Platform as a Service Experts in Germany
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Markus Halbedel
Last position:
Senior M365 Consultant at BITMARCK GmbH
Creation of concepts for M365 implementation, especially Tenants, EntraID, EntraConnect and ExchangeOnline, taking BAS standards into account (mandatory baseline security requirements) in the project "Concept M365" with the aim of transferring the concepts to the M365 environments of Bitmarck and then handing them over to the customer.
- Creation of a current-state analysis of the existing M365 environments as well as the on-premises environments and the BAS standards.
- Creation of concepts for the topics Tenants, EntraID, EntraConnect and ExchangeOnline taking the BAS standards into account
- Design and implementation of an automated solution for creating standardized M365 tenants based on Microsoft M365 DSC (Desired State Configuration)
- Transfer of the concepts into the M365 environments
- Creation of detailed technical documentation
Markus Blohm
Last position:
Consultant, Technical Project Manager at Lanxess
- Project: ESU Windows and SQL Server consolidation / Configuration Management in ServiceNow
- Creation of an as-is analysis of all servers worldwide
- Creation of an as-is analysis of all SQL servers worldwide
- Creation of requirements analyses for SQL and server migrations
- Coordination of requirements with partners for migrations to Hyper-V (on-premises) or Azure Cloud
- Moderation of jour fixe meetings
- Creation of roadmaps and solution models for server migrations
- Setup of test scenarios
- Moderation of workshops for the introduction of a Global Admin Team
- Creation of data models (CMDB) in ServiceNow
- Conducting workshops for the CMDB data model
- Creation of solution models for the CMDB
- Creation of seamless configuration and work documentation for the CMDB
- Creation of reports for license management
- Creation of KPIs for data quality in ServiceNow
- Creation of a service catalog
- Moderation of workshops for creating service requests
- Interface between needs analysis and ServiceNow development team
- Systems used: Windows 7, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365/2010, Windows Server 20xx, SQL Server 20xx, SharePoint, Azure Cloud, Hyper-V, ServiceNow, various tools
Boris Solos
Last position:
Generalist expert for software development at Mercor
- Training the AI models, evaluating images and texts for UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights via OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow
Technologies: OpenAI Feather
Julian Hillebrand
Last position:
IT Project Manager AI product for automating knowledge-intensive processes at Leading provider of large-scale catering & food services
Project: Concept and implementation of an AI product for four business use cases
Project management of an AI project at a leading provider of large-scale catering and food services, where a production-ready AI product for four use cases was implemented together with an external development partner: automated briefings from CRM and document data, voice-based capture and structuring of reports, detection and merging of duplicates in master data, and data-based market analysis. A central focus was a privacy-compliant architecture that passed the internal IT security review and enabled productive use.
- Translating business requirements into clearly defined AI use cases with a clear product scope and clear value proposition
- Selecting and evaluating models and architecture options for text extraction, speech-to-text and context enrichment from business systems, including LLM integration, function calling and retrieval
- Designing and enforcing an architecture with European hosting, data minimization and masking of personal data as a prerequisite for approval
- Managing the interfaces between business, IT, IT security and the external development partner under restrictive data access conditions
- Coordinating with CIO and executive management on data access, risk assessment and approval decisions
- Preparing the transition into productive use
Alfred Marx
Last position:
Project Manager, System Architect, AI Implementation at Software
Development of an AI console for integration into different open source solutions (ERP, CRM..)
