Grid Dynamics, a leading provider of search solutions for world’s largest and most successful companies, is looking for a Search Architect to join our client search team. Search architect participates in design and development/improvement of search solutions based open source technology stack.
Responsibilities:
- Understand business goals and issues to be solved;
- Identify technical opportunities at the account
- Investigate and analyze business and technical problems (application architecture), requirements for new solution;
- Design a new solution architecture and defend this in front of the client
- Collaborate with infrastructure, application development, testing, release engineering, and production operations teams;
- Participate in Sales and Presales activities
- Plan phases of client journey towards the final architecture state;
- Lead the engineering team through the implementation;
- Provide technical governance and sign off on engineering team deliverables;
- Establish Standards, policies, and procedures within the application architecture domain.
A search architect works with all levels of client personnel from executive level to individual engineers. Internally, a search architect guides Grid Dynamics delivery team and ensures compliance of the implementation with the architecture. While spending most time at a client’s office, the architect also participates in internal Grid Dynamics activities. These activities include training, knowledge sharing, technology pre-sales, creation of blueprints and case studies, and participation in outbound thought leadership activities, like writing blogs and attending conferences.
Requirements:
To be successful in the role, a search architect needs to be highly motivated in achieving high business value with technology. We require 5+ years of relevant experience in information technology in the senior roles related to Search.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate experience with/in:
- Client-facing roles
- Developer’s foundation: CS, modern Java ecosystem, Linux based OS, modern engineering processes, CI/CD
- Search engineer’s foundation: Information retrieval theory, Apache Lucene/Solr/Elastic Search/Endeca for at least 3 years
- Architect’s foundation: Design of highly loaded, distributed, horizontally scalable, low latency applications, cloud-based deployment and operations.
- Deep understanding of e-commerce search: customer-facing features, merchandising, master data management, metrics, and KPIs.
- Investigating and solving performance issues.
While it is not necessary to have expert knowledge of every tool, process, and technology in the spectrum, it is required to have a strong working knowledge of a subset of the technologies above. Broad awareness of the business problems and at least one solution is essential, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge.
What we offer:
- Opportunity to work on bleeding-edge projects
- Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Benefits package
- Corporate social events
- Professional development opportunities
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