Elasticsearch Associate Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA
Work Type: Full Time (Onsite)

Job Description: GridIron IT is seeking an Elastic Associate Engineer with an Active Top Secret (SCI Eligible) Clearance.

Responsibilities:

Assist in designing, developing, and deploying log analytics and infrastructure monitoring solutions using the Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, and Kibana) to support an existing identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) system.
Help deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, and upgrade Elastic clusters and environments under the guidance of senior team members.
Support the optimization of Elasticsearch infrastructure and configuration to maintain cluster health and search performance.
Interface with other developers to integrate Elastic stack with existing ICAM baseline
Help resolve installation, infrastructure, data flow, and log ingest issues in both development and production environments.
Perform daily administration tasks for Elasticsearch clusters and environments.
Participate in an Agile environment by estimating features and user stories and contributing to sprint planning.
Assist in the implementation of DevSecOps practices with automated CI/CD pipelines.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in related discipline plus 4-6 years of prior relevant experience or master's with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience
Experience as a software developer, integrator, administrator, or similar technical role

Active Top Secret clearance

Must be able to obtain and maintain CI (Counterintelligence) polygraph

Must be DoD-8570/8140 level 2 compliant

Familiarity with deploying and managing Elasticsearch clusters and Kibana.

Understanding of basic troubleshooting, performance tuning, and cluster health management for Elasticsearch environments.

Ability to work well in a collaborative team setting and receive guidance from senior engineers.

Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and grow within the field.
Preferred Qualifications:

Elastic Certified Engineer
Experience with container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Exposure to working in a production environment with uptime and availability requirements.
Basic understanding or exposure to identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) technologies.

Clearance
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range:$120,000-$140,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron's benefits programs.
Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.