Title: Grafana L3 Administrator Senior Grafana Engineer
Location: Melbourne FL Hartford CT Dallas/Frisco TX
Contract
Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled Grafana L3 Administrator to join our technical operations team. This senior-level position is responsible for the advanced administration performance optimization and troubleshooting of enterprise-scale Grafana environments. You will ensure the reliability scalability and security of our monitoring dashboards and play a pivotal role in cross-functional DevOps collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer configure and manage Grafana instances including installations upgrades patching and plugin management.
- Monitor tune and optimize Grafana performance dashboard responsiveness query efficiency and data storage.
- Provide L3 (Level 3) support-investigating troubleshooting and resolving complex issues to minimize downtime and support business continuity.
- Implement and maintain Grafana security including user access controls authentication methods (LDAP SSO) and encryption practices.
- Design and implement High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions for critical Grafana services.
- Set up and maintain monitoring and alerting using Grafana to proactively identify and address system issues.
- Develop and update detailed documentation SOPs and technical knowledge base articles for Grafana administration and resolution procedures.
- Collaborate closely with DevOps IT Operations Security and other technical teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment with organizational requirements.
- Conduct capacity planning forecasting and scalability assessments to accommodate growth and ensure optimal performance.
Requirements:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- 6 years of hands-on experience administering complex large-scale Grafana environments.
- Deep knowledge of Grafana architecture deployment configuration upgrades and administration best practices.
- Proactive problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve advanced Grafana issues.
- Demonstrated skill in performance tuning query optimization and dashboard maintenance.
- Strong understanding of security protocols encryption and access controls within Grafana.
- Experience in implementing HA/DR strategies for Grafana deployments.
- Effective communicator and strong collaborator with both technical and non-technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Grafana administrator or related certifications.
- Experience integrating and working with monitoring and time-series data tools such as Prometheus InfluxDB or Graphite.