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Job Title: Sr. Elastic EngineerLocation-Type: Hybrid 3 days a week in either Hanscom, MA or Hampton, VAStart Date Is: July 6thDuration: PermanentCompensation Range: $160-180kBenefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTOMust be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship .
Job Description:The Sr. Elastic Engineer will design, deploy, optimize, and support enterprise-scale Elastic Stack solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. This role requires deep expertise in Elastic technologies, automation, observability, and cloud infrastructure while partnering with engineering, DevOps, and client teams to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and Fleet.
- Develop and optimize data ingestion pipelines, indexing strategies, search performance, dashboards, and visualizations.
- Build automation, scripting, and integrations using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.
- Deploy and support Elastic solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, GovCloud, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and hybrid environments.
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and deployment automation using Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and container technologies.
- Integrate Elastic with SIEMs, security tools, endpoint telemetry, and cloud-native services.
- Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize system reliability and scalability.
- Lead architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on Elastic best practices.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, deployment guides, runbooks, and operational procedures.
- Support client-facing engagements and collaborate across technical teams.
- Stay current on Elastic ecosystem advancements, certifications, and emerging technologies.
Minimum Requirements:
- Active Secret Clearance (minimum required).
- Travel requiring passport likely for this role
- Deep hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet).
- Strong scripting and automation experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
- Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing large-scale production Elastic environments.
- Strong understanding of observability, logging, metrics, and distributed systems.
- Experience with Linux/Unix administration and networking concepts.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
- Ability to lead technical discussions and mentor engineering teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for client engagements.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift.
- Experience using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience integrating Elastic with Splunk, Elastic Security, CrowdStrike, and other telemetry sources.
- Background in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or cloud platform engineering.
- Experience building enterprise observability platforms and large-scale monitoring solutions.
- Familiarity with OpenSearch, Solr, Lucene, Graylog, Datadog, or similar technologies.
- Experience working in government, defense, or highly regulated environments.
Preferred Certifications:
- Elastic Certified Engineer
- Elastic Security Engineer
- Elastic Observability Engineer
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Docker Certified Associate (DCA)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation