ELK Developer & Administrator (Elastic Stack)

GSSTech Group

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize Elasticsearch-based solutions (v8.0+)
• Implement and manage Logstash pipelines for log ingestion and transformation
• Build advanced Kibana dashboards and visualizations
• Configure and manage Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) policies
• Implement scalable log management frameworks across applications and microservices
• Integrate APM solutions for performance monitoring
• Optimize search performance, indexing strategies, and cluster architecture

Administration (30%)

• Manage and maintain Elastic clusters in production environments
• Monitor cluster health, troubleshoot performance issues, and ensure high availability
• Support on-call rosters and production issue resolution
• Deploy and manage Elastic infrastructure in AWS environments
• Work with Kubernetes (K8s) for containerized Elastic deployments
• Handle upgrades, scaling, backups, and disaster recovery strategies

Required Technical Skills

• Elasticsearch (v8.0 or above) Strong hands-on experience in both Development & Administration
• Logstash Advanced pipeline development and log parsing
• Kibana Dashboard creation and visualization expertise
• Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
• AWS (Cloud-native experience required)
• Kubernetes (K8s) Managing Elastic clusters in containerized environments
• Experience managing Elastic Servers in production

Domain Expertise (Mandatory Experience With)

• Network Logs
• Security Logs
• Application Logs
• Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
• Microservices architecture logging

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Elasticsearch AI/ML capabilities

• Vector Search
• Machine Learning integrations

Strong architectural mindset with experience designing scalable Elastic clusters

Experience in high-availability and distributed system environments

What We re Looking For

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience in production-grade environments
• Ability to handle both development and operational responsibilities
• Clear understanding of Elastic stack architecture best practices