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Fadi S.

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Operational AI & Data Engineering Consultant

Oberhausen
Fadi S.

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AI & RPA Automation Engineer

AI & RPA Automation Engineer

  • Developed a fully automated RPA workflow for processing quotation and document data
  • Automated the download, processing, and structuring of enterprise documents and attachments
  • Implemented intelligent decryption and error-handling logic
  • Developed central dashboard and monitoring components for operational automation processes
  • Optimized performance, process control, and logging

Technologies: Python, RPA, Automation Engineering, Workflow Automation, Intelligent Document Processing

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Humayun S.

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Senior Test Manager | QA Mobile & Digital Platforms

Essen
Humayun S.

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Senior Test Manager - Lead at Star Finanz GmbH

  • QA Lead for end-to-end quality assurance of the Sparkasse & Sparkasse Business banking apps (iOS/Android); design and implementation of the Test Strategy including functional testing, regression testing, and UAT for eID, Push Notifications, and white-label components
  • Creation and maintenance of test concepts and test plans in TestRail; structured Defect Management and error analysis; stakeholder management and risk management for the early identification of critical quality risks
  • Accessibility Testing according to WCAG 2.1 (iOS/Android); coordination of AI-supported test automation and optimization of test processes to shorten release cycles
  • Release Management: planning, management, and coordination of all test activities; status reporting to management and stakeholders; quality assessment of releases and release recommendations in an Agile/Scrum environment
  • Challenge: Highly complex build and release process across several Sparkasse institutions; close coordination with the DevOps team to stabilize the CI/CD pipeline and ensure reproducible test builds before every release.

Tools: Jira, Confluence, TestRail, Android Studio, Xcode, Firebase, Jenkins, GA4

  • Success: Successful launch of the eID authentication process - quality assurance ensured for 50+ Sparkasse institutions
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Rudolf E.

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Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator

Ratingen
Rudolf E.

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Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International insurance group

  • Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.

  • Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.

  • Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.

  • Firewall vulnerability analysis.

  • Firewall rule approvals.

  • Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.

  • Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.

  • Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5

  • Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI

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Timo T.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer with a passion for innovative solutions and the implementation of new technologies. Team player and

Essen
Timo T.

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Gronic Ident & Sign at Gronic Systems GmbH

Gronic Ident & Sign

Core technologies: Android, Jetpack Compose, Retrofit, Regula Document Reader, Adobe Sign

Android app on dedicated devices for identifications and electronic signatures at the PoS

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Jens S.

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Software Developer for C, C++, C++/CLI and C#

Herten
Jens S.

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Network Technology at ISP, Internet Service Provider, BGP Peering

  • Optimization of the transmission media of the data links in the Ruhr area
  • Configuration/expansion of switches and routers for an autonomous system AS
  • Improve the network protocols used Layer 2/3 (OSI model), RSTP, broadcast, etc.
  • Laying cables, crimping, antennas, routers, switches
  • Maintenance, expansion, selection and prioritization of troubleshooting measures for network monitoring (PRTG, The Dude)
  • Organization and new connection of another BGP peering, data center, NGN fiber optic
  • VPN IPSec site connections for 6 sites with PFSense, Fritzbox
  • Configuration of WLAN devices (Mikrotik, UBNT

Label: TCP/IP, VLAN, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPLS, routing protocols, WLAN, EoIP, PPPoE, routing, SNMP, DHCP, DNS, NAT, native IP, VLAN, Ethernet, VoIP., switches and routers from: Nortel, Cisco, MikroTik, UBNT., network management systems: The Dude, PRTG, UISP

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Sileem H.

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BMC Remedy ARS, ITSM Suite, CMDB Development, Consulting, Project Coordination

Essen
Sileem H.

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Senior Consultant, Lead-Developer, Architect at Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation

  • Company FROX (Schweiz), end customer: Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation.
  • Consulting and development. ITSM Suite, development of a semi-generic REST API interface solution. Performance tuning.
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Henok A.

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Founder and Managing Director

Essen
Henok A.

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Founder and Managing Director at Afworki GmbH IT-Consulting

  • The goal of Afworki GmbH IT-Consulting is to make small and medium-sized companies more competitive by overcoming challenges in digitalization, automation, and data management.

  • Tailored technology, strategy, and specialist consulting designed to meet the individual needs of each company.

  • Analyzing the company's current situation and developing the best possible solution together with the client.

  • Using both agile and classical IT project management methods to deliver projects on time and within budget.

  • Focusing on automating and orchestrating all data flows in a data warehouse to create a unified and standardized data foundation.

  • Considering the dependencies between IT and business to achieve sustainable positive effects.

  • Employing modern strategies and tools specifically tailored to the company's needs.

  • Supporting digitalization, the introduction of agile working methods, and the creation of up-to-date reports and analyses.

  • Objective: streamlining management and enabling well-founded, data-driven decision-making.

