Argyll Infotech Inc
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Skills
- DevOps
- KAFKA
- Cloud
- RBAC
- SRE
- Elastic Observability Architect
- Elastic Stak
- ILM
Summary
Job Title: Elastic Observability Architect
Client:
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Chicago (Hybrid/Onsite as per client requirement)
Visa: & USC
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Elastic Observability Architect to lead the design, implementation, optimization, and governance of enterprise-scale observability solutions utilizing the Elastic Stack (ELK). The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Elasticsearch architecture, large-scale log analytics, performance optimization, distributed systems, and cloud-native observability platforms.
This role requires a hands-on architect who can drive technical strategy, mentor engineering teams, and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of enterprise observability environments supporting mission-critical applications and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
- Architect, design, and manage enterprise-scale Elastic Stack (ELK) environments.
- Develop scalable and highly available observability solutions for logs, metrics, traces, and application monitoring.
- Design distributed Elasticsearch clusters with high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Establish architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks for Elastic implementations.
Elasticsearch Administration & Optimization
- Configure and manage Elasticsearch clusters across production environments.
- Design and optimize indexing strategies, shard allocation, mappings, and query performance.
- Implement Index Lifecycle Management (ILM), Data Streams, and retention policies.
- Troubleshoot cluster health issues, garbage collection bottlenecks, indexing latency, and query performance challenges.
- Perform capacity planning and infrastructure optimization.
Data Ingestion & Pipeline Development
- Design and maintain robust ingestion pipelines using Logstash, Beats, Kafka, and related technologies.
- Integrate diverse enterprise data sources into the Elastic ecosystem.
- Ensure reliable, scalable, and secure data collection and processing workflows.
Observability & Visualization
- Develop advanced Kibana dashboards, visualizations, alerts, and executive reporting solutions.
- Implement enterprise monitoring and observability strategies for infrastructure and applications.
- Deliver actionable operational insights through real-time analytics and reporting.
Security & Compliance
- Implement role-based access control (RBAC), TLS encryption, and Elastic security best practices.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and governance policies.
- Manage authentication, authorization, and audit requirements.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and design reviews.
- Mentor engineers and administrators on Elastic Stack best practices.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, SRE, and application teams to drive observability initiatives.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for critical production incidents.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of overall IT experience with strong expertise in observability and monitoring platforms.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting and administering Elasticsearch/Elastic Stack environments.
- Expert-level knowledge of:
- Elasticsearch Cluster Architecture
- Distributed Systems Design
- Indexing, Sharding, and Query DSL
- Performance Tuning and Optimization
- Large-Scale Log and Metrics Analytics
- High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
- Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
- Data Streams
- Production Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
Technical Skills
Elastic Stack
- Elasticsearch (Expert)
- Kibana
- Logstash
- Elastic Agent / Beats
- Elastic Security
- Elastic Observability
Data Streaming & Integration
- Kafka
- Fluentd / Fluent Bit
- Data Ingestion Frameworks
Cloud Platforms
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
Containerization & Orchestration
- Docker
- Kubernetes
DevOps & Automation
- Terraform
- Ansible
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Security
- RBAC
- TLS/SSL
- Identity and Access Management
Programming & Scripting
- Python
- Java
- Shell Scripting
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing enterprise observability solutions for large-scale distributed environments.
- Background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and platform engineering.
- Experience with OpenTelemetry and modern observability frameworks.
- Elastic Certified Engineer or related certifications.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices.
Key Competencies
- Enterprise Architecture
- Observability Strategy
- Performance Engineering
- Technical Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Mentoring
- Production Support & Incident Management
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Dice Id: 91139928
- Position Id: 2026-3007
- Posted 2 days ago
Company Info
About Argyll Infotech Inc
We are well-versed in a variety of operating systems, networks, and databases. We work with just about any technology that a small business would encounter. We use this expertise to help customers with small to mid-sized projects.
The world of technology can be fast-paced and scary. That's why our goal is to provide an experience that is tailored to your company's needs. No matter the budget, we pride ourselves on providing professional customer service. We guarantee you will be satisfied with our work.
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