Oracle RMAN Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Oracle RMAN
Kai P.
Last position:
Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG
- Installation, maintenance and regular upgrade of the DB systems with 19x
- Use of OPatch and RU 19.27 on RHEL 8x, SLES 15.x and Windows
- DBA for DACH and European customers in production and last test environments (e.g. Konrad Adenauer) as well as others in CDB
- Processes via Confluence
- Support in operations for customers SR via Metalink
Matthias W.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at Interhyp AG
- Infrastructure management with Puppet and Terraform for consistent environments
- Maintenance and adaptation of Terraform scripts for Azure cloud deployment
- Migration of database systems and services to the Azure cloud
- Introduction of GitOps with ArgoCD for fully automated deployments
- Adaptation and development of GitHub pipelines for CI/CD workflows
- Creation of Helm Charts for standardized deployments
- Migration of repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub
- Operation and performance optimization of an Oracle 19c grid cluster (RAC, Dataguard)
- Setup and management of MongoDB instances (on-premise and Azure Kubernetes)
- Setup of PostgreSQL clusters in on-premise and Azure Kubernetes environments
- Migration of services, master data, and stored procedures from Oracle to PostgreSQL
- Troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex data infrastructures
- Installation, configuration, and upgrade of Tableau in the productive BI environment
- Development of sanity checks to monitor business processes and application logic
- Adaptation of the backup and recovery strategy to new requirements
- Carrying out disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery
- Technologies used: Oracle 19c RAC Grid Dataguard, PostgreSQL 16, MongoDB, MySQL Cluster, Kubernetes (Azure), Tableau, Puppet, Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub/Bitbucket, CheckMK, Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga2, Ubuntu/RHEL
Michael K.
Last position:
DevOps, Linux Administrator, Infrastructure, Security at ERGO / ITErgo
- Installation, planning, maintenance and further development of the server farm in the area of hardware and software
- Migration of live systems with minimized downtime
- Processing tickets and changes in daily business
- Documentation of changes and processes in Confluence
- Test runs in the development environment
- Configuration and administration of Linux systems
- Configuration and administration of backup systems (Dell Networker, DataDomain)
- Administration of the Checkpoint firewall
Harald L.
Last position:
Project Management at Loocid LLC
- Conducted a comprehensive due diligence review for a potential acquisition of a Swiss manufacturing company as part of a pre-merger analysis
- Assessed production capacities and technical infrastructure
- Evaluated integration possibilities into existing business processes
- Performed risk assessment and developed recommendations for action
- Documented the findings and presented them to management
Bahriye E.
Last position:
Centris AG
- Administration of 8-node RAC (19.26) database systems
- Use of Golden Gate
- Use of UC4
Jakub S.
Last position:
Oracle Consultant at Airline Sector
- Microsoft Azure: design, sizing, and capacity analysis including PoC
- Microsoft Azure: final implementation for migration from on-prem RAC to single instance Data Guard
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting for crew management systems (pilots and briefings)
- Design and implementation of a disaster recovery-aware system based on RAC Extended Cluster and Data Guard
- OEM: Oracle Cloud Control maintenance, installation and upgrades (12.1.0.5 > 13.3 > 13.5)
- OEM: creating an agent golden image with new RU and security fixes for a full-scale environment
- OEM agent upgrade
- OEM: developing custom metric extensions and reports
- OEM: full monitoring setup with template collection and monitoring templates and incident rule configuration
- Upgrades: GI from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2, to 18.4, to 19.6+
- Upgrades: databases from 11.2.0.2 to 12.1.0.2, to 19.18+
- Redesign and license optimization based on Oracle SE on ODA and DBVisit
- Design of a virtualized platform based on OLVM and license optimization using hard partitioning
- Migration of databases from bare metal to OLVM
Michael F.
Last position:
IT Consultant for Oracle Databases at Public Sector
- Supporting the client in maintaining a custom monitoring solution for Oracle databases.
Joachim B.
Last position:
Oracle Consulting and Development at Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel & Gastgewerbe (BNG)
- Development and consulting of various web applications for data preparation and distribution using Oracle databases and PL/SQL
- Technologies: Oracle 19, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle APEX
Serkan K.
Last position:
Operation and Maintenance of Oracle Middleware Products at LBV - Landesamt für Besoldung und Versorgung Baden-Württemberg
- Patch management
- Support in database development
- Installation and upgrades of the following Oracle systems:
- Oracle Analytics Server (6.4)
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
- Oracle Data Integration Server
- Oracle BI Administration Tool
- Oracle WebLogic
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 F.
