Job Details
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteVa, Jönköping County, Kingdom of Sweden
Job Summary
Design, build, and maintain Logstash configurations and Elastic ingest pipelines to support ETL workflows while administering Elastic Stack systems for data ingestion, storage, and search. Configure Kafka as a data buffering layer between upstream sources and downstream ingestion, enforcing data normalization standards using the Elastic Common Schema. Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot data flow issues, and optimize throughput and reliability. Collaborate with systems engineers to translate data source requirements into scalable ingest solutions and support system hardening, patching, and general Linux/Windows administration tasks. Document pipeline architecture, schema mappings, and operational procedures. Requires Active Top Secret clearance, DoD 8570 baseline certification, and hands-on experience with Kafka, Logstash, and ECS.
Required Qualifications
- Active Top Secret clearance
- Demonstrated systems administration experience (Linux and/or Windows server environments)
- Hands-on experience with the Elastic Common Schema (ECS)
- Strong ETL domain knowledge, including hands-on experience building Logstash configurations and Elastic ingest pipelines
- Experience with Kafka, particularly in its use as a data buffer between data sources and downstream processing/ingestion
- DoD 8570 baseline certification (e.g., Security+ or equivalent)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting DoD or federal data engineering programs
- Familiarity with Elastic Stack components beyond ingest (Kibana, Elasticsearch cluster management, Beats)
- Scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar) for pipeline automation
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tools
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