Consulting Architect | Virginia

Consulting Architect 
Endgame Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of Elastic, the Search AI Company, empowers organizations to harness the power of their data in real time, at scale, driving business innovation and success. Elastic is expanding its Federal Consulting Team to support public sector customers, primarily in Springfield, VA, with future opportunities to support customers across the U.S. and internationally. This role requires an active U.S. Federal Secret security clearance (or higher).

As a Consulting Architect at Elastic Gov, you will work closely with customers to deliver Elastic solutions and provide expertise on the Elastic Stack. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding strategy, architecture design, and capacity planning in mission-critical environments. The ideal candidate is technically adept, proactive about self-improvement, and skilled in building strong customer relationships.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Plan, lead, and oversee Elastic Gov consulting engagements (remote and on-site) to maximize customer value from Elastic products.
• Architect, implement, configure Elastic solutions, focusing on platform architecture, solution design, and capacity planning in mission-critical environments.
• Build strong relationships as a customer advocate, ensuring excellent communication and collaboration.
• Develop and present demos and proof-of-concepts that showcase the value of the Elastic Stack.
• Conduct data modeling, query development, optimization, and cluster tuning for scalable, high-performance search and analytics.
• Collaborate with other consultants to solve complex technical challenges in a team-oriented environment.
• Review and approve technical consulting reports that articulate project outcomes and recommendations.
• Mentor and coach consultants through enablement programs, shadowing, and ongoing training.
• Participate in technical interviews to assess and onboard new consultants.
• Work effectively in a remote, highly distributed team environment, with periodic on-site engagements.

What You Bring Along:

• Active U.S. Federal TS/SCI with Full Scope
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, such as Security+, or Intermediate Compliant Certification is required and must be obtained within 30 days of hire if not already held.
• Anticipate working onsite in the Springfield, VA area for the first year. The expectation is to spend 3-4 days per week onsite, with the remaining time remote. 
• At least 3 years of experience as a consultant or technical instructor in client-facing engagements.
• Proven ability to work with customers to capture requirements, plan, and deliver technical solutions aligned with business needs.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Systems Engineer/Administrator, Network Engineer/Administrator, Cloud Engineer/Administrator, or similar role.
• Proficiency in designing, implementing, and optimizing solutions with Elasticsearch or similar distributed data technologies.
• Strong understanding of Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems, including command-line interfaces.
• Familiarity with information retrieval and analytics domains.
• Exper