Senior Elasticsearch Engineer - TS/SCI | Kubernetes & OSINT

RPMGlobal; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join a platform engineering team supporting OSINT TCPED across the DoD and IC. You will develop, deploy, and maintain NoSQL databases in a Kubernetes microservice ecosystem with GitOps practices.

Required 8+ years in CS/engineering, DoD 8570.01M IAT II or higher, and expertise with Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and Linux. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in computer science/engineering or equivalent
• DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification or higher (Security+/CySA+/SSCP/CCNA Security/CISSP)
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms (EKS/Rancher/RKE2)
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Keycloak, Redis, Strimzi
• Experience with open-source technologies and modern infrastructure
• Experience hardening databases per NIST 800-53
• Strong Linux system administration skills
• Experience deploying, managing, and debugging containerized apps
• Strong verbal/written communication and collaboration abilities
• Comfortable in fast-paced, diverse teams

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Redis

Linux administration

Containerization

Open source technologies

REST APIs

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

EKS

Rancher

RKE2

Keycloak

Strimzi

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer to join a platform engineering team supporting OSINT TCPED across the DoD and IC. You will develop, deploy, and maintain NoSQL databases in a Kubernetes microservice ecosystem with GitOps practices.

Required 8+ years in CS/engineering, DoD 8570.01M IAT II or higher, and expertise with Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and Linux. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential in a fast-paced environment.