Architect

Title: ELK Architect/ Elastic Search Architect. Location: Oakland, CA –Hybrid 2 days a week working from onsite Duration: 8 months contract Only W2 ***Local Preferred. If not available, then we will go for non-local. Hybrid. 2 days a week working from onsite.**** TOP THINGS:Extensive ELK AdministrationData ingestion & enrichment from various sources, webhooks, and REST APIs with JSON/YAML/XML payloads & testing POSTMAN, etc.Design and implement efficient log shipping and data ingestion processes.

• *Client laptop will be provided for successful local candidates. Job description Need for a ELK Architect/ Elastic Search Architect. Please review the job description below -12+ years of experience as ELK Architect/ Elastic Search ArchitectDesign and implement efficient log shipping and data ingestion processes.Collaborate with development and operations teams to enhance logging capabilities.Implement and configure components of the Elastic Stack, including, Filebeat, Metricsbeat, Winlogbeat, Logstash and Kibana.Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Elastic Stack configurations and processes.Ensure seamless integration between various Elastic Stack components.Advance Kibana dashboards and visualizations modelling, deploymentCreate and manage Elasticsearch Clusters on premise, including configuration parameters, indexing, search, and query performance tuning, RBAC security governance, and administration.Hands-on Scripting & Programming in Python, Ansible, bash, data parsing (regex), etcExperience with Security Hardening & Vulnerability/Compliance, OS patching, SSL/SSO/LDAPUnderstanding of HA design, cross-site replication, local and global load balancers, etcData ingestion & enrichment from various sources, webhooks, and REST APIs with JSON/YAML/XML payloads & testing POSTMAN, etc.CI/CD - Deployment pipeline experience (Ansible, GIT)Strong knowledge of performance monitoring, metrics, capacity planning, and managementAbility to apply a systematic & creative approach to solve problems, out-of-the-box thinking with a sense of ownership and focus.Experience with application onboarding - capturing requirements, understanding data sources, architecture diagrams, application relationships, etc.Influencing other teams and engineering groups in adopting logging best practices.Effective communication skills with the ability to articulate technical details to a different audience.Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA

Responsibilities:Designing and implementing solutions for centralized logs, infrastructure, health metrics, and distributed tracing for different applicationsProvide training and support to other team members on Elastic Stack usage.Develop and maintain documentation concerning Its technical architecture.Application onboarding - capturing requirements, understanding data sources, architecture diagrams, application relationships, etc.

Good To Have:Experience with GrafanaExperience with Open Telemetry Monitoring and logging solutionsExperience with PrometheusExperience with Splunk Administration.

The hourly rate for this position is between $84.00-$93.00 per hour. Compensation: Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate].