Staff Engineer II - Elastic Search Engineer

Western Alliance Bancorp
San Diego
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 139,530 - 172,360 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional leadership","Project risk management","Communication","Incident leadership","Documentation"]

Serve as technical lead and SME for the enterprise observability platform, administering and optimizing Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and supporting infrastructure. Own Elastic cluster and ingestion pipeline reliability, scalability, security, and performance, including index templates, lifecycle tiering, and tuning. Build and maintain Ansible automation across Linux/Unix, manage incident/troubleshooting processes, and support Azure monitoring (LAW, Event Hubs, Azure Monitor). Lead onboarding of log sources and observability use cases, ensuring standards and documentation.

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Western Alliance Bancorp
Western Alliance Bancorp
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Staff Engineer II - Elastic Search Engineer

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Job Summary

Serve as technical lead and SME for the enterprise observability platform, administering and optimizing Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and supporting infrastructure. Own Elastic cluster and ingestion pipeline reliability, scalability, security, and performance, including index templates, lifecycle tiering, and tuning. Build and maintain Ansible automation across Linux/Unix, manage incident/troubleshooting processes, and support Azure monitoring (LAW, Event Hubs, Azure Monitor). Lead onboarding of log sources and observability use cases, ensuring standards and documentation.
Location: San Diego
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as technical lead/SME for the enterprise observability platform, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and supporting infrastructure.
  • •Administer, optimize, and provide operational support for Elastic clusters and data ingestion pipelines to ensure scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
  • •Lead onboarding and enablement of new log sources and observability use cases, including proof of concept activities, access governance, and Kibana space administration.
  • •Develop and maintain Ansible automation for deployment, configuration management, patching, and operational support across Linux/Unix.
  • •Manage Azure monitoring/observability services (LAW, Event Hubs, Azure Monitor) including monitoring, capacity management, alert configuration, diagnostics, and portal administration.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 139,530 - 172,360 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kTuition AssistanceWellness StipendPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of related experience in IT App Support, IT Development, IT Networking, or a similar field.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
  • •Knowledge of Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash is required.
  • •Proficiency with KQL and Bash, plus PowerShell/Azure CLI cmdlets is required.
  • •Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously is required.
Experience:7+ yearsFinancial servicesBanking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional leadershipProject risk managementCommunicationIncident leadershipDocumentation
Tech Stack:ElasticsearchKibanaLogstashAnsibleLinux/UnixAzure MonitorLog Analytics WorkspacesLAWEvent HubsKQLBashPowerShellAzure CLIT-SQLPL/SQLAzure DevOpsControl-MHot/warm/cold/frozen

Company Brief

Western Alliance Bancorp
Bank holding company that provides commercial banking, mortgage banking, treasury management, and specialized financial services through its Western Alliance Bank subsidiaries. Serves businesses, real estate clients, and consumers across the United States.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Phoenix, United States
Founded: 1994
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