KNIME Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used KNIME
Umut G.
Last position:
Data Architect at BA Technology
I am an experienced data engineer specializing in end‑to‑end data integration, cloud DWH architectures, and high‑quality, governed data products.
I delivered following projects and engagements as a freelancer.
- Data Migration of CRM System for AL-FA Objekt Service Gmbh
- Microsoft Software Resales Partnership
I am looking for freelance roles like: Freelance Data Engineer Cloud Data Warehouse Architect Data Modeling & Architecture Consultant MDM & Data Governance Specialist BI & Analytics Developer
Technical Focus Areas
- Data Engineering & Integration: SQL Server/SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter/IDQ, Talend, Kafka, Azure Data Factory – Delta/CDC/ELT patterns, robust pipelines, monitoring/recovery, data lineage & impact analysis, medallion architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
- DWH & Cloud: Azure SQL / Data Lake / Synapse, AWS Redshift/S3, on‑prem SQL/Oracle – scalable data marts with a strong cost/benefit focus.
- Data Modeling: Atomic (Inmon) and Dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault (Linstedt), Domain‑Driven Design, clear lineage & contracts.
- MDM & Governance: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, stewardship processes, data quality rules, survivorship/XREF, catalog/glossary, SIF/BES/REST publication.
- Analytics/BI: Power BI, SSAS, Cognos – business‑ready, maintainable data products.
Michael S.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer at VCS Value Chain Solutions GmbH
Planning and updating the entire environment to Windows Server 2022 and 2025
- Hardening of DCs and servers, setup of event log forwarding
- Migration of all existing Windows 2019 servers (including Active Directory DCs, DNS and CA) to Windows Server 2022 and 2025
- Automation of security patches for the Hyper-V clusters via PowerShell (CAU)
- Network administration
- Continuous operation and support of the MS Hyper-V environments
Michael N.
Last position:
Senior AI Engineer | Forward Deployed Engineer at Tiefbau
- Development of an AI-powered project organization tool for a civil engineering company that intelligently links project, task, tender, schedule, and document data through a knowledge graph.
- Implementation of AI features for document analysis, information extraction, context-based assistance, and voice-based data capture based on Microsoft Azure AI, reducing administrative effort, making information available faster, and supporting project teams in decision-making.
- Tech stack: Python, React, TypeScript, FastAPI, Claude Code, Codex, Graphify, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Speech, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Entra ID, Docker, Git, CI/CD.
Shanna T.
Last position:
Freelance Data Scientist & AI Developer at tellaev.de
- Portfolio development & customer acquisition
- Portfolio development (RAG, NLP fine-tuning, process automation with n8n) and active customer acquisition
- Positioning: GDPR-compliant, locally hosted AI solutions for SMEs
Philipp G.
Last position:
Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH
- Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
- Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
- Development of LLM and NLP models
- Creation of interactive reports
- Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
Volker H.
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
Michael K.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect, Lead Architect of the transformation program and coach at Swiss Ministry
- Development of the overall architecture
- Support for the respective workstreams in developing architectures in the areas of infrastructure, data centers, security, and network topology
- Management of the architect pool
- Support for program management in setting up the transformation project based on agile methods
- Consideration of regulatory requirements for IT projects in the federal administration
Marc M.
Last position:
Freelance Data Specialist at BrightlySoftware – A Siemens Company
- Migration of customer data from a private cloud to AWS
- Optimizing data transformation jobs and migration from Talend to AWS Glue
- Automation of all migration steps
- Used technologies: AWS, Python, Lambda, CloudFormation, SQLServer, AWS Stepfunctions, Glue, PySpark
Jeanne Y.
Last position:
Process Engineering Intern at Procter & Gamble
- Independently initiated and deployed automated validation workflows using Python, cutting manual processing by 58% and improving efficiency
- Developed a machine learning model for synthetic defect generation, reducing downtime and production costs; deployed locally and via Databricks and Azure AI Factory
- Utilized a small dataset of image data from the production lines and extended this dataset with training on models like cycleGAN and pix2pix
- Built and optimized the Linux-based development environment for training 3D models; maintained reproducibility via GitHub
- Presented technical insights to cross-functional teams (engineers, QA, project managers), ensuring alignment of ML solutions with operational needs
Michael S.
