Elastic Search Engineer

Base-2 Solutions, LLC.; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions, LLC seeks an Elastic Search Engineer to join a high-energy platform engineering team focused on building and deploying cutting-edge technology stacks to support mission-critical Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and Intelligence Community.

The role emphasizes developing, deploying, and maintaining NoSQL databases within a Kubernetes microservice ecosystem and supporting GitOps in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s with 6+ years.
• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and container platforms (EKS, Rancher, RKE2).

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, debug, and maintain Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Design configuration management strategies across air-gapped networks.
• Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
• Contribute to operational monitoring and proactive system notifications.
• Contribute to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage.

Skills

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Redis

Linux admin

Containerization

GitOps

REST APIs

Security practices

Open-source tech

Scripting (Unix shell, Perl)

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Master's degree with 6+ years experience

Tools

EKS

Rancher

RKE2

Keycloak

Strimzi

Elasticsearch

Redis

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join a high-energy platform engineering team focused on building and deploying cutting-edge technology stacks to support mission-critical Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) TCPED across the DoD and Intelligence Community. The role involves developing, deploying, and maintaining NoSQL databases within a Kubernetes microservice ecosystem and supporting GitOps best practices in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, debug, and maintain production class databases like Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Design and support database configuration management strategies across air-gapped network fabrics.
• Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
• Contribute to operational monitoring capabilities to provide proactive system notifications.
• Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.
• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms such as EKS, Rancher, or RKE2.
• Experience with one or more of the following: Elasticsearch, Keycloak, Redis, Strimzi.
• Experience working with open-source technologies and modern infrastructure platforms.
• Experience hardening databases to comply with NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with team members from diverse technical backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with micro services architecture.
• Proficiency in scripting for automation and operational tooling (UNIX shell, Perl, or similar).
• Experience with Helm Chart templating.
• Experience with ArgoCD.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, web services, networking, and internet protocols.
• Experience and domain knowledge related to data processing.
• Experience with big data applications.
• Experience supporting DIA, NDOC, and/or D3P.
• OSINT familiarity.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.

Required Certifications

• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo