Elasticsearch Engineer

Triglocon; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability & Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Professional Training

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Virginia is seeking a skilled developer to design and deploy log analytics and infrastructure monitoring solutions using the Elastic stack. The role requires a bachelor's degree and relevant experience, along with active security clearance. Responsibilities include optimizing Elasticsearch configurations, collaborating in Agile teams, and ensuring the health of cluster environments. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage, PTO, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline plus 2-4 years of relevant experience or master's with less than 2 years.
• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly eligibility required.
• Must be DoD-8570/8140 level 2 compliant.
• Familiarity with deploying Elasticsearch clusters.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, developing, and deploying log analytics solutions.
• Support the optimization of Elasticsearch infrastructure.
• Perform daily administration tasks for Elasticsearch clusters.
• Participate in Agile environment to estimate features and contribute to planning.

Skills

Software development experience

Collaboration

Problem-solving skills

Experience with Agile tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

Elastic stack

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Duties may include:

Assist in designing, developing, and deploying log analytics and infrastructure monitoring solutions using the Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, and Kibana) to support an existing identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) system.

Help deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, and upgrade Elastic clusters and environments under the guidance of senior team members.

Support the optimization of Elasticsearch infrastructure and configuration to maintain cluster health and search performance.

Interface with other developers to integrate Elastic stack with existing ICAM baseline

Help resolve installation, infrastructure, data flow, and log ingest issues in both development and production environments.

Perform daily administration tasks for Elasticsearch clusters and environments.

Participate in an Agile environment by estimating features and user stories and contributing to sprint planning.

Assist in the implementation of DevSecOps practices with automated CI/CD pipelines.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline plus 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or master’s with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience as a software developer, integrator, administrator, or similar technical role
• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly eligibility
• Must be able to obtain and maintain CI (Counterintelligence) polygraph
• Must be DoD-8570/8140 level 2 compliant
• Familiarity with deploying and managing Elasticsearch clusters and Kibana.
• Understanding of basic troubleshooting, performance tuning, and cluster health management for Elasticsearch environments.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team setting and receive guidance from senior engineers.
• Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and grow within the field.

Desired:

• Elastic Certified Engineer
• Experience with container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to working in a production environment with uptime and availability requirements.
• Basic understanding or exposure to identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) technologies.

At Trinity Global Consulting (TGC), we value our employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Coverage for eligible employees and family through CareFirst and VSP.
• Paid Time Off – PTO granted in accordance with contract requirements.
• Paid Holidays – 11 federal holidays observed annually.
• Disability & Life Insurance – Short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D coverage included.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Competitive plan managed through Ameritas.
• Professional Training – Formal training provided as required, with additional learning opportunities based on role.