Elastic Engineer

The Opportunity

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.

You Have

• 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 FedRAMP
• Top Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have

• 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 DoW, 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

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. 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. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees.

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