JQL Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used JQL
Ursula Helfer
Last position:
Subproject Lead & Scrum Master at DB Energie
Subproject management in an agile IT environment
Leading a software development team (10 employees)
- Leading a software development team with 10 employees
- Budget responsibility approx. 3 million Euros per year
- Conducting employee and job interviews
- Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
- Digitalization of a web interface
- Regular reporting to clients and stakeholders (C-level)
- Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to steer product development
- Designing product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
- Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
- Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
- Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
- Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector including knowledge of regulatory processes
- Formulating the subproject charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
- Steering performance delivery according to the project charter
- Planning and steering human resources including budget planning for the subproject
- Ensuring the working capacity of subproject participants, e.g., by requesting access rights and documents for the subproject team
- Planning and steering for the respective subproject (Time, Scope, Budget) including the creation of necessary documents
- Coordinating with the department and Product Owners to plan the subproject scope and the corresponding implications
- Conducting milestone planning according to the agreed process model
- Effort estimation and support of subproject controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
- Reporting subproject status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
- Analyzing, preparing, and addressing needs for action and decisions
- Escalating subproject issues to project management
- Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
- Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (Time, Scope, and Budget)
- Steering the implementation of cross-cutting specifications and requirements in the subproject, supported by cross-functional roles on the business and technical side.
- Identifying, steering, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across subprojects
- Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
- Preparing and steering commissioning including required documents and protection requirements assessment
Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the fullstack area (7 people)
- Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
- Introducing the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burndown Charts), metrics, and conducting required training in an agile IT environment
- Preparing Scrum events such as Daily, Retrospectives, Review, Sprint Planning, Estimation, and Refinement (agile way of working)
- Facilitating retrospectives and removing impediments to drive the team and product forward
- Preparing action points and retros via Whiteboard and Figma
- Applying and improving agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
- Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
- Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
- Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creating filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up Cycle Time
- Using Jira & Confluence
- Setting up progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual effort for user stories
- Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "Velocity", "Burn-Down Chart", "Throughput", "Costs", "Quality", "Scope"
- Evaluating agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
- Communication and moderation know-how
- Proven methodological competence in conflict resolution discussions
Volker Haase
Last position:
Data Analyst at Optaro GmbH
Creation of workflows for generating the data basis for the article import of a web shop: combining data from several sources, analyzing the requirements, designing the process with Jupyter Notebooks and Knime. Also creating code for automation in Python using Polars and Pandas.
Processing the source data, filtering and merging the source files and creating the needed intermediate products, creating the upload files, plausibility checks, quality checks.
Technologies used: PyCharm, Python, Jupyter Notebooks, SQL, Knime. Pandas, Polars
Shanna Tellaev
Last position:
Problem Resolution Manager at CARIAD SE (VW AG), formerly CARMEQ GmbH (VW AG)
- Automotive SPICE®: all assessments fully achieved
- Agile transformation: V-model → SAFe successfully implemented
- Series release: on-time, quality-assured software delivery for key Volkswagen Group models (including ECE homologation)
- Stakeholder management: internal & external
- Process optimization: implemented a continuous improvement process (CIP) with a tracking system
Sunish Bharathan
Last position:
AtlasMind - Production AI assistant for Jira at Mercedes Benz Innovation Labs Gmbh
- Converts natural language into JQL using RAG and pgvector. Returns structured JSON with a query, chart spec, and plain-text answer. A two-stage router answers general questions without touching the JQL pipeline at all.
- Interchangeable LLM backends: Ollama, vLLM, Groq, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock - switchable at runtime, no code changes. Self-healing JQL: on Jira validation failure, feeds error back to LLM, retries up to 4 times. OCI Vault for secrets. Deployed on Oracle Cloud A1 with GPU inference over Tailscale private network. Open source.
Rolf Wendolsky
Last position:
Agile Consultant at Lead.ai
- Introduction of Agile-CCPM in an IT project agency with a focus on PHP-based content management systems.
- Preparation and facilitation of workshops to establish a cross-agency multi-project management system.
- Coordination and support of the agency partners.
- Coaching of the methodological framework.
- Collection, evaluation, and use of organizational metrics to plan next steps.
