Job Requirements
Bedford, MA
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$180,000 - $200,000
Job Description
Sr. Elastic Engineer
Hampton, VA
Secret Clearance
$180k-$200k
Onsite Requirement: 3x a week minimum
• Elastic SRE/Observability Engineer
• ECK/Kubernetes
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and able to create visualization diagrams and dashboards for monitoring network bandwidth
• Update data collectors on clusters.
• Plan and coordinate cluster shutdowns and data retention activities.
• Elastic Certified
Job Description
Client is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our team in Hampton, VA. This position is contingent upon additional funding.
We are seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our Professional team. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Elastic Stack and enjoys designing, coding, and deploying complex systems. You will collaborate with engineering, DevOps, cloud, and client teams to deliver resilient, high-performance Elastic solutions while maintaining visibility into system health and operational workflows.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and Fleet.
Build and optimize ingestion pipelines, index strategies, search queries, dashboards, and automation workflows.
Write scripts, automation, and integrations (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.) to streamline operations, data processing, and monitoring.
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 tasks.
Integrate Elastic with enterprise tools such as SIEMs, Splunk, CrowdStrike, and other telemetry sources.
Monitor system health, troubleshoot performance issues, and optimize for reliability and scalability.
Lead design reviews, provide guidance on Elastic best practices, and support knowledge sharing across teams.
Maintain documentation for architectures, deployment patterns, runbooks, and operational best practices.
Stay current with Elastic features, certifications, and emerging platform capabilities.
Required Skills
Deep, hands-on expertise with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet).
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
Solid understanding of observability, logging, metrics, and distributed systems.
Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing production-scale Elastic environments.
Strong Linux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Ability to mentor, guide, and influence engineering teams on Elastic best practices.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Willingness and ability to support domestic or international on-site engagements.
U.S. Passport required.
Must have a Secret Clearance, at minimum.
Desired Skills
Familiarity with SIEM concepts, Elastic Security, or other SIEM/EDR platforms.
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift).
Experience with automation/orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines).
Familiarity integrating Elastic with endpoint telemetry or cloud-native tools.
Certifications (preferred):
Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Security Engineer, Elastic Observability Engineer
AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent
Docker Certified Associate (DCA)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
Prior experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or cloud platform roles is a plus.
Experience designing dashboards, observability frameworks, and large-scale workflows.
Experience with the below:
Platforms: On-premises, Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), GovCloud, hybrid deployments
Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift
Automation: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, Docker
Integrations: SIEMs (Splunk, Elastic Security), endpoint/security telemetry (CrowdStrike), cloud-native services
Competing Technologies:
Splunk, OpenSearch, Solr, Lucene, Graylog, Datadog, Elastic Cloud alternatives
Hampton, VA
Secret Clearance
$180k-$200k
Onsite Requirement: 3x a week minimum
• Elastic SRE/Observability Engineer
• ECK/Kubernetes
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and able to create visualization diagrams and dashboards for monitoring network bandwidth
• Update data collectors on clusters.
• Plan and coordinate cluster shutdowns and data retention activities.
• Elastic Certified
Job Description
Client is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our team in Hampton, VA. This position is contingent upon additional funding.
We are seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our Professional team. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Elastic Stack and enjoys designing, coding, and deploying complex systems. You will collaborate with engineering, DevOps, cloud, and client teams to deliver resilient, high-performance Elastic solutions while maintaining visibility into system health and operational workflows.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and Fleet.
Build and optimize ingestion pipelines, index strategies, search queries, dashboards, and automation workflows.
Write scripts, automation, and integrations (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.) to streamline operations, data processing, and monitoring.
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 tasks.
Integrate Elastic with enterprise tools such as SIEMs, Splunk, CrowdStrike, and other telemetry sources.
Monitor system health, troubleshoot performance issues, and optimize for reliability and scalability.
Lead design reviews, provide guidance on Elastic best practices, and support knowledge sharing across teams.
Maintain documentation for architectures, deployment patterns, runbooks, and operational best practices.
Stay current with Elastic features, certifications, and emerging platform capabilities.
Required Skills
Deep, hands-on expertise with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet).
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
Solid understanding of observability, logging, metrics, and distributed systems.
Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing production-scale Elastic environments.
Strong Linux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Ability to mentor, guide, and influence engineering teams on Elastic best practices.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Willingness and ability to support domestic or international on-site engagements.
U.S. Passport required.
Must have a Secret Clearance, at minimum.
Desired Skills
Familiarity with SIEM concepts, Elastic Security, or other SIEM/EDR platforms.
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift).
Experience with automation/orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines).
Familiarity integrating Elastic with endpoint telemetry or cloud-native tools.
Certifications (preferred):
Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Security Engineer, Elastic Observability Engineer
AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent
Docker Certified Associate (DCA)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
Prior experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or cloud platform roles is a plus.
Experience designing dashboards, observability frameworks, and large-scale workflows.
Experience with the below:
Platforms: On-premises, Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), GovCloud, hybrid deployments
Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift
Automation: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, Docker
Integrations: SIEMs (Splunk, Elastic Security), endpoint/security telemetry (CrowdStrike), cloud-native services
Competing Technologies:
Splunk, OpenSearch, Solr, Lucene, Graylog, Datadog, Elastic Cloud alternatives
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