Elastic Site Reliability Engineer (Secret - Hybrid Remote)

Job Requirements Langley, VA Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $180,000 - $200,000 Job Description Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Elastic Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support a high-visibility federal engagement focused on observability, platform reliability, and security operations across classified environments. This position will support mission-critical Elastic infrastructure deployments at either Hanscom AFB, MA or Langley AFB, VA. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise supporting enterprise Elastic Stack environments, Kubernetes-based deployments, and production SRE operations within secure or regulated infrastructure environments. Location: Langley AFB, Virginia or Hanscom AFB, Massachussetts - Hybrid Remote (3 days on / 2 days off) Key Responsibilities: Operate, maintain, and optimize large-scale Elastic Stack environments supporting logging, search, observability, and telemetry operations. Ensure platform reliability, uptime, scalability, and performance across production mission systems. Manage Kubernetes-based Elastic deployments, including ECK operator environments. Develop and maintain automation for deployment workflows, monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes. Integrate Elastic infrastructure with SIEM and security tooling including Splunk, EDR platforms, and telemetry systems. Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, infrastructure, and application environments. Implement and support observability frameworks including logging, metrics, tracing, and monitoring solutions. Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code initiatives within DevOps environments. Maintain operational runbooks, escalation procedures, and technical documentation. Participate in on-call support rotations and incident response activities. Qualifications: 5+ years of experience supporting Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure operations environments. Strong hands-on experience with Elastic Stack in enterprise production environments. Advanced Kubernetes experience, including ECK operator deployments. Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking fundamentals. Experience supporting observability, telemetry, logging, and monitoring platforms. Experience working within secure, classified, federal, or highly regulated environments. Ability to work onsite at Hanscom AFB (MA) or Langley AFB (VA). Must have an active DoD Secret clearance Desired Skills: Elastic certifications including Elastic Engineer, Security, or Observability. Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipeline automation. Exposure to SIEM and EDR technologies including Splunk, CrowdStrike, or Trellix. Experience supporting GovCloud, DoD, or federal infrastructure environments. Prior experience supporting distributed logging or telemetry platforms. Compensation & Benefits: Target compensation: $180,000 - $200,000 annually. Long-term federal engagement supporting mission-critical infrastructure initiatives. Opportunity to support advanced observability and security operations within classified environments. Application Period: Opens on 05/21/2026 and will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date. #LI-NJ1 #LI-Hybrid group id: 10430981 Apply now