Synechron is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer specializing in Apache Solr and Lucidworks Fusion to design, deploy, optimize, and maintain their enterprise search infrastructure, enabling the organization to deliver scalable, high-performance search and data discovery solutions.
Requirements
- At least 5+ years experience working with Apache Solr, with hands-on experience deploying and managing large-scale Solr clusters.
- Proven experience administering Lucidworks Fusion platform 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, GCP) and managed search services is a plus.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Other
- The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors.
- A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
- Maternity & paternity leave plans.
- A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
