20h ago
Elastic Search / ELK Stack Engineer
McLean, VA | Plano, TX
โจ $150k-$160k / yearest.
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๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll design and build enterprise-grade observability dashboards using Elastic Stack (ESS) for mission-critical applications at a top digital service provider. Your core impact will be transforming reactive monitoring into a proactive, scalable observability ecosystem. This high-impact role targets a <6-month acceleration of observability capabilities.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Design and implement end-to-end observability solutions using Elastic Stack
- Build and scale ESS dashboards for cluster health, APM, and service dependencies
- Expand APM, distributed tracing, RUM, and synthetic monitoring
- Implement smart alerting rules and define SLOs/SLIs/error budgets
๐ Requirements
- Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats/Elastic Agent, Elastic APM)
- Experience building enterprise-scale observability dashboards in ESS
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture and Kubernetes/OpenShift
- Proven experience with APM, distributed tracing, logging, and metrics correlation
โจ Nice to Have
- Synthetic monitoring tools integrated with ESS
- Knowledge of CI/CD observability integration and alerting frameworks
- Scripting in Python, Shell, or Groovy
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐๏ธ Great Place to Workยฎ certified company culture
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
- 4Offerยท 1 week
๐ฉ Heads Up
- Role lists duplicate dashboard engineering bullets
- Requires expertise beyond typical senior level (ESS expert)
- Fast-paced <6 month engagement suggests high pressure
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