Visual SourceSafe Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Visual SourceSafe
Hendrik Wagner
Last position:
Software Test and Maintenance Support at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH
- Add/create test specifications
- Conduct regression tests
- Conduct release tests
- Analyze Jira tickets
- Identify software defects and fix them with C#
Olaf Taesch
Last position:
BI Architect in a Kanban Team at Gulp / Randstad for HHLA
- Creation of automated tests.
- Extension of the functionality of the enterprise BI data warehouse.
- Design and development in SQL and PL/SQL.
- Data modeling as well as performance measurement and tuning.
- Creation of and contribution to user stories and concepts.
- Technical environment: Windows, Linux.
- Database: Oracle 19c incl. DWH, CDB, PDB.
- Tools: Confluence, CVS, Eclipse, Git, GitLab, Jira, N4, PL/SQL, SQL Developer, utPLSQL.
Oliver Ohly
Last position:
Embedded Software Architect at Automotive supplier
Stellar SR6 G7 line, 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-R52+ MCU.
- MISRA-C, C99, Greenhills ARM compiler
- Dassault AUTOSAR Builder
- EB Tresos
- Sparx Enterprise Architect 16.1
- VS Code
- Python xml, lxml, NumPy and Pandas
ISO 26262, ISO 21434, hypervisor, key management, HSM. Tooling & automation. LieberLieber LemonTree + Sparx EA. Jira, Confluence, SharePoint. Git/Github. DevOps through Jenkins & Conan.
Stefan Marx
Last position:
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer
- Design, planning and execution of complex acceptance tests for a document exchange platform for the German justice authorities.
- Validation of decrypted and certificate-based message exchange via web platform, mobile app, and Java API.
- Documentation of test cases, execution steps, and test results.
- Technologies: Windows 11/10, Ubuntu, iOS, Android, Bash for Windows, Java 17, IntelliJ, Git, Jira, Confluence, Citrix Server, xJustiz standard implementation, specific justice software.
Alex Odesser
Last position:
Contractor at Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- Data-analysis, Preparation, gathering and coordination of business requirements for retrieval of monthly- and long term (CLV – relevant) cost- and revenue-components per contract for a customer–base–grouping project (HUB–Project) for B2C-Postpaid-Controlling
- Concept and Implementation of cost- and revenue-KPIs calculation and corresponding CLV–reports (Oracle, Perl, SVN, MS SQL Server, MS Power BI, Serviceware Performance Analytics)
- Operational support of the HUB-Project – various ad-hoc reports, deployments, job-scheduling etc. (Oracle, SVN, BICSuite–Scheduler, DWSODA etc.)
- Analysis, implementation, retrieval and reporting of various physical and financial KPIs for B2P-Prepaid Business on an existing data-mart (Oracle, Perl)
Michael Sartori
Last position:
IT & Test Consultant at Testing Experts GmbH
AI Readiness - Part 3: Creating an E-Book on the Use of AI in Software Testing
- Designing and creating an e-book on the meaningful and safe use of AI in software testing from the perspective of an experienced test expert.
- Using generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner for structuring, wording suggestions and variant creation, with final technical review and approval of all content based on my own expertise.
- Developing practical opportunities and risks of AI in testing, with a special focus on collaboration between testers and AI instead of "tester vs. AI".
- Title: "11 Strong Reasons: Dream Team Instead of Rivals - Testers and AI Are Unbeatable Together"
- Subtitle: "How humans and machines form the perfect team in software testing—and why pure AI testing is risky."
- Planned use of the e-book as a basis for workshops, client presentations, or internal training.
- Technology: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, many years of professional testing experience, common sense.
Hans-Dieter Große-Kreul
Last position:
Training as an AI Expert
I continuously expand my expertise in AI and automation, working with ChatGPT, OpenAI, Manus, Gemini, MS CoPilot, API, LangChain, Hugging Face, Manus, TensorFlow and Auto-GPT as well as Python-based ML frameworks and MLOps tools to intelligently transform classic software development, analysis, and testing processes.
