases for system, integration and end-to-end tests
- Guiding and supporting test execution
- Defect management and planning bug fixes with external providers
- Preparing and facilitating workshops
- Regular reporting and creating automated test reports
- Further development of agile testing methodology and configuration of supporting tools
- Conceptual support in developing a quality seal for rating product and service quality of internal and external providers
- Requirements engineering based on ISO/IEC 25010, Scrum, SaFE
- BMC Remedy, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Jira (including plugins Xray, Structure), Microsoft Office (incl. Visio), Obsidian, doxis document management system, Gitlab, Obsidian
Andreas Ernst
Last position:
Consultant at Iteratec GmbH
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
Sonja Gottschalk
Last position:
Performance Marketing Consultant, Google Partner Agency, Google Ads Coach and Mentor at Self-employed
- Offering online courses and mentoring in online marketing, SEO, and Google Ads, used by 600 customers (since 2020-10-01)
- Providing agency services for Google Ads as a certified Google Partner (since 2020-05-01)
- Advising Sidroga Pharma on online marketing, social media, Google Ads & Analytics, e-commerce partnerships, and campaign planning for the brands Sidroga, Emser, Emcur, Emsan, and Aquilea (2022-07-01 – 2022-11-30)
- Advising Shop Apotheke on retail media and project management for developing new advertising formats for media clients and pharmaceutical manufacturers (2021-10-01 – 2022-06-30)
- Advising Merkur Sportwetten GmbH on online marketing & media planning: media planning, forecasting, controlling, campaign management and optimization, especially for display, programmatic, and TV (2021-03-01 – 2021-09-30)
- Advising GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH on SEO: developing an SEO content strategy for brands, products, and assortments; prioritizing new content; on-page optimization; monitoring and reporting; analyzing new opportunities and deriving recommendations; cross-departmental consulting (2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31)
- Project management and marketing consulting for nexum AG’s clients in FMCG and health
- Advising OBI Next on performance marketing: planning, execution, attributed analysis, and optimization of digital campaigns for acquiring new customers and reactivating existing ones; strategic analysis and identification of optimization opportunities in SEA, SEO, display, social advertising, newsletter and affiliate marketing; designing lead generation and traffic measures
- Advising REWE Digital GmbH on CRM campaign management
- Developing a marketing strategy including a business plan and resource planning for DIOPTIC GmbH
- Creating a potential analysis and developing an online marketing strategy for an electronics provider
- Consulting and project management for content migration, on-page optimization, and SEO during the relaunch of toom Baumarkt
- Optimizing the B2B online presence of a sports betting provider
- Advising on agency selection
Last position:
Rewe Digital
- Creation of Spring Boot integration tests
- Creation of JUnit tests for the coupon system
- Creation of component tests for Kafka topics
- Creation of CI/CD pipeline scripts
- Creation of UI tests with Playwright
- Creation of UI tests with Cypress
- Review of developer unit tests
- Planning the test architecture for integration tests
- Creation of the test automation concept
- Evaluation and creation of test reports
Miroslav Pavlovic
Last position:
Managing Consultant at ICTT Digital Networks
TSI customer project data center migration (since 2024-07-01)
Inventory of active IT/OT components
Creation and management of the migration concept
Planning and execution of migration tests
Carrying out the IoT migration (network, VPN gateway, firewall adjustments)
Service migrations (mobile services)
Re-design of outdated technologies/services
Integration into operations
Logistics bus project at Daimler Truck and Mercedes Benz (2024-01-01 – 2024-06-30)
Development manager/technical consultant for the logistics bus
Coaching customers/TSI development teams and product owners
Creation/review of architecture designs and documentation
Project planning/customer meetings
Support for migrations from Java/WebSphere/JBoss to Kubernetes
Service design for performance visibility (2022-06-01 – 2023-10-31)
Performance visibility service development, network monitoring service for Telekom internal customers
Planning/integration/expansion of PV monitoring in cloud environments (AWS, Microsoft Azure)
Design/planning/implementation of performance visibility services based on NetScout/Kadiska software in customer environments
Agile project management/execution of PoCs (proof of concepts)
Design/architecture/concept creation
Diagnosis of network issues
Packet capturing/debugging
Preparation of customer and training documentation
Fabian Zur Heide
Last position:
Freelance IT Specialist
IT specialist Application Engineering / Software Development since 2012
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Statistics of experts using IBM WebSphere
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
33 years (Germany: 27 years)
Position duration
3.2 years (Germany: 3 years)
Positions per freelancer
24 (Germany: 19)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
88% (Germany: 85%)
Master's degree or higher
63% (Germany: 54%)
Doctorate
13% (Germany: 11%)
Certifications per freelancer
6 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Cologne using IBM WebSphere
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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
What it covers
IBM WebSphere is an enterprise application platform used to run Java business systems, integration services, and older but still critical back-end applications. It is often chosen for workloads that need controlled releases, strict security, and predictable operations.
