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Boian V.
Last position:
Solution Architect at DB InfraGO AG
The Base Services of DB InfraGO form a central data hub between the company’s IT systems. Common Data Services are developed that distribute data from source systems to a variety of downstream systems (via JMS) and make them available (via REST API). The existing service landscape based on TIBCO is being migrated to DB InfraGO’s cloud-native platform.
- Architecture design and implementation for performance-optimized bulk data processing of several million datasets at specific times during the day
- Technical specification and documentation of business requirements
- Integration of various subsystems (including SAP and Salesforce) through the reimplementation of more than 40 microservices based on Spring Boot
- Migration of TIBCO Based microservices from the Enterprise Integration Platform to the Cloud Native Platform using Spring-Boot
- Establishment of a deployment pipeline using GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, and automated deployment to a Kubernetes environment with the help of ArgoCD
- Definition and implementation of automated unit, integration, and regression tests
Team Size: 9
Technologies/Tools: Java, Spring Boot, ActiveMQ(JMS), JUnit, Tibco Business Works, Gitlab (CI/CD), Kubernetes (Amazon AWS), ArgoCD, postgreSQL, Oracle, Postman, Hoppscotch, openAPI, Sonarqube
Kersten L.
Last position:
Lead Architect / Lead Developer at Bettles: Sports Betting Platform
- Complete greenfield rebuild across the whole stack — built AI-native: backend in Go and NestJS, PostgreSQL (CNPG) on K3s with GitOps/Terraform; frontend on Angular 22, zoneless.
- Orchestrated coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) across the entire lifecycle — architecture, implementation, testing, reviews, documentation — driven by Specification-Driven Development (SDD).
- “Bruno” — LLM commentator persona backed by RAG and MCP for a personality that stays consistent across all generations (match previews, post-match reports, his own virtual bets).
Angular 22 (zoneless, without Zone.js), Claude Code, Claude Code Skills, CNPG, Cursor, Design Tokens (Spec for Code), Docker, Gherkin, Git, GitLab, GitOps, Go, Google Gemini, Grafana, Hetzner Cloud, K3s, Keycloak, Kubernetes, Lighthouse, LLM Integration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), NestJS, Node.js, NPM, Playwright, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, RAG, REST, Specification-Driven Development (SDD), Structured Outputs, Terraform, TypeScript, Vitest
Bruno M.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Hornbach
- Lead enterprise architecture, data and AI strategy initiatives across business domains, value streams, SAP, cloud, integration, process intelligence and governance, aligning transformation roadmaps with strategic business outcomes.
- Define enterprise data and knowledge strategy across business domains and enterprise taxonomy, including knowledge graph, data governance with focus on ownership, metadata frameworks, business glossaries, data product orientation, interoperability and AI-enabling architecture.
- Shape AI governance and decision-intelligence strategy using autonomous enterprise concepts, including policies, guardrails, reference architectures and knowledge-based patterns for responsible AI adoption and enterprise knowledge reuse.
- Support SAP S/4HANA cloud migration strategy and evaluate the future SAP ecosystem, including SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere.
- Drive architecture debt management, portfolio transparency and application rationalization through architecture principles, governance models, decision frameworks and LeanIX-based Enterprise Architecture Management.
- Align business architecture and process intelligence using Signavio to connect value chains, capabilities, processes, data strategy, knowledge flows and transformation roadmaps.
- Define operating models for data governance, architecture governance, cloud, integration, API management, AI governance and knowledge sharing.
- Act as trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and business domain leaders across product, sales, finance, logistics, customer care and shared services.
Wadim L.
Last position:
Fullstack Developer at dripwear.app
Development of an iOS app for virtual try-on and outfit suggestions
The goal of the project is to develop a mobile application for personalized, photorealistic outfit suggestions. Users should be able to upload their own photos, try on clothes virtually, and find products that can be bought directly in the generated suggestions.
