Job ID: JOB_ID_5008
Job Title: Platform Engineer (Solr/Fusion/Elasticsearch)
Softcom Systems, Inc. is seeking an urgent requirement for a skilled Platform Engineer with expertise in Elasticsearch and Lucidworks Fusion. This is a 6+ month contract role with Day 1 Onsite requirement in NYC, NY.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer with expertise in Elasticsearch and Lucidworks Fusion to design, deploy, optimize, and maintain our enterprise search and data analytics platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in search engine architectures, data ingestion, and content management systems, ensuring our search solutions are scalable, reliable, and performant to support business-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities:
Lucidworks Fusion Administration & Customization:
- Deploy and administer Lucidworks Fusion instances across various environments.
- Develop, configure, and maintain search pipelines, connectors, and indexing jobs.
- Create custom search interfaces, connectors, and components to meet enterprise requirements.
- Optimize Fusion search performance through tuning and caching strategies.
- Manage user access, permissions, and authentication integrations.
- Implement security best practices, privacy policies, and compliance standards.
Elasticsearch Administration & Optimization:
- Deploy, configure, and maintain Elasticsearch clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
- Develop and enforce best practices for data indexing, sharding, replication, and data lifecycle management.
- Monitor cluster health, perform capacity planning, and optimize search and query performance.
- Manage Elasticsearch security features, including role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and audit logging.
- Troubleshoot and resolve cluster issues, including node failures, data corruption, or network partitions.
Data Ingestion & Integration:
- Design data pipelines and connectors to ingest data from various sources into Elasticsearch and Lucidworks.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering and Application teams to support data flow and indexing processes.
- Ensure data consistency, accuracy, and timeliness in search indexes.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years experience working with Elasticsearch and Lucidworks Fusion.
- Hands-on experience with deploying, scaling, and tuning Elasticsearch clusters.
- Proven experience with Fusion platform administration, customization, and development.
- Strong understanding of search engine architecture, information retrieval, and relevance tuning.
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or similar.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes) is highly desirable.
Location:
NYC, NY (Day 1 Onsite)
Duration:
6+ Months
Special Requirements
Day 1 Onsite required. Locals Only.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $120,000 – $180,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: NYC, NY
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Recruiter / Employer: Softcom Systems, Inc
Email: ok@softcomsystems.com
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