Common work
- WebSphere Application Server installation and configuration
- JVM, heap, and thread tuning
- Cluster setup, deployment, and rollback support
- Troubleshooting login, session, and messaging issues
- Migration planning from older WebSphere releases or nearby Java stacks
Ecosystem skills
Strong specialists usually know WebSphere, WebSphere Liberty, Java, Java EE or Jakarta EE, JMS, LDAP, and application servers around the IBM stack. They also understand WebSphere Admin Console work, scripting, certificates, and the logs that expose startup and runtime faults.
When to bring in help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a release is stuck, performance drops, or an upgrade must happen without downtime. In Cologne, this often matters for teams running bank, insurance, retail, or manufacturing systems that still depend on WebSphere and need short, focused support.
What strong experts do
A good specialist does more than restart services. They trace configuration drift, compare environments, validate datasource and security settings, and leave clean handover notes so internal teams can keep the system stable after the engagement.
Delivery focus
- Production incidents and root-cause analysis
- Upgrade, patch, and migration planning
- Integration with databases, queues, and identity systems
- Performance tuning for busy enterprise applications
- Remote support with on-site work in Cologne when needed
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about IBM WebSphere.
IBM WebSphere is used to run enterprise Java applications and connected back-end services. Teams rely on it for application hosting, secure integrations, and stable operation of older systems that still matter in daily business.
Not exactly. WebSphere is the broader family name, while WebSphere Application Server is the product many people mean when they ask for help. In practice, searchers often use both names for the same kind of enterprise runtime work.
Bring in IBM WebSphere expertise when an upgrade is risky, a deployment keeps failing, or performance has become hard to predict. It is also useful when a team needs clean migration planning, tighter security settings, or help after an incident.
A strong IBM WebSphere specialist usually also knows Java, Java EE or Jakarta EE, JMS, LDAP, SSL certificates, and scripting for administration tasks. Experience with logs, cluster behavior, and middleware integration is just as important as product knowledge.
IBM WebSphere Application Server is the classic enterprise runtime, while Liberty is the lighter, more flexible option in the same ecosystem. Many projects involve keeping the classic stack stable, moving selected services to Liberty, or running both side by side.
That depends on the task. A simple configuration review may need only a focused specialist, while an upgrade, cluster redesign, or migration from an older release usually needs someone who has handled similar enterprise environments before.
Yes, most IBM WebSphere tasks can be done remotely if the team can provide secure access to environments, logs, and deployment tools. On-site support in Cologne can still help when there is a severe incident, a sensitive change window, or local coordination across teams.
Look for clear troubleshooting steps, solid knowledge of deployment topology, and practical experience with production incidents. A good IBM WebSphere professional explains trade-offs, documents changes well, and can show how they reduced risk instead of just applying quick fixes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used IBM WebSphere in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 788 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used IBM WebSphere in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 63% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used IBM WebSphere in their recent projects have 33 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used IBM WebSphere in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used IBM WebSphere in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (70%), and Telecommunication (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used IBM WebSphere in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (90%), and Project Management (90%).
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