Checkmk Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Checkmk
Vicenco K.
Last position:
ITSM Project Manager (self-employed)
Unified ITSM framework
- Definition of a company-wide ITSM target picture
- Introduction of a uniform service structure across all business units
SLA and OLA management
- Building a standardized SLA framework
- Definition of service classes (Business Critical, Standard, Low Priority)
- Introduction of OLAs between internal teams
- Building meaningful SLA reporting
- Definition of KPI and service dashboards for business units
Service portfolio management
- Definition of service descriptions
- If needed, preparing possible cost and service billing
Ticketing & processes
- Incident management
- Uniform ticket categories
- Standardized prioritization
- Escalation matrix
- Automations
- Self-service optimization
Request fulfillment
- Service catalog across all business units
- Approval workflows
Problem management
- Introduction of root cause analysis
- Known error database
- Problem review process
Complete asset management concept
- Hardware lifecycle management
- Software lifecycle management
- Leasing lifecycle
- Mobile device lifecycle
- Monitor lifecycle
- Phone lifecycle
Processes
- Procurement
- Goods receipt
- Inventory
- Assignment
- Return
- Disposal
- Leasing return Goal: single source of truth for all assets
CMDB design
- Definition of all configuration items:
- Workplace
- Notebooks
- Monitors
- Mobile phones
- Printers
Infrastructure
- Servers
- Firewalls
- Switches
- WLAN
- Storage
- Backup systems
Cloud
- Azure resources
- Microsoft 365
- SaaS services
Relationships
- User ↔ Asset
- Asset ↔ Service
- Service ↔ Infrastructure
- Location ↔ Asset
- Goal: make all service dependencies visible
Software asset & license management
- License management concept
- License balancing
- Compliance reporting
- Microsoft license management
- Adobe license management
- SaaS management
- Contract management
- Renewal management
Interfaces & automation Existing systems
- Workday
- Joiner
- Mover
- Leaver
TESMA
- Leasing data
- Contract data
Matrix42
- Asset synchronization
- User synchronization
Active Directory / Entra ID
- User management
Microsoft 365
- License assignment
- Group management
Dormakaba
Access processes
Lifecycle services
Monitoring platforms
- PRTG
- Palo Alto
- Cisco
Reporting & KPI framework
- Definition of a management dashboard
- KPIs
- Ticket volume
- SLA fulfillment
- MTTR
- First resolution rate
- Asset accuracy
- License compliance
- Change success rate
- Service availability
- Degree of automation
Network redesign support
- Governance
- Support of the network redesign from an ITSM point of view
- Definition of affected services
- Change management structure
- Communication concept
CMDB integration
- Recording of all network components
- Service mapping
- Dependency analysis
Validation of documentation and knowledge base articles
- Network documentation
- Operations documentation
- Standard changes
Monitoring & event management
- Target picture
- Central monitoring concept
- Event management process
- Alerting strategy
- Escalation model
Systems
Cisco
Palo Alto
Fortinet
Rubrik
Veeam
Matrix42
Azure
Microsoft 365 Automation
Ticket creation from monitoring
Escalations
Standard actions
Audit, compliance & information security
- ISO 27001 consulting
- TISAX consulting
- NIS2 preparation - consulting
- Audit-ready processes
- Documentation structure
- Evidence tracking in Matrix42
Roadmap
- 12-month roadmap
- Prioritization of all measures
- Quick wins
- Medium-term projects
- Long-term target picture
- Documentation
Yasin Y.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Task:
- Design and build a proof of concept (PoC) for a future-proof virtualization platform, taking secure system architectures into account
- Assess the current state of existing infrastructures and develop selection and evaluation criteria for the right OS virtualization platform
- Carry out the requirements analysis and then create and prioritize tickets in the ticket system
- Complete and continuously update a tool evaluation matrix based on PoC results
- Support team knowledge building through clear documentation of the approach and results in Confluence
- Enterprise analysis of existing hardware (creating different BoMs)
Technologies: Vmware, Vmware Aria Operations, Osism, Canonical OpenStack, FishOs, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Confluence, Alma
Christian E.
