Quick Summary
Job ID: 2601995
Location: REMOTE WORK, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-03-03
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Solutions Archt
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: Yes
Description
We are seeking a highly experienced and results-driven Cloud DevSecOps Search Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on developer with a strong technical foundation in AWS cloud native architecture, SOLR/Zookeeper Search, DevSecOps automated secure pipelines, Web based Search architecture, and infrastructure integration. This key position supports USPTO internal and external hosted website Agile development teams, specifically focusing on the search infrastructure for migrating, modernizing, automating, and innovating search applications. This role demands deep technical expertise to architect, design, develop, and engineer complex projects that drive business value and strategic insights. This is a remote position, available from any location in the continental U.S.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain internal and external website search infrastructure, including SOLR/Zookeeper servers, security, indexing, and analytics.
- Collaborate with cross-functional Agile Drupal development teams for search requirements and reporting integration.
- Manage search indexing and analytics/reporting needs.
- Develop, build, and deploy search automation, CI/CD pipelines, scripts, and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Leverage automation and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures to modernize the SOLR/Zookeeper environment.
- Develop end-to-end plans for migrating cloud-based SOLR/ZooKeeper search capability to an AWS managed search service.
- Architect, develop, build, and deploy pilots, prototypes, and proof-of-concept solutions to validate search modernizations in an AWS cloud native environment.
- Implement transparency, traceability, and appropriate security handling in line with best practices and compliance standards, including Authorization To Operate certifications.
- Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure for search implementation, deployment, and maintenance.
- Implement and document reusable code libraries, SOPs, and best practices for modernization, automation, and innovation development and deployment.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Cloud, Containerization, DevSecOps, SOLR/Zookeeper Search.
- Proven track record of delivering impactful web-based search deployments, including SOLR/Zookeeper and open-source search managed service solutions in an AWS cloud native environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance based on USPTO regulations.
- Must have resided in the United States for the last 2 consecutive years.
- Track record of delivering impactful DevSecOps automated pipeline solutions in cloud native environments.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
- Strong programming skills in Java, React (HTML/CSS/Javascript/Typescript), Terraform, and Gitlab pipelines.
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (S3, SageMaker, Redshift), Azure, and GCP.
- Version Control & Collaboration: AWS, Gitlab, Docker.
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes.
- Suitable combination of education, training, or experience may be substituted for education.
Desirable Experience with Agile and the Rally Agile management tool.
Technology Stack & Skills Requirements:
- Programming Languages: Java, Python, HTML, Linux Shell (e.g., Bash), JavaScript, PERL, PHP (Drupal), SQL.
- Cloud Native Platforms: AWS AMI’s.
- Search: SOLR, Zookeeper.
- Search Managed Services (e.g., OpenSearch).
- Infrastructure: IaC Terraform, CloudFormation.
- DevSecOps automation: GitLab, Docker, SonarQube, Nexus.
- Agile Software development methodology: Rally.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with Drupal.
Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.