Senior Elastic Platform Engineer - 174014

Responsibilities: Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise Elastic Stack environments supporting logging, search, and observability. Build and administer Elastic clusters running on Kubernetes in production environments. Deploy and manage Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) using Kubernetes operators. Develop and maintain custom data ingestion pipelines for operational and application data. Integrate Elastic environments with tools such as Cribl and other data collection platforms. Configure Index Lifecycle Management (ILM), data retention, and cluster optimization strategies. Support containerized infrastructure running in Rancher-managed Kubernetes environments. Troubleshoot Elastic, Kubernetes, and distributed platform issues across production systems. Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform automation, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. Document architecture, deployment standards, and operational procedures. Qualifications: 7+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related disciplines. Hands-on experience deploying and supporting enterprise Elastic Stack environments. Strong Kubernetes experience, including containerized application deployments. Experience building Elastic clusters and managing large-scale logging or observability platforms. Familiarity with Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) or the ability to demonstrate equivalent Kubernetes and Elastic expertise. Experience designing custom ingestion pipelines and integrating enterprise data sources. Ability to work onsite five days per week at Scott Air Force Base, IL. Active Secret Clearance required (Interim Secret or Interim Top Secret may be considered). Nice-to-Haves Experience with Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) deployments. Experience with Cribl for log routing and data pipeline management. Experience supporting Rancher-managed Kubernetes environments. Experience with Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) or Elastic Cloud Hosted (ECH). Experience supporting Splunk-to-Elastic migrations. Background supporting DoD, federal, or classified environments. Experience with SIEM, security logging, or enterprise observability platforms. Soft Skills Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities. Ability to independently own and support enterprise platform environments. Comfortable working in fast-paced, mission-critical environments. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical teams and government stakeholders. Self-motivated with the ability to mentor teammates and contribute to platform best practices. Compensation: & Benefits Compensation: $190,000-$240,000 annually. Long-term, fully funded federal program supporting enterprise platform modernization. Opportunity to build and maintain mission-critical Elastic infrastructure supporting the U.S. Air Force. Relocation assistance available (approximately $4,000-$5,000+, based on negotiations).