Principal Architect
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Location: Vienna, VA 22182
Description:
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
Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
NFF Disclosures
NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:
NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Important Notice: All NFF Inc communications come from [redacted] Emails from other domains claiming to be NFF are likely scams. Be cautious, verify senders, and report suspicious messages immediately.
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
- Provide subject matter expertise and hands-on technical leadership in solution design, architecture, and strategies involved in modernization and migration of on-premises workloads to Azure cloud.
- Lead Azure microservices development including Azure Kubernetes Services.
- Provide Azure best practices on various Azure compute services, storage, and messaging services.
- Lead design of API architecture and specification.
- Provide leadership in building a unified payment orchestration platform along with maintenance of current payment platform.
- Provide recommendation on Software as a Service (SaaS) integrations including best practices for security, scalability, and provide recommendations for cloud storage and reporting.
- Drive adoption of continuous integration and agile delivery practices.
- Partner with various internal stakeholders and vendors to deliver payment modernization initiatives.
Qualifications
- Significant experience working as a solution architect or principal engineer at large multi-function organization, preferably at a large financial service organization.
- Significant experience with private, public and hybrid cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, etc.), preferably Azure Cloud.
- Significant experience with API Driven, Domain Driven, and Event Driven architectures.
- Significant experience with Kubernetes, Event Hub, Service Bus, and API Gateways.
- Significant experience with big data technologies, Azure Data services, Azure Data Lakes, analytics, and reporting.
- Significant experience in with Software as a Service (SaaS), building and managing common platforms (e.g., Service Now, Pega, Share point Online, Salesforce, etc.).
- Significant experience in cloud migration and engineering cloud centric environments.
- Advanced knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.) and standard network architectures; preferably Azure Networking, Express Route, vNets, subnets, private endpoints, application gateway, load balancer and firewall.
- Advanced knowledge of discipline engineering principles, practices, and theories, and methods to identify and solve the highest complex problems and perform sophisticated analyses.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of the end-to-end IT process, including architecture, design & engineering, implementation, and operations.
Desired Qualifications
- Microsoft Azure certified Solutions Architect Expert.
- Experience in API design and microservices development in Azure.
- Experienced working with Azure ADO and SAFe Agile framework.
- Advanced knowledge of financial industry trends, products, and services.
- Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
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 [redacted] Emails from other domains claiming to be NFF are likely scams. Be cautious, verify senders, and report suspicious messages immediately.