Principal Consultant, Search Platform Engineer – Solr​/Lucidworks​/Elasticsearch

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Job Description - Principal Consultant, Search Platform Engineer – Solr / Lucidworks / Elasticsearch (ITO
098107)

Principal Consultant, Search Platform Engineer – Solr / Lucidworks / Elasticsearch - ITO
098107

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Inviting applications for the role of Principal Consultant, Search Platform Engineer – Solr / Lucidworks / Elasticsearch

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise search solutions using Fusion and SOLR.
• Tune search relevancy and query pipelines to ensure fast and accurate search results.
• Create automated processes for bulk and real-time indexing of large datasets from various sources like databases, Hadoop, and flat files into Solr.
• Design, create, and manage Solr clusters, including shards and collections.
• Identify, research, and resolve complex issues related to Solr, Fusion, and related technologies.
• Work with Dev Ops/SRE/IT teams to troubleshoot logging issues and build observability into CI/CD pipelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• BE/B Tech/MCA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in Finance Domain

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

• Search Platform administration experience needed in Apache Solr/Lucidworks Fusion platforms.
• Lead Apache Solr administration across non-prod and prod environments.
• Operate Solr Cloud (Zoo Keeper, shards, replicas, leader election).
• Perform deep Solr JVM tuning (heap/off-heap, GC, threads, caches).
• Resolve search performance issues (CPU, GC, latency, throughput, memory leaks).
• Optimize high-volume Solr indexing (commit strategies, merge policies).
• Enforce Solr security and HA (TLS, RBAC, audits, zero-downtime upgrades).
• Install, configure, and support Lucidworks Fusion (on-prem/cloud).
• Manage custom Fusion JARs, patches, and vendor-led upgrades.
• Build and tune Fusion ingestion/query pipelines.
• Troubleshoot Fusion/Spark and connector failures.
• Design and run Elasticsearch clusters for PoCs and production.
• Tune Elasticsearch mappings, shards, JVM, and query DSL.
• Secure Elasticsearch using TLS and role-based access control.
• Implement observability and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic).
• Execute capacity planning, benchmarking, and RCAs for search platforms.

The approximate annual base compensation range for this position is $60,000 to $75,000. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package plus benefits, will be determined by a number of factors which include but are not limited to the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities; geographic location; and internal equity.

• Work-from-Anywhere Roles – “Los Angeles California-based candidates are not eligible for this role”.
• Location-based Roles (e.g., Richardson roles – metro area can be adjusted by role location) – “Los Angeles, California based candidates are not eligible for this role. area candidates are eligible for this role only.”

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