System Center Operations Manager Experts in Germany
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Mustafa Kablan
Last position:
Senior Consultant SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, SCVMM / Software packaging at LfSt - Bavarian State Office for Taxes
- Further development of the existing SCCM 2509 implementation
- Schema extension, CAS extension
- Creating task sequences, in-place upgrade
- Patch management (WSUS)
- Security updates, feature updates
- Emergency fixes, application updates
- Incident, change, and problem management (3rd level)
- Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPMC
- Managing users, groups, OUs, computers
- Setting up GPOs
- Senior consultant for software packaging in an SCCM 2509 environment
- Project management ITIL standards
- Defect management
- SIT (Software Integration Test)
- SAT (Software Acceptance Test)
- UAT (User Acceptance Test)
- Adjusting Windows 11 25H2 client deployment
- Secunet SINA management systems administrator
- Secunet SINA Workstation 3.5.4
- Maintenance and configuration work in SINA management
- Importing and adjusting IPsec policies
- Retrieving and documenting status, firmware versions, and configurations of individual SINA devices
- Consulting and implementation in fault and incident management
- Implementation of documentation and rollout of new software versions
- Creating software packages based on PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit, Flexera AdminStudio for the W11 64-bit platform and Server 2025 / 2022
- Number of PC systems: approx. 1,850.
Label: PowerShell, VBS, Batch scripting
Label: SCCM 2503, Windows 11 64 Bit, Windows 2025 Server, Windows 2022 Server, Windows 2019 Server
Mark Schürz
Last position:
Administration / operation / configuration / control / coordination at State authority (State of Hesse)
- administration, configuration, operation, installation, and troubleshooting of Windows Server systems (2016–2025) in a multi-domain infrastructure by tier level
- operation of Windows systems (VMware, Hyper-V, and physical)
- automated installation and patch management via MECM and WSUS
- support in the patch management process and backup process
- creation of server and operating system hardening according to BSI
- administration, configuration, and operation of Active Directory (AD)
- administration, configuration, and maintenance of group policies (GPOs)
- administration of cluster systems
- granting, modifying, and revoking access permissions and access groups
- control and documentation as well as coordination between business units and service providers
- change management: reviewing, evaluating, and controlling change requests
- performance analysis to optimize operating systems
- responsibility for solving malfunctions and internal service requests
- second- and third-level support
- creating documentation, operation manuals, and presentations
- working according to ITIL and IT baseline protection (BSI)
Michael Pangerl
Last position:
Windows Client Engineer (120k users) at UniCredit S.p.A.
- Rolling out M365 in a complex environment
- Hybrid environments with Entra Hybrid Join and pre-provisioning
- Packaging with PowerShell Deployment Toolkit
- Troubleshooting / last-level support
- Co-management with SCCM
- Developing packages and scripts for Intune Autopilot
- Migration planning from network file shares to OneDrive / Teams
- Introducing user profile management with OneDrive
- Windows operating system design
- GPO design for the operating system and other applications
- Browser design and configuration
- OS upgrade planning (Windows 10 20H2-22H2 / Windows 11 22H2-24H2)
- Application lifecycle management / application ownership
Nermin Kasumovic
Last position:
Service Manager, Change Manager, Project Manager at ITZ-Bund
- Responsible for service management and change management within the ITZ-Bund network.
- Creating, tracking, and modifying change requests for applications and infrastructure at ITZ-Bund.
- Adapting and extending change management processes.
- Ensuring required technical functionality of specific applications (beBPo Web, Governikus Multi Messenger GMM).
- Project management activities for individual projects within the ITZ-Bund network.
- Managing and ensuring availability of external service providers (Governikus, Materna).
- Participation in an FMS audit (documentation description, processes, quality) for individual agencies of ITZ-Bund.
- Monitoring deadlines and milestones, reporting project progress to various stakeholders.
- Single point of contact (SPOC) for various departments, weekly fixed meetings with clients and status meetings.
- Creating and planning infrastructure G2X maps, monitoring, and status reporting to clients and external service providers.
- Participation in certificate requests and certificate exchange for customer-specific infrastructure and applications.
- Planning, coordinating, and executing communication for announcing, carrying out, and following up on planned activities.
- Monitoring effort and developing improvement suggestions.
