Elastic Engineer with Security Clearance

ShorePoint, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

144 hours PTO

11 holidays

85% health insurance covered

401(k)

Continuing education

Certification maintenance and reimburs

Job summary

ShorePoint is seeking a senior Elastic Stack engineer to architect, deploy, and tune Elastic Stack across cloud and on-prem environments. You will migrate legacy security platforms, design ingestion pipelines, and harden deployments for federal compliance including TLS, PIV/CAC, and SSO/SAML.

You will build Kibana dashboards, automate with IaC tools, and communicate trade-offs to clients. Applicants must be a U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• 6+ years in systems engineering or infrastructure with Elastic expertise.
• 2+ years of Elastic Stack production experience.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and IaC tooling.
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider.
• Experience with federal security controls (TLS, SSO/SAML, PIV/CAC, STIG).

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy and tune Elastic Stack solutions across cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments.
• Migrate legacy security platforms and modernize analyst workflows.
• Design data ingestion pipelines using Elastic Agent, Fleet, Logstash and Beats.
• Harden deployments for federal compliance (TLS, PIV/CAC, SSO/SAML, STIG, audit logging).
• Build dashboards and Kibana visualizations to drive outcomes.
• Develop IaC automation using Ansible, Terraform or equivalent.
• Communicate technical decisions to client stakeholders and contribute reusable templates.

Skills

Elastic Stack

Security engineering

Client communication

Problem solving

Linux CLI

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field

Tools

Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE)

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)

Elastic Cloud

Ansible

Terraform

Logstash

Beats

Kibana

TLS

SSO/SAML

PIV/CAC

STIG

Job description

Who we are: ShorePoint is a fast-growing, industry-recognized and award-winning cybersecurity services firm focused on high-profile, high-threat public and private sector customers who demand experience and proven security models to protect their data. We embrace a "work hard, play hard" mentality and celebrate individual and company successes. We are passionate about our mission and going above and beyond to deliver for our customers, while fostering an environment that supports creativity, accountability, mission success, critical thinking and a desire to give back to our community. The Perks: As recognized members of the Cyber Elite, we work together in partnership to defend our nation's critical infrastructure while building meaningful and exciting career development opportunities in a culture tailored to the individual's technical and professional growth. We are committed to the belief that our team members do their best work when they are happy and well cared for. In support of this philosophy, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, major carriers for healthcare providers. Highlighted benefits include 144 hours of PTO, 11 holidays, 85% of insurance premiums covered, a 401(k), continuing education, certification maintenance and reimbursement and more.

What you’ll be doing:

• Architect, deploy and tune Elastic Stack solutions (Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE), Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), Elastic Cloud) across cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments.
• Execute legacy security platform migrations, including detection translation (e.g., Search Processing Language (SPL) → (ES|QL) Elasticsearch Query Language) and analyst workflow modernization.
• Design and implement data ingestion pipelines using Elastic Agent, Fleet, Logstash and Beats.
• Harden deployments for federal compliance, including Transport Layer Security (TLS), Personal Identity Verification/Common Access Card (PIV/CAC), Single Sign-On (SSO) / Security Assertion Markup Language (SSO/SAML), Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and audit logging.
• Build outcome-driven dashboards and advanced Kibana visualizations.
• Develop automation using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (Ansible, Terraform or equivalent).
• Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs directly to client stakeholders.
• Contribute to internal IP, including reusable templates, automation and reference architectures.
• What you need to know:
• Understanding of Elastic Stack capabilities and use cases across deployment, security and operations.
• Knowledge of distributed cluster architecture at scale, including multi-tenant and CCS environments . Must have's:
• Strong problem-solving skills and a self-starter mentality.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Linux CLI fundamentals and basic networking knowledge.
• Familiarity with (or the drive to rapidly learn) the Elastic Stack.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements. Journeyman Level and Above
• 2+ years of production Elastic Stack experience.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and IaC tooling.
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider.
• Experience with federal security controls (TLS, SSO/SAML, PIV/CAC, STIG).
• Client-facing communication skills. Senior
• 6+ years in systems engineering or infrastructure with deep Elastic expertise.
• Proven track record leading engagements from scoping through delivery.
• Deep knowledge of distributed cluster architecture at scale, including multi-tenant and CCS environments.
• Ability to drive client relationships and identify expansion opportunities.
• Beneficial to have:
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
• Elastic certifications (ECE or being on a defined certification track).
• Elastic Security (SIEM, detection engineering, threat hunting and legacy migration).
• Detection translation experience (SPL → ES|QL or equivalent).
• Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash or PowerShell).
• Exposure to AI-augmented search, RAG or semantic search use cases.
• Prior professional services or consulting experience.
• Where it's done:
• Remote (Herndon, VA with up to 25% travel to client sites ).