Observability / SRE Engineer (ELK & Kafka)

Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Elastic Stack / DevOps Engineer to manage, maintain, automate, and support a large-scale production platform environment. This is a highly hands-on technical role requiring strong experience in the Elastic Stack, Kafka, Linux administration, scripting, and automation . The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, scalability, and operational stability of the platform. This role is not suitable for SOC Analysts or monitoring-focused professionals , as the primary focus is on platform engineering, automation, coding, and production support. Key Responsibilities • Manage and support production-grade Elastic Stack environments, including ingestion, indexing, monitoring, analytics, and platform maintenance. • Design, develop, and implement automation solutions to improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, and scalability. • Provide hands-on administration and troubleshooting support across Linux environments, including RHEL and Ubuntu. • Manage and support Kafka environments and associated integrations. • Develop and maintain scripts and automation solutions using Python and/or Bash. • Build and maintain automation and orchestration workflows using Ansible or equivalent tools. • Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. • Perform production support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution across complex infrastructure environments. • Work across both virtual and physical infrastructure environments. • Identify opportunities to improve automation, platform stability, monitoring capabilities, and operational processes. • Take ownership of technical issues and work independently to manage priorities and deliver solutions. • Required Technical Skills Candidates must have strong production experience across the following technologies: • Elastic Stack - Mandatory • Elasticsearch • Logstash / data ingestion • Kibana • Indexing and analytics • Monitoring and production support • Kafka - Strong hands-on experience • Linux Administration • RHEL • Ubuntu • Programming / Scripting • Python and/or Bash • Minimum 2 years of hands-on scripting or programming experience • Automation and DevOps • Ansible or equivalent automation/orchestration tools • CI/CD pipelines • Infrastructure and platform automation • Proven experience supporting and troubleshooting production environments , including both virtual and physical infrastructure. • Experience Requirements • Minimum 7 years of total professional experience . • At least 4-5 years of hands-on experience managing, designing, deploying, and supporting large-scale Elastic Stack environments. • Strong experience working in production environments with responsibility for platform stability and operational support. • Candidates should be comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership of technical deliverables. • Preferred Skills • Experience within the banking or financial services sector would be advantageous but is not mandatory. • Experience working within large-scale enterprise infrastructure environments. • Exposure to complex, highly available, and business-critical platforms.