Sr. Elastic Engineer (Secret cleared)

ECS Corporate Services; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Corporate Services is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to join our Ft. Belvoir, VA team. You will design, deploy, and optimize Elastic Stack environments at scale, collaborating with DevOps, cloud, and client teams to deliver resilient data pipelines and actionable dashboards.

The role requires hands-on Elastic expertise, strong scripting skills, and deep knowledge of Linux and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). A Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one is required for on-site engagements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Elastic Stack expertise (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Experience designing production-scale Elastic environments
• Solid Linux/Unix, networking, and cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Ability to mentor engineering teams on Elastic best practices

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Stack environments
• Build ingestion pipelines, index strategies, dashboards, and automation workflows
• Write scripts, automation, and integrations to streamline operations
• Deploy Elastic across on-prem, cloud, GovCloud, and containerized environments
• Lead design reviews and mentor teams on Elastic best practices
• Maintain documentation for architectures, runbooks, and operational best practices
• Stay current with Elastic features and certifications

Skills

Elastic Stack

Scripting

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Linux

Cloud AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Job description

ECS is seeking a Sr. Elastic Engineer to work in our Ft. Belvoir, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award. 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 Professional 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, including Elasticsearch, 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, including on-premises, public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), GovCloud, and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift).
• Leverage automation and orchestration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker to manage deployments and operational tasks.
• Integrate Elastic with enterprise tools such as SIEMs, 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-$210,000

General Description of Benefit

• Must have a Secret Clearance, at minimum.
• Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• U.S. Passport required.

• Deep, hands-on expertise with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Fleet).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
• 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).
• 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.