Senior Elastic Engineer

### Job Overview ECS Federal is seeking a **Senior Elastic Engineer** to support enterprise observability modernization and migration initiatives within a federal healthcare environment for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This role is critical for establishing robust log aggregation, data analytics, and real-time dashboarding to enhance situational awareness, threat hunting capabilities, and overall cybersecurity posture across VA information systems. ### Responsibilities - Serve as a subject matter expert for the design, implementation, and optimization of the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats). - Develop and maintain Logstash pipelines and Beats configurations for high-volume data processing. - Monitor cluster health and optimize indices, shards, and queries for performance. - Implement and maintain Elastic Security features ensuring compliance with federal security standards. - Analyze operational impacts associated with cybersecurity events and system changes. - Architect, engineer, and deploy highly available Elasticsearch clusters across VA enclaves and cloud environments. - Provide Tier 3 troubleshooting and act as a technical mentor for junior engineers. ### Qualifications - Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 5 background investigation (Public Trust Level 5). - Minimum 7 years of experience in enterprise logging, SIEM, observability, or cybersecurity engineering platforms. - Minimum 5 years of hands-on Elastic Stack engineering experience. - Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or Computer Science, or equivalent experience. - Preferred certifications: Elastic Certified Engineer, AWS Certified Security, or Microsoft Azure Security Engineer. ### Salary Range $120,000 - $160,000