- Environment: OKR, CCPM, Agile Coaching, Agile Planning, Agile Metrics, Workshops, Facilitation, Change Management, JIRA, Zoom, Slack, Miro.
Alexander Schulze
Last position:
AI Consultant for AI Voice Bot System at Rudolf Hörmann GmbH & Co.KG
- Consultant for system architecture, AI agents & integration, coach for data & process logic, Graph-RAG approaches, security and data protection.
- On-premise AI solutions with high compliance and performance requirements.
- Architecture decisions, operational setup, strategic prioritization & deployment.
- Technologies: LiveKit JS SDK, LiveKit Agents, Web Audio API, JS, AudioWorklet, Loki, vLLM, Zscaler, Docker, Neo4j, MySQL, Python.
- Models: GPT-OSS 20B, Whisper large v3 turbo, Qwen3-TTS.
Samet Polat
Last position:
Technical Product Owner & Rollout Manager at EY
- Provided leadership as Product Owner for the DMS module in an agile multi-team setup
- Coordinated the nationwide rollout including requirements management and roadmap development
- Built and maintained the product backlog focusing on scalability, usability and data protection
- Conducted sprint reviews, refinements and stakeholder demos with over 15 involved teams
- Developed a rollout and training concept for successful launch at over 200 government agencies
- Introduced a reporting and monitoring dashboard to measure usage success
- Worked closely with architects, QA and operations to ensure integration into the existing system landscape
Timo Hahn
Last position:
IT Product Owner / IT Project Manager at Schaeffler AG
- Responsible for tool-based project and portfolio management in the group
- Designing, enhancing and operating Jira- and Confluence-based workflows
- Translating management and business requirements into reliable tool concepts
- Integrating Jira into existing tool landscapes (e.g. Planview, ServiceNow, SAP BW)
- Establishing governance, reporting and KPI structures
- Rolling out new workflows including training & key user models
- Using AI features to support planning & analysis
Eduard Van Kleef
Last position:
Workshop Leader 'Introduction to AI Development Tools' at Software company in Wiesbaden
- Presentation introducing generic AI and large language models
- Explanation of legal frameworks (EU AI Act, US CLOUD Act, GDPR)
- Systematic review of AI tools along the SDLC and holistic systems
- Comparison of on-prem LLMs vs. cloud-based, as well as change management and works council
- Facilitated the discussion and derived next steps for introducing AI development tools
Andreas Einzmann
Last position:
AI Coach and Consultant at Studio 8 Dortmund
- Setting up and consulting a startup for organizational development (AI-supported)
- Vision and mission workshops
- Marketing roadmap and process design
- Development of sales processes (sales funnel, lead generation)
- Brand building and social media omnichannel strategies
- Content generation for audio, video, and posts (AI-supported)
- Agile consulting and SAFe implementation
- Atlassian consulting and setup of Confluence and Jira (workflows, dashboards, reporting)
- Setup of a podcast and video studio including live streaming setup
- Selection and implementation of hardware and software
- Website creation and brand building
- CMS implementation based on Typo3
- Consulting in sales, marketing, and social media
- Supporting companies in the efficient use of AI technologies
- Strategy development and consulting on implementing AI strategies
- Change management and supporting teams in AI adoption, including training
- Technical expertise in machine learning, data processing, and large language models (LLMs) like Llama, Claude, and OpenAI GPT
- Selection, fine-tuning, and integration of LLMs into business processes
- Consulting on ethics and governance for responsible AI use
- Conducting tailored training for executives and teams
- AI analysis of various large language models (Llama, OpenAI, Mistral)
- Creation and training of custom GPTs focused on organizational development (product vision, OKR, agile maturity)
- Development of a chatbot on agile maturity
- Development of an AI-generated survey to assess organizational agility
- Setup of local offline GPTs with a focus on data protection and GDPR compliance
- Conducting AI workshops for SMEs and mid-sized companies
Dennis Gratza
Last position:
Technology Consultant at Salt and Pepper Technology GmbH
- Definition and operationalization of an evaluation process based on financial, legal, technical, strategic and sales aspects to enable a qualified approval of the relevant functional requirements for MB.OS
- Managing the timely evaluation and processing of new and modified functional requirements for MB.OS
- Interface to Systems Engineering
- Coordinating with stakeholders from various departments to meet project milestones
- Defining a global rollout process for beta software features
- Facilitating and leading cross-functional workshops
- Providing continuous reports to top management
- Creating dashboards in eazyBI based on solid data analysis to derive actions
- Setting up and maintaining the JIRA backend
Thomas Holzer
Last position:
Senior (SAP) Test Management Consultant at Natuvion
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Statistics of experts using JQL
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
1.5 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Energy
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
92%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using JQL
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
Jira search logic
JQL, short for Jira Query Language, is the search language used in Jira to find issues with precise conditions. It helps teams turn broad requests into exact filters for projects, sprints, epics, assignees, status changes, and custom fields. Strong experts use it to make Jira data easy to search and act on.