Last position:
IT Consulting / IT Rebuild at IT-Neuaufbau (PF)
- Analysis of requirements and the current situation
- Migration of an old domain structure and Tobit to Exchange 2019 with integration to MS365
- Evaluation of implementation paths and planning for securing sensitive data
- Planning regarding BSI basic protection, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and GDPR
- IT governance and IT security backtests
- Support with ERP setup and securing mail transfer
- Hyper-V 2016/2022, Microsoft Terminal Services Cluster, Microsoft Exchange 2019
- Office 365, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Teams, Salesforce
- Cisco, Zyxel, and HP switches, Sophos firewalls/UTMs, SecurePoint
- Microsoft IIS 2022, IPv4/IPv6, Veeam, Wortmann online backup, NextCloud
- Services: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, subnetting, firewalling, routing, VoIP, Group Policy (GPO), SIEM, remote work, home office, high availability, failover, VLAN, PRTG
Daniel S.
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at energielenker solutions GmbH
- Designed and implemented a Python-based ETL pipeline with the Dagster framework to transform raw energy data from heterogeneous sources using InfluxDB and visualizations in Grafana
- Defined time-based and dependency-based jobs
- Deployed to managed Kubernetes clusters using Helm
- Integrated InfluxDB Cloud
- Prepared data for use in Grafana, including cleaning, normalization, and time-based resampling in Python
- Developed dashboards and visualizations in Grafana
- Developed unit tests with mocking using pytest
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline in GitLab
Technologies: Python, Dagster, InfluxDB, Grafana, pandas, pytest, REST, CI/CD, GitLab, Container, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Cloud
Matthias W.
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at Interhyp AG
- Infrastructure management with Puppet and Terraform for consistent environments
- Maintenance and adaptation of Terraform scripts for Azure cloud deployment
- Migration of database systems and services to the Azure cloud
- Introduction of GitOps with ArgoCD for fully automated deployments
- Adaptation and development of GitHub pipelines for CI/CD workflows
- Creation of Helm Charts for standardized deployments
- Migration of repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub
- Operation and performance optimization of an Oracle 19c grid cluster (RAC, Dataguard)
- Setup and management of MongoDB instances (on-premise and Azure Kubernetes)
- Setup of PostgreSQL clusters in on-premise and Azure Kubernetes environments
- Migration of services, master data, and stored procedures from Oracle to PostgreSQL
- Troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex data infrastructures
- Installation, configuration, and upgrade of Tableau in the productive BI environment
- Development of sanity checks to monitor business processes and application logic
- Adaptation of the backup and recovery strategy to new requirements
- Carrying out disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery
- Technologies used: Oracle 19c RAC Grid Dataguard, PostgreSQL 16, MongoDB, MySQL Cluster, Kubernetes (Azure), Tableau, Puppet, Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub/Bitbucket, CheckMK, Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga2, Ubuntu/RHEL
Ulf H.
Last position:
Configuration Manager (Interim) at In-house Development
- Requirements analysis and replacement of local SharePoint as CMDB with open source NetBox to prepare for deploying Cisco ACI (SD-WAN) with Microsoft Azure
- Coordination with systems like Checkmk and Grasp
- Introduction and coordination of cmdbsyncer as CMDB data hub; further development of the syncer with Kuhn & Ruess GmbH
- Implementation of SNMPv3 on AIX LPAR/VIO, Linux, Windows, SAN/storage, network components (Cisco switches, F5 load balancers, Palo Alto and CheckPoint firewalls, iLO boards)
- Deployment and further development of the network scanner JDisc in cooperation with the vendor (Utimaco HSMs, Linux detection)
- Integration of NetBox, JDisc, and cmdbsyncer into the infrastructure using Docker containers
- End-user training: preparation, creation of materials, and delivery
- Creation of data flow and network diagrams
- Population and planning of IPv4/IPv6 with NetBox including VLAN import
- Dual-stack setup of servers and clients with IPv4 and IPv6
- Connection of REST interfaces for Checkmk, JDisc, vSphere, HMC, i-doit, NetBox Software: Confluence, Jira, MS Office 365, Teams, i-doit, NetBox, JDisc, cmdbsyncer, DB Visualizer, vSphere, HMC
Andreas F.
