Search Architect and Engineer

Position:  Search Architect and Engineer

Location: Rosslyn, VA, 

Clearance:  Top Secret

ActioNet is seeking an experienced Cloud and Search Architect (Azure Cloud Search and/or Autonomy/IDOL) to help maintain an Autonomy/IDOL Search infrastructure and lead the migration to a secure, cloud-based search and data discovery platform in Azure.  The Architect should be familiar with Microsoft Azure, using services like Azure Cognitive Search, Azure AI Search, and Azure OpenAI environment.   The developer will create powerful search experiences that integrate data from multiple systems using .NET/C#, Python, JavaScript, REST APIs, and data indexing, ensuring scalability, security, and performance for diverse, large-scale datasets  in classified and unclassified environments.  

Duties: 

• Architect, design, and implement Azure-based search platforms, including Azure AI Search and related data ingestion and enrichment pipelines

• Lead the design of scalable, highly available search architectures supporting large data volumes, diverse data sources, and high-performance query workloads

• Define reference architectures, technical standards, and best practices for cloud search, data indexing, and retrieval services

• Integrate cloud search services with distributed data processing environments such as Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse Analytics

• Design and optimize data ingestion, transformation, indexing, and enrichment workflows using Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and event-driven architectures

• Establish and maintain operational parameters for deploying, scaling, and managing search services and supporting workflows

• Design and optimize storage strategies using Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Blob Storage, and relational or NoSQL data sources to support efficient indexing and retrieval

• Implement performance, relevance, and ranking optimizations for search workloads, including schema design, index tuning, and query optimization

• Deploy and manage monitoring and dashboard solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights to track system health, search performance, availability, and cost efficiency

• Provide technical leadership on security architecture, identity integration, and access controls using Azure Entra ID, RBAC, private endpoints, and network isolation

• Guide automation and infrastructure-as-code implementations using Terraform, Azure Bicep, or ARM templates

• Produce architectural documentation, system diagrams, and operational guidance for engineering and stakeholder teams

• Support data governance, metadata management, data quality, and privacy protection requirements within search and discovery platforms

• Collaborate with data science, engineering, and operations teams to design and validate end-to-end search and analytics solutions

• Identify and resolve complex technical, architectural, and operational challenges

• Support agile project execution, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical reviews, and cross-team coordination

• Maintain Kanban or sprint boards and track architectural tasks, milestones, and dependencies

• Develop and oversee production-ready code, tools, and workflows supporting indexing, enrichment, testing, and validation of search outputs

• Define and oversee cost optimization strategies for search services, compute, and storage resources

• Document and distribute design decisions, architectural standards, and technical recommendations

 REQUIRED: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

• Experience architecting and supporting Azure cloud-based platforms

• Hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud search or data discovery solutions (e.g., Azure AI Search, Autonomy/IDOL or equivalent technologies)

• Experience administering Linux-based systems and cloud-native services

• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages used for cloud engineering and data pipelines

• Experience with source code management platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development workflows

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, security design, scalability, and cost optimization

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and solution design skills

• Ability to communicate architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

• Proficiency with source code management and collaboration tools such as Git-based repositories and issue tracking systems

PREFERRED SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES: 

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate

• Experience designing enterprise or large-scale cloud architectures with search, analytics, and data platforms

• Experience supporting distributed computing, indexing, and data enrichment frameworks, including workload monitoring and performance tuning

• Familiarity with semantic search, vector search, AI-powered enrichment, or natural language processing workloads

• Autonomy/IDOL: Experience installing, configuring, administering the Autonomy and/or other search tools in multiple staging and production environments.

• Programming:  proficiency in C#, .NET, Python, Java and JavaScript. Experience with web applications and web services (SOAP and REST) utilizing ASP.Net with C# and JAVA.

Who is ActioNet?

ActioNet is a dynamic, award-winning SEI CMMI Level 4 and ISO 20000/ISO 27000 I Certified IT Services Firm that specializes in Enterprise Software Development involving Full Lifecycle Methodology, Project Management, Information Systems Security, Systems Integration and Training. ActioNet is committed to quality exemplified by our continual efforts to enhance how we do business. Our vision is what sets up apart, we help our customers align their IT strategies with their business goals.

 Why ActioNet?

It is simple. We are passionate about the inspirational missions of our customers and we entrust our employees and teams to deliver exceptional performance to enable the safety, security, health and well-being of our nation. We have been awarded the Washington Post Top Places to Work for 8 years in the row.

What's in It For You?

As an ActioNeter, you get to be part of exceptional team and a corporate culture that nurtures mutual success for our customers, employees and our communities. We give you the tools to be successful; all you need to do is bring your best ideas, your energy and a desire to develop your skills, experience and career.

 Are you ready to make a difference?

 ActioNet is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.