Sr. Elasticsearch Engineer

Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand, and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale, and cost-effectiveness.

Maxar has been recognized by Built In as a "Best Place to Work" in both Colorado and Washington D.C., making it a top workplace. This designation is based on analysis of compensation, benefits, and focus on remote and flexible work options, diversity programs, and more.

We are hiring immediately for a Sr. Elasticsearch Engineer to join us in our Westminster, CO office. The position has the flexibility to work in the office, work from home, or a combination.

What you will do day-to-day:

• Designing / architecting elasticsearch ecosystems - cluster sizing, etc
• Managing data - working with indices, templates, data streams, data lifecycle/backup policies
• Cluster management - shard issues, snapshotting/restoring data, cross-cluster replication, scaling clusters
• Data processing - field mapping, document indexing, ingest pipelines
• Troubleshoot cluster issues

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Bachelor's degree in a computer-related major, such as computer science, electronic engineering, or computer engineering.
• Must possess current U.S. Security Clearance or have the ability to obtain secret clearance
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining ElasticSearch systems - see "what you will do day-to-day above"

Preferred Qualifications:

• US Secret or TS/SCI clearance
• Familiarity with Agile development process from build through deployment
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm
• Scripting experience using Bash and/or Python

Life with Us:

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to Work, Top Employer, and Candidate Experience Winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

• 401K matching and immediate vesting schedule
• Career growth opportunities
• Family-friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options
• Programs to help you grow, like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development
• Student loan repayment
• Generous time off
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision at affordable monthly rates

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For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.