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Niko S.
Last position:
Developing Architect, Technical Lead "gridlytics" at HH Energienetze
- Building a data integration platform for high, medium, and low voltage assets for contextual analysis of time series with master data from the SCADA control system (IEC 60870 104), INIS, and SAP.
- Responsibility for the architecture and implementation of the solution, as well as sparring partner for the Product Owner.
- Use of Kotlin, Spring Boot, Maven, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, liquibase, Elements IoT, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Python, jupyter, and various API gateways.
Huy N.
Last position:
Modern Workplace & Dynamics 365 Consultant at Thinformatics
- Administration and further development of the M365 environment including Teams, Exchange Online, Intune and SharePoint Online
- Development of dashboards for performance monitoring using Microsoft Power BI
- Implementation of user requirements and processes with low-code/no-code technologies (Power Apps, Power Automate)
- Use of Jira and Azure DevOps to plan and implement user stories in an agile project context
- Participation in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives as technical point of contact
- Planning and implementation of security policies using Azure Conditional Access and multi-factor authentication
- Configuration and deployment of clients and applications via MECM (SCCM) and Baramundi
Enrique G.
Last position:
Security Architect at Capgemini
I implemented a Zero-Trust architecture for robust, military-grade maritime container mini data centers based on VMware & Tanzu to support containerized GIS workloads for ground forces. The main focus was on securing communications, workload protection, and data access in contested electronic battle environments affected by jamming, interception, signal manipulation, and constantly changing operational conditions. I designed and architected use cases so that every element of workload, identity, and system could continue to operate independently and securely even in degraded or disrupted scenarios. In parallel, I defined the enterprise and solution security architecture with LeanIX, Bizzdesign, and HOPEX as enterprise architecture, repository, and governance platforms to maintain architecture inventory, relationships, traceability, target pictures, and security governance in complex environments. For the architectural designs, I used Sparx Enterprise Architect to describe formal architecture views, interfaces, trust boundaries, and system architecture in both IT and OT environments. IriusRisk was used for threat modeling of the solution to identify architecture-driven risks, derive security requirements, and detect countermeasures and design gaps directly from the solution models. Risk and compliance management was supported with Archer. Architecture decisions, control gaps, and operational risks were translated into controlled governance and auditable compliance measures. For documentation, collaboration, and visual design, I used Confluence to maintain Architecture Decision Records, Security Blueprints, and workflows. I used Lucidchart and draw.io to create design artifacts tailored to stakeholders. I also defined OT security concepts with support from electrical and mechanical engineers in the areas of oil, vehicle onboard systems, rail, power plants, pharma, gas turbines, and nuclear technology. I created the end-to-end OT security strategy, starting with global policy, developed into standards and procedures, and finally aligned with Bell-LaPadula, Purdue Model, SABSA, TOGAF ADM, CENELEC 50701, IEC 62443, and NIST standards. In addition, I worked with engineering team leads to identify critical KBP assets and place them under protective measures that segmented SCADA, PLC, and HMI assets. I drove collaboration between Security, IT, and OT teams to create standardized workflows and use cases for the OT security solution catalog, while integrating Defense-in-Depth and Zero-Trust principles into operational environments. A key part of my work was integrating multidisciplinary engineering, security, and operations stakeholders into a unified security blueprinting strategy and ensuring that architecture, threat modeling, governance, and documentation were technically strong and operationally practical.
Aiman R.
Last position:
Test Manager and Test Automation Engineer at Warehouse Management Company
- Introduced test management with SolMan
- Implemented test automation with TOSCA
- Analyzed, created, and automated test cases
- Built regression test portfolio
- Stakeholder meetings and alignments
- Financial management
Anastasiia K.
Last position:
Senior Test Automation Engineer at E.ON
- Reviewing functional and technical requirements from a testing perspective
- Creating test cases and automated tests to validate requirements
- Performing manual and automated functional, end-to-end, and regression tests
- Documenting test results and tracking defects
- Using models like GPT-4, BERT, and Hugging Face Transformers for automated test case generation, analysis of test results, and improving test coverage, including bias checks and security reviews
- Techs: MS Office, Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Tosca, stakeholder communication, Agile, Kanban, Scrum, OpenAI API, Hugging Face, PyTorch, LangChain.
Holger G.
Last position:
Test Automation Engineer, Quality Assurance Consultant at T-Systems
- Poliks – State Police System for information, communication, and case management and other state variants (ViVa, Bravo, customs)
- Developed a test framework for test automation to replace an existing proprietary test client for new developments, focusing on easy maintenance and simple extensibility for new technologies
- Designed the architecture
- Implemented the architecture
- Created a proof of concept by migrating existing test cases into the new test framework
- Platform: C#, .NET, Jira, XRay, Confluence, Playwright, Selenium, UI Automation, Appium, HTML, Git, VMWare, Windows 11, Linux
Jonas T.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Bechtle AG
- Prequalified 200 demands within five weeks on the multi-cloud-commerce platform bechtle-clouds.com with three external consultants
- Served a dual role as project manager and requirements engineer for various enhancements
