Consolidated Data Analytics Platform Elastic Engineer

About the role

Work with clients and peers to build a high performing system using Elastic to aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema. Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields, create quality visualizations and alerts that analysts can use for threat hunting, maintain infrastructure, and identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become a larger issue and can be actioned on. Work with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture and deploy within designated security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-quality Kibana visualizations and dashboards
• Create and interpret logs to determine information, including converting raw logs into ECS formatted documents
• Deploy and maintain Elastic Stack components such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Collaborate with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture
• Interact with tools through RDP, web-based UI, SSH, and CLI
• Ensure compliance with federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, STIG, and FedRAMPS

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience with Elastic Stack, such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana tools, including installing, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting these products
• 2+ years of experience building high-quality Kibana visualizations and dashboards
• Experience with log pipelines and interpreting logs to determine information, including converting raw logs into ECS formatted documents
• Experience with Logstash plugins, filters, regular expressions, and grok patterns
• Knowledge of cryptography protocols and standards, including TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, STIG, and FedRAMPS
• Secret clearance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud containerization solutions, such as Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)
• Experience with NiFi, Kafka, and Confluent
• Experience with Office 365 applications and Teams collaboration
• Experience interacting with tools through RDP, web-based UI, SSH, and CLI
• Experience in DoD, Intelligence Community, or other regulated environments
• Knowledge of Elastic Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
• Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic OS issues
• Knowledge of networking protocols
• Knowledge of how various systems interact with each other
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles

Skills

• Cryptography protocols and standards, including TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, STIG, and FedRAMPS
• Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic OS issues
• Networking protocols
• Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.