Log Management Specialist

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a Log Management Specialist to join a high-impact international monitoring and IT transformation initiative for a major international humanitarian organization. As part of the Monitoring Product Team, the selected candidate will lead the design, deployment, and optimization of advanced log management solutions to support operational visibility, security, and analytics across the organization’s hybrid environments.

This is a key technical role involving both architecture and hands-on engineering responsibilities. You’ll work on technologies such as Elastic Stack, Cribl, and Splunk, while also contributing to containerization and cloud adoption strategies. The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep technical expertise, the ability to guide cross-functional teams, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Architect and implement scalable, high-performance log management platforms (Elastic Stack, Cribl; Splunk is a bonus).

·       Lead the migration of log management systems to container-based platforms (OpenShift, AKS).

·       Collaborate with IT and business teams to define and document current and future log use cases.

·       Strategically plan and execute the migration of selected use cases from Splunk to Elastic.

·       Ensure effective monitoring, alerting, and logging is configured post-migration, meeting or exceeding previous standards.

·       Optimize system performance through tuning, query optimization, and system configuration.

·      Provide documentation, training, and user support to facilitate Elastic adoption across teams.

·       Serve as a subject-matter expert (SME), coaching engineers on modern log management tools and methodologies.

·       Ensure incident and request handling is responsive and sustainable in collaboration with IT support teams.

· Contribute to ongoing review of architecture standards and drive improvements aligned with business goals

Required Skills and Experience:

·       University degree in a technical field.

·       Minimum 5 years of experience in log management and analytics environments (Elastic Stack required, Splunk is a bonus).

·       Strong experience in Linux administration, log ingestion pipelines, and visualization dashboards.

·       Experience with monitoring and alerting systems (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana).

·       Proven track record designing, deploying, and maintaining log analytics infrastructure in production.

·       Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.

·       Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and automation mindset.

Nice to Have:

·       Experience with cloud platforms, especially Microsoft Azure.

·       Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools (PowerShell, Ansible).

·       Familiarity with Agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum) and tools like Azure DevOps.

· Experience managing backlog items and contributing to cross-team planning activities