Booz Allen
ElasticEngineer
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“Elastic Engineer at Booz Allen. Skills: Elastic Stack, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, ECS, log pipelines, visualizations, dashboards. build a high performing system using Elastic to aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema. Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields”
What You'll Achieve.
create quality visualizations and alerts that analyst can use for threat hunting; identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become a larger issue and can be actioned on
Industry & Context.
identify problems or anomalous behavior; troubleshooting basic OS issues
TS/SCI clearance, security investigation, eligibility requirements for access to classified TS/SCI clearance, on camera during interviews and assessments, take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud, use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided, cameras on during meetings (for virtual employees)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience with Elastic Stack such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana tools, including installing, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting these products, 2+ years of experience building high-quality Kibana visualizations and dashboards, Experience with log pipelines and interpreting logs to determine information, including converting raw logs into ECS formatted documents, Experience with Logstash plugins, filters, regular expressions, and grok patterns, Knowledge of cryptography protocols and standards, including TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, STIG, and FedRAMP, TS/SCI clearance, HS diploma or GED
Nice to Have
Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud containerization solutions such as Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), Experience with NiFi, Kafka, and Confluent, Experience with Office 365 applications and Teams collaboration, Experience interacting with tools through RDP, web-based UI, SSH, and CLI, Experience in DoW, Intelligence Community, or other regulated environments, Knowledge of Elastic Index Lifecycle Management (ILM), Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic OS issues, Knowledge of networking protocols, Knowledge of how various systems interact with each other, Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles
What You'll Do.
build a high performing system using Elastic to aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema
Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields
create quality visualizations and alerts that analyst can use for threat hunting
maintain infrastructure
identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become a larger issue and can be actioned on
Work with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture
deploy within designated security requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with clients and peers; Work with the vendor
Full Job Description
Elastic Engineer **The Opportunity****:** Work with clients and peers to build a high performing system using Elastic to aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema. Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields, create quality visualizations and alerts that analyst can use for threat hunting, maintain infrastructure, and identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become a larger issue and can be actioned on. Work with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture and deploy within designated security requirements. **You Have:** * 2+ years of experience with Elastic Stack such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana tools, including installing, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting these products * 2+ years of experience building high-quality Kibana visualizations and dashboards * Experience with log pipelines and interpreting logs to determine information, including converting raw logs into ECS formatted documents * Experience with Logstash plugins, filters, regular expressions, and grok patterns * Knowledge of cryptography protocols and standards, including TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) * Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, STIG, and FedRAMP * TS/SCI clearance * HS diploma or GED **Nice If You Have:** * Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud containerization solutions such as Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) * Experience with NiFi, Kafka, and Confluent * Experience with Office 365 applications and Teams collaboration * Experience interacting with tools through RDP, web-based UI, SSH, and CLI * Experience in DoW, Intelligence Community, or other regulated environments * Knowledge of Elastic Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) * Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic OS issues * Knowledge of networking protocols * Knowledge of how various sy
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