[Remote] OpenSearch Platform and security engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. New York Technology Partners seeks an OpenSearch Platform and Security Engineer to manage and migrate OpenSearch/Elasticsearch environments and implement security controls. The role also automates infrastructure and deployments with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines and supports integrations with enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support OpenSearch and Elasticsearch environments
• Plan and execute OpenSearch/Elasticsearch migrations, including data, indexes, configurations, and associated platform components
• Configure and manage OpenSearch Dashboards
• Implement and maintain Fine-Grained Access Control (FGAC) using the OpenSearch Security Plugin
• Configure authentication and authorization, including JWT-based authentication
• Implement Document-Level Security (DLS) and Field-Level Security (FLS)
• Configure and maintain roles, permissions, role mappings, and access-control policies
• Develop and maintain infrastructure using Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure and platform deployments
• Troubleshoot OpenSearch/Elasticsearch platform, security, configuration, and deployment issues
• Support platform upgrades and configuration changes while maintaining stability and security
• Work with application, infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to integrate OpenSearch with enterprise applications

Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with OpenSearch and/or Elasticsearch operations and administration
• Experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch migration
• Hands-on experience with OpenSearch Dashboards
• Strong knowledge of OpenSearch Security Plugin and FGAC
• JWT authentication
• Role-Based Access Control
• DLS – Document-Level Security
• FLS – Field-Level Security
• Roles and role mappings
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience implementing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Strong troubleshooting skills across OpenSearch/Elasticsearch platform and security components
• Experience with large-scale or highly available OpenSearch/Elasticsearch environments
• Knowledge of cluster performance, monitoring, indexing, and search optimization
• Experience integrating OpenSearch security with enterprise identity/authentication systems
• Familiarity with Git-based infrastructure and deployment workflows

Benefits

• Remote work

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