Platform Administrator/Apache Solr Administrator (ELK Stack)

URGENT ROLE | IMMEDIATE HIRE

Platform Administrator/Apache Solr Administrator (ELK Stack)

NYC, NY

12+ Months Contract

Position Type-C2C/W2/CTH

Exp Level- 8+Years

Req Skills- Platform Administrator/Apache Solr Administrator (ELK Stack), Solr and Elk stack admin, Elastic search, POCs solr platform support, JVM tuning, SolrCloud operations, TLS, RBAC, HA, Elasticsearch clusters, production, Tune mappings, shards, query DSL, (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic)

Role Summary

• We re seeking a Search Platform Administrator with strong Apache Solr administration experience (primary) and ELK stack exposure (secondary/optional).
• The role focuses on Solr platform support across non-prod and prod environments and Elasticsearch PoCs, ensuring performance, reliability, and secure operations.

Apache Solr (Primary)

• Lead Solr administration across non-prod and prod environments.
• Operate SolrCloud (ZooKeeper, shards, replicas, leader election).
• Perform deep JVM tuning (heap/off-heap, threads, caches).
• Diagnose and resolve search performance issues (CPU, latency, throughput, memory leaks).

Required Skills (Must-Have)

• 4 5 years of hands-on Apache Solr administration experience.
• Deep expertise with SolrCloud operations and JVM tuning.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for performance, indexing, and query optimization.
• Solid understanding of , and zero-downtime upgrades.
• Experience supporting Lucidworks Fusion (installation, pipelines, upgrades).
• Secondary/Optional Skills (Good to Have)
• ELK stack administration: Elasticsearch (PoCs & production), Logstash/Kibana exposure.
• Observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic.
• Spark connectors and ingestion pipeline tuning.