GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
About GuidePoint Security
GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, GuidePoint serves more than half of the U.S. Government’s cabinet-level agencies across Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.
As an Elastic Engineer, you’ll collaborate as an essential member of the Data Analytics team, working closely with cyber architects and cloud security architect SMEs to gather key stakeholder requirements and translate them into system use-case methodologies and technical specifications.
MUST be local to the D.C. Metro area – This role supports remote work, located in Alexandria, VA
Key Responsibilities
- Provide data analytics support and expertise in data science for specialized cybersecurity applications and big data analytical systems. Collect and analyze information on enterprise data sources, formats, and key stakeholder
use cases. Transform data sets into a common schema by merging various event types to create enriched datasets. - Assist in technical design, documentation, testing, and resolution of identified bugs/defects.
- Support the consolidation of metadata, data management, and search tools into a comprehensive Cybersecurity Data Catalog.
- Translate data into actionable insights through intelligent analytics. Define raw input requirements for data models, ensuring quick analysis and summary reporting for informed decision-making.
- Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits, including meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, and coordinating resources and meetings effectively.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 7 years of related experience; or Master’s degree with 3-5 years of experience.
- Minimum 5 years of Linux scripting and automation experience using Bash, Python, and/or Java.
- Experience in installing and administering COTS applications on RHEL and/or CentOS Linux.
- Proficient in building, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting AWS instances.
- Ansible Automation expertise (or similar tool).
- Working knowledge of Elastic; DevOps experience is preferred.
- Provide development support for emerging requirements in event ingest and transformation into a common data schema.
- Design and develop Elastic Beats or Logstash configurations for efficient data collection.
- Establish and implement a Data Governance Workflow, emphasizing metadata, data sources, data quality, policies, and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Elastic Certified Engineer: Focuses on managing Elasticsearch clusters, developing search solutions, and cluster maintenance.
- Elastic Certified Analyst: Focuses on using Kibana for data visualization, building advanced dashboards, and detecting anomalies.
- Elastic Certified Observability Engineer: Focuses on unifying logs, metrics, and APM traces to monitor and troubleshoot complex ecosystems.
- Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst: Focuses on threat hunting and using Elastic Security for SIEM.
“Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.”
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Why GuidePoint?
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,200 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
Skills Required
- Must be local to the D.C. Metro area (Alexandria, VA) - supports remote work
- Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 7 years related experience; or Master's degree with 3-5 years experience
- Minimum 5 years Linux scripting and automation experience using Bash, Python, and/or Java
- Experience installing and administering COTS applications on RHEL and/or CentOS Linux
- Proficient in building, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting AWS instances
- Ansible automation expertise (or similar tool)
- Working knowledge of Elastic (Elasticsearch/Kibana) for data ingest, search, and analytics
- Design and develop Elastic Beats or Logstash configurations for efficient data collection
- Provide development support for event ingest and transformation into a common data schema
- Establish and implement a Data Governance Workflow focusing on metadata, data quality, policies, and procedures
- DevOps experience
- Elastic certifications (Certified Engineer, Analyst, Observability Engineer, SIEM Analyst)
GuidePoint Security Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GuidePoint Security and has not been reviewed or approved by GuidePoint Security.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials highlight fully covered employee premiums on a base medical plan, options including PPO and HSA, employer HSA contributions, and access to an EAP. These elements materially enhance the overall value of compensation for individuals.
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Flexible Benefits — A remote‑first model with telework/flex‑time and monthly phone/home‑internet stipends is emphasized. This flexibility and stipending increase the attractiveness of the total rewards across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off, company holidays, and parental and other protected leaves are outlined in ESG materials and job postings. Such breadth supports work‑life balance and complements cash compensation.
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What We Do
GuidePoint Security is an elite team of highly trained, top certified experts who cut through cyber chaos and confusion to put control back in your hands. We help you make the smartest, most informed decisions, choose and integrate products and services that are the best fit, and build the most effective cybersecurity posture. We provide organizations with holistic perspective on their cyber ecosystem to minimize gaps, vulnerabilities, and optimize resources, including: 1. Understanding the changing threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and gaps 2. New insights of how product decisions align with resource capacity 3. Insightful product comparisons and integration to save time, money, and mistakes
