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Solr Admin
Job Location:
Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
27 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
24 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Title: Solr Admin
Location: New York
Position Type: Contract
Duration: 6 / 12 Month
Work Type: Onsite
Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidates education work experience work location specific job duties certifications etc.
Job Description:
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement scalable search solutions using Apache Solr.
Develop and maintain Solr schemas configurations and custom analyzers.
Optimize search performance and relevance through tuning and query rewriting.
Integrate Solr with other systems and APIs (e.g. RESTful services).
Monitor and troubleshoot Solr clusters and indexing pipelines.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineers backend developers and product managers.
Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
Maintain documentation for search architecture and configurations.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
3 years of experience with Apache Solr and search technologies (Lucene Elasticsearch).
Proficiency in Java and experience with JVM tuning.
Strong understanding of indexing strategies tokenization and relevance tuning.
Experience with microservices architecture and REST APIs.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins Maven and Git.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure).
Knowledge of containerization tools (Docker Kubernetes).
Familiarity with Python or scripting for automation.
Exposure to e-commerce or high-volume data environments.
Understanding of Linux system administration and performance tuning.
Design and implement scalable search solutions using Apache Solr.
Develop and maintain Solr schemas configurations and custom analyzers.
Optimize search performance and relevance through tuning and query rewriting.
Integrate Solr with other systems and APIs (e.g. RESTful services).
Monitor and troubleshoot Solr clusters and indexing pipelines.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineers backend developers and product managers.
Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
Maintain documentation for search architecture and configurations.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
3 years of experience with Apache Solr and search technologies (Lucene Elasticsearch).
Proficiency in Java and experience with JVM tuning.
Strong understanding of indexing strategies tokenization and relevance tuning.
Experience with microservices architecture and REST APIs.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins Maven and Git.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure).
Knowledge of containerization tools (Docker Kubernetes).
Familiarity with Python or scripting for automation.
Exposure to e-commerce or high-volume data environments.
Understanding of Linux system administration and performance tuning.
ABOUT Ztek:
Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Zteks diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful particularly in hiring veterans. The companys veteran-focused hiring and deployment program Z-V.E.T matches skilled veterans with clients needs in various areas.
Disclaimer:
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