Consulting Architect | Public Sector | DC Preferred

As a Consulting Architect at Elastic, you will work closely with customers to deliver Elastic solutions and provide expertise on the Elastic Stack. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding strategy, architecture design, and capacity planning in mission-critical environments. The ideal candidate is technically adept, proactive about self-improvement, and skilled in building strong customer relationships.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Plan, lead, and oversee Elastic consulting engagements (remote and on-site) to maximize customer value from Elastic products.
• Architect, implement, configure Elastic solutions, focusing on platform architecture, solution design, and capacity planning in mission-critical environments.
• Build strong relationships as a customer advocate, ensuring excellent communication and collaboration.
• Develop and present demos and proof-of-concepts that showcase the value of the Elastic Stack.
• Conduct data modeling, query development, optimization, and cluster tuning for scalable, high-performance search and analytics.
• Collaborate with other consultants to solve complex technical challenges in a team-oriented environment.
• Review and approve technical consulting reports that articulate project outcomes and recommendations.
• Mentor and coach consultants through enablement programs, shadowing, and ongoing training.
• Participate in technical interviews to assess and onboard new consultants.
• Work effectively in a remote, highly distributed team environment, with periodic on-site engagements.

What You Bring Along:

• Anticipate working remote with occasional travel to the DC area for the first year. The expectation for the travel requirement is one week every two months.
• At least 3 years of experience as a consultant or technical instructor in client-facing engagements.
• Proven ability to work with customers to capture requirements, plan, and deliver technical solutions aligned with business needs.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Systems Engineer/Administrator, Network Engineer/Administrator, Cloud Engineer/Administrator, or similar role.
• Proficiency in designing, implementing, and optimizing solutions with Elasticsearch or similar distributed data technologies.
• Strong understanding of Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems, including command-line interfaces.
• Familiarity with information retrieval and analytics domains.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Programming experience with at least one language (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby).
• Experience with databases, including SQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, MongoDB, or similar NoSQL technologies.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new Elastic technologies.

Bonus Points:

• Active clearance is not required, but it is a plus
• Experience as a technical instructor or public speaker on enterprise infrastructure software topics for technical audiences.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, such as Security+, or Intermediate Compliant Certification is required and must be obtained within 30 days of hire if not already held.
• Certifications or expertise in technologies like Ansible, GitHub, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Redis, or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with network data, cybersecurity data, and system logs.
• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Elastic certifications, such as:
• Elastic Certified Engineer
• Elastic Certified Analyst
• Elastic Certified Observability Engineer

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