Telegraf Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Telegraf
Pierre G.
Last position:
Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support at DB InfraGO AG
- PRISMA project
- Ansible automation
- Windows third-level support for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2013, Windows 2016, Windows 2019
Vitaliy R.
Last position:
DevOps GitOps (temp) at Signal Iduna
- Responsible for Openshift/Kubernetes on-prem administration and developer support.
- Developed URP infrastructure automation with Python, Ansible, Kustomize and ArgoCD, Argo Workflow/Events stack.
- Wrote smoke and load tests for URP infrastructure utilizing Python, Kustomize and ApplicationSets.
- Helped to set up and deploy URP infrastructure in Google Cloud, GKE.
- Set up monitoring for URP and ArgoCD stack with Splunk Cloud.
- Performed system administration tasks across RedHat Linux, Kubernetes/Openshift, ArgoCD, GitLab, Bitbucket Enterprise, Kafka and MongoDB.
Reginald L.
Last position:
ERP System Redesign (web-based)
PHP and React redesign of a web-based ERP system.
- Development of the header and parts of the navigation
- Development of various modules in React, e.g. calendar, chat, and various tables
Daniel B.
Last position:
Senior Cloud Consultant and Developer at SDIA/Leitmotiv
- Consulting an NGO in the field of data center sustainability in publicly funded projects (BMUKN with NADIKI and Umweltbundesamt with SIEC)
- Development of Python APIs and web applications, deployment on AWS/ECS with Terraform
- Collecting power consumption metrics for servers, CPUs, GPUs running AI workloads
- Technologies used: AWS, EC2, ECS, Fargate, CloudMap, VPC, Route53, Lambda, EventBridge, CodeBuild/CodePipeline/CodeDeploy, Terraform, Docker, Linux, Bash scripting, Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, SQL, MariaDB, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Prometheus, Zabbix, Kubernetes, Letsencrypt, certificate management
Valentin O.
Last position:
Network Architect at IT Service Provider - Public Sector
- Designed a network management strategy focused on NetDevOps principles and model-driven telemetry using YANG data models
- Conducted NETCONF/YANG workshops for L2VPN/L3VPN services over SRv6
- Automated configuration deployment in the testing environment with Ansible
- Developed end-to-end service measurement concepts with IPSLA and the Telegraf-Prometheus-Grafana stack
- Created the dual-stack architecture design (router + switch + firewall) including a detailed test plan; planned, executed, and documented acceptance tests for the management network
- Performed BSI IT baseline protection checks according to the IT-Grundschutz catalog (needs assessment, modeling, risk analysis, deriving measures)
- Protocols: SRv6, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, NETCONF/YANG, model-driven telemetry, IPSLA
- Systems: Cisco Crosswork Network Controller, SolarWinds Orion, Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Ansible, Git
- Components: Cisco NCS router series, Cisco Catalyst switch series, Cisco Firepower firewall series
Martin B.
Last position:
IT Architect at NDA Defense Industry
- Assessment of a modernization concept for IT infrastructures including client workstations
- Development of an alternative concept focusing on data sovereignty and reducing provider dependencies
- Selection of suitable alternative open-source products and solutions
- Design of a proof of concept approach for incremental evaluation of the options
Kristof B.
Last position:
Strategic Consulting at German Grid-Battery Storage Provider
- Consulted on IT security and process optimization, focusing on NIS2 and risk requirements
- Troubleshot and optimized plant core networks using STP, certified hardware, and open-source components such as OPNsense
- Redesigned network segmentation for VLAN rollout in a hybrid multisite multicloud setup using Tailscale VPN
- Facilitated cross-departmental discussions to align technical and social requirements
- Optimized monitoring with Grafana, Telegraf, and SNMP configurations
- Prototyped network setup for a new plant, including VLAN separation with Tailscale VPN
- Automated various scenarios using Python and Bash scripting
Thomas K.
Last position:
Software Design & Development: VideoDownloader at Ing.-Büro Thomas Klaube
Development of an application for macOS to view and download video streams as well as to view and record live TV streams.
Technologies: C/C++, Objective-C, Qt 6.7.2 / Qt 5.9.6, QtCreator, QtDesigner, QtLinguist, Xcode, UI development based on QtWidgets, qmake, make, git, shell scripting, Apple LauchAgents, Apple AVFoundation, ffmpeg, ffplay, fffprobe.
Platforms: macOS Sonoma, macOS Mojave.
Alexander W.
Last position:
Freelance Head of Development / Strategy Consultant at LabMaker GmbH
- Consulting on a wide range of open science hardware projects in the fields of electronics, mechatronics, and optoelectronics
- Comprehensive system analysis and DFM optimization of a novel open hardware miniaturized two-photon microscope
- Exchange with scientists from renowned academic institutions to align the customer’s work in the best possible way
- Production coordination with local and international partners for PCB assembly, CNC machining, and optics
- Process analysis for product design, production planning/execution, product lifecycle, and product data management
- Coaching employees from all departments on the requirements that complex technical products place on business processes
- Development of a comprehensive PLM & PDM concept tailored to the needs of development and manufacturing
- Initiating intensive and direct cross-departmental exchange to identify improvement potential
- Planning shopfloor layout improvements with the production team and supporting the implementation process
- Quick onboarding of two new English-speaking colleagues in technical product management and development
- Ad-hoc and in-depth training of employees in the use of software tools such as KiCad or Autodesk Inventor
- Consulting on long-term development into a scalable, even stronger partner for the open science hardware community
Majid A.
