Enterprise Search Engineer

Job title:

Enterprise Search Engineer

Company

Randstad

Job description

Are you passionate about search technologies and crafting seamless digital search experiences? 🔍 Do you have hands-on expertise with platforms like SearchBlox, Elasticsearch, or Apache Solr? This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact on large-scale public-facing and internal websites!
Our client is looking for an Enterprise Search Engineer for a 6-month+6-month contract based in Toronto. This hybrid role involves leading the enhancement of enterprise search platforms and optimizing search functionality across WordPress and SPA-driven web properties.Advantages

• 🚀 Lead cutting-edge enterprise search initiatives that reach thousands of users
• 💻 Hybrid work flexibility – mostly remote, with occasional in-office meetings at Metro Hall, Toronto
• 🤝 Collaborate with experienced teams across UX, development, and content strategy

Responsibilities

• Configure, develop, and enhance enterprise search platforms such as SearchBlox, Elasticsearch, or Apache Solr
• Optimize search capabilities across WordPress Classic/Gutenberg and Single Page Applications (SPAs)
• Manage and fine-tune SearchBlox collections, metadata, structured data (JSON-LD), and use analytics tools to drive performance
• Apply modern SEO best practices, including keyword strategy, technical SEO, and structured schema markup
• Resolve crawl issues, improve indexing, and implement JavaScript SEO strategies for dynamic web applications
• Automate search and SEO diagnostics using scripts (e.g., Python, Bash, JavaScript) and API interactions
• Analyze and monitor KPIs using tools like Google Search Console, GA4, SEMrush, and Ahrefs
• Act as a search and SEO subject-matter expert in cross-functional teams, translating strategy into technical solutions

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SearchBlox or similar platforms (Elasticsearch, Apache Solr)
• In-depth understanding of WordPress SEO, plugin configuration (e.g., Yoast, RankMath), and SPA optimization
• Strong experience in technical SEO including structured data, canonicalization, crawl budgets, and mobile SEO
• Proficient in scripting and automation for large-scale search and indexing tasks
• Familiar with modern analytics and SEO tools (e.g., Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush)
• Strong communication skills to collaborate across dev, content, and ops teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Summary
If you are an experienced search-savvy engineer with a passion for building intuitive, fast, and optimized enterprise search experiences 🌐, apply today online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted. This is your chance to lead search innovation in a collaborative, hybrid environment.Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:38:48 GMT

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