NFF Inc

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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 NFF is seeking a cloud professional proficient in administering AWS GovCloud cloud service platform for an examination tool. As a Cloud Engineer you will partner with the cloud platform team and development team to build, manage, and enable the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in support of the business application development project. Qualifications Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative. Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments. Proficient in at least one high-level programming language such as Python, PowerShell, or Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.). Python 3.x data engineering with pandas, Databricks, or SPARK preferred. DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment. Experience with GitLab or Azure DevOps preferred. Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government platform experience preferred. Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage. Experience with AWS Load Balancer. Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloudready applications. Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, Okta, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing applications. Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness. Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture. Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON. Experience with AWS API Gateway. Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in a highly secure operating environment. Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments, etc.) Highly Desirable Skills (not mandatory): Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS components, including CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, RDS or Aurora, PostgresSQL, Lambda, Glue or MWAA (Airflow) Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data processing/machine learning use-cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc. Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud-enabling legacy applications such as Docker and Kubernetes (AWS EKS, ECS, or Fargate preferred) Familiarity with the Well Architected Framework. Experience with defining platform requirements. Experience integrating with enterprise observability platforms such as Splunk. *** THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE *** *** US Citizenship Required *** *** BS/BA in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field is 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. Important Notice: All NFF Inc communications come from @nffinc.com. Emails from other domains claiming to be NFF are likely scams. Be cautious, verify senders, and report suspicious messages immediately.