ELK Security Engineer

Alexandria, VA

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Hybrid

Strong knowledge of the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
Experience in JavaScript and HTML for web development.
Design, build, deploy, maintain, and enhance ELK platform solutions.
Install and configure ELK stack on VMware and OpenStack environments.
Utilize ElasticSearch indices, APIs, Kibana dashboards, Logstash, and Log Beats for data analysis and visualization.
Use or create plugins for ELK, including authentication and authorization plugins.
Enhance the open-source ELK stack to provide custom capabilities as required.
Integrate ELK with enterprise tools and APIs, particularly for authentication and authorization.
Plan capacity for Elasticsearch clusters, ensuring scalability and performance.
Design and implement complex development use cases and scenarios using programming languages such as Python, Java, and Go.
Monitor Elasticsearch clusters using Elastic Search Cluster Monitoring Tools (Marvel).
Proficient in scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, and PowerShell for automation and process improvements.

Security experience with a focus on system protection and data security.
Hands-on experience with the development, configuration, deployment, integration, or maintenance of systems using technologies such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Kafka, or Splunk.
Proven experience as an Elastic Engineer, with expertise in managing and optimizing ELK stack environments.
Experience with CyberArk engineering, including configuring and managing privileged access.
Knowledge of planning and executing data retention and lifecycle management strategies.
Proficient in Linux configuration and administration, with experience in managing Linux-based environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or 5+ years of relevant experience and/or training.

$40 - $50 an hour