Elastic Stack Devops Engineer

Chantilly, Virginia

North Point Technology
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North Point Technology is seeking an experienced TS/SCI Cleared Software Integration Engineer to provide support to an Elastic Stack Application involving a mission critical enterprise identity and access management system. We are seeking a Software Engineer to support the development and operations of an enterprise application that visualizes identity and access management (IDAM) data related to authentication services across NGA and other DoD systems. The application is built on the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), and the role involves full lifecycle support including design, development, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

This program requires employees to have an active TS/SCI clearance with and SCI and must pass a CI Poly every 5 years. If you have a Full Scope Poly, working this program will keep your Full Scope ACTIVE.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain Elastic Stack dashboards and data pipelines for real-time visibility into IDAM events and metrics.
  • Provide operational support for the deployed application, ensuring system availability and performance.
  • Configure Kibana for end-user access using role-based filtering and/or multi-tenancy features Interface with other developers to integrate Elastic stack with existing ICAM baseline
  • Validate and analyze complex data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and relevance.
  • Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless authentication to NGA and other DoD platforms.
  • Responsible for gathering monthly and quarterly metrics for customer review
  • Automate ingestion and enrichment processes, and implement alerting and reporting features.
  • Document system behavior, data flows, and operational procedures.
  • Work in DevSecOps environment with automated CI/CD pipelines
  • Participate in design reviews
  • Develop mockups and wireframes
  • Conduct peer reviews and code reviews
Required Skills/Experience:
  • Proficiency with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and supporting technologies (e.g., Beats, Elastic Agent).
  • Experience in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash)
  • Experience with Grok patterns within Logstash and the usage of pattern file
  • Experience with large systems, index lifecycle management, elastic snapshots to s3
  • Experience working with Agile tools such as Jira / Confluence etc.
  • Experience with Ansible
  • Experience with Elastic stack security features, such as client authentication, SSL/TLS configuration, and role-based document filtering
  • Familiarity with DoD environments and secure system practices.
  • Ability to analyze and verify large datasets for integrity and insight.
Preferred Skills/Experience
  • Experience with authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC).
  • Understanding of IDAM concepts, including user authentication and authorization workflows.
  • Ability to analyze and verify large datasets for integrity and insight.
  • Knowledge of NGA systems or IC/DoD mission context.
  • Working knowledge of containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of common DevOps tools such as: Ansible, Gitlab
  • Kafka setup and tuning for elastic usage
  • Searchguard authentication experience

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country's most crucial missions. We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer's most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first. We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.

Come join us. Apply with North Point Technology today.
Date Posted: 08 April 2025
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