Senior Elasticsearch Engineer - OSINT & TS/SCI

Base-2 Solutions, LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join a fast-paced platform team building and deploying cutting-edge tech for OSINT across DoD/IC. You will develop, deploy, and maintain Elasticsearch/Redis databases inside a Kubernetes microservice ecosystem with GitOps practices.

The role requires 8+ years in the field, DoD 8570.01M IAT II certification, and the ability to obtain a Privileged User Account. Collaboration with engineers and customers is essential in this environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent with 8+ years.
• DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II cert or higher (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CISSP, etc.).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account certification.
• Kubernetes and container platforms experience (EKS, Rancher, or RKE2).
• Elasticsearch, Keycloak, Redis, Strimzi experience.
• Open-source technologies and modern infra platforms experience.
• Harden databases to meet NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Strong Linux system administration knowledge.
• Deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized apps.
• Strong written and verbal communication; collaborative with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Redis

Linux

Scripting

REST APIs

Open-source tech

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/Engineering

Master’s degree with 6+ years

Tools

EKS

Rancher

RKE2

Keycloak

Redis

Strimzi

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join a fast-paced platform team building and deploying cutting-edge tech for OSINT across DoD/IC. You will develop, deploy, and maintain Elasticsearch/Redis databases inside a Kubernetes microservice ecosystem with GitOps practices.

The role requires 8+ years in the field, DoD 8570.01M IAT II certification, and the ability to obtain a Privileged User Account. Collaboration with engineers and customers is essential in this environment.