Elastic Engineer

About the role

GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide data analytics support and expertise in data science for specialized cybersecurity applications and big data analytical systems.
• Collect and analyze information on enterprise data sources, formats, and key stakeholder use cases.
• Transform data sets into a common schema by merging various event types to create enriched datasets.
• Aid in technical design, documentation, testing, and resolution of identified bugs/defects.
• Support the consolidation of metadata, data management, and search tools into a comprehensive Cybersecurity Data Catalog.
• Translate data into actionable insights through intelligent analytics.
• Define raw input requirements for data models, ensuring quick analysis and summary reporting for informed decision-making.
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits, including meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, and coordinating resources and meetings effectively.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 7 years of related experience; or Master's degree with 3-5 years of experience.
• Minimum 5 years of Linux scripting and automation experience using Bash, Python, and/or Java.
• Experience in installing and administering COTS applications on RHEL and/or CentOS Linux.
• Proficient in building, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting AWS instances.
• Ansible Automation expertise (or similar tool).
• Working knowledge of Elastic; DevOps experience is preferred.
• Provide development support for emerging requirements in event ingest and transformation into a common data schema.
• Design and develop Elastic Beats or Logstash configurations for efficient data collection.
• Establish and implement a Data Governance Workflow, emphasizing metadata, data sources, data quality, policies, and procedures.
• Embrace emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Elastic Certified Engineer.
• Elastic Certified Analyst.
• Elastic Certified Observability Engineer.
• Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This role supports remote work, located in Alexandria, VA.