Candidate MUST possess a TS/SCI clearance with Intel Polygraph
The ElasticSearch Systems Engineer role provides support across an Agile team in a DevSecOps environment. This role will provide support for a large enterprise ElasticSearch deployment. This role requires providing design, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting support in the Elastic environments in both cloud (AWS) and on prem.
Primary Responsibilities:
Maintain Elasticsearch clusters in a cloud based environment across multiple availability zones.
Ensure the Elasticsearch clusters continue to run under optimal conditions
Evaluate existing Elasticsearch clusters, configuration parameters, indexing, search and query performance tuning, security and administration
Maintain appropriate infrastructure to maintain performance and data integrity
Keep Elasticsearch clusters upgraded (as permitted by the applications reliant on them)
Spin up/customize clusters to meet various development and/or business needs
Optimize indexes to meet business needs (e.g. logging, enterprise search)
Troubleshoot various issues with the clusters (from small errors like unassigned shards, to automation issues, to node/cluster failures)
Work closely with architecture, engineering and development and operations teams and jointly work on key deliverables ensuring production scalability and stability
Ensure security of Elasticsearch cluster
Follow and implement Elastic best practices
Ensure appropriate monitoring & alerting of Elasticsearch
Basic Qualifications:
3 years experience with Elasticsearch Administration
Direct experience maintaining and integrating Elasticsearch within an operational enterprise information system
Experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo
Experience with deploying and using Elasticsearch in Commercial Cloud Platform (ex, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
**Requires Masters with 15 years of prior relevant experience.
** TS/SCI with Poly required for Position
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working on ODNI systems
Understanding of ODNI system development policies
MUST be a US Citizen with a U.S. Government clearance - Intel with Polygraph
NOTE: Must have an active TS-SCI with poly. No sponsorships or upgrades are available. Submissions without this requirement will not be considered. H1-B holders will not be considered.
Benefits:
5 week paid vacation 10 gov't holidays
15% contribution to 401k
LTD, STD disability and life insurance
Paid health, dental, and vision for employee and family.
$5000 annual training expense reimbursement
Computer purchase plan