A lot of it’s going to depend on your organizational needs, use cases, and the specific job requirements (e.g., developer for components like custom processors, extensions, etc., flow developer, admin, etc.).
Here’s a starting point: Apache NiFi Developer: NiFi-specific skills: - Technical Proficiency with Apache NiFi's core components and architecture. - Experience in designing, building, and optimizing data flows using NiFi processors. - Integration skills with various data sources like databases, message queues, web services, etc. - Error handling and management within data flows. - NiFi performance tuning based on resource utilization and data volume. - Use of scripting within NiFi, with languages like Python or Groovy. Core Technical Skills: - Strong Java development skills, especially for creating custom processors or extensions. - Understanding of data structures, schemas, and data modeling techniques. - Proficiency with databases, SQL and NoSQL, and writing/optimizing queries. - Familiarity with integrating APIs and web services (RESTful, SOAP). Apache NiFi Admin: NiFi-specific skills: - Proficiency in setting up and configuring NiFi clusters. - Skills in managing and monitoring NiFi nodes ensuring high availability. - Implementing backup strategies and recovery mechanisms for NiFi. - Security implementation, including SSL, authentication, and authorization. - Regular updates and patches to NiFi instances. - Monitoring system resources, log files, and optimizing configurations. Core Technical Skills: - Deep understanding of system administration, especially on Linux platforms. - Networking knowledge, including network protocols, firewall configurations, and secure communication. - Security skills, understanding encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI), and SSL/TLS configurations. - Scripting proficiency, using languages like Bash or Python for automation and troubleshooting. Depending on your needs you’ll need to customize and make a lot of this “nice-to-haves.” Henry On Sep 1, 2023, at 09:53, Frank Mansilla <[email protected]> wrote: Dear NiFi Community, We are currently looking to hire an Apache NiFi developer, and we would like to gather your insights on the essential skills and knowledge a candidate should possess to be considered. What specific aspects of NiFi do you deem crucial in a developer? Your feedback will greatly assist us in our search. Thank you for your collaboration. Sincerely, Frank Mansilla Neox Arg
