What are the responsibilities and job description for the Search Architect (Lucidworks Fusion / Apache Solr) position at USG, Inc.?
Job Title: Search Architect (Lucidworks Fusion / Apache Solr)
Location: Chicago, IL — Onsite
Job Type: Contract
Job Description
We are looking for a Search Architect to serve as the primary onsite technical lead for enterprise search initiatives built on Lucidworks Fusion and Apache Solr. This role owns end-to-end search architecture, release management, production support governance, and search relevance optimization, while providing technical direction to offshore development and support teams.
The ideal candidate brings 12 years of enterprise search experience, deep hands-on expertise with Lucidworks Fusion pipelines, query workflows, collections, and connectors, and strong AWS cloud and DevOps/CI-CD experience, paired with strong client-facing communication skills.
Required Skills:
- 12 years of enterprise search experience
- 6 years of Lucidworks Fusion implementation and support experience
- Strong expertise in Apache Solr architecture and administration
- Fusion pipelines, query workflows, collections, and connectors
- Search relevance tuning and analytics experience
- Production support and release management experience
- AWS Cloud (EC2, ECS/Fargate, S3, Lambda, DocumentDB)
- DevOps and CI/CD implementation
- Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Skills:
- Generative AI and Agentic AI exposure
- Semantic Search and Vector Search implementations
- Java, Python, REST APIs
- Microservices architecture
- E-commerce search domain experience
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary onsite contact for all Lucidworks Fusion Search-related initiatives
- Define end-to-end enterprise search architecture leveraging Fusion, Solr, and AWS
- Own release planning, deployment coordination, and production support governance
- Lead search relevance tuning, ranking strategies, synonyms, boosts, and facets
- Provide technical direction and day-to-day guidance to offshore development and support teams
- Drive adoption of AI-powered search capabilities including vector, semantic, and GenAI-driven search
Experience Required: 13 Years
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