- Skills/Tools: ITIL, Prince 2, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Governikus products, Materna products, Confluence, Jira, BMC Remedy, Smart IT
Martin Imbeck
Last position:
Freelance Project Manager at Imbeck Consulting
- Taking on project/program management roles
- Leading a project at a Microsoft partner for the global rollout of Microsoft Dynamics CRM for a global company in the automation systems/control technology sector
Peter Voloshin
Last position:
IT Consultant at Evotec KG
- Operation and administration of Windows 2016 / 2019 servers and domains
- Infrastructure services (Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, Group Policies)
- Consulting, support and troubleshooting of customer systems
- Documentation and concept design in the area of MS Active Directory
- Updating operation, process and system documentation
- Ticket handling (remote analysis and resolution via incident, change and problem management)
- Technologies: Windows 2022, Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, GPO, VMware vSphere, CheckMK, Exchange 2019, PowerShell, Jira, Confluence, Office 365, Matrix42, NetApp, Ansible
Mohammed Maali
Last position:
IT Infrastructure Management at E.On, Bayernwerk, West energy
- Many years of experience in IT Service Management based on Agile and ITIL processes
- Carrying out measures to ensure smooth incident and problem management processes
- Fast handling of requests in request management
- Solving business requirements and inquiries based on expertise
- Advising users on all IT topics
- Monitoring Service Level Agreements
- Working with internal teams and establishing standard solutions for recurring issues
- Proactive maintenance and monitoring
- Automation and standardization
- Continuous learning, evaluation, and improvement
- Documentation in the ServiceNow and Jera ticketing systems
- Document management with SharePoint and Confluence
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and cloud computing
- Backup and replication systems with Veeam
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA
Michael Wolf
Last position:
Storage Architect at BSI GmbH
- Processing changes to build new storage in a new data center environment
- Draft design of the storage solution with its backup area
- Discussions on the future storage architecture and cloud backup solution
- Timeline creation for each project with duration and maturity level
- Documenting each project in Confluence
- Updating all storage product items in Certlich
- Updating and fixing errors in Alfabet
- Adding new products and their details in Alfabet for the storage area
Hakan Kücük
Last position:
IT-Management & Administration at Freiberufliche IT-Dienstleistung
- Hybrid Cloud Administration (Cloud Transformation)
- Azure Cloud Administration
- Azure Entra ID user administration
- Reporting
- License reviews
- User and group management
- RBAC integration
- Policy management
- VM administration: setup of VMs, configuration of scale sets, configuration of replications, creation of backups, manual installation
- Azure Bastion
- Privileged access identity management
- Documentation
- Azure Security Center: monitoring security posture and recommendations to improve security
- Microsoft 365 administration: MS Intune administration (Bitlocker policies, distribution, device management, group management)
- MS365 Defender (Defender for Endpoint, threat management, EDR solution implementation, threat detection through investigations)
- Defender for Office 365 (protection of Office 365 tools against phishing, malware, and other attacks)
- Defender for Identity (identification, activity monitoring)
- Defender for Cloud Apps (application monitoring and protection)
- Windows Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, policies, Baramundi, SCCM/MECM, VMware, WSUS, Sophos
- Exchange administration: rule creation, setup and deployment of mailboxes, mailbox migration, mail tracking, mailbox conversion, report generation
- Windows AD administration: user management across the structure, device management, attribute management, group management, organizational management, troubleshooting
- Group Policy management: modifying, deleting or creating policies, assigning and organizing policies, documentation and reporting
- Manual installation & imaging: new imaging, image creation, manual maintenance and updates, documentation of various enterprise applications
- Bitlocker configuration, BIOS and firmware configuration, troubleshooting and collaboration with level 3 support, MBSA reporting, WSUS monitoring, system and event management, troubleshooting across the IT infrastructure
- Network management (including SWIFT network): MAC address filtering, network switch configuration, port management, switch patching
- VMware ESXi/vSphere/vCenter administration: VM management, troubleshooting, virtualization solutions, updates and maintenance
- Virtualization & cloud: Azure, Citrix, VMware, VirtualBox, ESXi, Hyper-V, VMware AHV, vulnerability management, migrations
- Identifying, assessing and remediating security vulnerabilities on hybrid endpoints through regular vulnerability assessments and patch management
- Backup & recovery: Teams administration, data migration, SAN, SharePoint administration, NAS, Exchange administration, cloud backup: policy creation, mailbox migration
- IT security: firewall, antivirus, Azure, MS365 Security Defender: monitoring, mailbox setup and implementation, mail tracking, mailbox conversion, report generation
- IT service management: team meetings, report analysis, documentation, analysis
- Other: monitoring progress against goals, ServiceNow, HPSM, prioritizing activities, JIRA, MS365, integration of requested projects, MDM, TeamViewer, AnyDesk, Adobe, PowerShell, CLI, CMD
- IT service desk: Exchange, JIRA org administration, SCCM shell: user management, device management, project management, ticket reviews, user training, ticket handling, change management, permission management, VIP support
- Facility management: coordination with building management/technical teams, organizing technology for conferences, guest access, employee access
- Nutanix/VMware administration: provisioning and setup of Nutanix clusters, installation and configuration of Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi & Hyper-V, infrastructure maintenance and operations, upgrades and patches for Nutanix clusters, planning and implementing backup solutions, installation and configuration of VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter servers, hybrid environments
Mariusz Hoffman
Last position:
Managing Director at Cross Cloud Consulting
Dirk Pelzer
Last position:
IT systems and security engineer at Self-employed consulting engineer
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Statistics of experts using System Center Operations Manager
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.6 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Aerospace and Defense
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
29%
Master's degree or higher
14%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Hebrew
Speak two or more languages
91%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using System Center Operations Manager
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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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Monitoring control
System Center Operations Manager, often called SCOM, is used to watch servers, services, and applications from one place. It helps teams spot failures, performance drift, and dependency issues before users feel them. Strong specialists know how to turn raw alerts into clear operational action.
