Elastic Search Engineer

As an Elastic Search Engineer, you'll help develop, deploy, and maintain nosql databases as foundational elements of our microservice eco-system using Kubernetes as a foundational platform. You'll also support the adoption of GitOps best practices across cross-functional engineering teams.

What You Will Do

Deploy, triage, debug, and maintain production class databases like Elasticsearch and Redis. Contribute to operational monitoring capabilities to provide proactive system notifications.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You'll collaborate closely with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integrations teams. You'll have opportunities to contribute to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models, and participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Master's degree with 6+ years of experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph
• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate)
• Ability to obtain and maintain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms such as EKS, Rancher, or RKE2
• Experience with one or more of the following: Elasticsearch, Keycloak, Redis, Strimzi
• Experience working with open-source technologies and modern infrastructure platforms
• Experience hardening databases to comply with NIST 800-53 security controls
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration
• Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities
• Pay transparency policy
• Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer