Search Architect and Engineer

Search Architect and Engineer | Req#4232

Duties:

Architect, design, and implement Azure-based search platforms, including Azure AI Search and related data ingestion and enrichment pipelines

Lead the design of scalable, highly available search architectures supporting large data volumes, diverse data sources, and high-performance query workloads

Define reference architectures, technical standards, and best practices for cloud search, data indexing, and retrieval services

Integrate cloud search services with distributed data processing environments such as Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse Analytics

Design and optimize data ingestion, transformation, indexing, and enrichment workflows using Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and event-driven architectures

Establish and maintain operational parameters for deploying, scaling, and managing search services and supporting workflows

Design and optimize storage strategies using Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Blob Storage, and relational or No

SQL data sources to support efficient indexing and retrieval

Implement performance, relevance, and ranking optimizations for search workloads, including schema design, index tuning, and query optimization

Deploy and manage monitoring and dashboard solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights to track system health, search performance, availability, and cost efficiency

Provide technical leadership on security architecture, identity integration, and access controls using Azure Entra , RBAC, private endpoints, and network isolation

Guide automation and infrastructure-as-code implementations using Terraform, Azure Bicep, or ARM templates

Produce architectural documentation, system diagrams, and operational guidance for engineering and stakeholder teams

Support data governance, metadata management, data quality, and privacy protection requirements within search and discovery platforms

Collaborate with data science, engineering, and operations teams to design and validate end-to-end search and analytics solutions

Identify and resolve complex technical, architectural, and operational challenges

Support agile project execution, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical reviews, and cross-team coordination

Maintain Kanban or sprint boards and track architectural tasks, milestones, and dependencies

Develop and oversee production-ready code, tools, and workflows supporting indexing, enrichment, testing, and validation of search outputs

Define and oversee cost optimization strategies for search services, compute, and storage resources

Document and distribute design decisions, architectural standards, and technical recommendations

REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Experience architecting and supporting Azure cloud-based platforms

Hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud search or data discovery solutions (e.g., Azure AI Search, Autonomy/IDOL or equivalent technologies)

Experience administering Linux-based systems and cloud-native services

Proficiency in programming or scripting languages used for cloud engineering and data pipelines

Experience with source code management platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development workflows

Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, security design, scalability, and cost optimization

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and solution design skills

Ability to communicate architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

Proficiency with source code management and collaboration tools such as Git-based repositories and issue tracking systems

PREFERRED SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

Microsoft Certified:
Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Experience designing enterprise or large-scale cloud architectures with search, analytics, and data platforms

Experience supporting distributed computing, indexing, and data enrichment frameworks, including workload monitoring and performance tuning

Familiarity with semantic search, vector search, AI-powered enrichment, or natural language processing workloads

Autonomy/IDOL:
Experience installing, configuring, administering the Autonomy and/or other search tools in multiple staging and production environments.

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