Elasticsearch Engineer

Overview

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Elasticsearch Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Alpharetta, GA
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• Build, maintain and optimize Elastic clusters 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.

• 7 years of experience with ELK Stack:
  Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana and beats.
• Good to have Ruby and/or Python, GIT and Unix Shell scripting knowledge.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good team player.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let’s work better together, we mean it. You’ll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do.

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