Last position:
Senior Project Lead & Technical Product Manager - Digital enabled services at Siemens Healthineers AG
- Acting as the program lead for digital enabled services overseeing projects like Transformation, remote scanning (WeScan), e-commerce, OneGate (budget: ~5mio€/p.a.).
- Develop the transformational strategy & roadmap for a supply & demand platform on ServiceNow, driving harmonization & integration of legacy systems.
- Led cross-functional teams for design and rollout of these digital business models on ServiceNow backend platform.
- Enabled strategic decision-making by combining Azure DevOps transparency structures including using Agile methods like PI Planning, WSJF priorization.
- Acting as the business demand manager & digital counterpart for CS CRM.
- Responsible for the internal project organization & external partners as well as organizational interfaces & dependencies to other departments.
- RFP execution & manage vendors in accordance with contracts and internal requirements.
- Contributed to Project sucCeSs, Northstar and being part of the RaaS Tiger Team & Spryker Customer Advisory Board.
Basil S.
Last position:
Senior Developer / Data Engineer at Large energy-sector company
- Co-founded the Real-Time Data team, which grew to 10 members over time.
- Developed and delivered core data products.
- Optimized real-time application performance and implemented monitoring, alerting and logging solutions to ensure system stability.
- Created and maintained deployment pipelines.
- Collaborated with teammates, architects and experts in an agile Scrum environment.
- Operated applications, analyzed, tested and troubleshot software solutions.
Michael D.
Last position:
Sole Proprietor at Unternehmens- und Managementberatung Michael Dobmeier
- Advising and technical implementation of AI integration and workflow automation for small and mid-sized businesses
- Building a multi-tenant AI agent platform as a product base
- Combining strategic consulting, technical implementation, and team enablement
Project examples:
- Development and architecture of the SOLUMiDO Agent-UI platform for integrating digital colleagues into business processes (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Keycloak)
- Development of the ToolChange Assistant: a multilingual, voice-controlled AI agent for optimizing setup times and reducing errors
- Implementation of an AI email assistant for intelligent email classification and processing with Microsoft 365 integration
- AI video marketing integration (STORYNEXT) for mid-sized companies, including AI-assisted briefing and performance analysis
- Social media content automation with AI text creation, approval workflow, and automatic publishing
- Business process analysis and digital solutions implementation for facility management service providers
- Digital consulting and web presence development for associations in rural areas
Gernot L.
Last position:
Founder and Managing Director at Softwerk/Ruhr GmbH
- Architecting and developing SaaS platform for graphical definition and execution of pandas data processing pipelines
- Developed POlyglott, an open-source Python CLI tool for translation workflow management featuring PO file parsing, quality linting with glossary enforcement, and DeepL API integration for machine translation
- Developed web application for material compliance management (EU REACH) using Django and modern web technologies
- Built automated infrastructure platform using Proxmox, Terraform, and Ansible — VM provisioning, configuration management, internal DNS, and fleet-wide security hardening across multiple subnets
Friederike B.
Last position:
Independent Consultant and Trainer at Friederike Bohm Consulting
- Consulting on lean, logistics, AI applications and process optimization
- Customized concepts for digitalization, change & transformation
- Adaptive training and workshops for professionals and managers
Martin R.
