Elastic Search Developer / Engineer

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global professional services firm specializing in digital transformation, business process management (BPM), analytics, and AI-driven solutions. The company partners with organizations to improve efficiency, transform operations, and drive business outcomes through a combination of process expertise, technology, and data insight.

Job Title: Elastic Search Developer / Engineer

Location: NYC, NY, 10003

Duration: 6 months

Rate: $46/hr. - $50/hr.

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Note: F2F is required

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Elastic Search Developer/Engineer to design, build, and optimize search and log analytics solutions within a fast-paced Capital Markets environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Elastic Stack components and hands-on experience managing large-scale, high availability search clusters.

Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage Elastic Search clusters for high performance search and analytics.
Implement indexing strategies, configure shards/replicas, and optimize cluster performance.
Perform search performance tuning, relevance tuning, and query optimization.
Develop and manage log analytics pipelines using Logstash, Beats, and Kibana.
Build visualization dashboards in Kibana to support monitoring, reporting, and insights.
Troubleshoot cluster issues, performance bottlenecks, and indexing/search exceptions.
Work closely with Capital Markets teams to translate business requirements into scalable search solutions.
Ensure Elastic Stack configurations align with security, compliance, and operational standards.
Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on expertise in Elastic Search cluster design, deployment, scaling, and maintenance.
Deep understanding of indexing, mappings, analyzers, search queries, aggregation frameworks, and tuning.
Experience with Kibana, Logstash, Beats, and the Elastic Stack ecosystem.
Strong knowledge of log analytics and data ingestion pipelines.
Proven experience in Capital Markets (mandatory), with understanding of trade data, market data, and regulatory workflows.
Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems, cluster performance issues, and ingestion failures.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ideal Candidate Profile

Elastic Stack expert with experience supporting mission critical, low latency systems.
Comfortable working in high pressure, financial market environments.
Able to communicate effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.