We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to spearhead data analytics initiatives leveraging the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) within the telecom domain. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise in ELK with strong leadership skills and telecom industry knowledge to deliver scalable, high-performance analytics solutions.

Required Skills

Core Technical Expertise -

ELK Stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (installation, configuration, cluster management).
Beats (Filebeat, Metricbeat) for data collection.
Query DSL, KQL, scripted fields in Elasticsearch.
Logstash plugins (Grok, JSON, Mutate) for parsing telecom data.

Programming & Tools

Python, Shell scripting for automation and data processing.
Familiarity with Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Linux/Unix proficiency.

Telecom Analytics

Understanding of telecom protocols (LTE, 5G,NSA).
Experience with network KPIs and Service KPIs

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

Lead and mentor a team of engineers and analysts on ELK-based projects

Define technical architecture and roadmap for telecom analytics platforms

Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align solutions with business objectives

ELK Stack Implementation

Design, configure, and manage ELK clusters for large-scale telecom data

Develop Logstash pipelines for ingestion, parsing, and enrichment of telecom logs (e.g., CDRs, network KPIs)

Create advanced Kibana dashboards for real-time visualization and analytics

Integration & Optimization

Integrate ELK with big data frameworks (Hadoop, Spark) and streaming platforms (Kafka)

Optimize Elasticsearch for high-volume telecom datasets (indexing, shards, replicas, query performance)

Implement alerting and anomaly detection for network performance and fraud analytics

Qualifications required

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field

10+ years in software/data engineering, with 4+ years in ELK and telecom analytics

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

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