- Planning and implementation of the onboarding and photo upload in the iOS app
- Development of the mobile application with Expo and React Native
- Implementation of a Hono/Node.js backend for user, product, and generation processes
- Building an asynchronous processing pipeline with BullMQ and Redis
- Connection of PostgreSQL/pgvector and S3 for product, image, and generation data
- Integration of Gemini and OpenAI for outfit generation and image processing
- Implementation of a credit system and integration of RevenueCat
- Integration of Stripe Connect and affiliate product feeds for products that can be bought directly
Label: TypeScript, React Native, Expo, Hono, Node.js, PostgreSQL/pgvector, BullMQ, Redis, S3, Gemini, OpenAI, RevenueCat, Stripe Connect, Docker
Burhan D.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect & Solution Architect at DB Netz AG
With project PRIZMA, DB will modernize its infrastructure on the one hand, and develop a fail-safe IT landscape on the other hand, which can be restored quickly and securely in case of a disaster.
- Capture current architectures of existing systems as well as methodical consulting and development of target architectures
- Deepen and maintain the building plan / target IT landscape
- Implement technical architecture concepts & architecture descriptions
- Implement migration concepts for updating and further developing the platform and information systems
- Assess submitted improvement suggestions as part of the project
- Capability management: identify capability gaps, develop target visions, and support transformation planning within the enterprise architecture.
- Create a compatibility matrix of the components in use and compare dependencies of specific versions
- Create an IT concept for extending the platform with the following topics: hardware and software requirements, security, licensing, high availability, load balancing, backup & recovery, update strategy, monitoring integration, etc.
- Coordinate with business architects as well as technical architects from the cross-functional architecture area of the PRISMA program for the topics (backup, Active Directory, monitoring, Citrix, and business applications ...)
- Status meetings and alignment of project planning with the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager
- Advise the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager in identifying project risks
- Advise the System Architect Engineers in steering the implementation of the concept
- Implement the IT concept
- Document the infrastructure
Label: MS Project, LINUX, Windows, ORACLE, Java, REST, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, UML, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, AZURE, AWS, V-MODEL, Micro Service, VisualStudio, SAP S/4HANA, SCRUM(SAFE), ESB (TIBCO), Python, Innovator, LeanIX (TOGAF), Ansible, Ansible Tower, Ansible Automation, ROBOT, SpringBoot
Priyanka S.
Last position:
Business Consultant (Software Engineering) at Boehringer Ingelheim
- Developed cloud-native enterprise applications on SAP Business Technology Platform using Node.js, SAP UI5, and RESTful APIs, delivering solutions across training management, procurement, employee information, and logistics domains
- Served as the primary developer for the maintenance, enhancement, and production support of three enterprise applications, delivering new features, resolving production issues, and coordinating releases with business stakeholders
- Experienced in leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot to accelerate feature development, generate code, prototype solutions, and support application migration and modernization
- Designed backend services, domain models, and SAP Fiori/UI5 interfaces, implementing business workflows, role-based access control, validations, scheduling, reporting, and data import/export capabilities
- Designed and integrated enterprise services with SAP SuccessFactors, SailPoint, ERP systems, and external Learning Management APIs, including automated synchronization for 11,000+ user data
- Designed and implemented AMQP-based event-driven services processing up to 500 RFID parcel scan events per day for a logistics application
- Managed deployments and application operations using CI/CD pipelines, SAP Solution Manager, SAP BTP Cockpit, Kibana, and cloud monitoring tools, performing root-cause analysis and resolving production incidents
- Managed application dependencies by resolving npm package version conflicts and remediating critical and high-severity security vulnerabilities, ensuring production compliance and application stability
- Collaborated with architects, business users, SAP governance teams, and distributed Agile teams throughout technical design, code reviews, sprint planning, documentation, and software delivery
Timo H.
Last position:
Software Developer at Smiths Detection
- Extension of a Swing-based UI for recording Security Restricted Articles during baggage screening.
- Introduction of a new workflow for recording Deboarding Events.
