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ELK Observability Lead
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601, USA
Listed on 2026-07-18
Listing for:
Artech LLC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Security, Data Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Title: ELK Observability Lead
Location: Chicago or Remote
Duration: 6+ Months
Salary Range: $50- $53 an hour on W2 or C2C
Job Description:
Role: ELK Observability Lead
Descriptions:
"
" Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to deliver enterprise-wide observability, logging, and monitoring capabilities.
" Own the observability strategy by collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business and operational requirements into scalable dashboards, alerts, and reporting solutions for diverse stakeholders.
" Drive performance optimization and reliability of the ELK platform, including proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and fine-tuning of Elasticsearch clusters for high-volume data ingestion, storage, and retrieval.
" Oversee the development and governance of data ingestion pipelines using Logstash and other tools, ensuring robust, scalable, and reliable data flow from multiple heterogeneous sources.
" Enable advanced observability use cases by delivering meaningful analytics and intuitive data visualizations in Kibana to support IT operations, incident response, and business insights.
" Establish and enforce best practices for security, data governance, access control, and compliance within the ELK ecosystem.
" Act as a technical leader and SME for observability, mentoring team members, driving capability building, and providing guidance on ELK best practices and modern observability approaches.
" Work closely with Dev Ops, SRE, and application teams to integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines and ensure end-to-end visibility across systems and services."
" Elasticsearch (Expert level)
Distributed Architecture & Cluster Design
Search & Index Optimization (Query DSL, Aggregations)
Performance Tuning & Scaling
ILM, Data Streams, Sharding Strategy
" Prior experience in AIOps, ITOM, or observability solutions.
" Familiarity with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash).
" Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible."
Skills:
Digital :
Elastic Search
Experience
Required:
10 & Above
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