Last position:
Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
- Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
- Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
- Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
- Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
- Coordination with clients and service providers
- Escalation management, schedule control
- On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
Stefan H.
Last position:
Interim IT Service & Project Manager at Vorwerk Services GmbH
- IT/OT infrastructure projects (agile & hybrid) for the plant in Laaken/Wuppertal.
- Execution of projects in the areas of ePlan, Desigo CC, Performance Observer, Izytronic, Digital Signage, UPS and IT security.
- IT environment: Office 365, SharePoint, MS Project, MS Teams, ServiceNow.
Minh Duc V.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer Network & Security at F.S. Fehrer GmbH & Co. KG
- Responsible for the configuration, maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of the IT infrastructure, including Extreme Networks, SD-WAN, and Fortinet security solutions, at all international company locations in Europe and North America
- Development of a comprehensive strategic roadmap to optimize the network architecture, including VLANS, NAC, QoS, firewall configurations, VPNs, DPI, NGFW, threat intelligence, and SSL/TLS inspection
- Implementation of the OneIT strategy through the introduction of new technologies such as Cisco DNA Center, ExtremeCloud IQ, FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer, which increased employee skills and the efficiency of the IT systems
- Integration of IT and OT systems to optimize the network and security architecture and improve operational efficiency
Tobias B.
Last position:
Freelance IT Consultant at Freelance IT Consultant
Infrastructure, automation, IT security
- Operation and modernization of business-critical Linux infrastructure for a public-sector client: RHEL migrations, Ansible automation, container rollout (since October 2025)
- Project lead for server upgrade from RHEL 7/8 to RHEL 9 in the financial sector: project management, stakeholder communication (May 2024 – Feb. 2025)
- Project support for IT security requirements in the financial sector: gap analyses, solution design with business units (March – May 2025)
- Setup of an IdM solution (FreeIPA/RHEL IdM) for a utility company (AT), including consulting and training (Apr. – Nov. 2023)
- IT infrastructure consulting for a research team: Proxmox, SSO architecture, data sovereignty, and local AI (since Feb. 2026)
Michael K.
Last position:
DevOps, Linux Administrator, Infrastructure, Security at ERGO / ITErgo
- Installation, planning, maintenance and further development of the server farm in the area of hardware and software
- Migration of live systems with minimized downtime
- Processing tickets and changes in daily business
- Documentation of changes and processes in Confluence
- Test runs in the development environment
- Configuration and administration of Linux systems
- Configuration and administration of backup systems (Dell Networker, DataDomain)
- Administration of the Checkpoint firewall
Michael S.
Last position:
Application Operations at Hausbank
- Configuration and expansion of monitoring
- Setup of a monitoring test instance and inclusion of Windows and Linux servers
- Creation of documentation for the checkmk environment
- Handover to operations
- Administration, installation, documentation
- IT environment: Windows Server 2019, Ubuntu Server, Checkmk
Mark S.
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)
Andreas E.
Last position:
IT-Compliance & Security at Bellaseno GmbH
Conducting a gap analysis to assess existing security measures → identifying critical vulnerabilities
Developing a catalog of measures considering risk and cost-effectiveness
Implementing an IT maturity model according to BSI guidelines
Advising management on compliance, governance, and security strategy
Establishing internal processes for a sustainable security organization
Christian H.
Last position:
Developer at Opereon Consulting GmbH
- Developed a shop website
- Integrated an AI language model
- Developed tools for AI-powered webhooks
- Technical tools: REACT.js; Elevenlabs; MCP; n8n; HTTP
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Statistics of experts using Checkmk
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
62%
Master's degree or higher
31%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
98%
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 Germany 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 Germany using Checkmk
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Checkmk 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%)
- Manufacturing (53%)
- Telecommunication (51%)
- Banking and Finance (49%)
- Government and Administration (49%)
- Healthcare (38%)
- Automotive (33%)
- Insurance (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Monitoring with Checkmk
Checkmk is an infrastructure monitoring system for servers, networks, containers, applications, databases and cloud services. It combines a monitoring core with configuration, discovery, alerting and reporting features in one operational interface. Companies use it to detect failures, capacity risks and service degradation before they affect users.
