Sr. Elastic Engineer

Socket.dev; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our team at the Ft. Meade, MD office.

This role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing Elastic Stack environments at scale, with collaboration across engineering, DevOps, cloud, and client teams. You will lead automation, integration projects, and ensure system reliability and performance. The ideal candidate has hands-on Elastic Stack expertise, strong scripting skills, and the ability to mentor engineers while adhering to security and

Qualifications

• Hands-on Elastic Stack experience (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet).
• Scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash and automation.
• Experience with observability, logging, metrics, distributed systems.
• Designing, deploying, and operating production Elastic environments at scale.
• Strong Linux/Unix and cloud knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Mentorship and guidance to engineering teams on Elastic best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments across on‑prem and cloud platforms.
• Build ingestion pipelines, index strategies, dashboards, and automation workflows.
• Develop scripts and integrations to streamline operations and monitoring.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, cloud, and client teams to deliver scalable Elastic solutions.
• Lead design reviews and share Elastic best practices across teams.

Skills

Elastic Stack expertise

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Observability & monitoring

Production-scale design & deployment

Linux/Unix & cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Clear communication

Security clearance readiness

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

ECS is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineerto work in our Ft. Meade, MDoffice. Please Note:This position is contingent upon additional funding.

Are you passionate about building and scaling Elastic environments and eager to make an immediate technical impact? Join ECS, a leading provider of cloud, AI, data, and enterprise transformation solutions. In this role, you will implement, optimize, and maintain Elastic Stack environments at scale while contributing to architecture, automation, and integrations that improve reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.

We are seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our Managed Security Services (MSSP) team. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Elastic Stack and enjoys designing, coding, and deploying complex systems. You will collaborate with engineering, DevOps, cloud, and client teams to deliver resilient, high-performance Elastic solutions while maintaining visibility into system health and operational workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments, includingElasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and Fleet.
• Build and optimize ingestion pipelines, index strategies, search queries, dashboards, and automation workflows.
• Write scripts, automation, and integrations (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.) to streamline operations, data processing, and monitoring.
• Deploy Elastic across platforms, includingon-premises, public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), GovCloud, and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift).
• Leverage automation and orchestration tools such asTerraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker to manage deployments and operational tasks.
• Integrate Elastic with enterprise tools such asSIEMs, Splunk, CrowdStrike, and other telemetry sources.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot performance issues, and optimize for reliability and scalability.
• Lead design reviews, provide guidance on Elastic best practices, and support knowledge sharing across teams.
• Maintain documentation for architectures, deployment patterns, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Stay current with Elastic features, certifications, and emerging platform capabilities.

Salary Range: $170,000 - $205,000

General Description of Benefits

Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on expertise with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
• Solid understanding ofobservability, logging, metrics, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing production-scale Elastic environments.
• StrongLinux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Ability to mentor, guide, and influence engineering teams on Elastic best practices.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to support domestic or international on-site engagements.
• U.S. Passport required.
• Must have a TS/SCI Clearance, at minimum.
• Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.