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Adem S.

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ISTQB® Certified Tester, Advanced Level - Test Analyst

Essen
Adem S.

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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
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Asım Y.

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Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist

Essen
Asım Y.

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Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist at Akbank

  • Setting architectural standards for Informatica Power Center development teams
  • Maintenance-performance-health for DWH (Exadata) environments
  • Qlik Sense / BO reports architectural standards
  • Implementing best practices in ETL tasks
  • Documentation ETL standards on Confluence
  • Dynamic Data Masking rules for GDPR/KVKK regulations by using Informatica DDM tool
  • DWH Data model Power Designer
  • Upgrade Qlik Sense versions
  • Merge all Informatica server's repository databases on one Oracle DB
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Mugisha E.

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Freelancer Business Data Analyst

Essen
Mugisha E.

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Freelancer Business Data Analyst at Study Boundless

  • Manage WordPress websites, ensuring SEO-friendly structures and high-performance functionality
  • Create and optimize Google Ads campaigns, leveraging data to enhance conversion rates and ROI
  • Develop Looker Studio & Power BI dashboards to track customer behavior, sales trends, and digital performance
  • Implement Google Tag Manager (GTM) and Google Analytics (GA4) to enable precise event tracking and reporting
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Ahmet C.

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Senior Android Developer

Duisburg
Ahmet C.

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Senior Android Developer at enbw

  • Support in restructuring and designing the group's internal Android apps
  • Defining essential modules and implementing accessible components
  • Establishing agile approaches at an international level
  • Technologies & Methods: Kotlin, Android, JUnit 5, Koin, Azure DevOps, Android Studio, Git, Jetpack Compose, Coil, Flow API, Ktor, Coroutines, TypeScript, Node.js
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Ateet B.

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AI Engineer

Essen
Ateet B.

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AI Engineer at MASX AI

  • Strategic transition into AI Engineering through intensive mentoring and project execution.

  • Developed MASX AI, an agentic AI platform integrating LangGraph, AutoGen, and RAG for geopolitical forecasting and real-time ETL.

  • Designed and delivered functional AI prototypes for prospective clients showcasing applied expertise in multi-agent systems, real-time data pipelines, and LLM integrations.

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Dirk R.

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IT Operations / Service Management

Ratingen
Dirk R.

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IT Operations / Service Management at Grant Thornton AG

  • Support for the transition to the provider
  • Quality assurance in developing operations manuals
  • Operational performance management of the provider
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Daniel U.

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Senior Application Packaging & Deployment Engineer

Essen
Daniel U.

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Senior Application Packaging & Deployment Engineer at Allevio AG (Client: Allianz Technology)

  • Enterprise application packaging and deployment for Allianz's global Windows migration programs across Europe, North America, and APAC
  • Migrated hundreds of enterprise applications from Windows 10 VDI to Microsoft Azure Windows 365 (Windows 11)
  • Created software packages in MSI/MST, FlexApp, PSADT 3/4, and App-V according to enterprise packaging standards
  • Developed an ASP.NET packaging automation platform with MongoDB, SQL Server, SharePoint, and Outlook integration
  • Built PowerShell modules for automated quality checks of MSI and FlexApp packages
  • Developed a release conflict detection module in PowerShell to identify potential deployment issues before production
  • Created WDAC monitoring scripts for automated policy oversight and incident response
  • Implemented MSGraph API calls in PowerShell for Azure AD and Intune operations
  • Created Citrix oData scripts for historical usage analysis (BYOD, VDI, fat clients)
  • Developed an Intune Win32 app 'Do Not Disturb' deployment routine for an optimal user experience
  • First point of contact for troubleshooting production incidents with packaged applications
  • Coordinated application owner, UAT, and release testing for hundreds of deployments
  • Administered Microsoft Intune, Citrix environments, and SQL Server security
  • Created and tested WDAC policies in Intune; managed configuration policies and Win32 app deployments
  • Primary packaging resource for Allianz France since 2019

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Statistics of experts using Microsoft SQL Server

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years (Germany: 23 years)

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen have 21 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 23 years.

Position duration

2.3 years (Germany: 3.1 years)

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen stay in a single position for 2.3 years on average. It is 0.8 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.1 years.

Positions per freelancer

16 (Germany: 15)

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen have completed 16 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 15.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunication

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

82% (Germany: 85%)

82% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 3% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 85%.

Master's degree or higher

41% (Germany: 50%)

41% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen hold at least a Master's degree. It is 9% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 50%.

Certifications per freelancer

4 (Germany: 3)

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen hold 4 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 96%)

100% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen speak two or more languages. It is 4% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 96%.

Based on our profile pool as of 9 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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4% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen charge less than €400 per day.
46% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen charge between €400 and €800 per day.
46% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
4% of Microsoft SQL Server experts in Essen charge €1200 or more per day.
<€400 €400-​800 €800-​1200 €1200+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Essen 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.