Editions and architecture
Checkmk Raw provides the open-source core and community-driven capabilities. Checkmk Cloud and Checkmk Enterprise Standard add commercial features such as advanced automation, support and enterprise integrations. The system can monitor through agents, SNMP, APIs, special agents and Checkmk’s agent bakery, while distributed monitoring connects sites through a central setup.
Ecosystem and tooling
Checkmk specialists work across infrastructure layers and connect monitoring data with existing operations workflows.
- Configure host discovery, service rules, agents and SNMP monitoring
- Build checks, thresholds, dashboards, maps and reports
- Integrate notifications with email, ticketing, chat and automation tools
- Monitor Kubernetes, VMware, cloud services, databases and storage
When companies need specialists
Freelance expertise is useful when a monitoring rollout spans many locations, technologies or teams. Specialists can replace fragmented legacy monitoring, improve noisy alerting, migrate from Nagios-based setups, or prepare Checkmk for a new data centre and cloud environment. In Germany, they may also support on-site workshops alongside remote configuration and documentation.
Delivery and automation
A strong Checkmk professional turns technical signals into actionable operations. Typical work includes inventory design, host and service discovery, rule hierarchies, notification routing, access control and high-availability planning. Experience with Linux, networking, virtualization, containers, Python, REST APIs, Terraform or Ansible helps teams maintain monitoring as infrastructure changes.
What quality looks like
Quality is visible in useful alerts, clear ownership and stable configuration rather than in the number of monitored services. Look for someone who can explain the monitoring model, tune thresholds with operators, test failure scenarios and document exceptions. Strong specialists understand the difference between a detected metric and a meaningful operational signal, then leave a setup the internal team can extend.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Checkmk.
Checkmk is used to monitor infrastructure, applications and services from a central interface. It can cover servers, switches, virtual machines, containers, databases, storage, cloud resources and business-relevant service checks.
Checkmk builds on the Nagios monitoring core while adding extensive discovery, configuration and operational workflows. Compared with Zabbix, it often emphasizes infrastructure discovery and rule-based administration; compared with Prometheus, it is more oriented toward broad infrastructure monitoring, while Prometheus is especially strong in cloud-native metrics and time-series workflows.
A strong Checkmk specialist usually understands Linux, Windows, TCP/IP, SNMP, virtualization and cloud environments. Python, REST APIs, Ansible, Terraform, ticketing integrations and incident response are valuable when monitoring must fit an automated operations process.
Checkmk work can range from a focused service check to a distributed enterprise rollout. The right level depends on the number of sites, monitored technologies, integrations, migration risks and requirements for high availability, security and documentation.
Checkmk is well suited to remote configuration, rule design, troubleshooting and documentation when secure access is available. On-site work in Germany can still help with network discovery, workshops, handovers or environments that cannot be accessed remotely, and German-language communication may matter for some teams.
Checkmk edition choice depends on operational scope, hosting preferences, support needs and required features. A specialist can compare the Raw, Cloud and Enterprise Standard options against the company’s security model, integrations, automation plans and responsibility for operating the monitoring system.
A capable Checkmk professional should deliver a defined monitoring model, discovered and classified hosts, tuned service rules, notification paths and useful dashboards. The handover should also include documentation, access considerations, test results and guidance for maintaining checks as infrastructure changes.
Ask a Checkmk specialist to explain how they reduce alert noise, handle exceptions, structure rules and test monitoring failures. Review whether they have worked with the relevant operating systems and integrations, and whether their approach gives operators clear actions instead of collecting metrics without context.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Checkmk in their recent projects is 101 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 811 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Checkmk in their recent projects, 62% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 31% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Checkmk in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Checkmk in their recent projects are German (100%), English (98%), and French (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Checkmk in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (53%), and Telecommunication (51%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Checkmk in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (93%), and Project Management (80%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Checkmk
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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