Elastic Engineer Job at ALTA IT Services, Springfield, VA

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  • ALTA IT Services
  • Springfield, VA

Job Description

Elastic Engineer 100% Remote Secret clearance is required to start We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Elastic Engineer to join our team supporting mission-critical systems for U.S. government clients. The ideal candidate will be responsible for architecting, deploying, configuring, and maintaining Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (ELK Stack), enabling real-time analytics, data aggregation, and visualization solutions. This role requires hands-on experience working in secure, regulated environments and collaborating closely with security, infrastructure, and development teams. Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure Elastic Stack deployments.
  • Develop ingest pipelines for structured and unstructured data using Beats, Logstash, and Elasticsearch APIs.
  • Create and manage Kibana dashboards to provide actionable insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Tune and optimize Elasticsearch clusters for performance and availability.
  • Support SIEM and threat-hunting capabilities using Elastic Security features.
  • Work with DevOps teams to automate deployment and monitoring of Elastic solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Kubernetes.
  • Ensure compliance with government security standards including FISMA, FedRAMP, and DISA STIGs.
  • Provide Tier 3 support and participate in on-call rotations as required.
  • Collaborate with data owners, analysts, and security teams to define and meet data analytics requirements.
Required Qualifications:
  • Active Secret clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats).
  • Proficiency in Linux systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).
  • Experience with secure data ingestion and log management in enterprise or federal environments.
  • Understanding of network protocols, firewalls, and data security principles.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS GovCloud or Azure Government.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Elastic Certified Engineer or Elastic Certified Analyst.
  • Experience with Elasticsearch Service (Elastic Cloud).
  • Familiarity with other observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Splunk, Prometheus).
  • Experience with NIST RMF, DoD 8570 compliance, or CDM initiatives.
  • Prior experience supporting DoD, IC, or civilian agencies.
#M2 Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT) ALTA IT Services

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