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# SOLR ELK Engineer

- **Company:** Della Infotech Inc
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Elasticsearch, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Query Optimization, Role-Based Access Control, Logstash, Prometheus, Memory Leaks, Apache Solr, Apache Zookeeper, Datadog, Transport Layer Security, Grafana, Apache Spark, Caching, Indexer, Low Latency, Kibana, Heap (Data Structure), Elk Stack
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/eb29e47e-4702-416d-88f4-d70e25f7781d

## About the Role

* hands-on Apache Solr administration experience.
 * Deep expertise with SolrCloud operations and JVM tuning.
 * Strong troubleshooting skills for performance, indexing, and query optimization.
 * Solid understanding of TLS, RBAC, HA, and zero-downtime upgrades.
 * Experience supporting Lucidworks Fusion (installation, pipelines, upgrades).
 * Secondary/Optional Skills (Good to Have)
 * ELK stack administration: Elasticsearch (PoCs & production), Logstash/Kibana exposure.
 * Observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic.
 * Spark connectors and ingestion pipeline tuning.

## Description

We re seeking a Search Platform Engineer with strong Apache Solr experience (primary) and ELK stack. The role focuses on Solr platform support across non-prod and prod environments and ElasticSearch PoCs, ensuring performance, reliability, and secure operations., Apache Solr (Primary)

 * Lead Solr administration across non-prod and prod environments.
 * Operate SolrCloud (ZooKeeper, shards, replicas, leader election).
 * Perform deep JVM tuning (heap/off-heap, threads, caches).
 * Diagnose and resolve search performance issues (CPU, latency, throughput, memory leaks).
 * Optimize high-volume indexing (commit strategies, merge policies).
 * Enforce security and HA (TLS, RBAC, audits, zero-downtime upgrades).

ELK Stack (Secondary)

 * Design and run Elasticsearch clusters for PoCs and production.
 * Tune mappings, shards, JVM, and query DSL.
 * Secure Elasticsearch using TLS and role-based access control.
 * Implement observability and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic).
 * Platform Operations
 * Execute capacity planning, benchmarking, and RCAs for search platforms.
 * Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational best practices.

Lucidworks Fusion (Preferred)

 * Install, configure, and support Fusion (on-prem/cloud).
 * Manage custom Fusion JARs, patches, and vendor-led upgrades.
 * Build and tune ingestion and query pipelines.
 * Troubleshoot Fusion/Spark and connector failures.


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