- Extension of the reporting system for Security Restricted Articles and Deboarding Events.
- Implementation using JBoss Wildfly, PostgreSQL, spring-boot 3.x, Java 8/21, Swing, JSF, JAX-RS/Resteasy, Docker, Maven, Kiro.
Dimitri W.
Last position:
Software Architect at Environmental services company (cooperation with Sitegeist Media Solutions GmbH)
Conceptual design and implementation of a modular customer portal based on Laravel.
The focus was on defining a maintainable system architecture with broad use of Domain-Driven Design principles (within the Laravel architecture), introducing automated quality assurance processes (test strategy, CI integration), and preparing an auditable operation (logging, traceability of changes) in an AWS-based infrastructure, taking IT security standards according to NIST and process requirements according to ISO 9001 into account.
Achievements:
- Analysis and structuring of business requirements in close coordination with stakeholders
- Documentation of the system architecture and infrastructure incl. change and release management
- Design and implementation of an interface for integrating SAP systems
- Planning and implementation of automated tests for quality assurance
- Implementation of security and compliance requirements, including SBOM generation, software license management, and QA processes
- Technical consulting and support for the internal IT team
- Introduction and establishment of AI-supported development processes (Spec-Driven Development), including AI-readable specifications, integration of AI instructions into the development environment, and training developers for productive use
Technologies and tools: SAP, Docker, ddev, PHP 8.4, Laravel, Filament, C4 Model, Architecture Decision Records (ADR), Mermaid, PlantUML, Spec-Driven Development, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Codex
G P.
Last position:
Oracle Apps Technical Consultant, Oracle EBS to Oracle Fusion SCM Migration Specialist at LTIMindtree India PVT LTD.
- Client: Terex Corporation
Amr A.
Last position:
Machine Learning Engineer at German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
- Developed end-to-end reproducible ML pipelines (PyTorch) with data versioning (DVC), experiment tracking (MLflow), automated testing (PyTest), and CI/CD across all training workflows.
- Scaled Vision Transformer and CNN training across NVIDIA A100 GPU clusters (CUDA, DDP, SLURM); applied hyperparameter optimization (W&B Sweeps) to reduce training overhead and identify optimal configurations.
- Developed a real-time 3D human motion generation system (ViT, VQ-VAE, SMPL-X/PIXIE) for personality-conditioned avatar synthesis; achieved state-of-the-art FID = 6.15 and P-FID = 10.31 on the UDIVA benchmark.
- Validated model expressiveness through structured user studies, achieving 86% accuracy in distinguishing extroverted vs. introverted avatar behaviors.
- Optimized inference pipelines by deploying PyTorch models via TensorRT and ONNX Runtime into native C++ code; benchmarked performance.
Umut G.
Last position:
Data Architect at BA Technology
I am an experienced data engineer specializing in end‑to‑end data integration, cloud DWH architectures, and high‑quality, governed data products.
I delivered following projects and engagements as a freelancer.
- Data Migration of CRM System for AL-FA Objekt Service Gmbh
- Microsoft Software Resales Partnership
I am looking for freelance roles like: Freelance Data Engineer Cloud Data Warehouse Architect Data Modeling & Architecture Consultant MDM & Data Governance Specialist BI & Analytics Developer
Technical Focus Areas
- Data Engineering & Integration: SQL Server/SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter/IDQ, Talend, Kafka, Azure Data Factory – Delta/CDC/ELT patterns, robust pipelines, monitoring/recovery, data lineage & impact analysis, medallion architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
- DWH & Cloud: Azure SQL / Data Lake / Synapse, AWS Redshift/S3, on‑prem SQL/Oracle – scalable data marts with a strong cost/benefit focus.
- Data Modeling: Atomic (Inmon) and Dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault (Linstedt), Domain‑Driven Design, clear lineage & contracts.
- MDM & Governance: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, stewardship processes, data quality rules, survivorship/XREF, catalog/glossary, SIF/BES/REST publication.