Typical use cases
- Build saved filters for teams and workflows
- Track bugs, blockers, and release readiness
- Review sprint scope and backlog health
- Support dashboards and reporting views
- Find issues across many projects in one query
Ecosystem fit
Jira Query Language works closely with Jira Software, Jira Service Management, boards, dashboards, automation, and custom fields. Skilled specialists understand how issue types, links, statuses, labels, and permissions affect results. They also know when a query should be simple and when it needs careful grouping.
When to bring in help
Companies often need freelance JQL expertise when filters become hard to maintain, reporting breaks, or teams cannot agree on one source of truth. This is common in Germany in product, IT service, and delivery teams that depend on Jira every day. A good specialist can clean up query logic and explain it clearly to non-technical users.
What strong experts do
Strong professionals write queries that are correct, readable, and reusable. They test results against real issues, avoid fragile shortcuts, and document filters so others can maintain them. They also understand Jira naming, field behavior, and how search logic affects boards and dashboards.
Skills around JQL
A solid JQL specialist often works with Jira administration, workflow design, reporting, and Agile delivery processes. They should be comfortable translating business questions into search rules and then into filters people can trust. For complex setups, knowledge of Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center, and API-based workflows is often useful.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about JQL — answered in short.
JQL is used to search Jira issues with precise rules instead of simple text search. Teams use it to find work by status, assignee, project, sprint, label, date, or custom field. It is the main way to build accurate saved filters and targeted views in Jira.
Jira Query Language is the structured search syntax behind advanced Jira search. People often call it Jira search or simply JQL, but the value is the same: more control and fewer false matches. It becomes especially useful when plain filters are not enough.
A strong JQL specialist knows how Jira fields behave in real projects, not just how to write operators. That includes issue types, links, permissions, custom fields, saved filters, and how boards pull data from queries. The best experts also write queries that other people can maintain.
JQL is narrower than SQL because it is built for Jira issues, not general databases. Compared with spreadsheet filters, it is far better for cross-project searches, reusable saved views, and workflow tracking. If your data lives in Jira, JQL is usually the faster and safer choice.
JQL work goes best with Jira administration, workflow design, Agile delivery, and reporting. Many projects also benefit from knowledge of dashboards, automation rules, and Jira custom fields. If the setup is more advanced, API awareness and Jira Cloud or Jira Data Center experience help a lot.
A JQL project can be small, such as cleaning up a few filters, or broad, such as standardizing reporting across many teams. Simple tasks need someone who writes clear queries and understands Jira fields. More complex work needs a specialist who can map business questions to reliable filter logic.
Yes, JQL work is often done remotely because the core task is query design, review, and documentation. For teams in Germany, remote collaboration works well when the specialist can communicate clearly in English or German and understand local team routines. On-site help is only needed if Jira governance or stakeholder alignment is more complex.
Look for a JQL freelancer who explains why a query works, not just what to paste into Jira. Good signs are clean logic, correct handling of edge cases, and saved filters that others can reuse. Ask for examples of how they turned a vague business question into a query that matched the real process.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used JQL in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 724 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used JQL in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 67% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used JQL in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used JQL in their recent projects are German (100%), English (92%), and Spanish (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used JQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Automotive (75%), and Energy (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used JQL in their recent projects are Project Management (100%), Product Development (92%), and Information Technology (75%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used JQL
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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