Job Description

Elastic Engineer 
100% Remote
Secret clearance is required to start

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Elastic Engineer to join our team supporting mission-critical systems for U.S. government clients. The ideal candidate will be responsible for architecting, deploying, configuring, and maintaining Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (ELK Stack), enabling real-time analytics, data aggregation, and visualization solutions. This role requires hands-on experience working in secure, regulated environments and collaborating closely with security, infrastructure, and development teams.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure Elastic Stack deployments.
•    Develop ingest pipelines for structured and unstructured data using Beats, Logstash, and Elasticsearch APIs.
•    Create and manage Kibana dashboards to provide actionable insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
•    Tune and optimize Elasticsearch clusters for performance and availability.
•    Support SIEM and threat-hunting capabilities using Elastic Security features.
•    Work with DevOps teams to automate deployment and monitoring of Elastic solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Kubernetes.
•    Ensure compliance with government security standards including FISMA, FedRAMP, and DISA STIGs.
•    Provide Tier 3 support and participate in on-call rotations as required.
•    Collaborate with data owners, analysts, and security teams to define and meet data analytics requirements.

Required Qualifications:
•    Active Secret clearance
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
•    5+ years of hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats).
•    Proficiency in Linux systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).
•    Experience with secure data ingestion and log management in enterprise or federal environments.
•    Understanding of network protocols, firewalls, and data security principles.
•    Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS GovCloud or Azure Government.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Elastic Certified Engineer or Elastic Certified Analyst.
•    Experience with Elasticsearch Service (Elastic Cloud).
•    Familiarity with other observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Splunk, Prometheus).
•    Experience with NIST RMF, DoD 8570 compliance, or CDM initiatives.
•    Prior experience supporting DoD, IC, or civilian agencies.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, TeamPeople, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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