Apache Solr Administrator

About Nation Mind LLC

Nation Mind LLC is a technology consulting firm focused on software development and QA testing services. We help clients build reliable, scalable applications with a strong emphasis on automation, performance, and quality. Our team works across industries, delivering solutions that drive innovation and operational efficiency. We are currently hiring skilled professionals for Apache Solr Admin to join our growing team.

Apache Solr Administrator (ELK Stack)

New York City, NY (onsite)

We’re seeking a Search Platform Administrator with strong Apache Solr administration experience (primary) and ELK stack exposure (secondary/optional). The role focuses on Solr platform support across non-prod and prod environments and Elastic Search PoCs, ensuring performance, reliability, and secure operations.

• Apache Solr (Primary)
• Lead Solr administration across non-prod and prod environments.
• Operate Solr Cloud (Zoo Keeper, shards, replicas, leader election).
• Perform deep JVM tuning (heap/off-heap, GC, threads, caches).
• Diagnose and resolve search performance issues (CPU, GC, latency, throughput, memory leaks).
• Optimize high-volume indexing (commit strategies, merge policies).
• Enforce security and HA (TLS, RBAC, audits, zero-downtime upgrades).
• ELK Stack (Secondary)
• Design and run Elasticsearch clusters for PoCs and production.
• Tune mappings, shards, JVM, and query DSL.
• Secure Elasticsearch using TLS and role-based access control.
• Implement observability and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic).
• Platform Operations
• Execute capacity planning, benchmarking, and RCAs for search platforms.
• Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Lucidworks Fusion (Preferred)
• Install, configure, and support Fusion (on-prem/cloud).
• Manage custom Fusion JARs, patches, and vendor-led upgrades.
• Build and tune ingestion and query pipelines.
• Troubleshoot Fusion/Spark and connector failures.

• Hands-on Apache Solr administration experience.
• Deep expertise with Solr Cloud operations and JVM tuning.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for performance, indexing, and query optimization.
• Solid understanding of TLS, RBAC, HA, and zero-downtime upgrades.
• Experience supporting Lucidworks Fusion (installation, pipelines, upgrades).

• ELK stack administration:
  Elasticsearch (PoCs & production), Logstash/Kibana exposure.
• Observability tooling:
  Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic.
• Spark connectors and ingestion pipeline tuning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.