Job Requirements Hanscom AFB, MA Boston, MA Clearance Unspecified Polygraph not specified Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience) $120,000 - $250,000 Job Description TEKsystems is seeking an experienced Elasticsearch Engineer to support a critical Department of Defense cybersecurity modernization initiative. This position is focused on designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise Elastic Stack solutions in support of advanced security operations, threat detection, and defensive cyber missions. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise with Elasticsearch and the broader Elastic ecosystem, experience supporting SIEM and SOC operations, and a strong background working within secure government environments. Responsibilities Design, implement, integrate, and maintain Elastic Stack solutions supporting cybersecurity operations Administer and optimize Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and Fleet deployments Build and maintain Kibana dashboards, visualizations, and security analytics Develop and manage Elasticsearch index lifecycle policies, templates, and data streams Create and optimize log ingestion pipelines across network, endpoint, identity, and cloud sources Implement Elastic Security detection rules, alerting capabilities, and case management workflows Normalize and enrich security data using Elastic Common Schema (ECS) Support threat hunting, incident response, and SIEM operations Optimize logging and security visibility across AWS environments and enterprise infrastructure Provide technical leadership and mentorship while solving highly complex cybersecurity challenges Required Qualifications Active Secret Clearance or ability to obtain a Secret Clearance Bachelor's degree 5+ years of hands-on experience administering Elastic Stack technologies: Elasticsearch Kibana Logstash Beats Fleet Experience with: Elasticsearch index lifecycle management (ILM) Index templates and data streams Kibana dashboards and security visualizations Elastic Security detections, alerts, and case management Log ingestion design, parsing, enrichment, and normalization Elastic Common Schema (ECS) SIEM, SOC, or defensive cyber operations AWS security and log collection optimization Familiarity with AI/ML concepts for security analytics, anomaly detection, and threat scoring Preferred Qualifications Previous experience supporting Department of Defense programs Experience in Agile environments Elastic Machine Learning (ML) jobs and UEBA use cases Experience integrating AI/LLM capabilities into security workflows Python, scikit-learn, or PyTorch experience for security analytics Elastic Agent fleet management at scale Cross-domain and multi-classification environment experience (IL4/IL5/IL6) ES|QL and EQL threat hunting experience Kubernetes certifications or hands-on Kubernetes administration experience Top Skills Elastic Stack Elasticsearch Kibana Logstash Elastic Security
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Engineering Cybersecurity Operations SOC Support Threat Detection Why Apply? This is an opportunity to join a high-impact DoD cybersecurity program focused on modernizing security capabilities in mission-critical environments. You'll work with cutting-edge Elastic technologies, support advanced cyber operations, and help shape the future of enterprise security architectures.