Last position:
Lead Consultant at Infosys
- Network automation
- CI/CD and Docker environment
- Python Nornir for network automation
- pyATS for monitoring and test case automation
- Network Access Control (RADIUS) and device admin access control (TACACS) with AAA and Cisco ISE on Cisco/HP/Aruba devices
- Cisco ISE cluster configuration (2/4/8 nodes)
- Cisco ISE authentication and authorization configuration
- Cisco/HP/Aruba switch/WLC TACACS/dot1x/RADIUS configuration
- Cisco ISE automation with RESTCONF and Python
Ioan D.
Last position:
Senior Software Developer at ING
- Tribe Home, Product Area 4 - Customer in Life, Squad Cybertron.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of new requirements for Optimmo, mortgage financing software.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of the JEE application MWS kredit-baufi.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of the Wicket Optimmo application.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of kredit-baufi batch programs.
- Migration of kredit-baufi batches to RHEL9.
- CiL SCS consumer pacts with Finagle.
- CiL SCS touch point architecture integration.
- Team size: 10.
- Tools / Frameworks: OpenJDK Java 17, Kotlin 1.6.0, Azure, Jenkins, Stash, JEE, GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, git, Spring 6.0, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Hibernate, JPA, JMS, Kafka, Oracle, PL/SQL, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Maven, REST, JBoss, IntelliJ IDEA, Wicket 9 and 10, Istio.
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Statistics of experts using Telegraf
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Operations, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
71%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Romanian
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 Telegraf
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.
Telegraf 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%)
- Banking and Finance (64%)
- Manufacturing (64%)
- Retail (64%)
- Automotive (55%)
- Government and Administration (45%)
- Aerospace and Defense (36%)
- Energy (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Telegraf does
Telegraf is an open-source agent for collecting, processing and sending metrics and event data. It runs close to the systems being observed and connects infrastructure, applications, databases and services to monitoring back ends such as InfluxDB.
Inputs and outputs
Telegraf uses a broad plugin model. Input plugins gather data from hosts, containers, cloud services, message queues and application endpoints, while output plugins route it to InfluxDB, Prometheus-compatible systems, Kafka, OpenTelemetry pipelines and other destinations.
- Configure system, Docker and Kubernetes inputs
- Collect application and database metrics
- Route measurements to multiple observability systems
Processing and configuration
Strong Telegraf specialists work with TOML configuration, tags, fields, measurement schemas and collection intervals. They use processors, aggregators and parsers to normalize data, reduce noise and prepare consistent measurements before delivery.
They also handle secrets, environment-based configuration, buffering, batching and graceful recovery when an endpoint is unavailable.
Where companies use it
Companies use Telegraf for infrastructure monitoring, capacity planning, application observability and operational dashboards. It fits edge environments, industrial systems, cloud workloads and hybrid estates where lightweight collection and flexible routing matter.
- Monitor hosts, containers and Kubernetes clusters
- Observe databases, APIs and network devices
- Feed dashboards, alerts and long-term time-series analysis
When to bring in expertise
Freelance expertise helps when an existing setup has inconsistent tags, unreliable delivery or unclear ownership of metrics. Specialists can design a measurement model, migrate configurations, connect new systems and improve performance without disrupting production monitoring.
For teams in Germany, remote collaboration often works well for configuration and rollout work; on-site support can matter for plant networks, restricted environments or hardware integration.
What good specialists know
The strongest professionals understand Telegraf beyond individual plugins. They can trace data from source to dashboard, distinguish collection problems from storage or query problems, and document how metrics should be named and retained.
Look for practical experience with InfluxDB, Prometheus, Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, networking and automation. Good specialists test failure paths, protect credentials and leave a maintainable configuration behind.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with Telegraf? These answers cover the essentials.
Telegraf collects metrics and event data from systems, applications, databases, containers and network devices. It processes that data and sends it to destinations such as InfluxDB, Kafka, Prometheus-compatible services or OpenTelemetry pipelines.
Telegraf is a flexible collection agent with a large input and output plugin ecosystem, while Prometheus focuses strongly on its own metrics model and pull-based collection. The right choice depends on the systems involved, the required routing options and the existing observability stack; many teams use both.
A strong Telegraf specialist usually works comfortably with InfluxDB, Grafana, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes and infrastructure automation. Knowledge of Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, networking, databases and message queues is also valuable when data crosses several systems.
A small deployment may only require careful plugin configuration and dashboard validation. Larger or business-critical environments need a professional who can design measurement schemas, manage buffering and retries, secure credentials, test failure modes and document operations.
Telegraf can run on hosts, containers, Kubernetes nodes and edge systems, making it suitable for distributed monitoring. Remote collaboration is often enough for configuration and rollout work in Germany, while on-site access may be needed for industrial networks or restricted infrastructure.
Telegraf is often a strong fit when a project needs established integrations, local processing and several output options without maintaining a custom agent. A custom collector may be justified for highly specialized protocols or processing rules that available plugins cannot support cleanly.
Ask the Telegraf professional to explain the measurement schema, tag strategy, delivery guarantees and recovery behavior. Review whether the configuration is tested, secrets are protected, cardinality is controlled and operational documentation covers upgrades and troubleshooting.
A Telegraf specialist should clarify the data sources, target systems, collection frequency, retention needs, network boundaries and ownership of dashboards and alerts. It is also important to confirm whether the work is remote, hybrid or on-site in Germany and which language is used for technical coordination.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Telegraf in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 859 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Telegraf in their recent projects, 71% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 57% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Telegraf in their recent projects have 25 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 Telegraf in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Romanian (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Telegraf in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Manufacturing (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Telegraf in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (82%), and Project Management (82%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Telegraf
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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