NationMind LLC ยท 19 hours ago
Apache Solr Administrator
New York City, NY, NY 10009
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$40/hr - $50/hrNationMind LLC is a technology consulting firm focused on software development and QA testing services. They are currently hiring a Search Platform Administrator with strong Apache Solr administration experience to support Solr platform operations across non-prod and prod environments while ensuring performance and reliability.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Lead Solr administration across non-prod and prod environments
Operate SolrCloud (ZooKeeper, 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)
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)
Execute capacity planning, benchmarking, and RCAs for search platforms
Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational best practices
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
Qualification
Required
Hands-on Apache Solr administration experience
Deep expertise with SolrCloud 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)
Preferred
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
Company
NationMind LLC
NationMind LLC was established with the aim of Empowering Talent.
Founded in 2020
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase