Application Engineer ; NiFi

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We are hiring an Application Engineer 4 (NiFi) to work in Linthicum Heights, MD
. Position location is subject to change based on central MD client's needs.

TS/SCI with a Polygraph

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, 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 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.

• 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. 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.
• Must have 1 of these qualifications:
  • Linux system administration (Centos7, RedHat8)
  • 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

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k:
  We contribute 6% even if you don't!
• Time Off: 11 standard holidays, and 25 days of PTO
• Career Development:
  Get career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
• Employee referral bonuses for successful hires

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