Junior ELK Engineer

Description

Summary: This junior Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer role supports, maintains, and assists in deploying the Elasticsearch Stack and observability solutions across multi-platform environments. Highlights: 1. Support and maintain Elastic Stack components and observability solutions 2. Execute routine operational tasks and platform health checks 3. Collaborate with teams and contribute to continuous learning At **Accenture Digital Core**, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting\-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions. This is a junior Elasticsearch \& Observability Engineer role focused on supporting, maintaining, and assisting in the deployment of the Elasticsearch Stack and observability solutions across multi\-platform environments (Mainframe, Open Systems, and Container platforms). This role operates as a structured executor within the team, performing routine operational tasks, platform health checks, basic troubleshooting, and supporting application onboarding under guidance. **What You'll Do** * Assist in maintaining, supporting, and extending Elastic Stack components (Beats, Elastic Agents, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana); * Execute predefined procedures and runbooks for platform health monitoring, routine maintenance, and alert checks across non\-production and production environments; * Support application teams during onboarding onto the observability platform; * Assist in configuring basic monitoring, dashboards, log collection, and alerting; * Participate in routine release execution and incident handling under the guidance of senior team members; * Follow established coding standards, governance, and CI/CD practices; * Document operational activities, updates, and ticket resolutions accurately; * Collaborate closely with team members and communicate progress clearly within the team and with stakeholders. **What We Offer** * Health insurance; * Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs; * Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist); * Wellness programs; * Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarten, Training, Technology, Health); * Employee Share Purchase Plan; * Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Pluralsight Platforms; * Flex\-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities); * Special banking conditions; * Hybrid working model. **What You'll Need** **Qualifications** * University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a comparable technical field (or equivalent initial experience); * 0\-2 years of hands\-on experience or familiarity with IT environments, logging, and monitoring concepts; * Basic understanding of Agile delivery principles and ITIL/incident management processes (is a plus); * Foundational knowledge of Operating Systems: Linux and/or Windows basic commands, file systems, and core metrics (CPU, memory, storage). **Technical Skills** * Understanding of core Observability concepts (logs, metrics, traces, golden signals) — mandatory; * Exposure to or willingness to learn the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats, Elastic Agents) and OpenTelemetry; * Basic knowledge of version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines concepts; * Basic understanding of Containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and APIs (REST) is a plus; * Foundational awareness of IT Security principles (authentication, access management basics); * Basic knowledge of collaboration and ticketing tools: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, MS Office. **Profile \& Other Requirements** * Professional English C1 (spoken and written) — mandatory; French and/or Dutch is a plus; * Strong team collaboration skills in distributed environments — mandatory; * Continuous learning mindset and eagerness to grow technical expertise — mandatory; * Structured problem\-solving attitude, proactivity, and attention to detail; * Ability to follow guidelines, ask clarifying questions, and escalate risks early; * Willingness and availability for on\-call support and scheduled overtime activities when required; * Lisbon/Portugal\-based — hybrid working model (CET alignment required). **Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space nationality to legally work in Portugal.**