Search Architect and Engineer

Position:
Search Architect and Engineer

Location:

Rosslyn, VA Clearance:
Top Secret

Actio Net is seeking an experienced Cloud and Search Architect (Azure Cloud Search and/or Autonomy/IDOL) to help maintain an Autonomy/IDOL Search infrastructure and lead the migration to a secure, cloud-based search and data discovery platform in Azure. The Architect should be familiar with Microsoft Azure, using services like Azure Cognitive Search, Azure AI Search, and Azure OpenAI environment. The developer will create powerful search experiences that integrate data from multiple systems using .NET/C#,

Python, JavaScript, REST APIs, and data indexing, ensuring scalability, security, and performance for diverse, large-scale datasets in classified and unclassified environments.

• Architect, design, and implement Azure-based search platforms, including Azure AI Search and related data ingestion and enrichment pipelines
• Lead the design of scalable, highly available search architectures supporting large data volumes, diverse data sources, and high-performance query workloads
• Define reference architectures, technical standards, and best practices for cloud search, data indexing, and retrieval services
• Integrate cloud search services with distributed data processing environments such as Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse Analytics
• Design and optimize data ingestion, transformation, indexing, and enrichment workflows using Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and event-driven architectures
• Establish and maintain operational parameters for deploying, scaling, and managing search services and supporting workflows
• Design and optimize storage strategies using Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Blob Storage, and relational or No
  
  SQL data sources to support efficient indexing and retrieval
• Implement performance, relevance, and ranking optimizations for search workloads, including schema design, index tuning, and query optimization
• Deploy and manage monitoring and dashboard solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights to track system health, search performance, availability, and cost efficiency
• Provide technical leadership on security architecture, identity integration, and access controls using Azure Entra , RBAC, private endpoints, and network isolation
• Guide automation and infrastructure-as-code implementations using Terraform, Azure Bicep, or ARM templates
• Produce architectural documentation, system diagrams, and operational guidance for engineering and stakeholder teams
• Support data governance, metadata management, data quality, and privacy protection requirements within search and discovery platforms
• Collaborate with data science, engineering, and operations teams to design and validate end-to-end search and analytics solutions
• Identify and resolve complex technical, architectural, and operational challenges
• Support agile project execution, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical reviews, and cross-team coordination
• Maintain Kanban or sprint boards and track architectural tasks, milestones, and dependencies
• Develop and oversee production‑ready code, tools, and workflows supporting indexing, enrichment, testing, and validation of search outputs
• Define and oversee cost optimization strategies for search services, compute, and storage resources
• Document and distribute design decisions, architectural standards, and technical recommendations

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience architecting and supporting Azure cloud-based platforms
• Hands‑on experience designing and implementing cloud search or data discovery solutions (e.g., Azure AI Search, Autonomy/IDOL or equivalent technologies)
• Experience administering Linux‑based systems and cloud‑native services
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages used for cloud engineering and data pipelines
• Experience with source code management platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development workflows
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, security design, scalability, and cost optimization
• Strong…