ElasticSearch Engineer

Role - Sr. Elastic Engineer

Location - Bedford, MA & Hampton, VA (Hybrid 3 days in a week)

Clearance - Secret

Note from Clien

• tElastic SRE/Observability Enginee
• rECK/Kubernete
• sKnowledge of Kubernetes and able to create visualization diagrams and dashboards for monitoring network bandwidt
• hUpdate data collectors on clusters
• .Plan and coordinate cluster shutdowns and data retention activities
• .Elastic Certifie

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Key Responsibilitie

• s:Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and Flee
• t.Build and optimize ingestion pipelines, index strategies, search queries, dashboards, and automation workflow
• s.Write scripts, automation, and integrations (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.) to streamline operations, data processing, and monitorin
• g.Deploy Elastic across platforms, including on-premises, public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), GovCloud, and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift
• ).Leverage automation and orchestration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker to manage deployments and operational task
• s.Integrate Elastic with enterprise tools such as SIEMs, Splunk, CrowdStrike, and other telemetry source
• s.Monitor system health, troubleshoot performance issues, and optimize for reliability and scalabilit
• y.Lead design reviews, provide guidance on Elastic best practices, and support knowledge sharing across team
• s.Maintain documentation for architectures, deployment patterns, runbooks, and operational best practice
• s.Stay current with Elastic features, certifications, and emerging platform capabilitie

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Required Ski

• llsDeep, hands-on expertise with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Flee
• t).Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc
• .).Solid understanding of observability, logging, metrics, and distributed syste
• ms.Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing production-scale Elastic environmen
• ts.Strong Linux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GC
• P).Ability to mentor, guide, and influence engineering teams on Elastic best practic
• es.Outstanding verbal and written communication skil
• ls.Willingness and ability to support domestic or international on-site engagemen

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Desired Sk

• illsExperience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShi
• ft).Experience with automation/orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelin
• es).Familiarity integrating Elastic with endpoint telemetry or cloud-native to
• ols.Certifications (preferr
• ed):Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Security Engineer, Elastic Observability Engi
• neerAWS Certified Solutions Architect or equiva
• lentDocker Certified Associate (
• DCA)Certified Kubernetes Administrator (
• CKA)HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Assoc
• iateRed Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automa
• tionPrior experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or cloud platform roles is a p
• lus.Experience designing dashboards, observability frameworks, and large-scale workfl

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Experience with the b

elow:Platforms: On-premises, Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), GovCloud, hybrid deploy

mentsContainerization: Kubernetes, Docker, Open

ShiftAutomation: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, D

ockerIntegrations: SIEMs (Splunk, Elastic Security), endpoint/security telemetry (CrowdStrike), cloud-native ser

vicesCompeting Technolo

gies:Splunk, OpenSearch, Solr, Lucene, Graylog, Datadog, Elastic Cloud alterna