Senior NiFi Engineer - Clearance Required

Description:

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• Join Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Cyber & Intelligence, where we foster innovation and integrity.
• As a Senior NiFi Engineer, you'll be empowered to create 'new realities' and pioneer solutions that break boundaries.
• Benefit from the support of a global technology leader that values innovative thinking and provides the resources to turn ideas into reality.
• Build on our proud legacy of achievement and contribute to shaping the future of aerospace, defense, and security solutions.

TKO provides systems engineering, software development, data science and cloud development and engineering services to the Cyber Infrastructure Solutions customer. The services enable the Data Transformation, Malware Analysis, and Cyber Threat Intelligence processing and sharing capabilities for the customer, fulfilling mission objectives and offering actionable information to detect and mitigate cyber threats. The contract has several locations in Maryland and a small contingent in Texas.

• Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and security solutions, committed to excellence and integrity.

• You are Senior NiFi Engineer who will design, implement, and manage complex, high-throughput data pipelines in support of the Data Transformation Solutions (DTS) TTO. You will be responsible for the 'plumbing' of our data ecosystem—ensuring that data moves securely and reliably between disparate systems, including cloud infrastructure.
• You will design and build scalable data flows using Apache NiFi to ingest, route, transform, and deliver data across the enterprise.
• You will optimize NiFi performance by managing back-pressure, tuning settings, and configuring site-to-site communication for clustered environments.
• You will deploy highly scalable solutions using Apache Nifi cluster and Apache Zookeeper.

• Join a global technology leader where your ideas can make a difference and your contributions are valued.
• Work on exciting projects that challenge you to push boundaries and innovate.
• Grow your career in an environment that encourages learning, development, and creativity.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline plus fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

• 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.

TS/SCI w/Poly SP

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full‑time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional…