Elasticsearch Systems Engineer (SME)

Leidos; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 148,850 - 269,075; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with a 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Technical Upskilling

Education and Training Support

Job summary

A leading defense and technology company is seeking an Elasticsearch Systems Engineer in Bethesda, Maryland. This role involves supporting a large enterprise Elasticsearch deployment in a DevSecOps environment, ensuring production stability and data integrity. Qualified candidates should have extensive experience with Elasticsearch administration and Agile methodology. The position offers competitive benefits, including paid time off and training support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Elasticsearch Administration.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Direct experience maintaining Elasticsearch within an operational enterprise system.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Elasticsearch clusters in a cloud-based environment.
• Ensure Elasticsearch clusters run under optimal conditions.
• Evaluate and optimize Elasticsearch clusters including configuration.

Skills

Elasticsearch Administration

Agile development

Cloud deployment (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Education

Masters degree with 15+ years or PhD with 13+ years relevant experience

Job description

Leidoshas a new and exciting opportunity for a Elasticsearch Systems Engineer (SME)in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Job Summary

The Elasticsearch Systems Engineer SME role provides support across an Agile team in a DevSecOps environment. This role will provide support for a large enterprise Elasticsearch deployment. This role requires providing design, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting support in the Elastic environments in both cloud (AWS) and on prem. This role will also collaborate with architecture, engineering, development, and operations teams; ensuring production scalability and stability while maintaining data integrity.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain Elasticsearch clusters in a cloud-based environment across multiple availability zones.

• Ensure Elasticsearch clusters run under optimal conditions.

• Evaluate and optimize Elasticsearch clusters, including configuration parameters, indexing, search, query performance tuning, security, and administration.

• Maintain infrastructure to ensure performance and data integrity.

• Keep Elasticsearch clusters upgraded, as permitted by the applications reliant on them.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Elasticsearch Administration.

• Direct experience maintaining and integrating Elasticsearch within an operational enterprise information system.

• Experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo.

• Experience with deploying and using Elasticsearch in Commercial Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).

• Masters with 15 or more years of relevant experience or a PhD with 13 or more years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

• TS/SCI with Poly is required for consideration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on the customer’s systems.

• Understanding of the customer’s system development policies.

• Additional certifications related to Elasticsearch.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you – apply today.

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Original Posting: July 31, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $148,850.00 - $269,075.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.