Senior Application Engineer - NiFI
CACI International IncAbout the role
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
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-perfor
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