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Average rates of experts in Essen using Microsoft SQL Server

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 755 €
Germany avg. 777 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 760 €
Germany median 800 €

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 9 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Microsoft SQL Server 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 (88%)
  • Banking and Finance (64%)
  • Telecommunication (52%)
  • Manufacturing (48%)
  • Healthcare (44%)
  • Retail (44%)
  • Automotive (36%)
  • Education (36%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Relational data platform

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system for storing, querying, securing, and analyzing structured business data. Companies use it behind customer portals, finance systems, supply chain applications, enterprise software, and operational reporting. Its transaction handling, indexing, access controls, and integration options support systems where consistency matters.

Core ecosystem

The Microsoft SQL Server ecosystem includes T-SQL, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Agent, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Analysis Services. Azure SQL Database and Azure Managed Instance extend familiar SQL Server capabilities into Microsoft Azure. Strong specialists also work with Power BI, .NET applications, Entity Framework, Windows Server, and CI/CD tooling.

Typical deliverables

Projects often require a combination of database engineering, data integration, reporting, and operational care.

  • Relational schemas, views, stored procedures, and functions
  • Query plans, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
  • ETL pipelines with SSIS or Azure Data Factory
  • Power BI data models and SQL Server Reporting Services reports
  • Backup, restore, migration, and high-availability designs

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance expertise when a database has become slow, difficult to change, or risky to operate. A specialist can prepare a migration from legacy SQL Server installations, consolidate databases, modernize workloads for Azure, or support a reporting transformation. In Essen, local teams may value on-site workshops, while many SQL Server tasks work well through secure remote collaboration.

Skills to assess

Look for professionals who can connect database decisions to business processes and application behavior. They should be comfortable reading execution plans, diagnosing blocking and deadlocks, choosing appropriate indexes, and writing maintainable T-SQL. Experience with security roles, encryption, monitoring, backup validation, and release processes is important for production systems.

  • Clear data modeling and normalization decisions
  • Repeatable deployment and rollback practices
  • Evidence-based performance analysis
  • Practical documentation for internal teams

Working with a specialist

Start by defining the workload, data sources, service level needs, and current pain points. Share schema information, representative queries, access constraints, and the expected deliverables before technical work begins. A strong professional explains trade-offs between SQL Server, Azure SQL, and other database options, then leaves behind tested changes, useful documentation, and a clear operating model.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about Microsoft SQL Server — answered in short.

Microsoft SQL Server stores and processes structured data for business applications, transactional systems, analytics, and reporting. Companies use it for customer records, financial operations, inventory, logistics, and data warehouses. Its tools also support integration, scheduled jobs, and business intelligence.

SQL Server is often chosen for its integration with Microsoft products, enterprise security features, management tools, and reporting ecosystem. PostgreSQL may be preferred for its open-source flexibility and broad extensibility, while MySQL is common in web-focused environments. The right choice depends on workload, existing systems, team skills, licensing, and cloud strategy.

A strong Microsoft SQL Server specialist often works with T-SQL, data modeling, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Power BI, Azure SQL, and .NET applications. They may also understand Windows Server, identity management, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and CI/CD workflows. The relevant combination depends on whether the project focuses on applications, analytics, or operations.

The required experience depends on the risk and scope of the work. A reporting change may need focused knowledge of queries and data models, while a migration or high-availability redesign calls for a professional who has handled production databases, recovery testing, security, and performance under real operating conditions.

Yes. Microsoft SQL Server work is often suitable for remote collaboration when secure access, test data, documentation, and communication routines are available. On-site sessions in Essen can still help with workshops, legacy infrastructure, stakeholder alignment, or systems that cannot be accessed remotely. German or English communication can be agreed before the engagement.

Bring in a specialist when query performance is unstable, a migration is approaching, reporting data is inconsistent, or internal teams lack capacity for a database-critical initiative. External expertise can also provide an independent review of security, backup recovery, data models, and operational procedures before a major release.

Ask for concrete examples of database work that resembles your workload and discuss the decisions behind the result. A capable SQL Server professional will explain execution plans, indexing, locking, recovery objectives, and deployment risks in clear terms. Reviewable scripts, tests, monitoring plans, and documentation are stronger evidence than broad tool lists.

Describe the business process, database version or Azure service, data volume characteristics, connected applications, security requirements, and current problems. Include sample queries, integration points, reporting needs, access restrictions, and the intended deliverables. This gives a Microsoft SQL Server freelancer enough context to propose a safe and realistic approach.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft SQL Server in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 755 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft SQL Server in their recent projects, 82% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 41% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft SQL Server in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft SQL Server in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (24%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft SQL Server in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Telecommunication (52%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used Microsoft SQL Server in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Project Management (68%), and Product Development (64%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Microsoft SQL Server

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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