Development of the target architecture Integration of different AI platforms (ChatGPT, Anthropic, Perplexity) Workflow with cross-platform use of the AI platforms Voice input and voice output History Console-based project management Generation of custom agents (Crewai..) Integration of the agents into the AI workflow
Ute Von Der Grün
Last position:
MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH at SoftwareONE
- Developing global ACM Copilot services and shaping their evolution on a global scale
- Evangelizing the benefits and capabilities of Copilot to internal and external audiences
- Onboarding, mentoring, and training new ACM colleagues in services and methodologies
- Acting as point of contact for internal Copilot proof of concept adoption and change management
- Leading Copilot adoption strategy, communicating benefits, usage and ethical considerations
- Organizing events and workshops and fostering an interactive community to share updates, findings and best practices
Dr Daniel Steinberg
Last position:
Director of Partner & Alliances, AI Use Cases, EMEA at Teradata Deutschland GmbH / Teradata Corporation EMEA
- Define EMEA ISV Go-to-Market strategy to push indirect SaaS sales
- Solve customer problems with AI embedding into new use cases and solutions
- Build partner ecosystem and sell partner solutions to drive platform consumption
- Enable cross-functional teams on AI use cases implementation
- Manage a cross-functional team of 7 FTE
- Built EMEA partner originated pipeline from scratch with 70 mn€ TCV and 20 mn€ ARR growth sales with cloud-based and hybrid solutions
- Increased co-sell rate from 20% to 40% and co-delivery rate from 25% to over 50%
Dominik Piecuch
Last position:
Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH
- Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
- Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
- Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
- Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
- Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
- Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
- Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
- Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
- Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
- Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
- Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
- Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
- Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
- Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
- Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
- Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
- Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status
Jochen Gögel
Last position:
Senior Specialist Software Compliance at Inter Versicherung
- Designing processes for implementing regulatory IT requirements (VAIT, BAIT, DORA, MaGo) and establishing them within the IT organization
- Monitoring the execution of these processes, quality assurance and adaptation to new requirements
- Support and coordination of the annual audit regarding regulatory IT requirements (PwC)
- ITK governance
- Software lifecycle management
- Documentation and control of the IDV development process
- Process support and policy creation when setting up test management with regard to DORA and VAIT
- Policy creation for IAM processes
- Tools/Applications: ServiceNow, Confluence, Jira, M365, Loop, Connect, Omada
Paul Karnowka
Last position:
Program Manager – Multi-Project Operational Stabilization (Operational Excellence) at ITDZ - IT Dienstleistungszentrum Berlin
- Overall leadership of multiple strategic operations projects focused on workplace services, SLA framework, access management, certificate management, e-learning, backup & recovery, test management, and capacity management, as well as implementing system monitoring and feasibility studies for a 24x7 operation, partly including ServiceNow implementation
- Development of various ServiceNow operating concepts related to training, permissions, and emergency management as part of a new cloud-hosting initiative for the ServiceNow platform
- Board reporting and leading steering committees within the framework of corporate strategic objectives, as well as establishing new balanced scorecards to measure KPIs for optimization-driven project results
Tobias Witte
Last position:
Member of the board at MPMX
Paul Webster
Last position:
Agentic AI Solution Architect at Solvd GmbH
As the Solution Architect for Agentic AI in auto claims processing, I led global customer delivery implementations, encompassing solution design and detailing, multi-tenancy, process flows, integration with third-party solutions, and localization requirements.
- Architectural Analysis: Conducted in-depth analysis of business requirements, managing requirements and creating detailed specifications.
- Service Definition: Developed comprehensive technical definitions for services and integration contracts.
- AI Process Management: Automated AI process management, focusing on analysis, optimization, and continuous improvement.
- Requirements Gathering: Facilitated requirement-gathering sessions and analyzed business processes to identify optimization opportunities.
- Agile Collaboration: Employed agile methodologies, working closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and responsiveness.
- Technical Support: Assisted senior management with technical analyses and deliverability assessments.
Christoph Plamper
Last position:
Head of Marketing & Comms at Caspar Health (GOREHA GmbH)
- Led marketing and corporate communications team (8 FTE) with budget and team responsibility to 250+ clinic customers and 150K patients, managing all aspects of marketing, brand messaging and public relations
- Led development of multi-channel demand gen and partner marketing with Sales and CSM (LinkedIn, webinars, email, field marketing, medical briefings in orthopedics, neurology, long-covid, oncology), achieving +180% leads, +120% webinar signups, +35% MQL conversion
- Architected new PLG/app marketing playbook with Product and Data to streamline and leverage product launches, achieving +150% 5-star app reviews from patients and +10 NPS
- Launched ingredient branding strategy, securing two major clinic chain partnerships and patient testimonials. Led proactive PR media and KOL campaigns (+20% sentiment)
- Introduced MarTech AI for marketing automation and campaign efficiency (SFDC, ActiveCampaign, Plausible, Figma), aligned with Legal on GDPR, PDSG, ISO:27001 compliance
Serdar Colak
Last position:
Consultant at Freelance
- ISO 27001 implementation & audit readiness
- NIS2 & DORA compliance support
- Interim / fractional CISO services
- IT risk & controls (ITGC, SOX, COBIT, BAIT)
- M&A and IT due diligence for startups/ventures
- Business continuity management (BCM, ISO 22301)
- Cybersecurity framework development (NIST, ISO, BSI)
- GRC tool advisory (Archer, ServiceNow)
Richard Reynolds
Last position:
Vice President– Head of Claims Operations, Europe at SOMPO International
Managing TPA Manager and a team of 10 Claims Operation Assistants.
