Senior Security Engineer – Elasticsearch Core

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; On-site; USD 133,100 - 210,600; Full time

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Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will contribute to architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation, delivering high-performance security at scale.

You will collaborate with engineering and product leaders to embed security into new customer features, optimize performance in distributed systems, and drive vulnerability management with the

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Experience building scalable authorization systems under high concurrency.
• Understanding of distributed systems security and zero-trust transport.
• Knowledge of edge identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 and SAML.
• Proven ability to apply AI to accelerate development and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to core security initiatives from architecture to production for Elasticsearch core components.
• Develop foundational security models for features.
• Optimize security performance in distributed systems.
• Apply cryptographic solutions for customer use cases.
• Ensure data isolation within shared infrastructure across customers.
• Stay updated with security best practices and apply them.
• Collaborate across teams to embed security in new features.
• Drive vulnerability management with InfoSec and AI-driven triage.

Skills

Java internals

Authorization systems

Distributed systems security

OAuth 2.0 / SAML

AI in development

Cross-functional collaboration

Async communication

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will contribute to architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation, delivering high-performance security at scale.

You will collaborate with engineering and product leaders to embed security into new customer features, optimize performance in distributed systems, and drive vulnerability management with the