Monitoring Engineer / Architect – CheckMK, Grafana & InfluxDB

Project overview

For one of our major clients, we are currently looking for support that meets the following requirements:

As part of the project, a highly available and geo-redundant monitoring and observability platform will be designed, migrated, and further developed. The focus is on technical architecture, automation, integration, and the implementation of security requirements according to BSI IT-Grundschutz.

Responsibilities

• Conception, setup, and further development of highly available and geo-redundant monitoring architectures with CheckMK Enterprise and Grafana
• Migration of existing monitoring solutions, including cutover, rollback, and failover concepts
• Implementation of distributed monitoring and remote-site architectures
• Integration and administration of InfluxDB for long-term data storage, historical analysis, and operational metrics
• Development of Grafana dashboards, alerting solutions, and automated monitoring processes
• Recording and evaluation of technical requirements, as well as creation of solution designs, target architectures, and work packages
• Automation of installation, configuration, and deployment using Ansible and Infrastructure as Code
• Integration of ITSM systems, CMDB, LDAP/Active Directory, SSO, and other interfaces
• Implementation of security requirements according to BSI IT-Grundschutz
• Creation and execution of functional, integration, migration, and security tests
• Creation of technical documentation, operating manuals, and runbooks
• Knowledge transfer and structured handover of the monitoring platform to regular operations

Requirements

Desirable Knowledge

Framework Parameters:

Your GECO contact person looks forward to hearing from you and receiving your detailed project history as well as your fee/salary/price expectations.

• Several years of in-depth project experience with CheckMK Enterprise Edition, especially architecture, migration, distributed monitoring, and high availability
• Very good knowledge of Grafana, including architecture design, dashboards, datasources, alerting, provisioning, and API integration
• Practical experience with InfluxDB in production environments, including data modeling, retention management, and backup/restore
• Demonstrable experience with highly available and geo-redundant monitoring architectures
• Very good knowledge of Ansible as well as Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code principles
• In-depth Linux knowledge (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL derivatives)
• Experience with Python, Bash, REST APIs, SNMP, TCP/IP, and DNS
• In-depth knowledge of BSI IT-Grundschutz and practical experience in implementing corresponding security requirements
• Experience in technical requirements management, solution design, and creation of structured work packages
• Knowledge of system hardening, IAM/RBAC, TLS/PKI, patch and vulnerability management
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment processes
• Demonstrable reference projects in the areas of CheckMK Enterprise, Grafana, InfluxDB, Ansible, BSI IT-Grundschutz, and requirements management
• Experience with Prometheus, OpenMetrics, and Grafana Loki
• Knowledge of Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes
• Experience with ITIL-oriented operational processes
• Project experience in the public or regulated sector
• Knowledge of Scrum or Kanban
• Experience with disaster recovery, backup concepts, and operational handovers
• Location: Berlin, possibly Bonn (Monday and Friday remote, Tuesday to Thursday on-site)
• Duration: 01.01.2027
• 30.06.2027
• Utilization: Full utilization

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German