Oracle Discoverer Experts in Germany
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Kai P.
Last position:
Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG
PROFILE Senior Oracle specialist, consultant and DBA with many years of experience in planning, architecture, installation, migration, operations, performance tuning and troubleshooting of large Oracle database environments. Focus on Oracle Database 19c and enterprise architectures with RAC, Active Data Guard, Golden Gate, Exadata, RMAN and CDB/PDB. Experience in heterogeneous enterprise environments on Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and Windows, as well as in cloud and migration projects. Over many years, worked as a technical consultant, DBA, architect and project manager for banks, insurers, energy providers, public institutions, industry, automotive and aviation. Combining technical Oracle expertise with operations concepts, migration, project planning, documentation and customer consulting.
ORACLE FOCUS AREAS
- Oracle Database 19c – installation, upgrade, patch/RU management, operations and troubleshooting
- Oracle Database 21c / 23ai / 26ai – knowledge of current Oracle release lines
- Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate
- CDB / PDB, multitenant architectures and enterprise database operations
- Oracle Exadata and highly available database environments
- RMAN – backup, restore, recovery, migration and disaster recovery scenarios
- Data Pump (EXPDP / IMPDP), Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) and database-based migrations
- Performance analysis, SQL / PL/SQL, tuning, troubleshooting and capacity planning
- Oracle Enterprise Manager / monitoring and technical operational support
- Oracle Security: Wallet, TDE, Database Vault, VPD / RLS
- Oracle DWH / BI: OBIEE, ODI, OWB and Discoverer
- Oracle Applications / E-Business Suite and Oracle-based application environments
CURRENT PROJECTS
Scope Solutions AG, Basel / CH | 08/2023 – ongoing Oracle Project Management and DBA
- Installation, maintenance and regular upgrades of Oracle database systems with a focus on Oracle 19c.
- Patch and release management including OPatch and Release Updates; operations on RHEL 8.x, SLES 15.x and Windows.
- DBA support for customers in DACH and Europe and support of production, load test and other CDB/PDB environments.
- Technical operating processes and documentation via Confluence; support and service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.
Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg | 04/2022 – 10/2023 Oracle Operations Support / DBA
- Operations and regular upgrades of Oracle-19c database systems on SLES 15.x.
- DBA for around 2,100 PDBs on RAC and Exadata in production, integration, load test and other environments.
- Configuration management via ARS Remedy; workflows and technical documentation via Jira and Confluence.
- Operations support and processing of service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.
Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden | 09/2021 – 03/2022 Oracle Operations and Architecture – 2022 Survey
- Merging data into a central Oracle-19c database system.
- Design of import/export procedures for the central data structure.
- KPI and performance architecture for analyses.
- Training employees in Oracle performance and DBA topics.
E.ON Digital Technology, Landshut / KKI | 03/2019 – 12/2021 Oracle Operations, Architecture and DBA
- Patch concepts, technical documentation, installation, database administration and operations of Oracle 12c/19c.
- AIX 7.x, LPAR administration including VIO server and software distribution with NIM.
- Performance monitoring and monitoring.
- Backup and restore with TSM / IBM Spectrum Protect and Oracle RMAN.
- Installation of Enterprise Manager 13c with WebLogic Server 12.1x; employee training.
KaPe Munich – various end customers in DACH / Europe | ongoing / various projects Oracle DBA, architecture, migration, DWH consulting and project management
- Many years of consulting and operational DBA work in various Oracle architectures.
- DWH/CRM platforms: planning, analysis, performance and tuning, as well as business analysis.
- RAC, Data Guard, Transportable Tablespaces, RMAN and Oracle 11g/12c in enterprise environments.
- Customer projects including Burda, Deka, E.ON, Otto Group and Augsburger Allgemeine.
AXA, Germany / Europe | 09/2018 – 02/2019 Oracle DB Operations and Migration – Cloud Architectures
- Planning, methodology and execution of Oracle database migrations to IBM Private Cloud / Spectrum and AWS Public Cloud.
