Elastic Search Engineer with Security Clearance

Hiring: Elasticsearch / Search-Focused Engineer or Data Scientist (Cleared)We're looking for someone with a strong background building Elasticsearch-backed search systems and scalable data pipelines in production environments. Location: Huntsville, AL (Redstone Arsenal)Supports: FBI ProgramClearance: Top Secret Minimum If you've designed search platforms that support large, unstructured datasets and real-world mission use cases, this one's for you. ? Core Skills We're TargetingSearch & Data PlatformsElasticsearch (indexing, querying, relevance tuning, access controls)Search across unstructured data (text, images, video, documents)High-volume data ingestion and retrieval pipelinesAPI-driven search servicesBackend & Data EngineeringPython (production-grade services)SQLFastAPI / FlaskData ingestion, ETL, and pipeline orchestrationDockerized applicationsLinux (Ubuntu), Bash, CLI toolsGit-based workflowsML / Analytics (Applied, Not Academic)NLP pipelines (topic modeling, sentiment analysis, entity extraction)Search + ML integration (ranking, enrichment, retrieval augmentation)Experience supporting downstream analytics and dashboardsFamiliarity with vector search / embeddings a plusCloud & Enterprise ToolsAWS and/or AzureDatabricks / Spark / PySparkCI/CD fundamentalsMonitoring, logging, and performance optimization Nice-to-Have / BonusExperience in DoD, IC, or austere environmentsBuilding search for shared drives or large document repositoriesHandling image / video / text data in a unified search platformPrior work with Palantir, Foundry, or similar platforms What This Role Feels LikeDesigning and owning Elasticsearch implementations, not just querying themTurning messy, real-world data into fast, usable search productsWorking closely with analysts, engineers, and stakeholdersBuilding systems that actually get used