Implementation Specialist - Grafana/Prometheus (5-7 yrs)

Job Title : Grafana Implementation Expert (Tools Specialist).

Location : Pune or Remote.

Relevant yrs of exp : 5+ yrs.

Job Description :

We are seeking a Grafana Implementation Expert with deep expertise in Grafana and Prometheus, focusing on core development and customization rather than SRE or DevOps responsibilities.

This role requires a specialist in monitoring tools, responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing Grafana dashboards, plugins, and data sources to provide real-time observability and analytics.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop, customize, and optimize Grafana dashboards with advanced visualizations, queries, and alerting mechanisms.

- Integrate Grafana with Prometheus and other data sources (i.e. Loki, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, PostgreSQL, OpenTelemetry).

- Extend Grafana capabilities by developing custom plugins, panels, and data sources using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Go.

- Optimize Prometheus queries (PromQL) and storage solutions to ensure efficient data retrieval and visualization.

- Automate dashboard provisioning using JSON, Terraform, or Grafana APIs for seamless deployment across environments.

- Work closely with engineering teams to translate monitoring requirements into scalable and maintainable solutions.

- Troubleshoot and enhance Grafana performance, including load balancing, scaling, and security hardening.

- Implement advanced alerting mechanisms using Alertmanager, Grafana Alerts, and webhook integrations.

- Stay updated on Grafana ecosystem advancements and contribute to best practices in observability tooling.

- Document configurations, implementation guidelines, and best practices for internal stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 5+ years of experience in monitoring and observability tools with a strong focus on Grafana and Prometheus.

- Expertise in Grafana internals, including API usage, dashboard templating, and custom plugin development.

- Strong hands-on experience with Prometheus, including metric collection, relabeling, and PromQL queries.

- Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Go for Grafana plugin and dashboard development.

- Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring, including Kubernetes, cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), and system-level metrics.

- Experience with time-series databases and log aggregation tools (i.e., Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB).

- Knowledge of security best practices in Grafana, including authentication, RBAC, and API security.

- Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for monitoring stack deployment.

- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug and optimize dashboards and alerting configurations.

- Excellent communication and documentation skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Grafana Certified Observability Engineer or equivalent certifications.

- Experience contributing to open-source Grafana projects or plugin development.

- Knowledge of distributed tracing tools like Jaeger or Zipkin.

- Familiarity with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and their monitoring strategies.

- This is a high-impact role focused on developing and enhancing Grafana-based monitoring solutions for enterprise-grade observability.

If you are passionate about building world-class visualization and monitoring tools, we encourage you to apply!.