What are the responsibilities and job description for the ELK Administrator & Implementation Engineer position at APN Healthcare Solutions?
APN Consulting, Inc. is a progressive IT staffing and services company offering innovative business solutions to improve client business outcomes. We focus on high impact technology solutions in ServiceNow, Fullstack, Cloud & Data, and AI / ML. Due to our globally expanding service offerings we are seeking top-talent to join our teams and grow with us.
Direct Client Requirements
Role : - ELK Administrator & Implementation Engineer
Location : SFO or Remote
Experience : 5 years of hands-on experience with ELK administration and implementation
Job Summary :
We are seeking an experienced ELK Stack Administrator to join our team immediately. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) for implementation, administration, and optimization. This role involves configuring, managing, and troubleshooting ELK clusters to support real-time log analysis, monitoring, and security solutions.
Key Responsibilities :
- Deploy, configure, and manage ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats) across environments
- Monitor and optimize Elasticsearch clusters for performance, scalability, and resilience
- Develop and implement Logstash pipelines for log ingestion, transformation, and enrichment
- Set up Kibana dashboards and visualizations to meet business monitoring requirements
- Ensure ELK stack security with authentication, role-based access, and encryption
- Troubleshoot performance issues and optimize queries, indexing, and cluster configurations
- Automate ELK deployments using Ansible, Terraform, or other automation tools
- Integrate ELK stack with third-party tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, SIEM solutions)
- Implement data retention, backup, and recovery strategies
- Stay updated with latest ELK versions and best practices
Required Skills & Qualifications :
Preferred Skills (Nice to Have) :
We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences to join our team and help us build a culture of belonging.