- Analytics/BI: Power BI, SSAS, Cognos – business‑ready, maintainable data products.
Tamás E.
Last position:
Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead at NDA (defense / OSINT)
- Designing the audit logging framework
- Implementing APIs for developers to integrate in their codebase
- Implementing ingestion pipeline, database query layer and UI for browsing the audit events
- Improving stability and reliability of the backend system
Michael K.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect, Lead Architect of the transformation program and coach at Swiss Ministry
- Development of the overall architecture
- Support for the respective workstreams in developing architectures in the areas of infrastructure, data centers, security, and network topology
- Management of the architect pool
- Support for program management in setting up the transformation project based on agile methods
- Consideration of regulatory requirements for IT projects in the federal administration
Wolfgang T.
Last position:
Overall Project Manager at itzbund
Project overview: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” (GPT) technologies will greatly change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a basic service for this purpose, which can be used by its 200 customers. This basic service is offered both on-premises and in the cloud. Launched in 12/23, production systems (based on the MVP) had already been successfully rolled out and operated for several authorities and federal ministries by 05/24.
Project metrics:
- 2024 budget approx. 20 Mio €
- approx. 70 people directly involved in the project
- regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment
My main responsibilities:
- Overall responsibility as external project manager
- Project definition phase/ Project setup and establishment of the project organization
- Strategic and operational project planning, as well as project design and ongoing adjustments
- Ongoing coordination with the project owner and stakeholders at ITZBund
- Ongoing coordination with sub-project managers, agile roles, and other project team members
- Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management, and change management
- Responsibility for providing the basic service in on-premises and cloud environments and its ongoing development
- Planning and leading several hypercare phases
- Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a federal ministry partner project and delivery of an MVP
- Coordination with the agile teams
- Coordination with operations, release, and deployment
- Responsibility for delivering initial customer projects
- Responsibility for developing AI governance
- Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
- Responsibility for setting up a sub-project for marketing activities
- Support in setting up an efficient proposal process
- Stakeholder management
Approach:
- V-Modell XT ITZBund
- Scrum
Tools used:
- Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, Sharepoint, Miro
Khalid E.
Last position:
Lead Architect & Developer at kem-consulting
Development of an agent-based governance platform for the automated assurance of EU AI Act compliance and ODA-compliant orchestration of AI services in complex enterprise environments.
Design and implementation of an agent-based "Mission Control" framework (Aletheia Conductor) for autonomous state monitoring and process control.
Development of "Compliance-as-Code" (CaC) solutions based on OPA/Rego for system-wide enforcement of regulatory guardrails.
Integration of TM Forum ODA standards (TMF630, TMF622, TMF642) to ensure interoperability and standardization.
Building a highly available event-driven architecture using Redpanda and CloudEvents v1.0 for near-real-time event processing.
Implementation of an audit-proof "Evidence Chain" through cryptographic linking of trace logs in preparation for automated audits.
Tech Stack: Java 21 (Quarkus Native), TypeScript (Next.js), Redpanda (Kafka API), CloudEvents v1.0, OPA (Open Policy Agent) & Rego, TimescaleDB, ZincSearch, Redis, TM Forum ODA, Git, GitHub, Clean Code Development, Like-C4.
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Statistics of experts using Service-Oriented Architecture
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years

Position duration
2.4 years

Positions per freelancer
15

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Retail

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
96%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
5%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 11 Nov 2026.
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Service-Oriented Architecture 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 (96%)
- Banking and Finance (61%)
- Retail (43%)
- Telecommunication (43%)
- Government and Administration (42%)
- Automotive (41%)
- Professional Services (40%)
- Transportation (39%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SOA means
Service-Oriented Architecture, commonly called SOA, structures business capabilities as independent services. Each service exposes a defined contract and communicates through standard interfaces, allowing separate systems to exchange data and functions without sharing their internal implementation. This approach is common in complex enterprise landscapes with long-lived applications.
