Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Able to Provide Sponsorship
Skills
Apache
Solr
lucidworks
docker
aws
azure
gcp
cloud
bash
python
groovy
Job Details
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer specializing in Apache Solr and Lucidworks Fusion to design, deploy, optimize, and maintain our enterprise search infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in distributed search engines, content ingestion, and custom search application development, enabling our organization to deliver scalable, high-performance search and data discovery solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Solr & Lucidworks Fusion Administration & Management
- Deploy, configure, and manage Solr clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
- Install, configure, and administer Lucidworks Fusion instances across development, staging, and production environments.
- Manage core collections, shards, replicas, data ingestion pipelines, and indexing strategies.
- Tune Solr and Fusion components for optimal search relevance, latency, and throughput.
- Monitor and troubleshoot clustered search environments, resolving performance bottlenecks and cluster failures.
- Implement data security, role-based access controls, encryption, and audit logging within Solr and Fusion.
Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Solr, including deploying and managing large-scale Solr clusters.
- Proven experience administering Lucidworks Fusion in enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of search engine architectures, relevancy tuning, and data indexing concepts.
- Experience with data ingestion pipelines, connectors, and ETL processes.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Groovy.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and managed search services is a plus.
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