Senior Elastic/OpenSearch Operations Engineer

Netlution GmbH

. Operate, monitor, and optimize large-scale Elasticsearch and OpenSearch platforms .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • GermanySeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operating and optimizing Elasticsearch and OpenSearch platforms, with a strong focus on incident management, performance tuning, and automation of operational tasks. Proficient in monitoring and observability solutions, ensuring the stability and availability of critical systems.

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Elasticsearch ExpertiseOpenSearch ExpertiseIncident ManagementMonitoring SolutionsLinux Proficiency

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Hard Skills

ElasticsearchOpenSearchCluster OperationsShardingIndex ManagementPerformance TuningIncident ManagementAutomationRoot Cause AnalysisOperational Documentation

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesHelmArgo CDPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryKafkaPythonBashAnsible

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringPlatform OperationsObservability EngineeringCloud TechnologiesInfrastructure as Code

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKafkaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate, monitor, and optimize large-scale Elasticsearch and OpenSearch platforms
Analyze and resolve incidents in 2nd- and 3rd-level support
Conduct root cause analyses and implement sustainable solutions
Ensure the availability, performance, and stability of business-critical systems
Monitor cluster health and troubleshoot complex platform issues
Optimize index, sharding, and storage concepts
Further develop monitoring and observability solutions
Collaborate with international DevOps, SRE, and platform teams
Automate recurring operational tasks
Create and maintain runbooks, operational documentation, and best practices
Participate in a 24/7 operations organization and on-call rotation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of experience as an Elastic Engineer, OpenSearch Engineer, ELK Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Operations Engineer, or Observability Engineer
Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch and/or OpenSearch
Experience operating production logging or monitoring platforms
Knowledge of cluster operations, sharding, replication, index management, performance tuning, and incident management
Excellent Linux skills
Experience with monitoring and observability solutions
Good written and spoken English and German
Desirable: Knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Kafka, Python, Bash, Ansible, infrastructure as code, and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanent employment contract
Attractive compensation
Professional development opportunities
Hybrid and fully remote work options
Computer equipment provided