Elastic Engineer/Active Secret Clearance/Logstash/Kibana

Elastic Engineer

This role involves leading a large-scale network migration and ongoing operations for the U.S. Army, managing a complex enterprise environment. The candidate will be overseeing operations support staff and directing global network support activities.

The company is located in the D.C. Area and will remain 100% remote.

Clearance Requirement: Must hold and maintain an active DoD Secret security clearance.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Operate and maintain secure, enterprise-level network solutions for the U.S. Army.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to assess legacy environments, evaluate current routing and configurations, and provide migration support for the Army’s global WAN.
• Apply expertise in network monitoring, management tools, and techniques to enhance operations.
• Develop and optimize network monitoring dashboards, views, and data ingest from legacy devices into the AGUN solution.
• Support virtualization and containerized infrastructure for network monitoring applications.
• Identify strategies for network optimization and resource management using performance and monitoring tools.
• Partner with cybersecurity and IA teams to ensure DoD compliance and integrate monitoring data into SIEM solutions.
• Create technical documentation, including diagrams, workflows, and system designs, using modern collaboration and diagramming tools.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, or Master’s degree with 6+ years (additional applicable experience may substitute for a degree).
• Active DoD IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+) or equivalent required before start.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized infrastructure for network applications.
• Proficiency with Elastic, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) for data ingest, storage, processing, and visualization.
• Strong Linux knowledge and experience.
• Expertise with Event, SNMP v3, and Performance Management.
• Familiarity with Kafka and Live Action.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM).
• Proficiency with enterprise network management tools such as Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA, or Junos Space.
• Experience implementing DoD STIGs and hardening network infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve complex network issues in a team environment.
• Flexibility to work non-standard shifts to meet network migration objectives.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.