Senior OpenSearch Architect & Engineer - Scalable Search

Optimizely; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital experience optimization company in the UK seeks an experienced engineer to architect and optimize Opensearch indexing and query pipelines. The role includes designing disaster recovery plans and mentoring engineers in search optimization. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or engineering and is proficient in technologies such as GraphQL, REST, and Kubernetes. This position is pivotal for delivering high performance to customer digital experiences.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and optimize Opensearch indexing and query pipelines for scalability and reliability.
• Design and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies for Opensearch clusters.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex search-related incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Drive automation for cluster provisioning, upgrades, and configuration management.
• Mentor engineers on Opensearch internals, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust search features.
• Own capacity planning and cost optimization for search infrastructure.
• Author technical documentation and best practices for search development and operations.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science or engineering preferred)

Tools

GraphQL

REST

OpenSearch

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

A leading digital experience optimization company in the UK seeks an experienced engineer to architect and optimize Opensearch indexing and query pipelines. The role includes designing disaster recovery plans and mentoring engineers in search optimization. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or engineering and is proficient in technologies such as GraphQL, REST, and Kubernetes. This position is pivotal for delivering high performance to customer digital experiences.