Job Description

Elastic Engineer 
100% Remote
Secret clearance is required to start

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Elastic Engineer to join our team supporting mission-critical systems for U.S. government clients. The ideal candidate will be responsible for architecting, deploying, configuring, and maintaining Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (ELK Stack), enabling real-time analytics, data aggregation, and visualization solutions. This role requires hands-on experience working in secure, regulated environments and collaborating closely with security, infrastructure, and development teams.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure Elastic Stack deployments.
•    Develop ingest pipelines for structured and unstructured data using Beats, Logstash, and Elasticsearch APIs.
•    Create and manage Kibana dashboards to provide actionable insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
•    Tune and optimize Elasticsearch clusters for performance and availability.
•    Support SIEM and threat-hunting capabilities using Elastic Security features.
•    Work with DevOps teams to automate deployment and monitoring of Elastic solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Kubernetes.
•    Ensure compliance with government security standards including FISMA, FedRAMP, and DISA STIGs.
•    Provide Tier 3 support and participate in on-call rotations as required.
•    Collaborate with data owners, analysts, and security teams to define and meet data analytics requirements.

Required Qualifications:
•    Active Secret clearance
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
•    5+ years of hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats).
•    Proficiency in Linux systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).
•    Experience with secure data ingestion and log management in enterprise or federal environments.
•    Understanding of network protocols, firewalls, and data security principles.
•    Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS GovCloud or Azure Government.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Elastic Certified Engineer or Elastic Certified Analyst.
•    Experience with Elasticsearch Service (Elastic Cloud).
•    Familiarity with other observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Splunk, Prometheus).
•    Experience with NIST RMF, DoD 8570 compliance, or CDM initiatives.
•    Prior experience supporting DoD, IC, or civilian agencies.

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Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT)

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