Oracle RMAN Experts in Germany
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Kai Pankatz
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 Weiss
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
Harald Laschitz
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
Jakub Szepietowski
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 Kuschel
Last position:
DevOps, Linux Administrator, Infrastructure, Security at ERGO / ITErgo
- Installation, design, maintenance, and further development of the server farm, covering hardware and software.
- Migrating live systems while minimizing downtime.
- Handling tickets and changes in daily operations.
- Documenting 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.
Michael Fischer
Last position:
IT Consultant for Oracle Databases at Public Sector
- Supporting the client in maintaining a custom monitoring solution for Oracle databases.
Joachim Bleichert
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 Kaya
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 Bargmann
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 Eshemokhai
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
Bahriye Eser
Last position:
Centris AG
- Administration of 8-node RAC (19.26) database systems
- Use of GoldenGate
- Use of UC4
Adrian Hollay
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 Freundt
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 30 Aug 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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Backup control
Oracle RMAN, or Oracle Recovery Manager, is the standard tool for backup and recovery in Oracle Database environments. It creates consistent backups, manages archived redo logs, and supports recovery after data loss, corruption, or failed changes. Companies bring in RMAN specialists when backup routines must be reliable and easy to restore.
Recovery work
Strong RMAN experts design restore paths before an incident happens. They test point-in-time recovery, control retention, and make sure backup sets, image copies, and control file data are usable when needed. In Germany, this often matters for Oracle estates that support finance, manufacturing, logistics, and other systems that cannot stay offline for long.
Typical tasks
- Set up full, incremental, and archivelog backups
- Tune channels, compression, and backup storage use
- Build restore and disaster recovery runbooks
- Validate recovery with regular test restores
- Review retention, catalog, and maintenance jobs
Ecosystem fit
Oracle RMAN works closely with Oracle Database features such as archived redo logs, control files, datafile backups, and the fast recovery area. Specialists also need comfort with SQL*Plus, Oracle Enterprise Manager, ASM, Data Guard, and storage or tape systems when the backup design spans more than one layer. Good work here is practical and precise, not theoretical.
When to bring help
Companies usually look for freelance support when backups fail, restore tests expose gaps, or a migration changes the storage layout. They also need help after an outage, during audit preparation, or when an older Oracle setup has unclear recovery steps. The right specialist can stabilize the process without rewriting the whole database stack.
What strong specialists do
A good RMAN professional reads alert logs, understands backup metadata, and can explain why a recovery will or will not work. They document procedures clearly, keep scripts simple, and check that the team can repeat the same restore later. In Germany, remote work is common, but on-site help is useful for recovery drills and platform handover.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Oracle RMAN? Start with the answers below.
Oracle RMAN is used for backup, restore, and recovery operations in Oracle Database. It manages backup sets, archived redo logs, and recovery procedures so teams can bring a database back after data loss, corruption, or a failed change. It is a core tool when recovery must be predictable.
Oracle RMAN is built for physical backup and recovery of Oracle Database files, while Data Pump is for logical export and import. Storage snapshots can be fast, but they do not replace RMAN recovery planning on their own. Many teams use RMAN as the recovery backbone and other tools for specific migration or cloning tasks.
A strong Oracle RMAN specialist usually also knows Oracle Database internals, SQL*Plus, archived redo handling, recovery catalog design, and storage basics. Experience with Data Guard, ASM, and backup libraries helps when the setup is more complex. Clear documentation and test restores are just as important as command knowledge.
Companies usually need Oracle RMAN help when backups are failing, restores have never been tested, or a migration has changed the backup layout. It is also common after an incident, before an audit, or when older scripts have become hard to maintain. Outside expertise helps shorten risk without replacing the internal Oracle team.
An RMAN project can be simple or highly sensitive, depending on the database size, storage design, and recovery target. Small backup fixes may need only focused specialist support, while recovery redesigns need deeper Oracle experience. The key question is whether the project must work under pressure during a real outage.
Yes, Oracle Recovery Manager work is often done remotely because many tasks are configuration, scripting, and review. On-site time in Germany is useful for recovery tests, stakeholder workshops, or access-controlled systems. Many teams use a hybrid setup: remote delivery with one or two on-site sessions for critical handover.
A good Oracle RMAN expert can explain recovery scenarios in plain language and show how they verified them. Look for test restores, clear backup reports, and practical runbooks rather than only command lists. Strong specialists also notice gaps in retention, archiving, and storage assumptions before an incident does.
Searchers often use Oracle RMAN and Oracle Recovery Manager interchangeably. Some also search for RMAN support within Oracle Database work, especially when they need backup, restore, or disaster recovery help. Using both names in a brief helps reach the right specialist faster.
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%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Oracle RMAN
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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