At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and manage enterprise Elastic Stack platforms for security and observability.
- Company: Established tech organisation delivering secure solutions across enterprises.
- Benefits: Up to £90,000 salary, hybrid working, 25 days holiday, and private medical cover.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for career growth and technical leadership.
- Why this job: Take ownership of cutting-edge technology and make a real impact in security analytics.
- Qualifications: 5+ years experience with Elastic Stack and strong troubleshooting skills.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 90000 £ per year.
Up to £90,000 Depending on Experience
Hybrid working, 3 days onsite
Must be eligible for DV clearance
ABOUT THE CLIENT:
Our client is a well-established organisation delivering complex, secure technology solutions across enterprise environments. This is an opportunity to take technical ownership of a large-scale, on-premises Elastic estate, supporting critical monitoring, logging, security analytics and observability capabilities. Due to continued investment in their technology platforms, they are looking for an experienced Elastic Stack SME to join the team.
THE BENEFITS:
- Car allowance
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays and your birthday off
- Matched contributory pension up to 6%
- Single private medical cover
- 4 x life insurance
- 3% flexible benefit allowance
THE ELASTIC STACK SME ROLE:
As an Elastic Stack SME, you will design, implement, optimise and manage enterprise Elastic Stack platforms across a secure on-premises estate. You will take technical ownership of Elasticsearch clusters, Logstash, Kibana, Beats, Elastic Agent and Fleet, while delivering solutions across SIEM, observability, threat detection and high-volume data ingestion.
You will design highly available and resilient platforms, optimise cluster performance, implement security controls and automation, and provide senior-level technical support. You will also produce HLDs, LLDs, SOPs, build guides, DR plans and operational documentation.
ELASTIC STACK SME ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- 5+ years administering enterprise on-premises Elastic Stack environments
- Strong Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Elastic Agent and Fleet experience
- Elastic Security (SIEM) and Elastic Observability
- Experience supporting large, highly available Elasticsearch clusters
- Splunk experience
- Linux and Windows Server
- PowerShell, REST APIs, JSON and YAML
- TLS, LDAP, Active Directory and PKI
- Strong troubleshooting, performance optimisation and automation skills
- Experience with VMware and enterprise networking
TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly via robin.muirhead@searchability.com. For further information please call me: 07719 065949.
By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.
KEY SKILLS
Elastic Stack, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Elastic Security, Elastic Observability, SIEM, Elastic Agent, Fleet, Beats, Splunk, Linux, PowerShell, Ansible, NSD
SIEM Engineer (Elastic) employer: Searchability NS
Join a leading National Security Organisation in Manchester as a Data Engineer, where you'll be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to keeping the nation safe. Enjoy a competitive salary with a 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, and opportunities for professional growth while working with cutting-edge technologies in a hybrid work environment. The company fosters a collaborative culture that values innovation and offers unique advantages such as long-term contracts and significant growth potential in the National Security sector.
