Senior Application Engineer - NiFI

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The Opportunity:
LATTEART is the agency's implementation of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). LATTEART is a series of applications that fill in various gaps of the agency's RMF needs to include System Registration, Exemption Tracking, Patch Management, and System Monitoring. System Monitoring makes up the bulk of the work LATTEART does on a day-to-day basis. However, this distribution of applications, in conjunction with external partner apps results in difficulties for users navigating the RMF process. The current process forces users to jump from website to website filling out different pieces of information.
LATTEART is tasked with creating a unified RMF infrastructure that can hold the entire process in one location.

Responsibilities:

As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, develop capabilities to shift from the current manual system security evaluation and authorization process to a new model that emphasizes automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the entire life cycle of a project.

Integrate data with tools such as Amazon S3, MongoDB, Apache Spark, and Elasticsearch, ensuring seamless data movement and processing

Optimize NiFi cluster architecture, performance tuning, and strategize data pipelines.

Design, implement, and troubleshoot dataflows using Apache NiFi, including working with processors, connections, and templates.

Deploy and managing NiFi in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and using cloud-native tools for data processing.

Facilitate infrastructure management, continuous integration, environment configuration and deployment as well as supporting the project’s compliance and security posture.

Focus on delivering the automation that enables all the other teams to operate smoothly.    

Experience tracking work through JIRA workflows.

Qualifications:

Required:

12 years minimum experience and a High school Diploma/GED
10 years minimum experience and an Associate’s degree
8 years minimum experience and a Bachelor’s degree
6 years minimum experience and a Master’s degree
4 years minimum experience and a Doctorate’s degree

All experience and education will be in a technical field directly related to the labor category being proposed and all diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees will be from accredited institutions.

***Need to have 1one of these qualifications:

• Linux system administration (Centos7, RedHat8)

• Experience with administering a NiFi cluster

• Experience with Docker

• Experience with Terraform code  

• Proficiency in Apache NiFi: Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting dataflows using Apache NiFi, including working with processors, connections, and templates.

• Expertise in NiFi Expression Language: Strong understanding of leveraging NiFi Expression Language to create dynamic and efficient dataflows.

• Data Integration and Big Data Tools: Experience integrating data with tools such as Amazon S3, MongoDB, Apache Spark, and Elasticsearch, ensuring seamless data movement and processing.

• Performance Optimization: Knowledge of NiFi cluster architecture, performance tuning, and strategies for optimizing high-throughput data pipelines.

• Cloud Integration: Expertise in deploying and managing NiFi in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and using cloud-native tools for data processing.

• Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Groovy, or Bash to extend NiFi capabilities and automate workflows.

Desired:

• Cloud hosting and automation

• Experience working in Agile environment

Company Overview:

CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

Salary : $94,400 - $198,300