XÖV Expert in Germany
in minutes from over 15,000 CVs with the power of AI.Hire experts who design, implement, and validate XML-based standards for German public administration. Work with specialists who navigate the XÖV framework, ensure compliance with federal IT guidelines, and build secure interfaces for municipal and federal portals, matched quickly with vetted and available freelancers.
Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used XÖV
Rainer Langbehn
Last position:
Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Architect, Senior Software Developer, Senior DevOps Engineer at Techniker Krankenkasse
Automation of the database major / minor releases for the TKeasy project
Concept for database major / minor release automation
As-is analysis
Evaluation of Redgate Flyway functionality
Concept creation
Products: Redgate Flyway, GitHub, Quest, Erwin Data Modeller, Oracle, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence
Skills: Docker, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Redgate Flyway, Major Releases, Minor Releases
Wolfgang Tomaschek
Last position:
Overall Project Manager at itzbund
Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.
Project metrics:
- Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
- approx. 70 people in the core project context
- regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment
My main tasks:
- Overall responsible external project manager
- Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
- Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
- Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
- Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
- Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
- Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
- Planning and leading several hypercare phases
- Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
- Coordination with agile teams
- Coordination with operations, release and deployment
- Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
- Responsibility for creating an AI governance
- Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
- Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
- Support in building an efficient proposal process
- Stakeholder management
Methodology:
- V-Model XT ITZBund
- Scrum
Tools used:
- Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro
Matthias Lang
Last position:
Typescript Fullstack Engineer at Card Complete / Bank Austria
- Designed and developed the "Credit Risk Engine" using Camunda, Node.js and Typescript
- Greenfield project for credit card credit assessment for existing and new customers, including EBA KPIs, SCHUFA and CRIF scorings
- Built and modeled workflows (BPMN) and decision logic (DMN) with Camunda Modeler in close collaboration with stakeholders
- Implemented service tasks, user tasks and jobs with Nest.js, Node.js and Typescript, including exception handling
- Backend-for-Frontend (BFF), frontend with React, Tailwind and Ant Design UI library
- CI/CD with GitLab, Kubernetes/Rancher
Dirk Eichler
Last position:
Senior IT Engineer at IT service provider
- Planning, concept design, re-design
- Pre-sales support
- Project support according to PRINCE2
- Setup of a CMDB
- Implementation of communication processes
Peter Neumann
Last position:
Pilot testing AI tools & sabbatical for house renovation
- Pilot testing local AI environments to explore local AI use cases and cloud-based AI solutions
- Evaluation of AI tools and techniques
- Use of local AI tools with own data sovereignty
- Prompt engineering
- Creation of example environments for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, text-to-image, text-to-video, and image-to-video
Tools: Grok, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Elevenlabs, Github, Ollama, HuggingFace, Open WebUI, Faster Whisper, LibreTranslate, WSL, Docker Desktop, Shotcut, Audacity, Sound eXchange, Ffmpeg, Coqui TTS, Pinokio, Stable Diffusion Web UI, ComfyUI, OWL, Void Editor
Oliver Lindner
Last position:
Managing Director at Lindner Consult GmbH
- Consultant for digitalization in the public sector
- Expert for FIM, XÖV, EfA & OZG
Armin Jeyrani
Last position:
Managing Director/Partner at Disolpa GmbH
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Statistics of experts using XÖV
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Government and Administration, Education
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
60%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
86%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using XÖV
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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
The Core of German Public Sector Digitization
XÖV defines the XML standards for data exchange within German public administration. It ensures that municipal, state, and federal IT systems communicate securely and efficiently. Specialists in this field design and implement standardized data structures that enable seamless electronic administrative processes.
Standardizing Public Administration Workflows
Projects involving this framework typically focus on legal compliance and system interoperability. The standard is applied across various administrative domains to replace legacy communication methods.
