Elastic Engineer

Phase2 Technology; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 86,900 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Phase2 Technology is seeking an Elastic Engineer to build high-performing systems that aggregate logs using Elastic. Responsibilities include creating quality visualizations, maintaining infrastructure, and proactively identifying issues.

The ideal candidate has experience with the Elastic Stack, secret clearance, and a high school diploma or GED. Knowledge of compliance standards and cryptography is required. The role offers a competitive salary and significant opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience with Elastic Stack installation and troubleshooting.
• Experience building high-quality Kibana dashboards.
• Experience converting raw logs into ECS documents.

Responsibilities

• Build a high-performing system using Elastic for log aggregation.
• Create visualizations and alerts for threat hunting.
• Maintain infrastructure and identify anomalous behavior.

Skills

Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Kibana dashboards

ECS formatted documents

Logstash plugins

Cryptography protocols (TLS, mTLS)

Federal compliance standards (NIST 800-53)

Secret clearance

Basic Linux/UNIX navigation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)

Office 365 applications

Job description

Elastic Engineer

Work with clients and peers to build a high‑performing system using Elastic to aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema. Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields, create quality visualizations and alerts for threat hunting, maintain infrastructure, and identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become larger issues that can be acted upon. Work with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture and deploy within designated security requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) – installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade, and troubleshooting.
• Experience building high‑quality Kibana dashboards and visualizations.
• Experience converting raw logs into ECS formatted documents.
• Experience with Logstash plugins, filters, regular expressions, and Grok patterns.
• Knowledge of cryptography protocols and standards (TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, PKI).
• Knowledge of federal compliance standards (NIST 800‑53, FIPS, STIG, FedRAMP).
• Secret clearance.
• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK).
• Experience with NiFi, Kafka, and Confluent.
• Experience with Office 365 applications and Teams collaboration.
• Experience interacting with tools via RDP, web‑based UI, SSH, and CLI.
• Experience in DoW, Intelligence Community, or other regulated environments.
• Knowledge of Elastic Index Lifecycle Management (ILM).
• Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments – navigation and troubleshooting basic OS issues.
• Knowledge of networking protocols.
• Knowledge of how various systems interact with each other.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles.

Compensation

Salary range: $86,900 to $198,000 per year.

Security Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need Secret clearance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.