Elasticsearch Engineer

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an Elasticsearch Engineer to develop, deploy, and maintain NoSQL databases as foundational components of a Kubernetes-based microservices platform supporting the centralization and standardization of Open Source Intelligence tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination across the defense and intelligence communities. This on-site role in Bethesda, MD supports cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cross-domain transfer, data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, debug, and maintain production-class databases, including Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Design and support database configuration management strategies across air-gapped network fabrics.
• Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
• Contribute to operational monitoring capabilities that provide proactive system notifications.
• Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.

Required Qualifications

• Relevant experience meeting one of the applicable education and experience pathways in the equivalency section.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms such as EKS, Rancher, or RKE2.
• Experience designing, maintaining, and tuning Elasticsearch databases.
• Experience with one or more of the following: Keycloak, Redis, or Strimzi.
• Experience working with open-source technologies and modern infrastructure platforms.
• Experience hardening databases to comply with NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with team members from diverse technical backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in scripting for automation and operational tooling, including UNIX shell, Perl, or similar.
• Experience with Helm Chart templating.
• Experience with ArgoCD.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, web services, networking, and internet protocols.
• Experience and domain knowledge related to data processing.
• Experience with big data applications.
• Experience supporting DIA, NDOC, and/or D3P.
• OSINT familiarity.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Equivalent experience in lieu of the stated degree with relevant experience equivalent to the applicable degree pathway.

Required Certifications

• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo