Elasticsearch Platform Engineer

Job Requirements

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government Clearance

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

What You Will Do

• Manage, monitor and maintain Elastic Cloud Enterprise environments, including cluster upgrades, patching and troubleshooting.
• Design and deploy secure, scalable Elasticsearch solutions for Observability and Search.
• Implement best‑practice indexing, storage and data retrieval strategies.
• Apply strong security, privacy and compliance principles across the Elasticsearch ecosystem.
• Monitor cluster performance and optimise configurations to improve reliability and reduce latency.
• Work closely with DevOps, Security and Development teams to integrate Elasticsearch with wider platforms.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams and operational procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and innovation across the Elasticsearch platform.

Qualifications – Essential

• Strong understanding of Elasticsearch architecture, components, APIs and data indexing.
• Experience designing and deploying Elasticsearch solutions for Observability and Search.
• Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks such as GDPR or HIPAA.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g. Python, Bash, Ansible).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP, and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Experience with Cloudera, Hadoop, Cloudera Data Science Workbench or Cloudera Machine Learning.

Benefits

• Flexible working options, including a compressed fortnight with every other Friday off.
• Private healthcare.
• Cash health plan.
• Holiday buy/sell.
• Career development and training programmes.
• Performance‑related bonuses.

Diversity & Inclusion

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

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