Elastic Consultant - Public Sector

Elastic

UKonsitePosted Mar 30, 2026
Posting intelligenceMay be filled, listed long ago

At a glance

Highlights

  • Competitive pay
  • Flexible locations and schedules
  • Direct impact on government customers

Heads up

  • High percentage onsite travel
  • Requires UK security clearance

Why this role might suit you

A candidate with strong Elasticsearch expertise, consulting experience, and a security clearance can thrive by shaping strategic roadmaps for UK government clients while leveraging Elastic's cloud platform.

Skills

elasticsearchlucenelinuxjavasqlpythondevopsdistributed-systemsdata-modellingquery-optimisationcluster-tuning

About the role

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.What is The Role:Elastic has seen significant growth in its work within the Public Sector over the last few years. This role will focus on delivery but also to lead the stakeholder relationships at the highest levels of Government and to work with them to help align Elastic to their strategic objectives.You will have the opportunity to work with a tremendous services, engineering and sales team and wear many hats. This is a critical role, as Consultants have an amazing chance to make an immediate impact on the success of Elastic and our customers.Given the opportunity and the organisations that you will be working with, you must be a current holder of Security clearance.LI-PF1What You Will Be Doing:Strong customer advocacy, relationship building, and communications skillsThe ability to easily pivot from delivery to strategic engagements with customersTo work with the wider Elastic organisation to support the customer’s goals, their strategic requirements and their journey with Elastic.Ownership of the strategic roadmap with the customer including quarterly strategic sessions with senior and key stakeholders either in one or a number of customers with common goals.Solution design, development, and integration of Elastic products and APIs, platform architecture, and capacity planning in mission-critical environmentsComfortable working remotely in a highly distributed teamDevelopment of demos and proof-of-concepts that highlight the value of the Elastic StackData modelling, query development and optimisation, cluster tuning and scaling with a focus on fast search and analytics at scaleSolving our customers’ most challenging data problemsWorking closely with the Elastic engineering, product management, and support teams to identify feature enhancements, extensions.Engaging with the Elastic Sales team to scope opportunities while assessing technical risks, questions, or concernsWhat You Bring:Hands-on experience and an understanding of Elasticsearch and/or LuceneMinimum of 2 years’ experience as a Software Engineer, System Administrator, or DevOps EngineerMinimum of 5 years' experience working as a Consultant, working to deliver and execute on professional services engagementsCurrently holding current UK security clearance, or has previously held security clearance, or is willing to undergo security clearanceExperience as a technical instructor or public speaker to large audiences on enterprise infrastructure software technology to engineers, developers, and other technical positionsExcel at working directly with customers to gather, prioritise, plan and execute solutions to customer business requirements as it relates to our technologiesUnderstanding and passion for open-source technology and knowledge and proficiency in at least one programming languageHands-on experience with large distributed systems from an architecture and development perspectiveKnowledge of information retrieval and/or analytics domainThe nature of the work that you will be doing will require a high percentage of work onsite with customers, and you should be expected to travel as a result of this requirementUnderstanding of Linux, Java and databasesBonus Points:Deep understanding of Elasticsearch and Lucene, including Elastic Certified Engineer certificationBS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related engineering disciplineStrong knowledge of Java and Linux/Unix environment, software development, and/or experience with distributed systemsExperience and interest in delivering and/or developing product trainingExperience contributing to an open-source project or documentationAdditional Information - We Take Care of Our People:As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salaryHealth coverage for you and your family in many locationsAbility to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many rolesGenerous number of vacation days each yearIncrease your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and serviceUp to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you loveEmbracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leaveDifferent people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws and can view the following posters linked below:Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) PosterEmployee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) PosterElasticsearch develops and distributes technology and information that is subject to U.S. and other countries’ export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Russia, including the Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia (The Crimea region of Ukraine, The Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), The Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), Kherson or Zaporizhzhia). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.Please see here for our Privacy Statement.

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