Elastic Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Zachary Piper
Boston, MA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$180,000.0 - $200,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Unix Cloud Computing Cyber Security Continuous Integration DevOps Distributed Systems Elasticsearch Linux System Administration Uptime Networking Basics Performance Tuning
+15 more
Reliability Engineering Logstash Ansible Security Information and Event Management Data Logging System Availability Delivery Pipeline SC Clearance Falcon Platform Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Kibana Terraform Splunk Devsecops

Job description

  • Operate, maintain, and optimize large-scale Elastic Stack environments supporting logging, search, observability, and telemetry operations.
  • Ensure platform reliability, uptime, scalability, and performance across production mission systems.
  • Manage Kubernetes-based Elastic deployments, including ECK operator environments.
  • Develop and maintain automation for deployment workflows, monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
  • Integrate Elastic infrastructure with SIEM and security tooling including Splunk, EDR platforms, and telemetry systems.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, infrastructure, and application environments.
  • Implement and support observability frameworks including logging, metrics, tracing, and monitoring solutions.
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code initiatives within DevOps environments.
  • Maintain operational runbooks, escalation procedures, and technical documentation.
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Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience supporting Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure operations environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Elastic Stack in enterprise production environments.
  • Advanced Kubernetes experience, including ECK operator deployments.
  • Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking fundamentals.
  • Experience supporting observability, telemetry, logging, and monitoring platforms.
  • Experience working within secure, classified, federal, or highly regulated environments.
  • Ability to work onsite at Hanscom AFB (MA) or Langley AFB (VA).
  • U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain or maintain a Secret clearance.

Nice-to-Haves:

  • Elastic certifications including Elastic Engineer, Security, or Observability.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipeline automation.
  • Exposure to SIEM and EDR technologies including Splunk, CrowdStrike, or Trellix.
  • Experience supporting GovCloud, DoD, or federal infrastructure environments.
  • Prior experience supporting distributed logging or telemetry platforms.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong incident response and operational troubleshooting mindset.
  • Ability to remain calm and effective during production outages or high-pressure situations.
  • Strong collaboration skills across security, infrastructure, DevOps, and operations teams.
  • Excellent communication skills for escalation and operational coordination environments.
  • Self-sufficient and capable of operating independently within classified environments.

Benefits & conditions

  • Target compensation: $180,000 - $200,000 annually.
  • Long-term federal engagement supporting mission-critical infrastructure initiatives.
  • Opportunity to support advanced observability and security operations within classified environments.

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