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, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated activity.

Responsibilities:

• 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 legacy and modernized systems with limited oversight.
• Act as a supportive member of a product team, collaborating with teammates and contributing a “do‑what‑it‑takes” attitude to ensure product and team success.
• Provide improvements to supported product(s).
• Participate in release and sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations, 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 technology, methodology, tools, and components.
• Ensure product quality and timeliness, provide advice and guidance, resolve problems to meet objectives, and provide periodic performance reports.
• Mentor junior team members.

Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Java backend development and 3+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying applications with Spring Boot.
• Deep, proven expertise with Apache Kafka (Producer/Consumer APIs, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, etc.).
• 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.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities.
• Professional experience: at least 7 years related technical experience, college degree (B.S.) in Computer Science or related discipline (degree or equivalent experience considered).
• 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.

What You Can Expect:

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…