Networking for Future, Inc. (NFF) is a Washington, DC based company offering a performance-focused approach to delivering transformational IT business solutions. We take pride in keeping users productive and engaged by providing business and IT teams with the solutions they need to improve their performance in a dynamic, connected world.

NFF is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia with Advanced Specializations in all major IT disciplines. In addition to Cisco, NFF holds key strategic partnerships with VMware, NetApp, Microsoft, Riverbed, Splunk and many System Integrators. NFF is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and has been ranked in Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list since 2007.

We offer expert solutions relevant to: Network Infrastructures, Data Center & Cloud, Network & Endpoint Security, Application Assurance, Collaboration & Mobility and Staff Augmentation. 

NFF,Inc. seeks an experienced IT Consultant to support the design, development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise Big Data solution as part of our Data Modernization Effort.

This role will provide expertise to support the development of a Big Data / Data Lake system architecture that supports enterprise data operations, including the Internet of Things (IoT) / Smart City projects, enterprise data warehouse, the open data portal, and data science applications. This is an exciting opportunity to work as a part of a collaborative senior data team manager. This architecture includes an Databricks, Microsoft Azure platform tools (including Data Lake, Synapse), Apache platform tools (including Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Spark, Sedona, Airflow) and data pipeline/ETL development tools (including Streamsets, Apache NiFi, Azure Data Factory).

Requirements

• Coordinates IT project management, engineering, maintenance, QA, and risk management.
• Plans, coordinates, and monitors project activities.
• Develops technical applications to support users.
• Develops, implements, maintains and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
• Provides training for system products and procedures.
• Performs application upgrades.
• Performs, monitoring, maintenance, or reporting on real- time databases, real-time network and serial data communications, and real-time graphics and logic applications.
• Troubleshoots problems.

Skills

• Required 5 years’ experience implementing Big Data storage and analytics platforms such as Databricks and Data Lakes
• Required 5 years knowledge of Big Data and Data Architecture and Implementation best practices
• Required 5 years knowledge of architecture and implementation of networking, security and storage on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
• Required 5 years’ experience with deployment of data tools and storage on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
• Required 5 years knowledge of Data-centric systems for the analysis and visualization of data, such as Tableau, MicroStrategy, ArcGIS, Kibana, Oracle
• Required 10 years’ experience querying structured and unstructured data sources including SQL and NoSQL databases
• Required 5 years’ experience modeling and ingesting data into and between various data systems through the use of Data Pipelines
• Required 5 years’ experience with implementing Apache data products such as Spark, Sedona, Airflow, Atlas, NiFi, Hive, Impala
• Required 5 years’ experience with API / Web Services (REST/SOAP)
• Required 3 years’ experience with complex event processing and real-time streaming data
• Required 3 years’ experience with deployment and management of data science tools and modules such as JupyterHub
• Required 3 years’ experience with ETL, data processing, analytics using languages such as Python, Java or R
• Required 16 years’ planning, coordinating, and monitoring project activities
• Required 16 years’ leading projects, ensuring they are in compliance with established standards/procedures
• Preferred 3 years’ experience with Cloudera Data Platform
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
• STD, LTD, Supplemental Life insurance and AD&D
• Comprehensive 401k plan
• Paid Time Off
• 10 paid holidays

NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Networking For Future (NFF)