Elasticsearch Engineer

Career Opportunities with Absolute Business Solutions Corp A great place to work. Careers At Absolute Business Solutions Corp Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available. ABSC is seeking an Elasticsearch Engineer working with a dynamic team to design, develop and deploy a state-of-the-art technology stack supporting the DIA-NMEC DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P). Under this multi-Task Order 10-year contract, we support DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program as well as NMEC’s mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and IC enterprise. Have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. As a Senior Elasticsearch Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and optimizing our Elasticsearch infrastructure to support our growing data and search needs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our Elasticsearch clusters. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables. If you are ready to join ABSC in enabling DIA’s NMEC to provide critical and unique capabilities to the Intelligence Community, apply today! Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Design, implement and manage Elasticsearch clusters to support large-scale data indexing and search operations. Optimize Elasticsearch performance by fine-tuning configurations, query optimizations, and cluster scaling. Monitor Elasticsearch clusters for health, performance, and security, and implement proactive measures to ensure system stability. Collaborate with software development and DevOps teams to integrate Elasticsearch into our applications and workflows. Troubleshoot and resolve complex Elasticsearch-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss. Implement security best practices for Elasticsearch, including access controls, authentication, and encryption. Stay up-to-date with Elasticsearch and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) developments and recommend upgrades or enhancements. Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices. Document configurations, procedures, and best practices for Elasticsearch administration. Experience and education required for this role: Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of proven experience as an Engineer, 3-5 years experience as an Elasticsearch Engineer, or Master’s with 1-2 years of proven experience as an Elasticsearch Engineer. Years' of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Must possess an Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain CI Poly Experience in system integrations testing through a full system development life cycle, including implementing test plans, test cases and test processes. Strong expertise in Elasticsearch cluster design, performance tuning, and optimization Proficiency in Elasticsearch query DSL and search query optimization. Experience with Logstash, Kibana, Metricbeats, and Filebeats is a plus. Knowledge of Elasticsearch security practices, including role-based access control and SSL/TLS. Scripting and automation skills with tools like Python, Bash, or Ansible. Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS. Working in an Agile project management environment Experience documenting test results for corrective actions, reporting and audits Strong verbal and written communication skills Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own Desired experience for this role: Knowledge of Atlassian software such as JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, and Confluence Experience with data engineering tools such as Kubernetes/Rancher, Cloudera Experience with scripting languages, CI/CD tools, like Jenkins or Gitlab Experience working in an air-gapped environments Experience working in large computing environments (> 1,000 end-points) Experience maintaining AI/ML environments (NVIDIA hardware and software) Experience maintaining large data (Petabyte) environments and storage solutions Experience with advanced Linux network hardware (eg: Mellanox Network Cards) Who we are: ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers’ driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas. Some of our benefits include: Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match Annual Health and Wellness Allowance – buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us Career Development – Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice Charitable Match – ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals! LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program Apply to join our team today! We are always looking to grow our team - if you know someone who is seeking a new career opportunity, please share this job opening with them! ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses. You don’t need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program! ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application. Thank you! Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Absolute Business Solutions Corp.