Elastic Engineer
Shore Point, Inc.2 months ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, tune, and secure Elastic Stack solutions across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
- Execute legacy security platform migrations, including SPL-to-ES|QL detection translation and analyst workflow modernization.
- Design and implement ingestion pipelines using Elastic Agent, Fleet, Logstash, and Beats.
- Implement federal security controls including TLS, PIV/CAC, SSO/SAML, STIG, and audit logging.
- Build dashboards and advanced Kibana visualizations.
- Develop automation with Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
- Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to client stakeholders.
- Contribute reusable templates, automation, reference architectures, and other internal intellectual property.
- For senior-level work, lead client engagements from scoping through delivery and identify expansion opportunities.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of production Elastic Stack experience for Journeyman level and above; senior-level candidates need at least 6 years in systems engineering or infrastructure with deep Elastic expertise.
- Understanding of Elastic Stack capabilities, deployment, security, operations, and distributed cluster architecture at scale, including multi-tenant and CCS environments.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
- Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider.
- Linux CLI fundamentals, basic networking knowledge, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Experience with federal security controls including TLS, SSO/SAML, PIV/CAC, and STIG.
- Client-facing communication skills and the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable tasks.
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is beneficial.
- Elastic certifications, Elastic Security, detection translation, scripting with Python, Bash, or PowerShell, AI-augmented search, RAG, semantic search, and professional services or consulting experience are beneficial.
Benefits
- Remote position based in Herndon, Virginia, with up to 25% travel to client sites.
- 144 hours of paid time off and 11 holidays.
- 85% of insurance premiums covered through major healthcare carriers.
- 401(k) plan.
- Continuing education, certification maintenance, and certification reimbursement.
- Career development opportunities in a technical and professional growth-focused culture.
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.