Platform Engineer - Kafka/Redis/Solr/ELK/Lucidworks

Search Platform Engineer – Solr / Lucidworks / Elasticsearch / Kafka / Redis Location: NYC, NY Hiring Type: Full-time with Genpact + Benefits The Search Platform Engineer will design, develop, and implement enterprise search solutions, manage search clusters, tune performance, and collaborate with DevOps/SRE teams to ensure high quality, scalable, and secure search services. Responsibilities Design, develop, and implement enterprise search solutions using Fusion and Solr. Tune search relevancy and query pipelines to ensure fast and accurate search results. Create automated processes for bulk and real-time indexing of large datasets from various sources such as databases, Hadoop, and flat files into Solr. Design, create, and manage Solr clusters, including shards and collections. Identify, research, and resolve complex issues related to Solr, Fusion, and related technologies. Work with DevOps/SRE/IT teams to troubleshoot logging issues and build observability into CI/CD pipelines. Preferred Qualifications Search Platform administration experience in Apache Solr/Lucidworks Fusion platforms. Lead Apache Solr administration across non-production and production environments. Operate SolrCloud (ZooKeeper, shards, replicas, leader election). Perform deep Solr JVM tuning (heap/off-heap, GC, threads, caches). Resolve search performance issues (CPU, GC, latency, throughput, memory leaks). Optimize high-volume Solr indexing (commit strategies, merge policies). Enforce Solr security and HA (TLS, RBAC, audits, zero-downtime upgrades). Install, configure, and support Lucidworks Fusion (on-prem/cloud). Manage custom Fusion JARs, patches, and vendor-led upgrades. Build and tune Fusion ingestion/query pipelines. Troubleshoot Fusion/Spark and connector failures. Design and run Elasticsearch clusters for PoCs and production. Tune Elasticsearch mappings, shards, JVM, and query DSL. Secure Elasticsearch using TLS and role-based access control. Implement observability and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic). Execute capacity planning, benchmarking, and RCAs for search platforms. Genpact is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Genpact is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. Genpact does not charge fees to process job applications. Applicants are not required to pay to participate in our hiring process in any other way. #J-18808-Ljbffr Genpact