ABSC (Absolute Business Solutions Corp.) · 2 months ago
Elasticsearch Engineer
Bethesda, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expABSC is a technology and services company specializing in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. They are seeking a Senior Elasticsearch Engineer to design, develop, and deploy Elasticsearch infrastructure to support the DIA-NMEC DOMEX Data Discovery Platform. The role involves optimizing performance, ensuring reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyProfessional Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, implement and manage Elasticsearch clusters to support large-scale data indexing and search operations
Optimize Elasticsearch performance by fine-tuning configurations, query optimizations, and cluster scaling
Monitor Elasticsearch clusters for health, performance, and security, and implement proactive measures to ensure system stability
Collaborate with software development and DevOps teams to integrate Elasticsearch into our applications and workflows
Troubleshoot and resolve complex Elasticsearch-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss
Implement security best practices for Elasticsearch, including access controls, authentication, and encryption
Stay up-to-date with Elasticsearch and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) developments and recommend upgrades or enhancements
Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices
Document configurations, procedures, and best practices for Elasticsearch administration
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of proven experience as an Engineer, 3-5 years experience as an Elasticsearch Engineer, or Master's with 1-2 years of proven experience as an Elasticsearch Engineer. Years' of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
Must possess an Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain CI Poly
Experience in system integrations testing through a full system development life cycle, including implementing test plans, test cases and test processes
Strong expertise in Elasticsearch cluster design, performance tuning, and optimization
Proficiency in Elasticsearch query DSL and search query optimization
Knowledge of Elasticsearch security practices, including role-based access control and SSL/TLS
Scripting and automation skills with tools like Python, Bash, or Ansible
Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS
Working in an Agile project management environment
Experience documenting test results for corrective actions, reporting and audits
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own
Preferred
Experience with Logstash, Kibana, Metricbeats, and Filebeats is a plus
Knowledge of Atlassian software such as JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, and Confluence
Experience with data engineering tools such as Kubernetes/Rancher, Cloudera
Experience with scripting languages, CI/CD tools, like Jenkins or Gitlab
Experience working in an air-gapped environments
Experience working in large computing environments (> 1,000 end-points)
Experience maintaining AI/ML environments (NVIDIA hardware and software)
Experience maintaining large data (Petabyte) environments and storage solutions
Experience with advanced Linux network hardware (eg: Mellanox Network Cards)
Benefits
Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match
Annual Health and Wellness Allowance – buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
Career Development – Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
Charitable Match – ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity
Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals!
LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program
Company
ABSC (Absolute Business Solutions Corp.)
ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Danny Holloway
Chief Technology Officer
Anthony Sutera
Chief Operating Officer
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