Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Skills
Design Architecture
Configuration Management
Data Analysis
Data Retention
Durable Skills
Access Control
Architectural Design
Backup Administration
Customization
Dashboard
Performance Tuning
Progress Chef
Puppet
Query Optimization
Resource Management
Ansible
Elasticsearch
FOCUS
High Availability
Kibana
Linux
Management
Scalability
Scripting
Shell Scripting
Unix
Job Details
About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior ELK Stack Engineer to join our team. This role is critical for ensuring the health, performance, and stability of our Elasticsearch clusters and the entire ELK Stack. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in designing, engineering, building, and operating robust Elasticsearch environments, with a strong focus on scalability, high availability, and performance optimization. You will be responsible for end-to-end management, from architectural design to day-to-day operations and automation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitoring the health, performance, and stability of Elasticsearch clusters and the entire ELK Stack.
- Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to data ingestion, indexing, search performance, and system errors.
- Performing routine maintenance tasks, including upgrades, backups, and data retention policies.
- Optimizing cluster performance through query optimization, index tuning, and resource management.
- Architecting and designing Elasticsearch clusters for scalability, performance, and high availability.
- Developing data models and indexing strategies for efficient data ingestion and retrieval.
- Designing security configurations and access controls within the ELK Stack.
- Implementing and configuring Elasticsearch clusters, including nodes, indices, and shards.
- Developing and deploying data ingestion pipelines using Logstash, Beats, or custom scripts.
- Creating and customizing Kibana dashboards, visualizations, and reports for data analysis and monitoring.
- Automating deployment and configuration tasks using Shell Scripting and potentially configuration management tools.
Essential Skills:
- Extensive experience with Elasticsearch, Kibana, and the full ELK Stack.
- Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments.
- Strong Shell Scripting abilities for automation.
- Proven expertise in Elasticsearch cluster design, architecture, and implementation.
- Deep understanding of performance tuning and troubleshooting complex ELK issues.
- Experience with data ingestion pipeline development.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience working with Elasticsearch vendors for support and advanced solutions.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
- Demonstrated ability to design for high availability and scalability.
- Experience implementing robust security measures within the ELK Stack.
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