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, such as a calendar, chat and various tables
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
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
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
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 with Cisco/HP/Aruba Devices
- Cisco ISE Clusters (2/4/8 nodes) configuration
- 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, construction 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, Sping 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.
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
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
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
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 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging 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 29 Oct 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. It is maintained by InfluxData and commonly sits between monitored systems and a time-series database such as InfluxDB. Its plugin-based design supports infrastructure, applications, devices and services without requiring a separate collector for every source.
Inputs and outputs
Telegraf gathers data through input plugins for system resources, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus endpoints, SNMP, MQTT, databases and cloud services. Output plugins route metrics to InfluxDB, Prometheus-compatible endpoints, Kafka, Graphite, OpenTelemetry systems and other destinations. Processors, aggregators and parsers shape data before delivery.
Typical use cases
- Collect host and container metrics across Linux and Windows environments
- Monitor Kubernetes workloads, nodes and services
- Convert application, network and IoT telemetry into usable metrics
- Forward measurements to InfluxDB or a wider observability stack
- Enrich, filter and aggregate data before storage
Skills around Telegraf
Strong professionals understand configuration files, TOML syntax, metric fields, tags and measurement design. They work with InfluxDB and query languages such as Flux or InfluxQL, while also understanding Prometheus, Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes and Linux operations. Secure credentials, TLS, service discovery and reliable buffering are part of a production setup.
When companies need specialists
Companies bring in freelance expertise when an existing agent deployment produces inconsistent labels, loses data or becomes difficult to maintain. Specialists can design a collection strategy, migrate legacy agents, connect Telegraf to industrial or cloud sources, and tune performance across distributed environments. In Germany, they may also support teams that need remote delivery with clear documentation or occasional on-site collaboration.
What good work looks like
A capable Telegraf professional starts with the data model and the operational goal, not with a list of plugins. They keep configurations modular, control cardinality, test failure behaviour and document every input, processor and output. Good work includes dashboards and alerts that reflect useful signals, plus monitoring for the collector itself. Experience with German-speaking teams can help when workshops, handovers or on-site operations are part of the engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with Telegraf? These answers cover the essentials.
Telegraf is used to collect, transform and route metrics from servers, containers, applications, databases, networks, devices and cloud services. It is often deployed as an agent in front of InfluxDB, Grafana or a broader observability environment.
Telegraf supports a broad range of input and output plugins and can push data to many destinations. Prometheus is primarily a time-series monitoring system with a pull-based model, so the better choice depends on collection patterns, query needs and the existing observability stack.
A strong Telegraf specialist usually understands InfluxDB, Grafana, Linux, Docker and Kubernetes. Useful additional skills include Prometheus exposition formats, MQTT, SNMP, Kafka, TLS, service discovery and infrastructure automation.
The required experience depends on scope. A small host-monitoring setup may need configuration and validation skills, while a distributed deployment needs deeper knowledge of metric schemas, buffering, cardinality, security and failure recovery.
Telegraf projects are often suitable for remote collaboration because configurations, deployment manifests and dashboards can be reviewed digitally. On-site work may still help when specialists must connect to industrial networks, restricted environments or operational teams in Germany.
Review whether the Telegraf configuration has a clear metric model, controlled tag cardinality and explicit handling for timeouts, retries and unavailable inputs. Ask for tests, deployment procedures, secret-management practices and documentation that another professional can maintain.
Telegraf is an agent and processing layer, not a complete monitoring platform by itself. It needs suitable storage, querying, dashboards and alerting, such as InfluxDB and Grafana or other compatible components.
A Telegraf freelancer may deliver input and output configurations, parsers, processors, deployment manifests, dashboards and alert rules. The handover should also explain the data schema, security settings, operational checks and how to extend the setup safely.
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 858 € 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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