What it builds
SOA supports integration layers, reusable business services, workflow systems and coordinated enterprise applications. It can connect customer, finance, supply chain and production systems while preserving the role of established platforms.
- Enterprise service buses and integration hubs
- SOAP and REST service interfaces
- Service orchestration and business workflows
- Legacy system modernization and application integration
Ecosystem and tooling
A SOA initiative may involve WSDL, XML, SOAP, REST, JSON, message queues and enterprise service buses such as MuleSoft, IBM Integration Bus or Oracle Service Bus. Strong specialists also work with API gateways, identity providers, schema governance, observability tools and deployment automation. The exact stack depends on existing applications, contracts and operational constraints.
When expertise helps
Companies bring in freelance expertise when integrations have become difficult to change, service contracts are inconsistent or a modernization program must protect critical legacy systems. Specialists can assess the current landscape, define service boundaries, establish governance and deliver integration components without disrupting core operations.
- Reduce duplicated business logic across applications
- Stabilize unreliable interfaces and message flows
- Plan a phased move from tightly coupled systems
- Document contracts, dependencies and ownership
What strong professionals deliver
Effective SOA professionals connect architecture decisions to business capabilities and operational reality. They distinguish reusable services from oversized shared components, define clear ownership and handle versioning, security, fault tolerance and monitoring. Their deliverables may include architecture maps, service contracts, integration flows, governance rules, test plans and migration roadmaps.
SOA in modern systems
SOA is often compared with microservices, but the two approaches solve different problems. SOA typically emphasizes shared enterprise services, formal contracts and centralized integration governance, while microservices usually favor smaller independently deployable components. A capable specialist can combine SOA principles with containers, cloud services, event-driven messaging and APIs where that improves the existing landscape.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Service-Oriented Architecture — answered in short.
Service-Oriented Architecture is used to connect business applications through reusable services with defined interfaces. It is especially useful when companies need to integrate legacy platforms, coordinate workflows or share capabilities across departments without rebuilding every system.
SOA usually focuses on enterprise-wide services, formal contracts and coordinated integration, often through an enterprise service bus. Microservices generally use smaller independently deployable components and decentralized ownership, so the right choice depends on system boundaries, team structure and operational goals.
A strong Service-Oriented Architecture specialist often works with SOAP, REST, XML, JSON, WSDL, messaging and API gateways. Useful adjacent skills include identity and access management, cloud integration, observability, automated testing, data mapping and legacy system modernization.
The required experience depends on the landscape rather than a fixed duration. A small interface project may need focused integration expertise, while a broad SOA transformation calls for someone who can assess dependencies, define governance, manage contracts and plan a safe migration.
Service-Oriented Architecture work is often suitable for remote collaboration because contracts, interface definitions, architecture maps and integration code can be reviewed online. On-site work can still help when specialists must inspect undocumented legacy systems, coordinate workshops or work closely with operations teams.
Look for evidence of clear service boundaries, reliable integration flows and controlled contract changes. A capable SOA professional should explain trade-offs, document dependencies, address security and failure handling, and connect technical decisions to measurable business needs without overcomplicating the architecture.
Service-Oriented Architecture does not require one specific product or an enterprise service bus. An ESB can centralize routing, transformation and policy enforcement, but direct APIs, message brokers and other integration patterns may be more suitable for particular services.
A Service-Oriented Architecture freelancer should clarify the existing applications, interface standards, integration tooling, ownership model and delivery constraints. They should also ask how contracts are versioned, how failures are monitored and whether the project targets stabilization, modernization or a new service landscape.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Service-Oriented Architecture in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 800 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used Service-Oriented Architecture in their recent projects, 96% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used Service-Oriented Architecture in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used Service-Oriented Architecture in their recent projects are German (97%), English (94%), and French (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used Service-Oriented Architecture in their recent projects are Information Technology (96%), Banking and Finance (61%), and Retail (43%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Service-Oriented Architecture in their recent projects are Information Technology (99%), Product Development (87%), and Project Management (74%).
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