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Remote Kafka Developer Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

AI Developer

Arlington, VA · On-site +1

Remote Work: Yes Job Number: R0240820 Location: Arlington,VA,US Share job via: Share Additional ... Experience integrating sensor streams or IoT telemetry and edge-to-cloud data flows such as Kafka ...

GRVTY

Full Stack Developer

Chantilly, VA · Remote

... Hadoop, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Solr, Kibana, neo4J, MariaDB, Postgres, Docker, Puppet, and many ... cannot support remote work) and requires a TS/SCI + Polygraph clearance (acceptable to this ...

Peraton

DevOps Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site +1

$135K - $216K/yr

Remote work not available, but schedule is flexible. Desired Qualifications: Experience working ... working with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory Experience ...

Peraton

DevOps Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site +1

$135K - $216K/yr

Remote work not available, but schedule is flexible. Desired Qualifications: Experience working ... working with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory Experience ...

540

Software Engineer (Contract)

Arlington, VA · Remote

Remote within the continental United States, East Coast working hours Citizenship & Clearance ... Implement asynchronous messaging patterns (Kafka) for distributed systems * Design and maintain ...

GRVTY

Data Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site +1

$117K - $140K/yr

... support remote work) and requires a TS/SCI + Polygraph clearance (acceptable to this customer ... Kafka * NiFi * ElasticSearch

GRVTY

Full Stack Developer

Chantilly, VA · Remote

... Hadoop, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Solr, Kibana, neo4J, MariaDB, Postgres, Docker, Puppet, and many ... cannot support remote work) and requires a TS/SCI + Polygraph clearance (acceptable to this ...

Peraton

DevOps Software Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site +1

$86K - $138K/yr

Remote work not available, but schedule is flexible. Desired Qualifications: Experience working ... Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, Git Experience installing ...

Peraton

DevOps Software Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site +1

$86K - $138K/yr

Remote work not available, but schedule is flexible. Desired Qualifications: Experience working ... Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, Git Experience installing ...

540

Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

Arlington, VA · Remote

$140K - $185K/yr

Remote within the continental United States, East Coast working hours Citizenship & Clearance ... Implement asynchronous messaging patterns (Kafka) for distributed environments * Design and ...

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What is the difference between Remote Kafka Developer vs Remote Data Engineer?

AspectRemote Kafka DeveloperRemote Data Engineer
Required SkillsKafka, Java/Scala, streaming dataETL, SQL, Hadoop, Kafka
Work EnvironmentFocus on Kafka-based data pipelinesBroader data infrastructure and pipeline management
Industry UsageTech, finance, e-commerceTech, healthcare, finance
CertificationsKafka certifications, cloud skillsData engineering certifications, cloud skills

Remote Kafka Developers specialize in building and maintaining Kafka-based streaming data solutions, focusing on real-time data processing. Remote Data Engineers have a broader role, managing entire data pipelines, including Kafka, databases, and ETL processes. While both roles require knowledge of Kafka and cloud platforms, Data Engineers typically possess additional skills in data architecture and broader data tools.

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AI/ML Software Engineer

AI/ML Software Engineer

Frontier Technology Inc.

Chesapeake, VA • Remote

Full-time

Posted 10 days ago

Job description

Overview

FTI Defense is seeking an AI/ML Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy secure, scalable software and data systems that support mission operations, analytics, and simulation environments. This role is for a hands-on engineer and someone who loves writing code, building systems end-to-end, and solving real-world technical challenges in secure, distributed environments.

FTI Defense delivers mission-focused solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD/DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC) through advanced engineering, digital transformation, and program execution expertise. We help our customers solve complex challenges by integrating people, process, and technology.

Responsibilities

Software Design & Development

  • Design and implement APIs, data pipelines, and simulation runtime logic that connect and enable mission applications.
  • Develop software using modern programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, or TypeScript/Angular.
  • Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following secure coding and software engineering best practices.
  • Build and integrate modular microservices to improve scalability, maintainability, and interoperability.

Cloud & Containerized Environments

  • Build and deploy containerized, cloud-native services using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent).
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation scripts to accelerate deployment and configuration management.
  • Contribute to secure deployments across hybrid or disconnected environments (IL4-IL6, AWS GovCloud, or on-prem).

Systems Integration & Distributed Computing

  • Develop distributed systems and data integration frameworks using message buses such as Kafka or Redis.
  • Engineer data flow between analytic, AI, and simulation components to support real-time mission use cases.
  • Collaborate with system engineers and architects to ensure interoperability across software ecosystems.

Data & Analytics Integration

  • Build and manage databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, graph DBs) and model complex data relationships.
  • Develop data services that feed analytics pipelines or integrate AI/ML outputs into runtime systems.
  • Work with serialization and exchange formats such as JSON, Protobuf, GeoJSON, or KML.

Security, Testing & Sustainment

  • Write, test, and deploy software within secure or classified environments.
  • Automate testing and monitoring to ensure performance, reliability, and repeatable deployments.
  • Support the transition of prototypes to operational systems, focusing on maintainability and observability.
Education/Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing to obtain and maintain a security clearance, as needed.
  • 6-10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of professional experience with DevSecOps, Zero-Trust, or ATO/RMF processes in Department of Defense (DoD/DoW) environments.
  • Strong full-stack or systems engineering background.
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, C++, or TypeScript/Angular.
  • Experience building containerized, cloud-native solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Complete understanding of distributed systems and message buses (Kafka, Redis, etc.).
  • Experience developing or integrating analytics and AI models into production systems.

 Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience deploying code in IL4-IL6 or edge/disconnected environments.
  • Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or graph databases.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Active Secret clearance preferred; ability to obtain one is required.

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