Designing and implementing processes and workstreams using Guidewire from the ground up with European claims teams across all lines of business.
Establishing service level agreements (SLAs) and detailed key performance indicators (KPIs) with new business intelligence (BI) reporting, payment and performance analysis.
Developing, steering and analysing 50+ strategic, operational and IT initiatives, driving digital change and AI automation in payments while meeting DORA, GDPR, ACM and BAIT MaRisk regulatory compliance.
Increasing customer satisfaction scores by 80%.
Attracting and mentoring market-leading operational and TPA talent.
Demonstrating strong stakeholder leadership and swift decisional influence.
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Statistics of experts using Platform as a Service
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
61%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
93%
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 Platform as a Service
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
PaaS basics
Platform as a Service, or PaaS, gives teams a managed place to run applications without handling most server work. It is used to ship web apps, APIs, internal tools, and event-driven services faster. The focus is on code, configuration, and release flow, not operating the full stack.
Where it fits
PaaS is often chosen when companies want quick deployment and less infrastructure overhead. Common use cases include:
- web and API hosting
- staging and preview environments
- managed app scaling
- simple rollback and release pipelines It suits teams that want speed without building a full container platform.
Ecosystem and tools
PaaS work often touches Heroku, Azure App Service, Google App Engine, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, and similar managed runtimes. Strong specialists understand buildpacks, environment variables, logs, add-ons, domains, secrets, and CI/CD. They also know when a managed database, queue, or cache belongs beside the app.
What strong specialists do
Good professionals keep deployments repeatable and services easy to operate. They tune startup behaviour, health checks, config, and release steps so apps stay stable after change. They also spot limits in the platform early, such as network constraints, runtime locks, or deployment friction.
When companies need help
Bring in freelance expertise when a migration stalls, an app needs a cleaner release process, or a PaaS setup must support more teams. In Germany, this is common in SaaS, fintech, logistics, and enterprise IT where delivery speed matters. Remote work is usually fine, but close coordination helps during cutover or incident recovery.
What to look for
Look for specialists who can explain trade-offs clearly and show how they handled real deployments. They should be comfortable with logging, monitoring, app config, secrets, backups, and rollback strategy. Good PaaS work leaves teams with a platform that is simple to ship on and easy to maintain.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Platform as a Service.
Platform as a Service is used to run applications on managed infrastructure while the provider handles most of the underlying operations. Companies use it for web apps, APIs, worker services, and internal tools when they want faster delivery and less server maintenance. It is a strong fit when the team wants to focus on code and releases.
PaaS removes more operational work than IaaS because the runtime, deployment flow, and much of the scaling are already managed. Compared with containers, it is simpler to operate but gives less control over the environment. Many teams choose it when speed and consistency matter more than deep infrastructure control.
A good PaaS specialist should know deployment pipelines, environment configuration, logs, secrets, domains, and release management. Experience with managed databases, queues, caches, and monitoring is also important. The best professionals can connect these pieces without making the setup hard to maintain.
Platform as a Service is the model, while Heroku is one well-known product in that category. People also search for AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service, and Google App Engine when they need similar managed application hosting. A freelancer should understand the model first, then the specific service you use.
A PaaS project can be small or complex depending on the app, but it still benefits from someone who has handled real deployments before. Simple app hosting may need only focused setup work, while migrations, multi-environment delivery, or platform hardening need broader experience. The key is practical work with releases, troubleshooting, and runtime limits.
Yes, Platform as a Service work is often well suited to remote collaboration because most tasks live in code, configuration, and cloud settings. Remote specialists can handle setup, deployment, monitoring, and documentation effectively. On-site time is mainly useful when many teams must align on a migration or incident response.
A strong PaaS freelancer explains trade-offs clearly and leaves behind a setup the team can operate without help. Look for clean deployment flows, sensible logging, safe secret handling, and a clear rollback path. Good work should reduce friction for developers, not create another layer of complexity.
Platform as a Service projects often sit next to cloud storage, managed databases, queues, observability tools, and CI/CD systems. Depending on the stack, a specialist may also work with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools, even if the final runtime stays on a managed platform. That mix matters when an app grows beyond the simplest setup.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Platform as a Service in their recent projects is 114 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 916 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Platform as a Service in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 61% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Platform as a Service in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Platform as a Service in their recent projects are German (96%), English (93%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Platform as a Service in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Banking and Finance (57%), and Professional Services (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Platform as a Service in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Project Management (80%), and Operations (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Platform as a Service
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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