Senior Elastic Specialist
About this role
We are now looking for a Senior Elastic Specialist on the behalf of our client.
As an Elastic Stack observability specialist, you will support the clients digital journey by contributing to the implementation of a standardized observability stack.
The role is focused on:
Designing a stack that spans over air gapped environments.
Analyzing current observability data and its usability in KQL
Define improvements for data consistency and query performance
Improving data structure and tagging
Implement alerts, detection strategies and visualizations
Explore storage type alternatives - hot vs cold storage
Define retention policies by data type and usage
Implement head/tail sampling strategies
Provide documentation and knowledge transfer
We believe you have:
Deep expertise in the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Elastic APM, OTEL)
Experience with Elastic Fleet management
Strong experience in observability engineering, focusing on logs, metrics, and traces correlation
Advanced expertise in KQL (Kibana Query Language)
Strong experience in designing detection logic and dashboards using KQL
Experience in Logstash pipeline design, transformation, and routing
Experience with alerting strategies and anomaly detection within Elastic
Knowledge of data modeling, tagging strategies, and schema design using Elastic Common Schema (ECS)
Experience in storage tier strategies
Experience integrating Elastic with external systems e.g. Splunk
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
Strong communication and documentation skills
Fluency in English
Your Application
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