Sr Elastic Cloud Engineer

Marathon TS is seeking a Senior Elastic Cloud Engineer to work in our Fairfax, VA office .

Job Description:

Marathon TS is currently seeking a detail oriented, diligent, and energetic Sr Elastic Cloud Engineer in support of the Department of Homeland Security (Client) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dashboard Ecosystem Program. The CDM Dashboard Program provides cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards to participating agencies to support them in improving their respective security posture. CDM is a large, Client-managed program which is comprised of several large contracts and various services. We are delivering the next generation CDM Dashboard. The CDM Dashboard increases visibility and insight in federal Agencies' cybersecurity posture by aggregating, displaying, and reporting data collected from tools and sensors deployed on agencies' networks which then report to a Client-managed Federal Dashboard. The CDM Dashboard is comprised of multiple Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and open source products, software configuration packages and custom code which work together to operate as a single dashboard solution, tailored to meet Client requirements. Core technologies include Elasticsearch and Kibana.

The ideal Sr. Elastic Cloud Engineer candidate must be able to proactively work independently as well as part of a team to achieve program objectives. This person primarily performs duties of:

Implementation and management of Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) and ability to optimize for storage, compute, and reliability objectives of Elasticsearch clusters operating within ECE

Configuring and monitoring Elastic Cross Cluster Search (CCS) including connection management and troubleshooting

Follow life cycle processes to move solutions from Dev to Test to Pre-Staging to Production; including defining, designing and implementing automated processes

Configuring and maintaining Linux based Operating system files in support of the Elasticsearch products (yum updates and product version upgrades)

Installing and configuring an Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) solution in non-production and production environments

Securing the solution with TLS, certificates, SSO/PIV authentication, and encryption technologies

Defining and implementing logging and monitoring strategies to ensure optimal system performance

Testing data flows, troubleshooting issues, and monitoring the health of the solution and servers to maximize performance and minimize downtime

Defining and implementing data lifecycle management

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to more Junior resources

Required Skills:

4+ years of hands-on experience installing, configuring, and administering the Elastic stack including Elasticsearch clusters with at least 3+ years of this experience in a production environment. This experience must include defining and implementing logging strategies for purposes of system health monitoring and troubleshooting.

3+ years of hands-on experience installing, configuring, and administering Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) in a production environment. At least 2+ years of this experience must be in a production environment.

3+ years of hands on experience managing cloud infrastructure, preferably within AWS. This experience must include scaling and capacity management for ECE.

1+ year of experience defining and implementing Index Lifecycle Management policies including using of Frozen tier and searchable snapshots.

Experience working with automated configuration management tools and playbooks (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack), Docker containers, and GitHub.

Candidate is required to be a US citizen with the ability to obtain Client Suitability/Entry on Duty (EOD).

Desired Skills:

Advanced knowledge of Linux, CentOS and/or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) skills

Advanced knowledge of Elasticsearch's cross-cluster search (CCS) feature - including optimizing performance, troubleshooting, security, and managing connections

Intermediate level knowledge of data ingest using the Elastic stack using Logstash and Beats

Experience working in DevSecOps environments within Agile organizations

Experience with CDM tools and agencies, including CDM tools and the role they play in government environments

Experience with leading the execution of FISMA related programs across large and complex multi-agency environments

Experience supporting large Federal programs ($200M+)

Excellent communication, and relationship skills to articulate advanced technical topics and build consensus among stakeholders

Active Client Suitability/Entry on Duty (EOD)

Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status ").