About NFF

Since 1996, NFF has designed, architected, and delivered IT network and security solutions to many state, and local government agencies, K-20 educational institutions, federal agencies, and large enterprise businesses across the mid-Atlantic. NFF is a technology services and solutions provider, specializing in next-generation IT infrastructure including networks, data centers, cloud migrations, IT security, collaboration and mobility, and full/part-time staff augmentation services. Our solutions, professional services and IT staffing portfolio are centered around building more resilient, secure, adaptive, and intelligent IT infrastructure and include comprehensive assessment, architecture, design, integration and installation services, and ongoing performance management services though our Network Operations Center (NOC).

NFF is a Cisco Gold Partner with a Customer Experience Specialization and was a “Cisco Top-5 Mid-Atlantic SLED Partner” in 2019, 2020 and 2022. NFF has maintained Cisco Gold Partnership since 2008, is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia. In addition to Cisco, NFF has key partnerships with many manufacturers and IT solution providers including, Rapid7, Arctic Wolf, VMware, NetApp and Splunk.

NFF is a District of Columbia (DC) Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) and a SBA Certified Small Business with headquarters in downtown Washington, DC. Our dedication to quality is reflected in our accomplishment of being awarded multiple ISO 9001:2015 certifications.

About this Position / Responsibilities

The Integrated Research and Analytics Platform (IRAP) is a cloud-based Data and Analytics platform that provides seamless data management and analytics experience that allows Board researchers the ability to search data catalogs, access data, and collaborate with others.

IRAP is looking for a motivated Intermediate Cloud Architect to join the team to support operations, maintenance, and enhancement of the platform.

The candidate shall deliver, but not limited to, the following:

• Maintain IRAP Platform by identifying, analyzing, and resolving any emergent vulnerabilities in a timely fashion.
• Perform any required version upgrades to the tool stack used by the platform.
• Perform required monthly maintenance activities such as upgrading servers to use the latest version of Gold AMI, performing patches, testing the platform after maintenance etc.
• Perform security monitoring to maintain ATO of the IRAP platform.
• Perform activities required to update the ATO of IRAP to host restricted datasets.
• Enhance capabilities of IRAP in collaboration with Board Data Architects, Cloud Administrators, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure IRAP platform is in sync with the IaC Terraform code in the code repository.
• Monitor cloud resource consumption and alert leadership if the resource usage exceeds set limits.
• Identify opportunities for cloud cost savings. Ensure optimized use of AWS resources within IRAP by rightsizing, optimizing, and reengineering the infrastructure.
• Identify and manage external dependencies for platform enhancement efforts to ensure timely delivery of enhancements.
• Perform development of cloud infrastructure using terraform and deploy infrastructure to production after successful completion of comprehensive testing.
• Perform IRAP platform user administration activities including but not limited to onboarding and provisioning new users, addressing, and resolving user enquiries, concerns, and issues.

Qualifications

The candidate shall also demonstrate the below knowledge and experience:

• 5 years’ experience designing, building, and maintaining Cloud infrastructure in AWS.
• 7 years' experience performing system administration activities including patching, upgrading, and maintenance Windows and Linux servers.
• 3 years' experience building AWS Infrastructure using Terraform.
• 5 years' experience using Agile software development methodologies.
• 3 years' experience building CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Azure DevOps or Gitlab.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact with stakeholders of varying levels of technology acumen.
• Knowledge of FISMA security review and ATO process
• Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.

*** US Citizenship Required ***

NFF Disclosures

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 ADD&D Comprehensive 401k plan Paid Time Off NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.