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ESB/SOA (Kafka) Developer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%

Type of Travel: Local

CACI is currently seeking a Principal ESB/SOA Developer for the IPPS-A Army Military Pay (AMP) program based in Crystal City, VA. The person we seek will implement, configure and maintain Oracle ESB and Confluent Kafka for the IPPS-A AMP project. The client requires a five day work week.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Implement, configure, and maintain Oracle ESB and Confluent Kafka.

• The ESB/SOA Developer will support the design of web services to support PeopleSoft HCM implementation, as well as the design, development and implementation of the messaging and stream processing architectures built on the Confluent version of Kafka.

• Will lead and participate in Agile SAFe meetings providing the necessary definition and guidance to ensure ESB is correctly installed, configured, tested, and deployed, and the Kafka solution supports the program’s data exchange requirements.

• Develop technical solutions to business challenges and functional requirements.

• Create, update, and edit functional and technical design specifications and solutions to satisfy project requirements.

• Interpret requirements, perform complex analyses and present options and recommendations to obtain desired results.

• Support and independently own tasks related to design and development of messaging and stream processing tasks.

• Conduct Unit testing and resolve issues found in testing.

• Meet deadlines and manage multiple, dynamic priorities.

• Provide overall technical and logistical support to the program.

More About the Role:

• The successful candidate will be fluent with a variety of data models from business systems planning and data requirements planning.

• The candidate must understand in detail the integration of Oracle ESB with the components of PeopleSoft Integration Broker, MQ and OAM/OID

• The candidate must have recent, hands-on experience with the setting up and configuration of Kafka brokers, Kafka Connector, Zookeeper, and schema registry.

• Experience with messaging and stream processing architectures built on the Confluent version of Kafka.

• Recent experience with pipelining, xQuery, and xPath

• Recent experience with KSQL

• Knowledge and experience with clustering and high availability Kafka configurations

• Experience configuring Kafka Security

• Experience setting up monitoring and management for Kafka.

• Knowledge and experience with installation, configuration, and maintenance of Oracle Enterprise Service Bus environments on NIPR and SIPR

• Setup and integration of ESB with various components of the system like PeopleSoft Integration Broker, MQ and OAM/OID

• Ability to collaborate with ETL development team to define message queues, nodes, binding rules, and routings.

• Ability to work closely with DBAs, ETL/ PeopleSoft Dev teams, and Security Team to improve performance and data quality.

• Ability to work in an Agile SAFe team.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science or Mathematics

• 10-12 years of experience in the Information Technology field with an emphasis on large-scale ERP systems

• 3+ years of experience with Apache Kafka or Confluent Kafka

• 5+ years of experience with Data Integrations

• 6+ years of strong experience with enterprise service bus technologies, to include design, installation, configuration, and testing; Oracle ESB/SOA/MFT preferred.

• Proven track record of successful deployment of ESBs from requirements gathering through implementation.

• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple, dynamic priorities.

• Active or Interim DoD Secret clearance

• Able to obtain SAFe Certified Agilist certification within 90 days of starting.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience with Ab Initio ETL Platform (plans, graphs, sets, meta-programming, etc.)

• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner and success working in Agile Product Teams (APTs)

• Experience as a data modeler and/or data architect

• Experience with DoDAF Artifacts

• Experience with existing Army Pay and Human Resources data and systems.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with a strong focus on customer service and solution ownership.

• Active DoD Secret Clearance

• SAFe Agilist certified.

What We Can Offer You:

• We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

• We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.

• We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.

• For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

Company Overview:

CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here (https://careers.caci.com/global/en/employee-benefits)

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$109,800 - $241,600