What experts deliver
- Health checks and alert tuning
- Dashboards and operational views
- Custom rules, monitors, and overrides
- Management pack setup and updates
- Incident workflows tied to IT operations
These deliverables are common in infrastructure teams that need reliable visibility across Windows-heavy environments and mixed estates.
Ecosystem skills
SCOM work often touches Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, and PowerShell. Many projects also involve management packs, event log analysis, performance counters, and integrations with ticketing or messaging tools. Good professionals understand how these parts fit together, not just how to click through the console.
When to bring help
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise when alert noise is high, monitoring coverage is incomplete, or an upgrade has become risky. It also helps during migrations, pack maintenance, and recovery after a broken configuration. In Germany, this kind of support is often useful when local teams need short-term coverage without changing long-term staffing plans.
What strong specialists do
A strong SCOM specialist keeps the environment usable over time. That means documenting changes, testing overrides, cleaning up duplicate alerts, and aligning monitors with real service priorities.
- Understands operational health models
- Writes clear, maintainable monitoring logic
- Communicates well with infrastructure and service teams
- Can work on-site or remotely with structured handover
Good project fit
SCOM fits best when a company needs dependable monitoring for business systems that cannot afford blind spots. It is especially relevant in regulated or large enterprise environments where alert quality and traceability matter. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, but on-site time can help when access, change windows, or cross-team workshops are involved.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about System Center Operations Manager? Start with the answers below.
System Center Operations Manager is used to monitor servers, applications, services, and infrastructure health from a central console. It helps teams detect failures, performance issues, and dependency problems early, then route the right alerts to operations staff. Many companies use it to keep Windows-based environments under control, but it can also monitor mixed systems through management packs.
Yes, SCOM is still relevant where deep Windows and enterprise monitoring are important. It is often compared with tools that focus more on cloud-native observability or lighter infrastructure views. SCOM is usually chosen when a company wants detailed health modeling, management pack support, and long-established operations processes.
A strong SCOM specialist should also know Windows Server, SQL Server, PowerShell, Active Directory, and log and performance analysis. Those skills matter because monitoring problems often sit in the infrastructure around the tool, not only inside it. Experience with management packs and ticketing workflows is also very useful.
A System Center Operations Manager project needs someone who has already handled real alert tuning, upgrades, or management pack work. Simple maintenance can be handled quickly, but migrations, noisy environments, or broken monitoring setups need deeper practical knowledge. Look for proof of similar environments, not just tool familiarity.
Yes, System Center Operations Manager work is often done remotely, especially for alert tuning, pack review, and dashboard changes. For teams in Germany, remote collaboration works well when access is organized and the environment is documented. On-site time is mainly helpful for workshops, sensitive change windows, or complex handovers.
A good SCOM expert explains what each rule or monitor is meant to protect and can show why an alert matters. They reduce noise without hiding real issues, and they leave clear documentation behind. Good signs are clean change control, careful testing, and a focus on operational clarity rather than just configuration changes.
Companies often ask for SCOM help when alerts are duplicated, monitoring coverage is incomplete, or management packs need repair. Upgrades and migrations are also common reasons, especially when older settings are fragile. Another trigger is when operations teams cannot trust the dashboard enough to act on it.
The most useful adjacent skills for System Center Operations Manager work are PowerShell, Windows administration, SQL Server, and troubleshooting across logs and performance data. Knowledge of service desks, incident routing, and reporting also helps because monitoring has to fit real operations. In larger environments, communication skills matter as much as technical depth.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used System Center Operations Manager in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 776 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used System Center Operations Manager in their recent projects, 29% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 14% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used System Center Operations Manager in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used System Center Operations Manager in their recent projects are German (100%), English (91%), and Hebrew (9%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used System Center Operations Manager in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Aerospace and Defense (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used System Center Operations Manager in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (91%), and Operations (73%).
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