Remote_Observability Architect

Hi,

Our client is seeking an experienced professional with the skill set outlined below. If you are interested in this opportunity, please review the job description and share your updated resume along with your contact details.

Observability Architect (ELK Stack)

Location: Chicago, IL or Remote
Duration: 6 Months
Experience: 10+ Years

Top 5 Mandatory Skills

1. Elasticsearch (Expert Level)
2. ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
3. Observability & Monitoring Architecture
4. Performance Tuning & Cluster Design
5. Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)

Must-Have Skills

ELK Stack

• Elasticsearch (Expert)
• Logstash
• Kibana
• ELK Architecture
• Logging & Monitoring
• Data Ingestion Pipelines

Elasticsearch Expertise

• Distributed Cluster Architecture
• Cluster Design
• Index Design
• Query DSL
• Aggregations
• Search Optimization
• Performance Tuning
• Scaling
• Sharding Strategy
• Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
• Data Streams
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR)
• Multi-Region Deployment

Security

• RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
• TLS/SSL
• Authentication
• Authorization

DevOps

• CI/CD
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Programming

• Python
• Java
• Bash

Good-to-Have Skills

• AIOps
• ITOM
• Splunk
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• OpenTelemetry
• Kubernetes
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and manage enterprise-scale ELK environments.
• Design Elasticsearch clusters for scalability, high availability, and performance.
• Develop Logstash pipelines for reliable log ingestion.
• Create Kibana dashboards, reports, and alerts for operational visibility.
• Optimize Elasticsearch indexing, storage, queries, and aggregations.
• Implement ILM policies, data streams, and sharding strategies.
• Design HA/DR and multi-region Elasticsearch deployments.
• Secure the ELK platform using RBAC, TLS, and authentication mechanisms.
• Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor engineering teams and establish ELK best practices.

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