Elastic Platform Architect - Part-Time

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Elastic Platform Architect to lead the architecture, design, governance, and implementation of a next-generation enterprise observability and operational intelligence platform based on the Elastic ecosystem.

The successful candidate will be responsible for defining enterprise observability architecture, designing scalable Elastic platform solutions, establishing platform engineering standards, and driving the implementation of cloud-native monitoring capabilities across complex enterprise environments.

The role requires strong expertise in Elastic Stack technologies, Kubernetes-based platforms, GitOps deployment methodologies, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise integration architecture. The candidate will work closely with enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, platform engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver highly resilient, secure, and scalable observability platforms supporting critical business operations.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Platform Strategy

Define and maintain the target-state architecture roadmap for enterprise observability and monitoring platforms.

Develop architecture blueprints, reference architectures, design standards, and governance frameworks for Elastic-based platforms.

Lead architecture reviews, technical assurance activities, and solution governance processes.

Establish platform engineering standards covering scalability, availability, security, performance, and operational resilience.

Evaluate emerging observability technologies and recommend strategic platform enhancements.

Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to align observability capabilities with broader technology transformation initiatives.

Elastic Platform Architecture & Design

Architect and govern enterprise deployments of:

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Logstash

Elastic Agent

Fleet Server

Elastic APM

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)

Design distributed Elastic platform architectures supporting large-scale telemetry ingestion and analytics workloads.

Establish platform standards for:

Index Management

Shard Allocation

Cluster Scaling

Data Retention

Performance Optimization

Disaster Recovery

Define and govern Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) and Snapshot Lifecycle Management (SLM) strategies.

Design platform resiliency and high-availability frameworks supporting enterprise-grade service levels.

Observability & Operational Intelligence

Design enterprise observability frameworks covering:

Infrastructure Monitoring

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Distributed Tracing

Centralized Logging

Security Event Monitoring

Service Health Monitoring

Operational Analytics

Establish telemetry collection and data normalization standards across multiple technology domains.

Define alerting, event correlation, escalation, and incident visibility frameworks.

Develop monitoring standards, service health models, and operational dashboards supporting business and technical stakeholders.

Define SLI, SLO, SLA, and reliability measurement frameworks.

Cloud-Native & Kubernetes Architecture

Design Kubernetes-native observability platforms leveraging Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK).

Define deployment architectures supporting:

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Hybrid Cloud

Air-Gapped Environments

Architect GitOps deployment frameworks utilizing:

FluxCD

GitLab

Helm

Establish platform lifecycle management standards covering upgrades, deployments, configuration management, and operational governance.

Design secure multi-cluster deployment architectures supporting enterprise scalability requirements.

Platform Integration Architecture

Define enterprise integration patterns for onboarding infrastructure, application, network, and security telemetry sources.

Architect integrations across:

Enterprise Applications

Cloud Platforms

Security Solutions

Network Infrastructure

Storage Platforms

Kubernetes Environments

Identity & Access Management Platforms

Design data ingestion and enrichment frameworks supporting operational analytics and observability use cases.

Lead integration of observability platforms with IT Service Management and operational workflow systems.

Security, Compliance & Governance

Define platform security architecture including:

RBAC

Authentication & Authorization

Encryption Standards

Certificate Management

Secrets Management

Audit Controls

Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement observability-driven security monitoring capabilities.

Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, governance standards, and regulatory requirements.

Establish platform governance processes supporting change management, operational controls, and risk management.

Automation, DevSecOps & Platform Engineering

Define Infrastructure-as-Code standards utilizing:

Terraform

Ansible

Establish CI/CD and GitOps operating models supporting platform lifecycle automation.

Design automated deployment, testing, upgrade, rollback, and recovery processes.

Drive platform engineering best practices to improve operational efficiency and reliability.

Promote automation initiatives supporting scalability, consistency, and operational excellence.

Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to engineering and operations teams.

Facilitate architecture workshops, technical reviews, and stakeholder engagement sessions.

Mentor platform engineers and observability specialists on architecture standards and best practices.

Develop architecture documentation, technical standards, solution blueprints, operational procedures, and implementation guidelines.

Support strategic planning, technology assessments, and platform modernization initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Technical Expertise

Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise observability platforms.

Strong hands-on expertise in:

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Logstash

Elastic Agent

Fleet Management

Elastic APM

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)

Strong understanding of distributed systems, large-scale data platforms, and enterprise monitoring architectures.

Cloud & Platform Technologies

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

AWS

Azure

Hybrid Cloud Environments

Automation & Platform Engineering

Strong experience with:

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps

GitLab

FluxCD

Helm

CI/CD Pipelines

Observability & Operations

Experience designing:

Monitoring Frameworks

Logging Architectures

Tracing Solutions

Alerting Frameworks

Event Correlation Models

Operational Intelligence Platforms

Enterprise Integration

Experience integrating observability platforms with:

ServiceNow

Enterprise Security Platforms

Identity Management Solutions

Network and Infrastructure Technologies

Preferred Qualifications

Elastic Certified Observability Engineer

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Red Hat OpenShift Certification

GitLab Professional Certifications

AWS and/or Azure Certifications

Experience delivering observability platforms within government agencies, financial institutions, telecommunications organizations, or large enterprise environments.

Experience with AIOps, OpenTelemetry, Service Intelligence, and advanced analytics platforms.

Employment Type

Contract Position (6 Months)

Renewable subject to project requirements, performance, and business needs.