AWS OpenSearch Specialist

Overview

Remote
$60 - $70
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Year(s)

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Migration
Elasticsearch
Apache Solr
Apache Lucene
Query Optimization
Search Engines
Problem Solving
AWS OpenSearch
AWS Elasticsearch
Enterprise Content Management
Collaboration

Job Details

Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced AWS OpenSearch/Elasticsearch Specialist to support our migration from Solr to OpenSearch. This role requires a hands-on expert who can begin diagnosing, troubleshooting, and optimizing from day one. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with search engines, indexing large document sets, and scaling OpenSearch clusters in AWS.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the migration effort from Solr to OpenSearch.
Diagnose and resolve performance, scaling, and indexing issues.
Design and optimize indexing strategies for large datasets (500M+ documents).
Configure, tune, and monitor OpenSearch clusters in AWS environments.
Implement best practices for query performance, relevance tuning, and cluster stability.
Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate OpenSearch.
Provide guidance and troubleshooting for production issues.
Develop monitoring, alerting, and backup strategies for search infrastructure.
Required Skills & Experience
Proven expertise with AWS OpenSearch/Elasticsearch (minimum 5+ years).
Strong background in search migration projects (Solr Elasticsearch/OpenSearch preferred).
Hands-on experience with:
Cluster design, sharding, and replication
Indexing strategies for large-scale data
Performance tuning and query optimization
Security and access control in AWS OpenSearch
Familiarity with ECM platforms is highly desirable.
Experience handling high-volume document repositories (hundreds of millions to billions of documents).
Proficiency with Datadog/OpenSearch Dashboards for monitoring and analysis.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics, etc.)
Experience with Datadog
Knowledge of Lucene internals.
Prior experience in enterprise content management systems.

Regards
Rohit

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