Elastic On-Prem Systems Operator - Kubernetes & Security

DeWinter Group; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DeWinter Group is seeking an Elastic Administrator/Operator for on-premises deployments in Sunnyvale or NYC. The role focuses on operating Elastic clusters on Kubernetes, ensuring reliability, security, and performance in a security-conscious enterprise environment.

Responsibilities include day-to-day operations, backups, DR planning, monitoring, on-call rotation, and documentation. Candidates should have deep Elastic Stack experience and strong Linux/Kubernetes fundamentals to support critical

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Elastic Stack components (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fleet Server, Elastic Agent, and related pipelines).
• Production support and Day 2 operations experience.
• Strong background managing on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of Linux, networking, and storage fundamentals.
• Experience with monitoring/alerting tools such as Loki, Grafana, Prometheus, and VictoriaMetrics.
• Automation scripting skills using Python, Bash, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Administer and operate Elastic clusters on Kubernetes leveraging ECK and data streams, including deployment, scaling, and upgrades.
• Manage Day 2 operations such as monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Implement and maintain backup/restore, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Optimize index performance, ES|QL queries, and overall cluster health.
• Support security configurations including RBAC, access control, and audit logging.
• Maintain comprehensive runbooks and operational documentation.
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure system reliability.

Skills

Elastic Stack

Kubernetes

Linux

Networking

Storage

Monitoring tools

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Job description

DeWinter Group is seeking an Elastic Administrator/Operator for on-premises deployments in Sunnyvale or NYC. The role focuses on operating Elastic clusters on Kubernetes, ensuring reliability, security, and performance in a security-conscious enterprise environment.

Responsibilities include day-to-day operations, backups, DR planning, monitoring, on-call rotation, and documentation. Candidates should have deep Elastic Stack experience and strong Linux/Kubernetes fundamentals to support critical