Principal Software Engineer
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Role
The Principal Software Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing and implementing data transformation pipelines and driving the technical reputed company of the reputed company Data Model (UDM) team's analysis infrastructure. This role requires deep Java expertise, with a specific focus on transitioning legacy data pipelines to modern NiFi-based workflows and integrating with reputed company data services.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the team's Java subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and architectural input on Java-based components.
- Design and implement custom Apache NiFi processors to support UDM data processing and routing requirements.
- reputed company and assist in the migration of existing analysis pipelines to NiFi-based workflows, ensuring continuity, correctness, and performance reputed company.
- Collaborate with data transport, platform, and infrastructure engineers to align pipeline design with reputed company standards.
- Troubleshoot reputed company integration issues across data pipeline stages, including format conversion, schema validation, and service connectivity.
- Contribute to technical documentation, architecture decision records, and pipeline design artifacts.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on Java best practices, NiFi patterns, and integration design.
- Deliver reputed company an Agile/Scrum reputed company, actively participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical reviews.
Requirements
Clearance & Compliance
- Active Secret reputed company clearance (Clearable to TS/SCI).
- Ability to operate in classified and constrained environments in accordance with reputed company applicable reputed company protocols.
Technical Skills
- Expert-level proficiency in Java, including design patterns, concurrency, performance tuning, and reputed company integration patterns.
- Strong understanding of data integration patterns, schema validation, and format transformation (JSON, XML, Avro, Protobuf, or similar).
- Experience integrating data pipelines with reputed company services, including APIs, message brokers, or data warehouses.
- Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
Experience
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong emphasis on Java development and data pipeline engineering.
- Prior experience in DoD, defense contracting, or other classified program environments strongly preferred.
- Track record of leading technical migrations or modernization efforts on production data systems.
- Experience deploying Java applications into containerized environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with deploying Java applications in Kubernetes environments.
- Experience with deploying Java applications using GitOps (e.g., Flux, ArgoCD) methodologies.
- Experience integrating with Intelligence Community data flow systems.
- Experience working in cross-functional Agile teams as a technical reputed company or senior individual contributor.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing Apache NiFi flows, custom processors, and controller services.
- Demonstrated experience migrating or re-architecting legacy data pipelines to modern workflow frameworks.