Platform Engineer (Elasticsearch)(Only W2 and Locals)

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer with expertise in Lucidworks Fusion or Elasticsearch 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 indexing strategies ensuring reliable, scalable and performant search solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Search Platform Administration.
Deploy configure and maintain Lucidworks Fusion or Elasticsearch instances
Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and perform capacity planning.
Implement and enforce security measures including access controls, encryption, and audit logging.
Optimize search and query performance through tuning, caching, and pipeline configuration.

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 or 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.