Elasticsearch Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance)
Shore Point, Inc.6 months ago
Herndon, VA, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, tune, and support Elastic Stack solutions across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
- Lead legacy security-platform migrations, including detection translation from SPL to ES|QL and analyst workflow modernization.
- Design and implement ingestion pipelines using Elastic Agent, Fleet, Logstash, and Beats.
- Harden federal deployments using TLS, PIV/CAC, SSO/SAML, STIG controls, and audit logging.
- Build dashboards and advanced Kibana visualizations for security operations and data-driven outcomes.
- Develop infrastructure automation with Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tools.
- Lead client engagements from scoping through delivery and communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to stakeholders.
- Contribute reusable templates, automation, internal intellectual property, and reference architectures.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of systems engineering or infrastructure experience, including at least 2 years of production Elastic Stack experience.
- Deep knowledge of Elastic Stack capabilities, distributed cluster architecture, multi-tenant environments, and CCS.
- Hands-on experience with containerization, infrastructure-as-code tooling, and at least one major cloud provider.
- Knowledge of Linux CLI fundamentals, basic networking, and federal security controls including TLS, SSO/SAML, PIV/CAC, and STIG.
- Proven ability to analyze complex requirements, solve problems, lead engagements, and manage client relationships.
- Current and maintainable active TS/SCI clearance; full-scope polygraph is preferred.
- A bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is beneficial but not stated as required.
- Elastic certifications, Elastic Security experience, detection translation, scripting with Python, Bash, or PowerShell, AI-augmented search, RAG, semantic search, and professional services or consulting experience are beneficial.
Benefits
- 144 hours of paid time off and 11 holidays.
- 85% of healthcare insurance premiums covered through major healthcare carriers.
- 401(k) plan.
- Continuing education, certification maintenance, and certification reimbursement.
- Onsite work in Herndon, Virginia.
About Shore Point, Inc.
ShorePoint, Inc. is a privately held cybersecurity services firm that designs, implements, and operates security programs for U.S. federal agencies and regulated enterprises. Offerings span security architecture, operations, compliance (FISMA), continuous monitoring, and support for DHS’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and focuses on high-threat environments across federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets.