What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elasticsearch Engineer position at Tekgence Inc?
Job Title: Elasticsearch Engineer
Location: Miami FL (Day 1 onsite)
Duration: 12 months contract
Core Responsibilities:-
Pipeline Engineering: Design and maintain scalable log ingestion pipelines using OpenTelemetry (OTel), Fluent Bit, or Logstash to process high-velocity telecom data.
Telecom-Specific Analytics: Implement Piped Processing Language (PPL) to query complex datasets and identify network issues like jitter, packet loss, or dropped calls.
Compliance & Security: Manage automated reporting for industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, SOX, PCI) and ensure long-term log retention strategies for audit trails.
Advanced Monitoring: Build OpenSearch Dashboards to visualize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and configure Anomaly Detection to proactively catch service outages.
Cluster Management: Optimize OpenSearch cluster performance, including shard management and storage tiering (e.g., integrating with Amazon S3) to handle "massive amounts" of data cost-effectively.
Technical Skills
Search Technologies: Deep expertise in OpenSearch or Elasticsearch (ELK Stack).
Domain Tools: Experience with telecom-specific protocols like SNMP or SSH for network monitoring.
Infrastructure: Proficiency in AWS OpenSearch Service and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
Automation: Strong scripting skills in Python or Bash and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
Tekgence is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. U.S. citizens and Green Card holders are strongly encouraged to apply.