Elastic Administrator​/Operator

Elastic Administrator / Operator - On-Premises (Sunnyvale or NYC)

Join a dynamic environment as an Elastic SME dedicated to elevating our on-premise Elasticsearch platform within a security-centric organization. This pivotal role combines technical expertise and operational excellence to ensure our elastic infrastructure is robust, scalable, and secure, supporting critical enterprise needs.

• Administer and operate Elastic clusters on Kubernetes leveraging ECK and data streams, including deployment, scaling, and upgrades
• Manage Day 2 operations such as monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
• Implement and maintain backup/restore, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies
• Optimize index performance, ES|QL queries, and overall cluster health
• Support security configurations including RBAC, access control, and audit logging
• Maintain comprehensive runbooks and operational documentation
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure system reliability

• Extensive hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fleet Server, Elastic Agent, Search Ingest Pipeline)
• Proven expertise in production support and Day 2 operations
• Strong background managing on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and storage solutions
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Loki, Grafana, Prometheus, and Victoria Metrics
• Automation scripting skills using Python, Bash, or similar

• Experience working within security environments or SIEM use cases
• Knowledge of Kafka at high scale as part of log ingestion pipelines

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Several years of relevant experience in SRE, Production Engineering, or Dev Ops roles with a focus on Elastic and Kubernetes environments

• Location:
  
  Sunnyvale or NYC (In-office attendance required-3 days onsite)
• Security-conscious environment experience preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, security-focused setting with agility and precision

This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape and maintain a critical component of enterprise security infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with a passion for operational excellence and security.