Elasticsearch Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance)

ShorePoint•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ShorePoint is a rapidly growing, award-winning cybersecurity services firm specializing in high-profile, high-threat, private and public-sector customers. The company fosters an environment that supports creativity, accountability, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement. ShorePoint is seeking an Elasticsearch Engineer with expertise in designing, deploying, and optimizing Elastic Stack solutions within federal environments. This role involves delivering Elastic-based solutions across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructures to enhance security operations and achieve data-driven outcomes. The Elasticsearch Engineer will be responsible for leading technical implementations, supporting migrations, contributing to scalable architectures, and directly engaging with client stakeholders. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the growth, development, and culture of an exciting and fast-growing company in the cybersecurity market.

Requirements

Deep understanding of Elastic Stack capabilities and use cases across deployment, security and operations.
Knowledge of distributed cluster architecture at scale, including multi-tenant and CCS environments.
6+ years in systems engineering or infrastructure, including 2+ years of production Elastic Stack experience.
Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
Strong problem-solving skills and a self-starter mentality.
Solid written and verbal communication skills.
Linux Command-Line Interface (CLI) fundamentals and basic networking knowledge.
Hands-on experience with containerization and IaC tooling.
Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider.
Experience with federal security controls (TLS, SSO/SAML, PIV/CAC, STIG).
Proven track record leading engagements from scoping through delivery.
Ability to drive client relationships and identify expansion opportunities.
Applicants must hold and maintain an active TS/SCI Clearance (Full Scope polygraph preferred).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
Elastic certifications (ECE or being on a defined certification track).
Elastic Security (SIEM, detection engineering, threat hunting and legacy migration).
Detection translation experience (SPL → ES|QL or equivalent).
Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash or PowerShell).
Exposure to AI-augmented search, RAG or semantic search use cases.
Prior professional services or consulting experience.

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy and tune Elastic Stack solutions (Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE), Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), Elastic Cloud) across cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments.
Execute legacy security platform migrations, including detection translation (e.g., Search Processing Language (SPL) → (ES|QL) Elasticsearch Query Language) and analyst workflow modernization.
Design and implement data ingestion pipelines using Elastic Agent, Fleet, Logstash and Beats.
Harden deployments for federal compliance, including Transport Layer Security (TLS), Personal Identity Verification/Common Access Card (PIV/CAC), Single Sign-On (SSO) / Security Assertion Markup Language (SSO/SAML), Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and audit logging.
Build outcome-driven dashboards and advanced Kibana visualizations.
Develop automation using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (Ansible, Terraform or equivalent).
Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs directly to client stakeholders.
Contribute to internal IP, including reusable templates, automation and reference architectures.