Senior Elastic Architect/Engineer

Amatriot Group, LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Hybrid on-site/remote availability

Job summary

Amatriot Group, LLC seeks an Elastic Architect/Engineer to design and maintain scalable Elastic Stack solutions at Quantico VA. The role focuses on data ingestion, real-time search, analytics, and visualization to enable data-driven decisions and governance.

The candidate will collaborate with cybersecurity and IT teams to enhance data pipelines, dashboards, and the overall platform while ensuring security and compliance with TS-era requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity and/or Information Systems Management or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in data architecture, search engineering, or big data solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas to a diverse customer base verbally and in writing.
• Meet 8570 IASAE III certification requirements at the time of hire (e.g., CISSP, ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP).
• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to upgrade to TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Elastic Architecture and Design: Design scalable Elastic Stack solutions and planning for data models and shard allocation.
• Data Ingestion and Processing: Build pipelines with Logstash, Beats, and Kafka; ensure data quality and availability.
• Search Analytics and Visualization: Develop queries and Kibana dashboards; deliver analytics to stakeholders.
• Performance Tuning and Optimization: Monitor cluster health, optimize indexes, plan capacity for growth.
• System Administration and Security: Manage RBAC, encryption, SSO; implement backups and DR.
• Collaboration and Support: Work with development teams; provide expert guidance and troubleshooting.
• Continuous Improvement and Documentation: Stay current with Elastic Stack; document standards and practices.

Skills

Data architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or Information Systems Management

Tools

Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats)

Job description

Location

Quantico VA Hybrid 2 days onsite Security Clearance Active TS or higher Required

Job Type

Full Time

Target Salary Range

190000 220000 This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level years of experience andor certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

Amatriot is seeking an Elastic ArchitectEngineer to support its DCSA contract based at Quantico VA This role is responsible for designing implementing maintaining optimizing and providing operational support for the Elastic Stack Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana and Beats The position develops scalable solutions for large scale data ingestion real time search analytics and visualization to support data driven decision making and compliance with relevant data governance policies The architectengineer collaborates with cybersecurity professionals engineers and IT staff to enhance data pipelines dashboards and the overall data platform

Key Responsibilities

• Elastic Architecture and DesignDesign scalable high performance Elastic Stack solutions that meet business and technical requirements Develop and maintain data models indexing strategies and shard allocation plans Install configure and maintain Elastic Stack components in cloud or on premises environments
• Data Ingestion and ProcessingBuild and manage data ingestion pipelines using Logstash Beats and integration tools such as Kafka Implement data transformation enrichment and parsing logic to prepare data for indexing Ensure data quality integrity and availability across the platform
• Search Analytics and VisualizationDevelop complex search queries aggregations and analytics to extract insights from data Create interactive dashboards and visualizations in Kibana Work with stakeholders to understand data needs and develop custom analytics solutions
• Performance Tuning and OptimizationMonitor cluster health and performance; proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks Optimize index performance query speed and resource utilization Perform capacity planning to support future growth
• System Administration and SecurityAdminister the Elastic cluster including upgrades and patching Implement and manage role based access control RBAC encryption and SSO for the Elastic Stack Develop and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies for the data platform
• Collaboration and SupportCollaborate with development teams to integrate applications with the Elastic Stack Provide expert level support and guidance to platform users Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues within the Elastic ecosystem
• Continuous Improvement and DocumentationStay current with Elastic Stack features best practices and industry trends Research and evaluate new technologies and plugins to enhance platform capabilities Document architectural standards procedures and best practices

Qualifications

• EducationBachelors degree in Cybersecurity andor Information Systems Management or equivalent experience Required
• ExperienceMinimum of 10 years of experience in data architecture search engineering or big data solutions Required
• SkillsAbility to communicate complex technical ideas to a diverse customer base verbally and in writing Required
• CertificationsMeet 8570 IASAE III certification requirements at the time of hire such as CISSP ISSAP or CISSP ISSEP Required
• ClearanceActive Top Secret clearance with eligibility to be upgraded to TSSCI Required

Working Conditions

Location Quantico VA 22134 USA Remote flexibility and telework are available This is primarily a telework position with a requirement to be onsite up to three 3 days a week at Quantico Marine Corps Base VA Required If the alternate worksite is outside DCSA facilities or corporate office space reliable voice communication and a stable capable internet connection are required Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred QualificationsCertificationsElastic Certified Engineer ECE certification is highly desired

Working Conditions

• Cell phone preferred for voice communication when working from an alternate worksite outside DCSA facilities or corporate office space