DevOps Engineer - ELASTICSTACK

Senior DevOps Elasticsearch Consultant 6 Month Contract London/Hybrid £680 P/D About the Role We're looking for an experienced DevOps Elasticsearch Consultant to design, build, and optimise secure, automated data pipelines within the Elastic Stack. You'll play a key role in delivering a scalable evidence and redaction solution that ensures sensitive data is protected while maintaining an auditable, tamper-evident chain of custody. Working closely with solution architects and client stakeholders, you'll configure Elasticsearch ingest pipelines, automate data processing, implement security controls, and support compliance-driven search and retrieval capabilities. What You'll Be Doing Design, build, and optimise Elasticsearch ingest pipelines for automated data processing and redaction.Configure Elasticsearch index templates, mappings, and Index Lifecycle Management (ILM).Develop field-level masking, hashing, and redaction rules to protect sensitive information.Implement tamper-evident metadata and support immutable audit and evidence workflows.Configure secure, role-based access for operational users and auditors.Integrate Logstash, Beats, and ingest processors into scalable data pipelines.Collaborate with architects, engineering teams, and compliance stakeholders throughout delivery.Perform testing, troubleshooting, and optimisation of pipeline performance and data integrity.Produce technical documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.Contribute to Agile ceremonies and continuous delivery practices. What You'll Bring 5+ years' experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Ingest Pipelines, Index Templates, ILM).Strong experience with Logstash, Beats, and data ingestion technologies.Python scripting for automation and integration.Experience developing ETL or large-scale data processing pipelines.Solid Linux, Bash, Git, and GitOps experience.Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps best practices.Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills. Desirable Experience Elastic Security, role-based access control, and audit logging.Chain-of-custody or tamper-evident logging solutions.Regulated environments such as Financial Services or GDPR.Compliance, audit, or evidence management solutions.Client-facing consulting or professional services experience.