Senior NiFi Engineer in Fort Meade

Are you ready to make a significant impact by supporting critical security infrastructure? T‑Rex Solutions is looking for a fully cleared Senior NiFi Engineer 3 to join our dynamic team de, MD in support of the Intelligence Community.

We are seeking a Senior NiFi Engineer who will design, implement, and manage complex, high-throughput data pipelines in support of the Data Transformation Solutions (DTS) TTO. The candidate will be responsible for the “plumbing” of our data ecosystem—ensuring that data moves securely and reliably between disparate systems, including cloud infrastructure. The candidate will design and build scalable data flows using Apache NiFi to ingest, route, transform, and deliver data across the enterprise.

• Hands‑on experience with Apache NiFi.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Groovy, Bash and/or Python.
• Strong experience with Linux/RHEL administration and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Expertise in handling various formats including JSON, Avro, Parquet, and XML, specifically using NiFi Record‑based readers/writers.
• Familiarity with IaC tools like Ansible or Terraform to automate NiFi cluster deployments.
• Experience managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting multiple data flows/threads.

• Experience with Delta Fi.
• Experience with Dev Ops (automating maintenance and monitoring, observability, deployment orchestration).
• Background in IT Operations and understanding of networking (CIDR routing, proxy configurations, and firewalls).
• Understanding of corporate dataflow and system interoperability.

• Bachelor’s degree and 20 years of related experience or 25 years of related experience without a degree.
• Active TS/SCI w/ FSP required within 7 years.

In compliance with pay transparency guidelines, the annual base salary range for this position is $190,000–$225,000. T‑Rex considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, and market and business considerations when extending an offer.

T‑Rex offers a diverse and collaborative work environment, exciting opportunities for professional growth, and generous benefits, including PTO available to use immediately upon joining (prorated based on start date), paid parental leave, individual and family health, vision, and dental benefits, an annual budget for training, professional development and tuition reimbursement, a 401(k) plan with company match fully vested after 60 days of employment, and other benefits.

T‑Rex is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non‑merit based factors.