Last position:
Interim Mandate: Global R&D Controlling / Project Controlling at Klüber Lubrication München GmbH
- Further development of the company-wide BI/data warehouse system for the global R&D area
- Implementation of global standards for R&D controlling
- Building and maintaining an R&D-related management information and KPI system
- Ensuring profitability in product development, including the target costing approach
- Ensuring continuous project controlling (budget, deadlines, progress)
- Preparing the planning
- Preparing analyses and comments as part of group reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annual closing)
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Statistics of experts using KNIME
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
78%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using KNIME
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
KNIME 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 (69%)
- Manufacturing (62%)
- Automotive (59%)
- Banking and Finance (45%)
- Professional Services (41%)
- Education (38%)
- Healthcare (38%)
- Transportation (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
KNIME for analytics
KNIME, short for Konstanz Information Miner, is a visual platform for creating data workflows without making every step dependent on custom code. Teams use KNIME Analytics Platform to collect, clean, combine and analyse data, then publish repeatable processes for reporting, machine learning and operational decisions.
Workflow building blocks
KNIME workflows connect nodes that represent tasks such as file import, database queries, joins, transformations, statistics and visualisation. Strong specialists structure these workflows so inputs, rules and outputs remain clear. They also use components, flow variables and configuration nodes to turn repeated logic into maintainable building blocks.
Ecosystem and connections
The platform works with spreadsheets, relational databases, cloud storage, business applications and common analytics libraries. Depending on the project, relevant skills include SQL, Python, R, REST APIs, data modelling, Git and containerised execution. KNIME Business Hub and related server capabilities support collaboration, deployment, scheduling and controlled access.
Where companies use it
KNIME appears across business and technical teams where data must move through a visible, auditable process.
- Combine sales, finance or supply-chain data from different systems
- Prepare datasets for dashboards, forecasting or machine learning
- Automate recurring reports, validation checks and enrichment steps
- Prototype analytical processes before production integration
When expertise matters
Companies often bring in freelance specialists when workflows have become difficult to maintain, data sources are changing or a proof of concept must become a reliable process. Expertise is also useful during migrations, governance improvements and handovers between analytics teams. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, while projects involving sensitive data may require on-site work and German-language communication.
Signs of strong specialists
Good professionals explain workflow decisions, test edge cases and document dependencies instead of treating a visual canvas as self-explanatory. They understand both KNIME nodes and the systems around them, including data permissions, query performance and operational ownership. Look for clear deliverables such as reusable components, tested workflows, deployment guidance and documentation that another team can follow.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to KNIME.
Companies use KNIME to build visual workflows for data preparation, reporting, forecasting, machine learning and process automation. It can combine information from databases, files, APIs and business systems while keeping each transformation visible and repeatable.
KNIME Analytics Platform provides a visual workflow layer, while Python and R offer code-first flexibility. Many teams use them together: KNIME manages orchestration and documentation, and Python or R nodes handle specialised analysis or modelling.
A strong KNIME specialist usually understands SQL, data modelling and APIs, along with Python or R where custom logic is needed. Experience with cloud storage, Git, authentication, testing and dashboard tools can also matter when workflows move toward regular operation.
The right level depends on the work, not on a fixed duration. A simple import-and-report workflow may need focused platform knowledge, while governed pipelines, complex integrations or machine learning processes require proven delivery across data quality, security and deployment.
KNIME projects are often suitable for remote collaboration because workflows, documentation and reviews can be shared digitally. On-site sessions may still help when specialists must access restricted systems, understand local processes or work closely with German-speaking stakeholders.
KNIME Analytics Platform is a strong option when teams need transparent, quickly adaptable workflows and want analysts to contribute directly. A custom pipeline may be preferable for highly specialised performance needs, very large production estates or environments requiring strict code-based standards.
Ask whether the KNIME workflow has clear naming, modular components, documented inputs and outputs, and checks for missing or unexpected data. A quality review should also cover credentials, error handling, runtime behaviour, version control and how the process will be monitored after handover.
Konstanz Information Miner is the name behind the KNIME abbreviation and reflects the platform’s origins. Today, professionals generally refer to the product as KNIME or KNIME Analytics Platform; the historical name matters mainly when searching older documentation or project references.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 734 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 78% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects have 17 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 KNIME in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects are Information Technology (69%), Manufacturing (62%), and Automotive (59%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects are Business Intelligence (90%), Information Technology (86%), and Product Development (69%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used KNIME
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.
Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg Request a free demo
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