- Domain topics: reimplementation of Entra ID Sync, improvement of support processes, optimizations in the product catalog
- Demand and project management in ServiceNow
- Refinement of epics and stories with internal teams and external service providers
- Management of the external international service provider
Walid H.
Last position:
Senior Tester within the IT & Digital Roadmap at VTG-Aktiengesellschaft
- Consulting, planning, and adapting (extension and rebuild) of the existing test framework to cover necessary test cases as part of quality assurance for initiative implementations
- Executing cross-team manual test cases during regular sprint cycles
- Setting up test automation
- Advising front-end and back-end development on quality assurance aspects
- Building a framework for end-to-end test cases
- Performing software quality assurance across various projects within a program
- Supporting the creation of test cases
- Coordinating within the team with all relevant stakeholders
Aravind S.
Last position:
AI – Data Specialist at Emirates Islamic Bank
- Architected and deployed LLM based AI agents, RAG pipelines, and vector search solutions for decision support across retail banking department.
- Developed and shipped robust AI pipelines with guardrails, error handling, monitoring, and fallback logic ensuring high reliability outcomes and compliance with data privacy.
- Developed and deployed ML models to identify transactional anomalies, improving fraud detection and risk assessment in high-volume datasets for credit risk modelling.
- Built, evaluated and fine-tuned ML models to generate propensity scores for customers used to drive personalized targeting campaigns for credit cards and personal finance/loan products.
- Developed an NLP pipeline using BERT embeddings and spaCy NER for SMS/email analysis and customer query logs.
- Trained machine learning models using Isolation Forest to classify user behaviour and detect anomalies.
- Extracted, cleaned, enriched and feature engineered datasets from different sources to build feature stores that powered ML model training.
- Led development of dashboards using Power BI, Grafana, and Prometheus to monitor model performances, KPI trends, and marketing metrics.
- Built multi-touch attribution models using logistic regression and time-decay weights to evaluate lead quality.
- Developed scalable ETL pipelines from CRM, T24, SAP, and ERP, supporting millions of monthly transactions.
- Integrated testing and CI/CD workflows for robust data pipeline deployment.
Florian F.
Last position:
Solution Architect with Developer Focus at SymFinIT Solutions GmbH
- Further development of a finance layer for subscription and one-time purchase billing and accounting.
- Technologies: Kotlin, AWS (SQS, S3, ElastiCache, Aurora), React, TypeScript, Coroutines, IntelliJ IDEA, Spring (Boot, Data, WebFlux), JUnit, Testcontainers, Cucumber, Liquibase, PostgreSQL, Webservices (REST), R2DBC, OpenAPI 3, Gradle, GIT, Docker, Netty, GitHub Actions, Jira/Confluence, arc42
Jürgen B.
Last position:
Software Developer at Inform AG
- Coaching junior developers
- Further development and customer-specific extensions of a standard software product (microservices (DDD) and partly monolith)
- Interface extensions
- Web services
- Test automation
- Design
- Technologies used: Java8, Java17, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, Spring (Integration, Data, Boot), JPA, AWS (Cloud, Lambda, EC2, SQS/SNS), Microservices, Fitnesse/Cucumber, Gitlab
Andreas S.
Last position:
Lead Developer at Software
- Extended the document management system with a standard CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) interface
- Implemented CMIS core services like navigation, access rights, search, CRUD operations, and versioning in Java
- Implemented based on RESTful / OpenAPI services
- Delivered as a fat-jar and native container image
- Deployed on-premises and serverlessly as an Azure Container Application using Terraform
- Improved team autonomy through infrastructure engineering and short feedback loops
- Established observability with OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and Azure Logic Apps
- Introduced Terraform and trunk-based development processes
- Ensured quality with BDD tests in C# using SpecFlow and Testcontainers
- Created Azure DevOps pipeline integration tests
- Introduced cloud deployment processes
- Trained staff in cloud and Terraform
Mbah S.
Last position:
Software Tester for Banking Requirements at comdirect
- Responsibility for testing and quality assurance of application processes
- Creation and execution of test cases based on defined acceptance criteria
- Documentation of deviations and analysis, as well as initiation of necessary corrective actions
- Ensuring the flow of information within the team and with other specialist departments
- Maintenance and further development of test automation
- Adapting Selenium-based automation to every release and sprint change
- Extending test automation with new processes
- Performing security tests
- Identifying typical vulnerabilities (e.g. XSS, SQL injection, insecure headers) through automated tests in the CI/CD flow
- Use of technologies Selenium (including integration with security scanners such as OWASP ZAP), Unix/SQL environments and optionally Cypress, SAP, C#, Java, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, REST API, Postman, HP-ALM, SSI, Octane, WinSCP.
Mohamed E.
Last position:
Test Manager & Defect Manager at BMBF
- Planning and coordinating test activities and supporting the specialist team
- Reviewing requirements, user stories, and test cases
- Preparing test environments and test data
- Creating test sets and executing tests in XRay
- Performing defect analysis, deviation management, and reporting results
- Coordinating with other functional and technical project teams
Tarik H.
Last position:
Technical Product / Digital Asset Owner at Sodexo Pass & Benefit Services
- Migration of 3 DE/AT payment iOS/Android apps and web portal to global solution
- Performed a fit gap analysis for 6 consumer apps vs. global solution
- Managed the migration project to global CWC solution, developed end-to-end tests for backend systems, Pi Planning, release planning
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Statistics of experts using Selenium
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years