- Implementing municipal registry office communication via XMeld
- Developing civil registry data exchanges using XPersonenstand
- Setting up social security data transfers with XSozial
- Migrating legacy databases to compliant XML schemas
Technical Framework and Validation Tools
Implementing these standards requires a deep understanding of specific modeling tools and quality assurance processes. Specialists utilize a dedicated toolkit provided by the Coordination Office for IT Standards (KoSIT). Key components include the XGenerator for code generation and the XRepository for retrieving active schemas. Experts also work closely with XML Schema Definition (XSD), Schematron, and UML modeling tools like Enterprise Architect.
Bridging the Gap in Public IT Initiatives
Public sector digitization projects in Germany operate under strict deadlines, such as those mandated by the Online Access Act (OZG). Public IT service providers often lack the internal capacity or highly specific knowledge required to build compliant interfaces. External professionals bring immediate expertise to handle complex schema migrations and guide internal teams through the certification processes.
Essential Skills of a Qualified Professional
A strong specialist in this domain combines deep technical knowledge with an understanding of German administrative law. They must translate legal requirements into precise XML structures while ensuring high data security standards.
- Mastery of UML profiling and KoSIT specification guidelines
- Proficient handling of XML technologies including XSLT and XPath
- Direct experience with the German OZG and e-government portals
- Fluency in German to understand federal laws and legal drafts
Delivery and Collaboration in German IT Projects
Most projects in this sector require hybrid working models. While schema design and technical documentation can easily be done remotely, integration phases often require on-site presence at public data centers. Because of the strictly regulated nature of public administration, fluent German language skills are almost always mandatory for seamless collaboration with internal authorities and external audit teams.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about XÖV, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
XÖV stands for XML in German public administration and serves as a standardized framework for data transmission. It ensures that different IT applications across federal, state, and local governments can exchange data without compatibility issues. This standardized approach reduces integration costs and accelerates public digitization.
The framework supports numerous domain-specific standards governed by the KoSIT. Popular examples built on XÖV include XMeld for registry data, XAusländer for immigration authorities, and XSozial for social security exchange. Each of these standards utilizes a unified modeling process to maintain high consistency across agencies.
Standard XML development is highly flexible, whereas XÖV enforces strict modeling guidelines and quality criteria managed by KoSIT. Projects require specialized tools like the XGenerator and compliance with the library. General XML specialists must learn these specific national profiling rules before they can successfully deliver public sector projects in Germany.
A qualified XÖV specialist must be highly proficient in UML modeling, XML Schema Definition (XSD), and Schematron for validation. Experience with repository management via XRepository and code generation tools is also essential. Additionally, they must understand SOAP or REST web services to implement the actual transport layers.
Almost all specifications, legal frameworks, and KoSIT documentations for XÖV are published exclusively in German. Furthermore, coordination with local authorities, public service providers, and municipal administrative staff requires fluent communication. A specialist without professional-level German will struggle to comprehend the legal foundations of the schemas.
The Online Access Act, or OZG, legally mandates that German public administrations offer their services digitally. Implementing XÖV compliant interfaces is often the technical foundation needed to connect portal solutions with backend registry systems. Freelance specialists are frequently brought in to accelerate these OZG-related connection pipelines.
While the design, modeling, and validation of XÖV schemas can be completed remotely, testing and deployment often require secure network access. Many public sector clients use highly secured environments like the Nutzernetz or NdB, which may require on-site presence or specific hardware tokens. A hybrid model is therefore the most common setup for external specialists in Germany.
Quality can be verified by reviewing past projects that successfully passed the official XÖV certification process conducted by KoSIT. Look for professionals who have active contributions in the XRepository or have worked extensively with major German municipal IT service providers. A solid understanding of administrative procedures is just as important as technical coding skills.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used XÖV in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 732 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used XÖV in their recent projects, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used XÖV in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used XÖV in their recent projects are German (100%), English (71%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used XÖV in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Government and Administration (86%), and Education (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used XÖV in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (86%), and Project Management (86%).
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