Last position:
Oracle Consultant at Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt
- Support for Oracle administration and tuning
- Area: administration, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM
- Tools: Oracle 11g, Oracle 12c, PL/SQL, SQL, SQL*Plus, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM, check_mk, Namis, Oracle Cloud Control, Apache Tomcat, Wildfly, Oracle WebLogic Server
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Statistics of experts using Oracle RMAN
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Business Intelligence
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Doctorate
18%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Oracle RMAN
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Oracle RMAN 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 (92%)
- Banking and Finance (85%)
- Insurance (62%)
- Government and Administration (62%)
- Telecommunication (46%)
- Transportation (38%)
- Aerospace and Defense (31%)
- Automotive (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Backup and recovery
Oracle Recovery Manager, commonly called Oracle RMAN, is Oracle Database’s native tool for backing up, restoring and recovering database files. It works with control files, data files, archived redo logs and server parameter files to support consistent recovery plans. RMAN records backup metadata in the target database control file or a separate recovery catalog.
Core capabilities
RMAN supports full, incremental and archived redo log backups, image copies, validation and point-in-time recovery. It can apply backup optimization, compression, encryption and retention policies while coordinating recovery without taking a database offline in many scenarios. Specialists also configure channels, parallel operations and backup destinations for reliable execution.
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong Oracle RMAN work connects database recovery with the wider Oracle stack and enterprise operations.
- Recovery catalogs, Fast Recovery Area and archived redo log management
- Oracle Data Guard, standby databases and disaster recovery runbooks
- Enterprise Manager, RMAN command files and scheduler integration
- Storage systems, media management software and cloud object storage
- Oracle RAC backup coordination and cross-platform migration workflows
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance Oracle RMAN specialists during database migrations, recovery redesigns, audits and major platform changes. They are also useful when backup jobs fail, recovery objectives change or existing scripts lack clear testing and ownership. In Germany, specialists may collaborate remotely with operations teams or work on-site where controlled infrastructure access is required.
Delivery and assurance
A capable professional reviews the database estate, recovery objectives, storage layout and operational constraints before changing a backup design. They produce tested RMAN scripts, schedules, retention rules, monitoring checks and recovery documentation. They also run restore and disaster recovery exercises, because a successful backup alone does not prove recoverability.
What sets experts apart
Quality shows in repeatable restores, clear failure handling and evidence that recovery procedures work under realistic conditions. Experienced Oracle RMAN professionals understand database versions, RAC, Data Guard, Linux administration, storage performance and security controls. They explain trade-offs clearly and leave maintainable automation that internal teams can operate after handover.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Oracle RMAN? Start with the answers below.
Oracle RMAN is used to back up and recover Oracle databases, including data files, control files and archived redo logs. Companies use it for routine protection, point-in-time recovery, migration support and disaster recovery preparation.
Oracle Recovery Manager understands Oracle database structures and recovery dependencies, which makes it more suitable for consistent database recovery than a basic file copy. Storage snapshots can complement RMAN for fast infrastructure recovery, while Data Pump exports are useful for logical migration or selective object movement rather than complete physical recovery.
A strong Oracle RMAN specialist usually understands Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Linux, storage systems, encryption and monitoring. Knowledge of scripting, Enterprise Manager and media management integration also helps turn backup commands into an operable service.
The right Oracle RMAN professional depends on the risk and scope of the environment, not only on the backup task itself. A simple script review needs less breadth than a redesign involving RAC, standby databases, strict recovery objectives or a complex storage estate, so assess comparable delivery and restore-testing experience.
Oracle RMAN projects can often be delivered remotely when secure access, logs and test environments are available. On-site work may be needed for restricted production systems, hardware-linked storage or recovery exercises, and teams should agree on access procedures and communication language before work begins.
Look for a Recovery Manager specialist who can explain recovery scenarios, show how restore tests are designed and identify risks in existing scripts. Ask for concrete deliverables such as documented runbooks, monitoring rules, retention logic and evidence that recovery has been validated rather than assumed.
Oracle RMAN and Oracle Data Guard solve related but different problems. RMAN creates and restores backups, while Data Guard maintains standby databases for availability and disaster recovery; a robust design often uses both and includes RMAN backups for standby and primary environments.
Before working with Oracle RMAN, a freelancer should understand the Oracle versions, database topology, recovery objectives, storage destinations, retention rules and existing catalog setup. They should also confirm whether production changes, restore tests and Data Guard operations require on-site access, formal approvals or coordinated maintenance windows.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle RMAN in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 791 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle RMAN in their recent projects, 73% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 18% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle RMAN in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle RMAN in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (15%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle RMAN in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Banking and Finance (85%), and Insurance (62%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Oracle RMAN in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (92%), and Business Intelligence (62%).
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