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Job Description
Sr. Elastic Architect/Engineer
Location: Quantico, VA
Required Clearance: Top Secret (Eligible for TS/SCI)
Since 1999, ITEC has delivered mission-critical support to the DoD and Intelligence Community. Now part of ManpowerGroup Public Sector (MGPS), we continue that work with expanded capabilities. Employees hired through this process will join MGPS and receive a comprehensive benefits package and competitive pay.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Description:
The Elastic Architect/Engineer is a critical role responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and operational support of the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats). This position focuses on architecting solutions for large-scale data ingestion, real-time search and analytics, and visualization to maintain a strong data-driven decision-making capability and adhere to relevant data governance policies. The Elastic Architect/Engineer will collaborate with cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and IT staff to build and enhance data pipelines, create insightful dashboards, and improve the overall data platform.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and architect scalable, high-performance Elastic Stack solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
- Develop and maintain data models, index strategies, and shard allocation plans.
- Install, configure, and maintain Elastic Stack components in cloud or on-premise environments.
- Build and manage data ingestion pipelines using Logstash, Beats, and other integration tools (e.g., Kafka).
- Implement data transformation, enrichment, and parsing logic to prepare data for indexing.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and availability across the platform.
- Develop complex search queries, aggregations, and analytics to extract insights from data.
- Design and create insightful and interactive dashboards and visualizations in Kibana.
- Work with stakeholders to understand their data needs and build custom analytics solutions.
- Monitor cluster health and performance, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
- Optimize index performance, query speed, and resource utilization.
- Perform capacity planning to ensure scalability for future growth.
- Perform system administration tasks for the Elastic cluster, including upgrades and patching.
- Implement and manage security for the Elastic Stack, including role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and SSO.
- Develop and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies for the data platform.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications with the Elastic Stack.
- Provide expert-level support and guidance to users of the platform.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to the Elastic ecosystem.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest Elastic Stack features, best practices, and industry trends.
- Research and evaluate new technologies and plugins to enhance platform capabilities.
- Document architectural standards, procedures, and best practices.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in data architecture, search engineering, or big data solutions.
- Must meet 8570 IASAE III certification requirements at the time of hire. (e.g., CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP- ISSEP certification).
- Highly desired: Elastic Certified Engineer (ECE) certification.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s Degree, in Cybersecurity, and/or Information Systems Management or equivalent experience.
