Cloud Engineer – ELK Specialist

Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer – ELK Specialist with hands-on experience in managing, optimizing, and supporting Elastic Stack (ELK – Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) environments within cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong cloud engineering expertise, excellent troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work in a secure and mission-critical environment. Key Responsibilities • Design, implement, and maintain ELK stack solutions for log aggregation, analysis, and visualization. • Manage and optimize large-scale Elasticsearch clusters, ensuring performance, scalability, and security. • Develop and maintain data ingestion pipelines using Logstash, Beats, or other tools. • Configure Kibana dashboards for monitoring, analytics, and operational insights. • Integrate ELK with cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for end-to-end observability. • Implement and enforce security and compliance standards within the ELK and cloud environments. • Troubleshoot performance issues, data ingestion errors, and cluster health problems. • Collaborate with DevOps, Cloud, and Security teams to ensure seamless integration of monitoring and logging solutions. • Automate deployment and management of ELK components using IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.). • Provide ongoing support, patching, and upgrades for ELK components. Required Skills & Experience • Active SC Clearance (mandatory). • 6+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering / DevOps / Infrastructure roles. • Strong hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana). • Proven experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Proficiency with Linux system administration and shell scripting. • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). • Strong knowledge of monitoring, observability, and alerting tools. • Good understanding of networking, load balancing, and security concepts.