Position duration
2.1 years (Germany: 2.8 years)

Positions per freelancer
12 (Germany: 14)

Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
89% (Germany: 92%)
Master's degree or higher
39% (Germany: 49%)
Doctorate
17% (Germany: 7%)

Certifications per freelancer
5 (Germany: 3)

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
95% (Germany: 97%)
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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg using Selenium
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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.
Selenium 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%)
- Banking and Finance (57%)
- Professional Services (57%)
- Retail (52%)
- Insurance (48%)
- Automotive (43%)
- Healthcare (38%)
- Transportation (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Browser Automation with Selenium WebDriver
Selenium is the industry standard open-source framework for automating web browser interactions across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Utilizing the standardized W3C WebDriver specification, it allows teams to write deterministic functional tests and simulate authentic user journeys across modern web applications.
Core Tooling and the Automation Ecosystem
- Selenium WebDriver bindings across Java, Python, C#, and JavaScript
- Distributed cross-browser execution using Selenium Grid and Docker containers
- Quick prototyping and regression recording via Selenium IDE
- Cloud testing integrations with Selenoid, Sauce Labs, and BrowserStack
Typical Project Scenarios in Northern Germany
Organizations throughout the Hamburg metropolitan area, particularly in maritime logistics, fintech, and digital commerce, depend on browser automation to safeguard complex transaction flows. Specialists implement maintainable test suites that validate booking systems, checkout funnels, and enterprise customer portals against regressions.
Designing Maintainable Test Frameworks
Experienced professionals architect resilient test suites by applying the Page Object Model and component-driven abstraction layers. This separation isolates UI layout adjustments from test logic, which directly prevents flaky test executions and minimizes maintenance overhead as web interfaces change over time.
Pipeline Integration and Cross-Browser Quality
Automated tests deliver value only when integrated into continuous integration workflows. Specialists configure headless browser runs within GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins. They orchestrate parallel execution across Selenium Grid clusters to provide rapid build verification and quick feedback to development teams.
When Companies Hire External Automation Specialists
- Migrating fragile legacy test suites to modern Selenium 4 standards
- Resolving pipeline bottlenecks through parallel cross-browser execution
- Establishing custom test automation frameworks for complex single-page apps
- Training internal quality assurance staff on automated testing practices
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Selenium.
Teams use Selenium WebDriver to automate web browsers for functional, regression, and end-to-end testing. It simulates user actions such as clicking buttons, entering data into forms, and navigating across complex web workflows to ensure releases behave correctly across different browsers.
While newer frameworks like Playwright and Cypress offer fast setups within single browser runtimes, Selenium remains the global standard for multi-language support and wide browser compatibility. Its adoption of the W3C WebDriver protocol ensures consistent behavior across enterprise environments without vendor lock-in.
A qualified Selenium specialist typically brings deep expertise in languages like Java, Python, C#, or TypeScript alongside test runners such as JUnit, TestNG, or pytest. They also possess working knowledge of Docker, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, and locator strategies using CSS and XPath.
Senior Selenium professionals are essential when designing architecture from scratch, configuring distributed grids, or refactoring flaky suites. Intermediate specialists can comfortably handle script creation, page object maintenance, and basic CI pipeline integration once the framework foundation is solid.
Yes, browser automation projects operate cleanly in remote settings because test code, infrastructure scripts, and CI/CD pipelines live in version control. Many organizations in Germany adopt hybrid arrangements, inviting a Selenium specialist on-site for initial architecture alignment and sprints.
Most tech teams working with Selenium across tech hubs like Hamburg use English for codebase documentation, test scripts, and agile ceremonies. However, German proficiency is often advantageous when aligning test criteria directly with local business analysts and product owners.
High-quality Selenium code uses explicit dynamic waits tied to expected element conditions rather than hardcoded sleep statements. Strong professionals avoid brittle absolute XPath selectors and write isolated tests that do not depend on data generated by preceding test runs.
Upgrading to Selenium 4 introduced full compliance with the W3C recommendation, eliminating older JSON Wire Protocol encoding overhead. It also added native Chrome DevTools Protocol access, dynamic relative locators, and a completely modernized Selenium Grid for distributed execution.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used Selenium in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 749 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used Selenium in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 39% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used Selenium in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used Selenium in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used Selenium in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (57%), and Professional Services (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used Selenium in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Quality Assurance (81%), and Project Management (71%).
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