Java Developer; Kafka

The Opportunity

CACI is currently looking for a Java/Kafka Developer with agile methodology experience to join our BEAGLE (Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge Information Technology) Agile Solution Factory (ASF) Team supporting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) client located in Northern Virginia! Join this passionate team of industry‑leading individuals supporting the best practices in Agile Software Development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

As a member of the BEAGLE ASF Team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. CBP agents and officers are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.

• Serve as an Agile Scrum team member providing software development and maintenance for the delivery of releasable software in short sprint cycles.
• Design, develop, and implement custom software and database application capabilities for a variety of legacy and modernized systems with limited oversight.
• Act as a product team member supporting teammates and collaborating with a do‑what‑it‑takes attitude to ensure product and team success.
• Provide improvements to the product(s) being supported.
• Actively participate in release and sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives and solution releases.
• Support release planning with conceptual design and development/refinement of software engineering guidelines.
• Analyze complex project‑related problems and create innovative solutions involving scheduling, technology, methodology, tools and solution components.
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, provide advice and guidance, resolve problems to meet objectives, and provide periodic performance reports.
• Provide mentoring to junior members of the team.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation.
• 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud; 1 year check for illegal drug use; 3 year check for felony convictions; 5+ years of professional experience in Java backend development.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying applications with Spring Boot.
• Deep, proven expertise with Apache Kafka (Producer, Consumer, Streams and related concepts), including Kafka Schema Registry.
• Strong experience implementing Kafka solutions using Spring framework.
• Solid understanding of event‑driven architectures, distributed systems and microservices design patterns.
• Experience with relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, SQL Server, Oracle) and ORM frameworks (Spring Data JPA, Hibernate).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and debugging skills; excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
• Professional
  
  Experience:
  
  at least seven (7) years related technical experience, with software design, development and implementation.
• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline (equivalent experience acceptable).
• Local candidates must be available to work a hybrid schedule in Ashburn, VA.
• Desired:
  Direct experience with Confluent Kafka; experience with No
  
  SQL databases (Mongo
  
  DB, Cassandra) or in‑memory data stores (Redis); strong understanding of data governance and data quality principles in an event‑driven context;
  Dev Ops experience/CI/CD pipeline.

$90,300 – $189,600

A culture of integrity. At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high‑performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust. CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers – every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth. Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground – in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

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