Senior Elastic Cloud Engineer

Ecs Services - Fairfax, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fairfax, VA

1,001-5,000 employees

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About the position

ECS is currently seeking a detail-oriented, diligent, and energetic Senior Elastic Cloud Engineer to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dashboard Ecosystem Program. The CDM Dashboard Program provides cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards to participating agencies to enhance their security posture. This large, DHS-managed program consists of several significant contracts and various services, and ECS is delivering the next generation of the CDM Dashboard. This dashboard increases visibility and insight into federal agencies' cybersecurity posture by aggregating, displaying, and reporting data collected from tools and sensors deployed on agencies' networks, which then report to a DHS-managed Federal Dashboard. The CDM Dashboard comprises multiple Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and open-source products, software configuration packages, and custom code that work together to operate as a single dashboard solution tailored to meet DHS requirements. Core technologies include Elasticsearch and Kibana. The ideal candidate must be able to proactively work independently as well as part of a team to achieve program objectives. The Senior Elastic Cloud Engineer will primarily perform duties related to the implementation and management of Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE), optimizing for storage, compute, and reliability objectives of Elasticsearch clusters operating within ECE. This role also involves configuring and monitoring Elastic Cross Cluster Search (CCS), following lifecycle processes to move solutions from development to production, and securing the solution with TLS, certificates, SSO/PIV authentication, and encryption technologies. Additionally, the engineer will define and implement logging and monitoring strategies to ensure optimal system performance, test data flows, troubleshoot issues, and monitor the health of the solution and servers to maximize performance and minimize downtime. The role includes providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior resources, making it essential for the candidate to have a strong background in the Elastic stack and cloud infrastructure management, particularly within AWS.

Responsibilities

• Implementation and management of Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) and optimization for storage, compute, and reliability objectives of Elasticsearch clusters operating within ECE.
• Configuring and monitoring Elastic Cross Cluster Search (CCS) including connection management and troubleshooting.
• Following lifecycle processes to move solutions from Dev to Test to Pre-Staging to Production; including defining, designing, and implementing automated processes.
• Configuring and maintaining Linux-based Operating system files in support of the Elasticsearch products (yum updates and product version upgrades).
• Installing and configuring an Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) solution in non-production and production environments.
• Securing the solution with TLS, certificates, SSO/PIV authentication, and encryption technologies.
• Defining and implementing logging and monitoring strategies to ensure optimal system performance.
• Testing data flows, troubleshooting issues, and monitoring the health of the solution and servers to maximize performance and minimize downtime.
• Defining and implementing data lifecycle management.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to more junior resources.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on experience installing, configuring, and administering the Elastic stack including Elasticsearch clusters, with at least 3+ years of this experience in a production environment.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience installing, configuring, and administering Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) in a production environment, with at least 2+ years of this experience in a production environment.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure, preferably within AWS, including scaling and capacity management for ECE.
• 1+ year of experience defining and implementing Index Lifecycle Management policies including using Frozen tier and searchable snapshots.
• Experience working with automated configuration management tools and playbooks (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack), Docker containers, and GitHub.
• Candidate must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain DHS Suitability/Entry on Duty (EOD).

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced knowledge of Linux, CentOS and/or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Advanced knowledge of Elasticsearch's cross-cluster search (CCS) feature, including optimizing performance, troubleshooting, security, and managing connections.
• Intermediate level knowledge of data ingest using the Elastic stack using Logstash and Beats.
• Experience working in DevSecOps environments within Agile organizations.
• Experience with CDM tools and agencies, including CDM tools and their role in government environments.
• Experience with leading the execution of FISMA related programs across large and complex multi-agency environments.
• Experience supporting large Federal programs ($200M+).
• Excellent communication and relationship skills to articulate advanced technical topics and build consensus among stakeholders.
• Active DHS Suitability/Entry on Duty (EOD).

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible scheduling options