Elastic Cloud Security Engineer

Precision Solutions

. Design, implement, integrate, and maintain systems and tools that automate complex cyber activities .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeLexington • Massachusetts • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in administering Elastic Stack tools and systems for cybersecurity, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, and log ingestion pipeline design. Capable of mentoring teams and providing innovative solutions to complex security challenges.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Elastic Stack AdministrationKibana Dashboard DevelopmentLog Ingestion Pipeline DesignElastic Security Detection RulesAI/ML Concepts in Security Analytics

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Hard Skills

ElasticsearchKibanaLogstashBeatsFleetElastic Common SchemaES|QLEQLPythonScikit-learn

Soft Skills

MentoringProblem SolvingInnovative Thinking

Tools & Technologies

Elastic SecurityAWSKubernetesSIEMSOC

Certifications & Qualifications

Kubernetes CertificationCloud Native CertificationKubernetes Application Developer Certification

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityGovernment CybersecurityDefensive CyberAgile EnvironmentDoD Clients

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityElasticSearchKubernetesLogstashPythonPyTorchScikit-Learn

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, integrate, and maintain systems and tools that automate complex cyber activities
Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts
Contribute to developing new principles and concepts
Work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions
Operate with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision
Mentor or supervise employees in company and technical competencies

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience administering Elastic Stack, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, or Fleet
Experience managing Elasticsearch index lifecycle policies, index templates, and data streams at scale
Experience building Kibana dashboards, visualizations, and lens-based analytics for security operations
Experience with Elastic Security detection rules, alerts, and case management workflows
Experience with log ingestion pipeline design, including parsing, enrichment, and normalization across heterogeneous log sources
Experience with Elastic Common Schema (ECS) and mapping non-standard log sources into ECS-compliant fields
Experience working in government cybersecurity environments such as SOC, SIEM operations, or defensive cyber
Experience optimizing log collections from AWS platforms, endpoints, and network devices
Knowledge of AI/ML concepts applied to security analytics, such as anomaly detection, behavioral baselining, or threat scoring
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
US Citizenship required
Bachelor's degree
Experience working in an agile environment (preferred)
Experience working with DoD clients (preferred)
Experience with Elastic ML jobs, UEBA, rare process detection, or anomalous login patterns (preferred)
Experience with Elastic AI Assistant or LLM integration into Elastic Security workflows (preferred)
Experience building or fine-tuning ML models using Python, scikit-learn, and PyTorch (preferred)
Experience with Elastic Agent fleet management at scale (preferred)
Experience with cross-domain data flows and multi-classification environments such as IL4, IL5, or IL6 (preferred)
Experience with ES|QL or EQL for threat hunting and detection-as-code (preferred)
Kubernetes certification such as Kubernetes and Cloud Native Certification or Kubernetes Application Developer Certification (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work arrangement
Mentorship or supervision opportunities
Opportunity to work on highly innovative cybersecurity solutions