- Creation of Oracle databases in the cloud with SLES and Terraform templates.
- Technical architecture work and cloud KPIs.
RWE / SÜWAG / Syna, Germany | 07/2016 – 09/2018 Oracle DB Migrations 11g/12c and Project Management
- Design, planning and execution of Oracle database migrations 11g → 12c with platform and architecture changes.
- Windows Server 2012/2016 and setup and migration of Enterprise Manager/WebLogic-based monitoring environments.
- Use of Data Guard, TTS, EXPDP/IMPDP and RMAN based on analysis of application requirements.
- Performance and tuning for Oracle 11g/12c.
MTU Aero Engines, Munich | 01/2016 – 03/2017 Oracle DBA / Requirements Engineer
- Operations and development of Oracle 11g/12c databases and application workflows.
- Interfaces to SAP via BAPI.
- Design and management of APPS modules with Visual Basic / Visual Studio and PL/SQL; version control with SVN.
UBIS (HVB), Munich | 04/2012 – 08/2015 Oracle Operations, Architecture, DBA and Project Management
- Oracle-based operations and migration of MUREX and Sophis trading platforms.
- Oracle Security, Wallet, Tablespaces, RAC, Data Guard, Database Vault, GoldenGate and DWH.
- Project management for Oracle DWH migrations and release changes from 10g to 11gR2.
- Migration OWB 11gR2 → ODI 12c and introduction of Oracle Database 12c.
- Platforms: Red Hat, AIX and Solaris.
WWK Deutschland a.G., Munich | 09/2010 – 03/2012 Oracle DB and HP-UX → Linux Migration
- Architecture, planning, operations concept and migration of 104 databases from an HP-UX cluster to Red Hat Linux.
- Single Instance with Veritas Cluster and 2-node RAC 11.2.0.2; four Data Guard databases.
- Project management for OWB/DWH migrations (>1 TB), including tuning, PL/SQL, mappings and metadata.
Allianz Deutschland, ACAS Stuttgart | 03/2010 – 09/2010 Technical DWH Project Manager
- DWH project for processing European ETL data sources.
- Business analysis and requirements management for automated loading processes.
- OWB, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Oracle Advanced Security / TDE, Oracle BI and Database Vault.
NETMA, Munich-Taufkirchen | 08/2007 – 02/2010 Oracle Specialist and DBA for Oracle Applications 11i
- Operations of Oracle 9i/10g and Oracle Applications 11.5.10.
- Design and development of APPS modules with PL/SQL and SVN.
- Oracle RAC, Enterprise Manager, Oracle Application Server and migration tests.
- Platforms: AIX, SLES, Windows and HP-UX.
BT Germany, Munich | 11/2007 – 04/2008 Oracle DB Migration
- Migration from Oracle 8i to 10gR2 in a Solaris cluster environment.
- Preparing offers, project planning and process planning.
Itellium (KQ), Nuremberg | 02/2007 – 08/2007 Oracle DWH Specialist
- Design and analysis of a DWH focusing on master data and logistics.
- Oracle Designer, OWB, Oracle Database, ETL, PL/SQL and External Tables; data volumes up to approx. 5 TB.
Oracle Deutschland GmbH, Munich | 10/2006 – 02/2007 and further assignments Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH
- Consulting for customers such as Volkswagen, GE Money Bank, WeKa, KSB, Swisscom and British Telecom.
- Migration Discoverer EUL4 → EUL5i, database optimization, Data Guard and web/database analysis.
- Performance and tuning on Solaris and Linux.
HaSpa, Hamburg | 07/2006 – 10/2006 Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH
- Setup of an Oracle-10gR2 environment for banking applications.
- Data transfer from DB2 / OS390, architecture, sizing, tuning and performance.
- Data preparation and integration with OWB.
AUDI, Ingolstadt | 02/2005 – 06/2006 Oracle Consultant and DBA
- Operations, installation and maintenance of Oracle 9i/10g and IAS 10g.
- RMAN, Oracle RLS, Oracle HTMLDB, Veritas Cluster, Solaris and AIX / HACMP.
