Elastic Consulting Architect - Public Sector

The role

This person will lead stakeholder relationships at high levels of Government and focus on delivery. They will design, develop, and integrate Elastic products, APIs, and platform architecture in mission-critical environments.

What you will do

• Build customer relationships and communications.
• Pivot from delivery to strategic engagements.
• Support customer goals and strategic requirements.
• Own the strategic roadmap with customers including quarterly strategic sessions.
• Design, develop, and integrate Elastic products, APIs, and platform architecture.
• Develop demos and proof-of-concepts.
• Perform data modelling, query development, and cluster tuning.
• Solve challenging data problems.
• Identify feature enhancements with engineering and product teams.
• Scope opportunities with the Sales team while assessing technical risks.

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience and an understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucene
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Software Engineer, System Administrator, or DevOps Engineer
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working as a Consultant
• Currently holding current UK security clearance, or has previously held security clearance, or is will to undergo security clearance
• Experience as a technical instructor or public speaker to large audiences
• Proficient in at least one programming language
• Hands-on experience with large distributed systems from an architecture and development perspective
• Knowledge of information retrieval and/or analytics domain
• Understanding of Linux, Java and databases

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of Elasticsearch and Lucene, including Elastic Certified Engineer certification
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related engineering discipline
• Strong knowledge of Java and Linux/Unix environment, software development, and/or experience with distributed systems
• Experience and interest in delivering and/or developing product training
• Experience contributing to an open-source project or documentation

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Match up to $2000 for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Before you apply

• Must be a current holder of Security clearance
• An export license may be required if located in or a national of sanctioned countries or regions

About the company

Elastic is the Search AI Company that enables finding answers in real time using all data at scale. The company provides cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability.