Enterprise - Senior Application Engineer - Linux, NiFi, Docker Annapolis Junction, M

Company Overview

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving
, open communication
, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas. Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth‑oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

We are seeking an Application Engineer to be 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, Mongo
  
  DB, 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 manage NiFi in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and use 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.

This position may allow for partial telework.

A current Top‑Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

• Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate’s Degree.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master’s Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate’s Degree.

• Linux system administration (CentOS 7, RHEL
  8)
• Experience with administering a NiFi cluster
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Terraform code
• Configuring, deploying and administrating NiFi and associated NiFi flows
• 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, Mongo
  
  DB, 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.

• Cloud hosting and automation
• Experience working in Agile environment

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience, is $237,000 - $262,000.

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees

• Company subsidized Medical Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability,…