TS/SCI Elastic Stack Engineer - Kubernetes & Redis

Leidos Inc; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to join a fast-paced platform engineering team. You will deploy and maintain nosql databases within a Kubernetes-based microservice ecosystem and support GitOps practices across engineering teams.

On-site work at the Bethesda client location is required. The role requires a strong background in Elasticsearch, Redis, Kubernetes, Linux, and containerized apps, with security clearances and DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent) with 8+ years of experience; Master's with 6+ years.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with ability to obtain Polygraph.
• DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II cert (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms (EKS, Rancher, or 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 knowledge.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting containerized apps.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Redis

Strimzi

Linux administration

Containerization

ArgoCD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree (with 6+ years experience)

Tools

Kubernetes platforms (EKS, Rancher, RKE2)

Elasticsearch

Keycloak

Redis

Strimzi

GitOps tooling (ArgoCD)

Job description

Leidos is seeking an Elastic Search Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to join a fast-paced platform engineering team. You will deploy and maintain nosql databases within a Kubernetes-based microservice ecosystem and support GitOps practices across engineering teams.

On-site work at the Bethesda client location is required. The role requires a strong background in Elasticsearch, Redis, Kubernetes, Linux, and containerized apps, with security clearances and DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification.