Elasticsearch Lead Engineer

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This role is for an Elasticsearch Lead Engineer, full-time contract in Chantilly, VA, with a pay rate of $155,000 - $165,000. Requires active Top Secret clearance, CompTIA Security+ certification, and 5+ years of Elastic stack experience.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
750
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 25, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Yes
📍 - Location detailed
Chantilly, VA 20153
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Stories #Jira #Kubernetes #Elastic Stack #Monitoring #Logstash #Elasticsearch #Code Reviews #Docker #Data Integrity #Security #Documentation #Agile #DevSecOps
Role description

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   • THIS ROLE IS 100% ON-SITE. THIS ROLE IS NOT REMOTE.

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   • Location: Chantilly, VA

Clearance: TS, SCI/Poly eligible

Level: T4

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE:

Design, develop, and deploy a log analytics and infrastructure monitoring solution using the Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, and Kibana). This solution will act in support of an existing identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) system.

 Deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, upgrade Elastic clusters and environments

 Plan resources and continuously optimize the infrastructure and configuration of Elasticsearch to maintain cluster health and search performance

 Configure Kibana for end-user access using role-based filtering and/or multi-tenancy features

 Interface with other developers to integrate Elastic stack with existing ICAM baseline

 Responsible for gathering monthly and quarterly metrics for customer review

 Resolve installation, infrastructure, data flow, and log ingest issues in both development and production environments

 Perform daily administration tasks for Elasticsearch clusters and environments

 Work in an Agile environment: estimate features and user stories, participate in developing sprint roadmaps, analyze user stories, develop design and architecture elements to support user story and / or feature development

 Work in DevSecOps environment with automated CI/CD pipelines

 Participate in design reviews

 Develop mockups and wireframes

 Conduct peer reviews and code reviews

REQUIRED:

Active Top Secret clearance

 Must be able to obtain and maintain CI (Counterintelligence) polygraph

 Bachelor's degree in related discipline plus 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience

 Experience as a software developer, integrator, administrator, or similar technical role

 Must have a valid CompTIA Security+ Certification.

 5 or more years of demonstrable experience designing, developing, and deploying solutions using the Elastic stack, including Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats.

 Experience with Elastic stack security features, such as client authentication, SSL/TLS configuration, and role-based document filtering

 Strong documentation skills with a proven ability to develop troubleshooting guides, standard operating procedures, architecture diagrams, etc.

 Highly autonomous, self-directed, and proactive when it comes to maintaining system infrastructure and log data integrity

 Experience working with Agile tools such as Jira / Confluence etc.

DESIRED:

Elastic Certified Engineer

 Experience with container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes

 Experience working in a production environment with strict availability/uptime requirements

 Experience or familiarity with identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) technologies and concepts

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $155,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) matching

 Dental insurance

 Employee assistance program

 Health insurance

 Life insurance

 Paid time off

 Referral program

 Tuition reimbursement

 Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

Are you in acceptance of this role be 100% ON-SITE in Chantilly, VA?

THIS ROLE IS NOT REMOTE.

Do you have a valid and active Top-Secret clearance?

As well as willing to obtain a CI Poly?

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

Elasticsearch: 5 years (Required)

 Logstash: 5 years (Preferred)

 Kibana: 5 years (Preferred)

 SSL/TLS Configuration: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

Elastic Certified Engineer (Required)

 CompTIA Security+ (Required)

Security clearance:

Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Chantilly, VA 20153 (Required)

Work Location: In person