Kafka Cloud Architect Security Clearance

Position: Kafka Cloud Architect with Security Clearance
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- Description Leidos is seeking a Kafka Cloud Architect to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSA’s Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces, supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public, positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month.

We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills :
Kafka Architecture, Confluent Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, and Modern Development (Java with Spring Boot, or Python). If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading! TEAM CULTURE Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer “yes” to the following questions:
* Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?

* Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?

* Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?

* Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?

* Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?

* Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?

* Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect? MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills.

Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset. DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Knowing your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life-changing service to those around you, this is the place for you.

Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. Find your “Why” with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!
* Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation data streaming and event-based architecture / platform using system/software engineering best practices and the latest technologies:
Confluent Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, and modern software development.

* Work alongside customers to determine expanded use of Kafka within the Agency.

* Strategize within Leidos to set up opportunities to explore new technologies to use with Kafka.

* Define strategy for streaming data to data warehouse, and integrating event-based architect with microservice based applications.

* Establish Kafka best practices and standards for implementing the Kafka platform based on identified use cases and required integration patterns.

* Mentor existing team members by imparting expert knowledge to build a high-performing team in our event-driven architecture. Assist developers in choosing correct patterns, event modelling and ensuring data integrity.

* Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: application integration, enterprise services, service-oriented architecture (SOA), security, business process management/business rules processing, data streaming/event driven design, or data ingestion/data modeling.

* Triage, investigate, advise in a hands-on capacity to resolve platform issues regardless of component.

* Influence development of data stream solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results. Recommend and develop new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of function’s strategy and operations. Lead and manage works of other technical staff that has…