Elastic SRE - Security & Observability

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Elastic Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support a high‑visibility federal engagement focused on observability, platform reliability, and security operations across classified environments. The position will support mission‑critical Elastic infrastructure deployments at Langley AFB, VA, and requires a Secret clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimize large‑scale Elastic Stack environments supporting logging, search, observability, and telemetry operations.
• Ensure platform reliability, uptime, scalability, and performance across production mission systems.
• Manage Kubernetes‑based Elastic deployments, including ECK operator environments.
• Develop and maintain automation for deployment workflows, monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Integrate Elastic infrastructure with SIEM and security tooling including Splunk, EDR platforms, and telemetry systems.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, infrastructure, and application environments.
• Implement and support observability frameworks including logging, metrics, tracing, and monitoring solutions.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code initiatives within DevOps environments.
• Maintain operational runbooks, escalation procedures, and technical documentation.
• Participate in on‑call support rotations and incident response activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure operations environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Elastic Stack in enterprise production environments.
• Advanced Kubernetes experience, including ECK operator deployments.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking fundamentals.
• Experience supporting observability, telemetry, logging, and monitoring platforms.
• Experience working within secure, classified, federal, or highly regulated environments.
• Ability to work onsite at Langley AFB (VA).

Nice-to-Haves

• Elastic certifications (Engineer, Security, or Observability).
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Exposure to SIEM and EDR technologies including Splunk, CrowdStrike, or Trellix.
• Experience supporting GovCloud, DoD, or federal infrastructure environments.
• Prior experience supporting distributed logging or telemetry platforms.

Soft Skills

• Strong incident response and operational troubleshooting mindset.
• Ability to remain calm and effective during production outages or high‑pressure situations.
• Strong collaboration skills across security, infrastructure, DevOps, and operations teams.
• Excellent communication skills for escalation and operational coordination.
• Self‑sufficient and capable of operating independently within classified environments.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: $180,000 – $200,000 annually.
• Long‑term federal engagement supporting mission‑critical infrastructure initiatives.
• Opportunity to support advanced observability and security operations within classified environments.