- Database cloning and migration 9i → 10g; approx. 200 systems up to 4.5 TB.
Photocolor, Kreuzlingen / CH | 11/2003 – 01/2005 Project Manager / Oracle
- Implementation, configuration, technical support and acceptance of an Oracle ERP/CRM solution.
- Oracle Applications, Oracle 9i, Solaris, HP-UX, OWB and Mercury TestDirector.
- Project scope approx. 2 TB; reporting to management.
ZPD NRW, Duisburg | 05/2003 – 10/2003 Oracle Consultant
- Consulting, PL/SQL training and project planning for a nationwide Oracle Forms integration.
- Oracle on HP Superdome / HP-UX; data volume 1.2 → 2.5 TB, sizing up to 5 TB.
Messe München GmbH | 11/2002 – 05/2003 Project Manager / Oracle
- MIS/DWH solution with OWB, Discoverer, Oracle 11i / 9i and RAC.
- Architecture, design, integration, troubleshooting and consulting for data volumes of 1.5–2 TB.
Aria SA Integration, Geneva / CH | 09/2002 – 11/2002 Oracle DBA and Consultant
- Oracle 8.1.7.4 / 9i; merging the Stuttgart and Geneva databases via replication.
G P.
Last position:
Oracle Apps Technical Consultant, Oracle EBS to Oracle Fusion SCM Migration Specialist at LTIMindtree India PVT LTD.
- Client: Terex Corporation
Jürgen B.
Last position:
Database Administrator and Performance Tuning Specialist at ALD Automotive Leasing Deutschland
- Database administration and performance tuning for Oracle databases on AIX 7.1, 7.2 with Oracle 12c and 19c
- Troubleshooting and resolution on RHEL 7
- Automation of operations with UNIX/Linux shell scripts, Perl programs, and PL/SQL
- Planning, preparation, execution, and customer-specific review of changes and upgrades for the LEASMAN and DOXIS applications
- Incident handling including communication with outsourcing service providers and business units
- Data exchange with Data Pump
- Visualization of database content and monitoring results
- Configuration of databases for Debezium and monitoring Debezium activities
- Preparation of Oracle databases for migration to cloud environments
- Implementation and monitoring of NIST requirements in databases
- Automation of release upgrades for the LEASMAN application
- Creation of operations manuals and instructions
- Generation of reports for GDPR information requests
Christopher E.
Last position:
Senior Oracle DBA and WebLogic Administrator, Oracle Business Intelligence for Applications
- Oracle databases 11g, 12c and 19c RAC
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g & 12c (WebLogic, SOA, Oracle Forms and Report Server, etc., OBIA)
- Administration of Oracle 11g, 12c, RAC and 19c
- Applying patches
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Tomcat
- Oracle tuning
- The system includes several production, QA, test & development Oracle databases and WebLogic application servers 11g & 12c
Adrian H.
Last position:
Interim Consultant for Oracle Database Migrations to the AWS Cloud at Bank Deutsches Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe GmbH
- Migration of Oracle databases from on-premise to the AWS Cloud
- Support for technical Oracle solutions and cloud database infrastructures (IaaS and PaaS) RDS vs. EC2, sizing for performance
- Creation and maintenance of DR/HA (Disaster Recovery/High Availability) and backup and recovery policies and procedures (multi-region backup)
- Support for Oracle license selection, Enterprise → Standard migration
- Monitoring database instances
- Implementation and maintenance of database security (wallet, SSL)
- Patch management and version control
- Automated installation and configuration of Oracle databases using Terraform and Ansible
Stefan W.
Last position:
Project team member at Environmental service provider
- Implementation and maintenance of an order management system
- RDBMS Oracle 19c
- Oracle Forms/Reports 12c/14c
- Oracle SQL
- XML processing
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Statistics of experts using Oracle Discoverer
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
20
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Certifications per freelancer
0
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 Oracle Discoverer
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.
