Job Requirements
Shiloh, IL
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$190,000 - $230,000
Job Description
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Elastic Engineer to support a high-visibility federal modernization effort focused on migrating enterprise security logging and observability platforms from Splunk to Elastic. This position will support mission-critical infrastructure at Scott Air Force Base, IL , where the selected engineer will lead Elastic architecture, Kubernetes deployments, and custom data ingestion solutions within a secure DoD environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise with the Elastic Stack, Kubernetes/ECK deployments, and designing scalable, production-grade logging and security platforms.
SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Nice-to-Haves
Soft Skills
Compensation & Benefits
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SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise Elastic Stack environments supporting security logging, search, and observability.
- Lead migration efforts from Splunk to Elastic while ensuring minimal operational disruption.
- Build and implement custom data ingestion pipelines for enterprise security and operational data.
- Configure and manage Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) policies and data retention strategies.
- Deploy and administer Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) environments using Kubernetes operators.
- Optimize Elastic cluster performance, scalability, reliability, and availability across production environments.
- Troubleshoot complex Elastic infrastructure, Kubernetes, and distributed system issues.
- Support security-focused logging, SIEM integrations, and enterprise observability initiatives.
- Develop automation and operational best practices for Elastic platform administration.
- Maintain technical documentation, deployment standards, and operational procedures.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience supporting Elastic engineering, platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure engineering.
- Strong hands-on experience designing and administering enterprise Elastic Stack environments.
- Experience building custom data ingestion pipelines and managing large-scale logging platforms.
- Advanced Kubernetes experience with Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) deployments preferred.
- Experience troubleshooting complex Elastic architectures and distributed environments.
- Ability to work onsite at Scott Air Force Base, IL.
- Active Secret Clearance required (Interim Secret or Interim Top Secret may be considered).
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience leading Splunk-to-Elastic migration projects.
- Experience supporting SIEM, security logging, and enterprise observability platforms.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes operators and containerized infrastructure.
- Experience supporting DoD, federal, or classified environments.
- Elastic certifications (Engineer, Security, or Observability).
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to independently design and implement complex Elastic solutions.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering and government stakeholders.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while supporting a highly technical team.
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation: $190,000-$230,000 annually.
- Fully funded, long-term federal engagement supporting a major enterprise modernization initiative.
- Opportunity to lead a high-impact Splunk-to-Elastic migration for a mission-critical DoD customer.
- Relocation assistance available (approximately $5,000+)
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