Senior Elasticsearch Engineer

Senior Elasticsearch Engineer

ECS is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to work remotely. Please Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding. Are you passionate about the ever-evolving field of cybersecurity and ready to embark on a career with a positive and lasting impact? Join our dynamic team at ECS, a leading provider of solutions in science, engineering, and advanced technologies, including cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), data, and enterprise transformation solutions. If you're seeking a challenging yet rewarding position where you can enhance your skills, collaborate with experts in the field, and contribute significantly to the protection of digital assets, this opportunity is perfect for you. We are seeking a skilled Elasticsearch and Observability Engineer to join our dynamic team within the ECS Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing Elasticsearch environments and a deep understanding of observability and monitoring solutions. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-performance and scalable search capabilities, along with robust observability and monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Elasticsearch clusters.
• Optimize search query performance and indexing strategies.
• Ensure data integrity and security in Elasticsearch environments.
• Monitor Elasticsearch health and performance, addressing issues proactively.
• Develop and maintain observability frameworks using tools like Kibana, Grafana, or similar.
• Implement logging, metrics, and tracing systems for real-time monitoring of applications.
• Analyze and visualize complex datasets to identify trends and anomalies.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define observability and search requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies in search and observability.
• Document architectures, procedures, and processes.
• Prepare reports on system performance, issues, and resolutions.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $195,000

General Description Of Benefits

Required Skills

• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.
• Able and willing to support domestic or international on-site travel with customers or at ECS offices. Any travel will be short in duration and well-planned.
• Possess and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• Must be eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance

Desired Skills

• Experience with search and data platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene), including architecting and scaling search-based solutions.
• Certifications in relevant technologies are preferred but not required (e.g., Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Observability Engineer).
• Experience working in or closely with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams.
• Several years of hands-on experience demonstrating depth across the following domains:
• Elasticsearch and observability solutions, including architecture, deployment models, and operational considerations.
• SIEM platforms and concepts (Elastic, Splunk, IBM QRadar, LogRhythm), with experience designing, implementing, or advising on complex SIEM architectures.
• Detection-as-Code practices, including rule lifecycle management, version control, and automation pipelines.
• Use of ES|QL and advanced querying techniques for analytics, correlation, and investigative workflows.
• Linux/Unix systems, networking, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), with an architectural understanding of tradeoffs and scale.
• Kubernetes-based and containerized deployments, including familiarity with Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK).
• Infrastructure as Code and automation, leveraging tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Exposure to serverless architectures and modern cloud-native design patterns.
• Experience with log and data pipelines, including tools like CRIBL, for routing, enrichment, and cost optimization.
• Broad knowledge of the cybersecurity landscape, including threat detection strategies, security controls, and attacker methodologies.
• Ability to communicate technical designs clearly to engineers, stakeholders, and leadership.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law. ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3300+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.

Key skills/competency

• Elasticsearch
• Observability
• Cybersecurity
• SIEM
• Kibana
• Grafana
• DevOps
• SRE
• Cloud Environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Linux/Unix