Oracle Discoverer 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 (100%)
- Automotive (83%)
- Banking and Finance (83%)
- Energy (67%)
- Insurance (67%)
- Government and Administration (67%)
- Retail (67%)
- Healthcare (50%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Oracle reporting
Oracle Discoverer is a business intelligence and ad hoc reporting tool for exploring relational data through a business-friendly interface. It helps users create workbooks, queries, charts and tables without writing every report from scratch. Companies use it to turn Oracle database information into repeatable operational insight.
Core components
The ecosystem includes Discoverer Plus for interactive workbook creation, Discoverer Viewer for browser-based access and Discoverer Desktop for established reporting workflows. Business areas define the data structure that users see, while folders, items, joins and hierarchies make complex schemas easier to query.
- Design business areas for clear self-service reporting
- Build workbooks with filters, parameters, calculations and charts
- Publish and maintain reports for controlled user access
- Connect reporting needs with Oracle database structures
Typical use cases
Oracle Discoverer appears in finance, supply chain, manufacturing, public administration and other environments with established Oracle databases. Typical deliverables include management reports, purchasing analysis, inventory views, financial extracts and scheduled operational reporting. In Germany, it often remains important where long-running Oracle systems support core business processes.
When specialists help
Companies bring in freelance specialists during reporting migrations, workbook consolidation, platform upgrades or periods of limited internal capacity. Support may include documenting undocumented business areas, correcting slow queries, resolving access issues and preparing a transition to a newer analytics approach. Local teams may benefit from German-language workshops, while remote work suits configuration, analysis and documentation.
Adjacent expertise
Strong professionals understand more than the reporting interface. They work confidently with Oracle Database, SQL, PL/SQL, data modelling, security roles and performance diagnosis. Depending on the environment, useful adjacent knowledge includes Oracle E-Business Suite, enterprise reporting governance, ETL processes and migration planning.
Quality signals
Look for specialists who can explain how they validate business areas, protect data access and test workbook results against source records. They should distinguish a report design issue from a database or permissions issue and document assumptions clearly. Practical evidence includes anonymised deliverables, migration plans, troubleshooting examples and references from comparable Oracle environments.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Oracle Discoverer, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Oracle Discoverer is used for ad hoc analysis and operational reporting on relational data, especially Oracle Database environments. Professionals create workbooks, tables, charts and calculated views that business users can refresh and explore.
Oracle Discoverer is closely aligned with established Oracle schemas and business areas, which can make it practical for maintaining existing reporting estates. Newer tools often provide richer visual analytics and broader data connectivity, so the right choice depends on migration plans, user needs and the value of the existing workbooks.
A strong Oracle Discoverer specialist usually understands SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Database security and relational data modelling. Knowledge of Oracle E-Business Suite, ETL processes, performance tuning and reporting governance is also valuable.
Define the data sources, business areas, workbook inventory, user groups and expected deliverables before work begins. For Oracle Discoverer, it is also important to clarify whether the assignment covers maintenance, performance issues, access control, documentation or migration preparation.
The needed experience depends on the scope and the condition of the existing reporting environment. A straightforward workbook adjustment may need focused product knowledge, while a business-area redesign or migration requires proven understanding of Oracle schemas, dependencies and reporting controls.
Yes, many Oracle Discoverer tasks can be completed remotely through secure access, documentation and regular review sessions. On-site collaboration may help when specialists must interview business users, inspect legacy processes or coordinate with German-speaking teams.
Ask how the specialist validates joins, calculations, filters and security rules against trusted source data. A capable Oracle Discoverer professional can explain performance trade-offs, document the business logic and show how users will maintain the resulting workbooks.
Oracle Discoverer remains relevant when important operational reports and business areas depend on it. Companies should assess its role alongside their support strategy and future analytics direction, preserving critical reporting while planning any replacement in a controlled way.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle Discoverer in their recent projects is 102 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 820 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle Discoverer in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 67% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle Discoverer in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle Discoverer in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle Discoverer in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (83%), and Banking and Finance (83%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle Discoverer in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Business Intelligence (83%), and Operations (83%).
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