Senior Elastic Platform Engineer (Remote)

ECS; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS in Richmond, Virginia, seeks a Senior Elastic Engineer for a remote position. The successful candidate will design and maintain Elastic Stack environments, creating ingestion pipelines and ensuring optimal performance.

The role requires deep expertise in Elastic products and strong scripting skills. The salary range is $170,000 – $190,000, reflecting the importance of this position in making a valuable impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Elastic Stack.
• Proficient in Python, PowerShell, and Bash scripting.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments.
• Build ingestion pipelines, index strategies, and dashboards.
• Lead design reviews and provide guidance on Elastic best practices.

Skills

Deep expertise with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet)

Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

Solid understanding of observability, logging, metrics, and distributed systems

Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing production-scale Elastic environments

Strong Linux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

Education

U.S. Passport required

Must have a Secret Clearance, at minimum

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

ECS in Richmond, Virginia, seeks a Senior Elastic Engineer for a remote position. The successful candidate will design and maintain Elastic Stack environments, creating ingestion pipelines and ensuring optimal performance.

The role requires deep expertise in Elastic products and strong scripting skills. The salary range is $170,000 – $190,000, reflecting the importance of this position in making a valuable impact.