Elastic Engineer (Mid) - U.S. Citizenship Required

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CGI Federal is hiring an Elastic Engineer (Mid) to work with a skilled and motivated team of professionals on a high-visibility Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) cyber security program. You will support a dynamic, fast-paced project focused on improving the cyber security posture of civilian government agencies through the implementation and enhancement of a cybersecurity platform, providing integration services and developing, securing and maintaining cybersecurity dashboards. You will work closely with a variety of agency stakeholders, supporting their mission, priorities, organization and unique challenges. You will also support the development of additional cyber security offerings focused on next generation security solutions and technologies.
The successful candidate for this position is a motivated individual, a self-starter who works effectively in a dynamic environment. This is a great opportunity with room to grow both on the program and within CGI Federal!
This position is located in our Fairfax, VA office; however a hybrid working model is acceptable. You will be required to be in our Fairfax, VA office two days per week.

• Due to the nature of the contract requirements, US citizenship and successful passing of CGI background check is required prior to beginning work. In addition, candidates must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DHS CISA EOD/Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of experience in sizing, designing and deploying ELK stacks in an ECE environment.
• Experience in deployment automation in the context of Elastics-based dashboards in ECE.
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting/debugging availability and performance issues in production environment.
• Experience with Cross-Cluster Search.
• Thorough understanding of TLS and security certificates and related authentication mechanisms.
• Experience in automating ECE deployments using tools like Ansible, Terraform and/or AWS Cloudformation.
• Knowledge about Containerization using Docker, Kubernetes and/or AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS).
• Thorough knowledge of code building and deployment tools including Git and experience in CI/CD processes.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development of client deliverables and technical content.
Desired qualifications
• Elastic Certified Engineer certification or other Elastic certifications preferred.
• Understanding of various data formats and payload structures.
• Terraform experience is preferred.
• Experience in AWS Cloud.
• Experience and/or understanding of Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with CISA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $67,800 - $130,500.
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