Platform Engineer – Solr & Lucidworks Fusion

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer specializing in Apache Solr and Lucidworks Fusion to design, deploy, optimize, and maintain our enterprise search infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in distributed search engines, content ingestion, and custom search application development, enabling our organization to deliver scalable, high-performance search and data discovery solutions.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York, NY is $115k - $120k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and manage Solr clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Install, configure, and administer Lucidworks Fusion instances across development, staging, and production environments.
• Manage core collections, shards, replicas, data ingestion pipelines, and indexing strategies.
• Tune Solr and Fusion components for optimal search relevance, latency, and throughput.
• Monitor and troubleshoot clustered search environments, resolving performance bottlenecks and cluster failures.
• Implement data security, role-based access controls, encryption, and audit logging within Solr and Fusion.

Requirements:

• At least 5+ years experience working with Apache Solr, with hands-on experience deploying and managing large-scale Solr clusters.
• Proven experience administering Lucidworks Fusion platform in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of search engine architectures, relevancy tuning, and data indexing concepts.
• Experience with data ingestion pipelines, connectors, and ETL processes.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Groovy.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and managed search services is a plus.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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