Elastic Solutions Architect Remote UK with 2 days per month on site in Birmingham 5 months, to extend Who are we? We're a software development company building the world's Elastic Workforce, reinventing work and challenging the assumption that a local team the best team. We help businesses deliver technical projects better than ever before through our platform and on-demand Elastic Teams™. Our mission is to create freelance jobs with more benefits than permanent. Want to know more? read: https://distributed.co/about About this role We're partnering with a leading telecoms organisation to replace their legacy threat hunting platform with Elastic, enhancing efficiency and speed while processing 90TB of data daily. We're seeking an experienced Solution Architect/Elastic Architect to design and implement a robust, scalable Elasticsearch solution that meets our client's complex needs. Your Responsibilities As our Solution Architect/Elastic Architect, you will be responsible for designing and architecting Elasticsearch solutions tailored to our client's large-scale data processing requirements. You'll leverage your deep understanding of infrastructure and networking concepts to ensure seamless integration with existing systems. Your expertise in on-premise deployments will be crucial as you lead the implementation of the new Elastic-based threat-hunting platform. You'll also be tasked with optimising storage solutions to efficiently handle the 80TB daily data load, ensuring high performance and reliability. About You We're looking for passionate technologists who enjoy working in collaborative agile teams. You'll need to be a clear, concise & engaging communicator with people on your team. We enjoy the big picture and the detail; we want people who excel at both. Proven ability to design and architect complex Elasticsearch solutions In-depth knowledge of infrastructure and networking concepts Extensive experience with on-premise deployments Strong expertise in Elasticsearch and large-scale storage solutions Experience in the telecommunications sector is a plus Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Relevant certifications (e.g., Elastic Certified Engineer, AWS/Azure/GCP certifications) are advantageous About us Distributed is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Employees and contractors, as well as prospective employees and contractors, will all be treated equally and fairly. Distributed is committed to ensuring no less favourable treatment is experienced by any current or prospective employee because of any of the protected characteristics under the UK Equality Act 2010 or equivalent local equality legislation. By submitting your application you give us permission to store and use the information from your CV and your answers to application questions.