Elasticsearch Engineer, TS/SCI — Hybrid Role

Sunayu Llc; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 Medical Plan Options

Dental and Vision

FSA, DCFSA, HSA

Life/AD&D Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training and Educational Assistance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

11 Federal holidays

401k plan with up to a 6% match

Job summary

Sunayu, LLC is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join the platform engineering team in Bethesda, MD, focusing on deploying and maintaining NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, Redis) within a Kubernetes-based ecosystem. You will promote GitOps practices and collaborate across Systems, Architecture, Development, Security, and Operations teams.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience, TS/SCI clearance, DoD 8570.01M IAT II certs, and strong Linux/container expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain a Polygraph.
• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification (Security+/CySA+/SSCP or similar).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA).
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms (EKS, Rancher, or RKE2).
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Keycloak, Redis, Strimzi.
• Experience with open-source technologies and modern infrastructure platforms.
• Experience hardening databases per NIST 800-53; strong Linux administration knowledge.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting containerized apps; strong communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Linux system administration

GitOps practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree (optional)

Tools

Kubernetes

EKS

Rancher

RKE2

Elasticsearch

Redis

Keycloak

Strimzi

ArgoCD

Helm Chart templating

Job description

Sunayu, LLC is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join the platform engineering team in Bethesda, MD, focusing on deploying and maintaining NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, Redis) within a Kubernetes-based ecosystem. You will promote GitOps practices and collaborate across Systems, Architecture, Development, Security, and Operations teams.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience, TS/SCI clearance, DoD 8570.01M IAT II certs, and strong Linux/container expertise.