Elastic Site Reliability Engineer; Secret - Hybrid Remote

Position: Elastic Site Reliability Engineer (Secret - Hybrid Remote)
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Elastic Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support a high-visibility federal engagement focused on observability, platform reliability, and security operations across classified environments. This position will support mission-critical Elastic infrastructure deployments at either Hanscom AFB, MA or Langley AFB, VA. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise supporting enterprise Elastic Stack environments, Kubernetes-based deployments, and production SRE operations within secure or regulated infrastructure environments.

Location:

Langley AFB, Virginia or Hanscom AFB, Massachussetts - Hybrid Remote (3 days on / 2 days off)

Key Responsibilities:

* Operate, maintain, and optimize large-scale Elastic Stack environments supporting logging, search, observability, and telemetry operations.

* Ensure platform reliability, uptime, scalability, and performance across production mission systems.

* Manage Kubernetes-based Elastic deployments, including ECK operator environments.

* Develop and maintain automation for deployment workflows, monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.

* Integrate Elastic infrastructure with SIEM and security tooling including Splunk, EDR platforms, and telemetry systems.

* Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, infrastructure, and application environments.

* Implement and support observability frameworks including logging, metrics, tracing, and monitoring solutions.

* Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code initiatives within Dev Ops environments.

* Maintain operational runbooks, escalation procedures, and technical documentation.

* Participate in on-call support rotations and incident response activities.

Qualifications:

* 5+ years of experience supporting Site Reliability Engineering, Dev Ops, or infrastructure operations environments.

* Strong hands-on experience with Elastic Stack in enterprise production environments.

* Advanced Kubernetes experience, including ECK operator deployments.

* Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking fundamentals.

* Experience supporting observability, telemetry, logging, and monitoring platforms.

* Experience working within secure, classified, federal, or highly regulated environments.

* Ability to work onsite at Hanscom AFB (MA) or Langley AFB (VA).

* Must have an active DoD Secret clearance

Desired

Skills:

* Elastic certifications including Elastic Engineer, Security, or Observability.

* Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipeline automation.

* Exposure to SIEM and EDR technologies including Splunk, Crowd Strike, or Trellix.

* Experience supporting Gov Cloud, DoD, or federal infrastructure environments.

* Prior experience supporting distributed logging or telemetry platforms.

Compensation & Benefits:

* Target compensation: $180,000 - $200,000 annually.

* Long-term federal engagement supporting mission-critical infrastructure initiatives.

* Opportunity to support advanced observability and security operations within classified environments.

Application Period:
Opens on 05/21/2026 and will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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