Elastic Software Engineer at BCMC Dulles, VA

Elastic Software Engineer – Dulles, VA

BCMC provides technically advanced full‑spectrums cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services. As part of a team of Data Analytic Engineers, the Elastic Engineer will enhance, maintain, and sustain an ELK instance with a heavy emphasis on data onboarding, content development, configuration, troubleshooting, reporting, and visualizations.

• Build data pipelines to ingest external datasets into Elastic products.
• Design, build, deploy, maintain, and enhance the Elastic Logstash Kibana (ELK) platform.
• Install and configure ELK.
• Use Elastic Search indices, APIs, Kibana dashboards, Logstash and Beats.
• Use or create plugins for ELK such as authentication and authorization plugins.
• Integrate ELK with enterprise tools and APIs for authentication and authorization.
• Design and implement complex development use cases and scenarios using programming languages such as Python, Groovy, and Bash.
• Use Elastic Search cluster monitoring tools.

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active Secret (S) clearance; must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be able to obtain DHS suitability.
• 6+ years of directly relevant software development experience.
• At least 2 years of experience as an Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) admin or equivalent role.
• At least 2 years of experience with Elasticsearch Domain Specific Language (DSL).
• At least 5 years of experience with Kubernetes architecture.
• Strong knowledge of the ELK stack.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, Bash, etc.

• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Experience supporting federal customers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.

• DoD 8570.1‑M Compliance at IAT Level I (e.g., CISSP) highly desired.
• Agile software development methodology certification (e.g., SCRUM Master) highly desired.
• Elastic certifications such as Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Certified Analyst, or Elastic Certified Observable Engineer.
• Kubernetes certifications such as KCNA, KCSA, CKAD, CKA, or CKS.

• Competitive salary.
• 95% employer paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 100% employer paid life, STD, and LTD disability coverage.
• 401k with company match and profit sharing.
• Flexible Spending Account for dependent and health care.
• 11 standard holidays and 3 weeks of annual leave.

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