Elastic Stack Engineer

Job Title: ELK Engineer

Location: Alpharetta, GA. [Hybrid]

Duration: 12 Month of Project (Extension and conversion based on performance)

Pay Rate: $70/hr. $80/hr. on W2 (without benefit)

Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience with ELK Stack: ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana. Good to have Ruby and/or Python, GIT and Unix Shell scripting knowledge.

Responsibilities include:
• Administer and optimize the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats), focusing on logging use cases.
• Implement and manage Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) policies, snapshots and searchable snapshots for efficient data storage.
• Design and implement Hot-Warm- Cold architecture for scalable and cost-effective data management.
• Configure index templates to ensure consistency and best practices across all indices.
• Architect and size Elasticsearch clusters based on business requirements and performance needs.
• Automate deployment and configuration management using Ansible.
• Write shell scripts to automate routine task and optimize operations.
• Utilize GIT for version control and collaborative configuration management.
• Plan and execute Elastic Stack version upgrades and patching with minimal downtime.
• Configure Grafana dashboards for monitoring and visualization of Elasticsearch data.
• Set up and manage alerting systems to monitor cluster health and performance.
• Integrate Logstash, Kafka and Beats for data ingestion and log forwarding.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve issues related to Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana and related components.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to gather requirements and design elastic stack solution tailored to specific use cases.

Soft Skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good team player.