Elasticsearch Engineer

Persistent Systems Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Accessible office

Education sponsorship

Insurance coverage

Long service awards

Job summary

Persistent Systems Limited is seeking an Elasticsearch Engineer to join the Engineering team. You will lead architecture and delivery for enterprise search, SIEM, and observability projects, with GenAI/RAG integrations and vector embeddings.

Strong consulting experience and hands-on Docker/Kubernetes are required, along with cloud platform proficiency. The role requires 7–14 years of experience and the Active Elastic Certified Engineer certification.

Qualifications

• Active Elastic Certified Engineer certification is mandatory.
• Experience in Elastic core domain: SIEM/Observability/Enterprise Search.
• Strong consulting history delivering professional services in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
• Ability to design scalable Elasticsearch architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture and delivery leadership for Enterprise Search projects.
• Lead and deliver engagements in Elastic core domains (SIEM, Observability, Enterprise Search).
• Apply GenAI, RAG, and embeddings to search and analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with clients and teams across AWS, Azure, GCP environments.

Skills

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

GenAI

Consulting

Education

BS/MS in CS

Tools

Elastic Stack

Linux

Job description

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

We are looking for candidates who have experience in Elasticsearch development and also has mandatory Elasticsearch certification. Also candidates with experience in Docker and Kubernetes to work into the Engineering team.

• Role: Elasticsearch Engineer
• Location: All Persistent Location
• Experience: 7 to 14 years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Minimum of 8 years as a Consulting Architect, Senior Technical Consultant, or equivalent senior IT functional role working into Elastic core domain.
• Elastic Certification: Required – Active Elastic Certified Engineer certification is mandatory.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years as a Consulting Architect, Senior Technical Consultant, or equivalent senior IT functional role.
• Consulting History: A strong history of working as a consultant delivering professional services engagements in complex enterprise environments.
• Domain Expertise: Solid experience in deploying solutions using Elastic core domain: Elastic Security (SIEM/Endpoint), Elastic Observability (Logs/Metrics/APM), and/or Enterprise Search.
• Experience in solving complex technical search problems in terms of relevancy, scaling, performance fine-tuning, building a platform to handle high query throughputs and indexing throughput, benchmarking clusters to achieve optimal performance.
• Experience in leading and delivering Enterprise Search projects at both the architectural and program level.
• Experience in GenAI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector embeddings.
• Deep understanding of distributed architecture including application, database and systems.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with on-prem systems and/or major public/private cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Expertise You'll Bring:

• Active Elastic Certified Engineer certification with strong hands-on Elasticsearch expertise.
• Strong experience in Elastic Security (SIEM/Endpoint), Elastic Observability, and Enterprise Search implementations.
• Proven expertise in search relevance tuning, cluster scaling, indexing optimization, query performance tuning, and benchmarking large-scale Elasticsearch environments.
• Experience architecting and delivering Enterprise Search and Search Analytics solutions.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search platforms.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, application architectures, databases, and infrastructure platforms.
• Experience deploying and managing Elastic solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid environments.
• Technical Depth: Hands-on experience in Linux, networking, security, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure automation.
• Communication: Exceptional customer advocacy, relationship-building, and presentation skills. Proven ability to lead and articulate technical solutions and business value to stakeholders, including C-level executives.
• Travel: Ability and willingness to travel to client sites periodically as required for project success (up to 60%).
• Work Style: Comfortable working effectively in a highly distributed and remote team, spanning multiple global time zones.
• BS or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”