Thorsten Otremba
Last position:
Workstream Lead (WS) at Bank-Verlag GmbH
- Introduction of giro card with Visa Debit card payment function (Combocard) for Commerzbank
- Support for the Card Processing Team (card processing; Clearing & Settlement incl. Dispute Management teams) in project work
- Creation of requirements for the Clearing & Settlement team, Authorization team (AZ) and Card Production team (KP) as part of a requirements catalog
- Requirements engineering (requirements management) with business contact person
- Participation in workstream meetings between VISA Inc., SRC Security Research & Consulting GmbH, Commerzbank AG and consulting firms (PwC and Senacor Technologies AG)
- Sprint planning with Jira tickets of type Task and use of Confluence
- Creation and presentation of weekly status reports for the Clearing & Settlement, Dispute Management and Reporting & GUI workstreams
- Coordination with network and file transfer teams for connection tests of new interfaces, e.g. setup of host keys, use of VPN or sipnet connections
- Coordination of the delivery of test files, e.g. exchange rates (FX rates; TC 56 of VISA rates), VISA Debit and Credit transactions (format Base II) and EANSS/ISS Base II clearing files to the Debit Clearing System (DCS)
- Conducting coordination meetings on the use of Visanet Settlement Service (VSS) and PSD2 reports and payment traffic statistics (ZVS)
- Organizing workshops with FiServ (First Data) on Dispute Management and complaint handling
- Setup and maintenance of Open Point List (OPL) in Confluence
- Technologies/methods: Jira, Confluence, giro card, VISA Debit card, payments, Kanban board, BIN, routing, CIQ, VPAY, ScalaTest, Dispute Management
Ronald Tonn
Last position:
Product Owner at Dataport AöR
- Setting up and growing the business unit
- Stakeholder management
- Conducting and facilitating workshops to gather requirements
- Requirements analysis and solution design
- Backlog management
- Project planning and management
- Resource planning
Jigar Patel
Last position:
Professional Freelancer at DuGi GmbH
- Managing projects of around 500 PDs
- Allocating and planning resources for the project tasks
- Technical Architect for Trade Enrichment System (TESYS)
- Application performance optimization & process optimization
- Acting as a bridge between business analysts team, software development team, IT support team, testing & release team
- Infrastructure migration and optimization
- Handling L3 support of TESYS application
- Analyzing and producing RCAs for P1 & P2 issues for TESYS application
- Preparing technical specifications, performing code review, performing TD review, conducting technical review meetings, maintaining project documents in RTC, conducting knowledge sharing sessions within offshore team
- Interaction with users & BA for requirements
- Work orders tracking
- Escalation management
- Environment / Platform: Java/J2EE, Spring, Eclipse, Tomcat, WAS, Oracle 10g/11g, DB2, COBOL, SVN, CVS, RTC, ICS, WebMethods, Jenkins, Sonar, MQ Series
Hisham Elsharawy
Last position:
System Engineer Network & Security at Isringhausen GmbH
- Operation, maintenance and administration of the global network & security system landscape
- Troubleshooting and support in 2nd & 3rd levels and provide technical advice to other dept.
- Configuration of complex LAN/WAN/SD-WAN and WLAN network infrastructures (N5K, N9K, ASR 8000, Wireless Controller WLC9800, AP C91xx and VMware Velo Cloud)
- Control of external service providers as part of service and escalation management
- Implementation and monitoring of system updates (software upgrades, minor/major changes)
Johannes Knörzer
Last position:
Software Developer at Hoffmann Engineering Services GmbH
- Software development
- Technical design of software architecture and design (considering functional and non-functional requirements)
- Frontend and Backend
- Refactorings
- Code reviews
- Unit tests
- Automated integration tests
- E2E tests
Global Identity Services (GIS) is the identity provider for the Digital Services Platform (DSP). GIS is responsible for authenticating and authorizing end users and other DSP services by issuing security tokens. This includes:
- Identity management (e.g., user registration, password reset and change, user profiles)
- Management of roles and permissions
- Single Sign-On (SSO) across DSP services
- Management of OAuth resources and terms and conditions
Erhan Yigit
Last position:
Commerzbank
- Newly developed an ASP.NET web application for mortgage financing
- Maintained and enhanced it both functionally and technically (expanded to other loan types, connected to various services, developed custom web services)
- Analyzed business requirements in close cooperation with business units
- Created IT concepts and technical documentation
- Developed backend and frontend
- Designed and implemented automated build, deployment, and testing processes
- Created scripts to automatically generate data access layers (C# classes and SQL scripts) and integrated them into build and deployment processes
- Languages: C#, PowerShell, JavaScript
- Technologies: ASP.NET, Windows Forms, XML Web Services, Windows Services, MS SQL Server, Entity Framework, unit testing, automated build, deployment, and testing processes
- Tools: Visual Studio 2005–2015, Team Foundation Server, DevExpress, Rational ClearCase, Rational ClearQuest, CruiseControl.net
Karl-W. Geitz
Last position:
Software Architect and Developer at Sensor Manufacturer
Consulting and development in a greenfield project for acquisition of sensor data.
The new solution is meant to replace an existing system, where most of the logic is hardcoded and which is primarily targeted to the German market.
The new system is meant to support international markets and the logic and configuration can be changed easily.
The new system has to support multiple time zones and international requirements and regulations.
Working closely with the in-house software architect, developing Enterprise Architect models, proof-of-concepts and implementations.
