iTek People, Inc.
iTek People, Inc.

Search Platform Engineer

Hybrid in New York, NY, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Contract Corp To Corp
Contract W2
1 Year
25% Travel Required
Hybrid
$65 - $70/hr
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Skills

  • Apache
  • Solr
  • Cloud

Summary

Role: Search Platform Engineer
Location: New York City, NY 
Employment type: C2C/W2
 
<>JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Summary

We’re seeking a Search Platform Engineer with strong Apache Solr experience (primary) and ELK stack. The role focuses on Solr platform support across non-prod and prod environments and ElasticSearch PoCs, ensuring performance, reliability, and secure operations.

 

Key Responsibilities

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).
  • Optimize high-volume indexing (commit strategies, merge policies).
  • Enforce security and HA (TLS, RBAC, audits, zero-downtime upgrades).

ELK Stack (Secondary)

  • Design and run Elasticsearch clusters for PoCs and production.
  • Tune mappings, shards, JVM, and query DSL.
  • Secure Elasticsearch using TLS and role-based access control.
  • Implement observability and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic).
  • Platform Operations
  • Execute capacity planning, benchmarking, and RCAs for search platforms.
  • Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational best practices.

Lucidworks Fusion (Preferred)

  • Install, configure, and support Fusion (on-prem/cloud).
  • Manage custom Fusion JARs, patches, and vendor-led upgrades.
  • Build and tune ingestion and query pipelines.
  • Troubleshoot Fusion/Spark and connector failures.

 

Required Skills (Must-Have)

  • 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 TLS, RBAC, HA, 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.
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  • Dice Id: 10172322
  • Position Id: 4292-9877-1785849069
  • Posted 7 hours ago
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