Senior ElasticSearch Engineer
Senior ElasticSearch Engineer (Elastic Stack / Cloud / DevOps)📍 Quantico, VA (On-site) | 🔐 Clearance Eligible RequiredSenior ElasticSearch Engineer to join our Managed Security Services (MSSP) team in Quantico, VA.This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building, and scaling Elastic Stack environments across enterprise and cloud platforms. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-performance, resilient solutions that power observability, security, and operational intelligence.What You’ll DoDesign, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet)Build and optimize ingestion pipelines, index strategies, and search performanceDevelop automation and integrations using Python, PowerShell, and BashDeploy across AWS, Azure, GCP, GovCloud, and containerized platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelinesIntegrate Elastic with SIEMs and telemetry tools (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike)Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance at scaleLead design reviews and mentor engineers on best practicesMaintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and operational standardsRequired QualificationsDeep hands-on experience with the Elastic StackStrong scripting/automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash)Experience with distributed systems, observability, and logging frameworksStrong Linux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform expertiseExperience deploying and managing large-scale Elastic environmentsExcellent communication and collaboration skillsU.S. Passport requiredMust be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security ClearanceNice to HaveExperience with SIEM / Elastic Security or similar platformsKubernetes, Docker, OpenShift experienceTerraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipeline expertiseBackground in DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineeringRelevant certifications (Elastic, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible)Tech EnvironmentCloud: AWS, Azure, GCP, GovCloudContainers: Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShiftAutomation: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CDIntegrations: Splunk, CrowdStrike, cloud-native toolsComparable tools: OpenSearch, Solr, Lucene, Graylog, Datadog