The complete system has a generative approach, where C# code, database, dashboards and reports are generated from compact descriptions.
The system is meant to be stable and secure. Encryption, hashing and signing are used throughout.
After extensive performance measurements and various evaluations, we decided to use the ClickHouse database, which provides excellent performance and rather good SQL compatibility.
Sparx Enterprise Architect, JAMA, Miro.
ClickHouse Database, Linux / Debian / Ubuntu, GitLab.
Docker, Cobasoft Log & LogVw.
Microsoft: Visual Studio, C#, ASP.NET, Test.
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JSON.
Edge, FireFox, Chrome, Chromium.
Code and HTML generation.
Timur Yalcin
Last position:
Lead Frontend Developer | Fullstack Developer at Finanz Informatik
- Further development of an application for managing personnel changes.
- Development of frontend and backend.
- Implementation of the frontend with React and Material UI.
- Implementation of the backend with Java and Spring Boot.
- Use of React, Java, Spring, TypeScript, next.js, Material UI, Github Enterprise, Figma, Docker, Playwright, swagger, swagger UI, OpenAPI, npm, yarn, git.
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Statistics of experts using Visual SourceSafe
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
31 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Visual SourceSafe
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
Legacy version control
Visual SourceSafe is a legacy source control system used to store code, documents, scripts, and project files with version history. It is still found in older Microsoft-based environments where teams need to maintain existing repositories instead of moving everything at once.
Common work
- Recovering old files and branches from VSS repositories
- Migrating Visual SourceSafe projects to newer version control systems
- Fixing broken check-in, lock, and history issues
- Keeping legacy build and release paths usable
- Documenting repository structure for support teams
Environment and tools
Visual SourceSafe often appears alongside older Visual Studio setups, Windows file shares, and custom scripts. Strong professionals understand repository paths, file locking behavior, backup practices, and how SourceSafe interacts with older application stacks.
When companies bring help
Companies usually look for freelance expertise when a repository is unstable, a migration is overdue, or only a few people still understand the setup. In Germany, this often matters for long-lived internal systems where the source history still has business value and must be handled carefully.
What strong specialists do
Good Visual SourceSafe specialists can read legacy workflows without forcing a risky rewrite. They know how to diagnose corrupted data, preserve history during migration, and work with the constraints of VSS rather than fighting them.
Working model
- Remote support for audits, recovery, and migration planning
- On-site help when access to old servers or local archives is needed
- Clear handover notes for teams that must keep the system running
- Practical advice on how to retire SourceSafe safely
- Careful coordination with Microsoft legacy environments
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Visual SourceSafe.
Visual SourceSafe is a legacy source control system for code, scripts, and related project files. Companies still use it to keep old version history available, protect archived work, and support applications that were built around SourceSafe or VSS. It is most common in older Microsoft-based environments.
Yes. VSS is the common short form for Visual SourceSafe, and people also say Microsoft SourceSafe or SourceSafe. All of these names usually refer to the same legacy product and its repository format.
A strong Visual SourceSafe specialist is useful when a repository is damaged, access is unclear, or a migration has stalled. Companies also bring in help when only one person understands the old setup or when history must be preserved before decommissioning a server. This is common in long-running internal systems.
SourceSafe is much older than Git and has a very different working model, especially around file locking and centralized storage. Compared with Subversion, it is usually more fragile and less flexible, which is why many teams keep it only for legacy maintenance or migration work. A freelancer should understand both the limits and the exit path.
A good Visual SourceSafe professional usually brings Windows server knowledge, legacy Visual Studio familiarity, and scripting skills for backups or migration tasks. Experience with repository cleanup, file recovery, and change history preservation is also valuable. For migration projects, knowledge of Git, Subversion, or build automation helps a lot.
A SourceSafe project often needs someone who has worked with legacy Microsoft tooling and repository recovery before. Simple support tasks may be manageable for a generalist, but migration, corruption repair, or history preservation needs deeper practical experience. The risk is usually in the details, not the interface.
Yes, much of the Visual SourceSafe work can be done remotely, especially audits, migration planning, and support for file-based repositories. On-site help can still be useful when the old server, archive media, or local network access is required. In Germany, mixed remote and on-site collaboration is common for legacy systems.
A good Visual SourceSafe freelancer explains the repository state clearly, identifies risks before changing anything, and protects history during every step. Look for practical experience with recovery, migration, and documentation, not just general Microsoft knowledge. Strong specialists also leave a clean handover so the next team can continue safely.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Visual SourceSafe in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 766 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Visual SourceSafe in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Visual SourceSafe in their recent projects have 31 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 Visual SourceSafe in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and French (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Visual SourceSafe in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Manufacturing (69%), and Telecommunication (66%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Visual SourceSafe in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (89%), and Project Management (74%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Visual SourceSafe
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