Principal Elasticsearch Systems Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Virginia; On-site; USD 126,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Principal Elasticsearch Systems Engineer to join a dynamic Agile team. This role focuses on supporting a large enterprise Elasticsearch deployment, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity across both cloud and on-premises environments. With a commitment to professional growth, the company offers competitive benefits and a collaborative atmosphere. If you have a passion for security and analytics, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the field!

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401K with 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

Technical Upskilling

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Elasticsearch Administration.
• Experience deploying Elasticsearch on Commercial Cloud Platforms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Elasticsearch clusters in a cloud-based environment.
• Evaluate and optimize Elasticsearch clusters for performance.

Skills

Elasticsearch Administration

Agile Development

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Performance Tuning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS

Elasticsearch

Job description

Job Description

Description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Principal Elasticsearch Systems Engineer in our Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront of 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 Security!

Job Summary

The Principal Elasticsearch Systems Engineer provides support across an Agile team in a DevSecOps environment. This role supports a large enterprise Elasticsearch deployment, including design, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting in Elastic environments both in cloud (AWS) and on-premises. Collaboration with architecture, engineering, development, and operations teams is essential to ensure production scalability, stability, and data integrity.

Job Responsibilities

1. Maintain Elasticsearch clusters in a cloud-based environment across multiple availability zones.
2. Ensure Elasticsearch clusters operate under optimal conditions.
3. Evaluate and optimize Elasticsearch clusters, including configuration, indexing, search, query performance tuning, security, and administration.
4. Maintain infrastructure to ensure performance and data integrity.
5. Keep Elasticsearch clusters upgraded as permitted by dependent applications.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Elasticsearch Administration.
• Experience maintaining and integrating Elasticsearch within an operational enterprise information system.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience deploying and using Elasticsearch on Commercial Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working on customer systems.
• Understanding of customer system development policies.
• Additional certifications related to Elasticsearch are a plus.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. We prioritize your career growth and look forward to learning more about you – apply today.

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Original Posting Date: 2025-01-17

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 no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date.

Pay Range: $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities, education, experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, bargaining agreements, or other laws.