Solution Architect
Apply NowCompany: NFF, Inc
Location: Alexandria, VA 22304
Description:
About NFF
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.
About this Position / Responsibilities
Description:
NFF is seeking resources to build, test and deploy components of system to support the Open Payment project. Planning, design, and implementation work for Open Payment was awarded to a separate implementation vendor. The Offeror for this task order will be provided with extensive information around requirements, architecture, and design to use in developing the components required to support the new Open Payment project. The Open Payment Solution shall allow customers to pay with their own contactless open payment media without the need for any closed loop card and shall be available for all customers. The solution shall enable customers to use contactless bank cards to tap and pay for fare. The solution must accept contactless bank cards issued domestically as well as foreign bank cards. Resource will be responsible for:
Duties/Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
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 @nffinc.com. Emails from other domains claiming to be NFF are likely scams. Be cautious, verify senders, and report suspicious messages immediately.
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.
About this Position / Responsibilities
Description:
NFF is seeking resources to build, test and deploy components of system to support the Open Payment project. Planning, design, and implementation work for Open Payment was awarded to a separate implementation vendor. The Offeror for this task order will be provided with extensive information around requirements, architecture, and design to use in developing the components required to support the new Open Payment project. The Open Payment Solution shall allow customers to pay with their own contactless open payment media without the need for any closed loop card and shall be available for all customers. The solution shall enable customers to use contactless bank cards to tap and pay for fare. The solution must accept contactless bank cards issued domestically as well as foreign bank cards. Resource will be responsible for:
- Develop an understanding of existing Fare infrastructure while actively searching for improvement areas
- Design and maintain security controls for applications and infrastructure.
- Designs detailed technical solutions to achieve project goals.
- Implement Firewall configurations, network segregation, and device security.
- Enhance security monitoring and detection systems.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Apply concepts of application architecture to assist customer teams responsible for developing application requirements in specific functional areas.
- Coordinate work to prevent overlap and ensure alignment with the Enterprise
- Architecture Framework, information technology (IT)strategy, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), strategic drivers, and standards.
- Prepare as-is and to-be application architecture artifacts, including system connect diagrams, application reference models, software requirements documents, interface descriptions, data dictionaries, and application staging plans.
- Work with data and infrastructure architects/engineers and software program managers to ensure integrity of application systems and plans with overall Enterprise Architecture.
- Guide the work of business/test analysts and documentation specialists.
- Successfully complete mandatory security awareness training on annual basis.
- Review and assist with system hardening and vulnerability remediation.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
- Exceptional application architecture, and software development skills.
- Strong analytical, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
- Experience using Microsoft (MS) Visio or other data or application visualization software to document application architecture.
- Experience using MS Excel to perform basic software requirements documentation.
- Familiarity with MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
- Experience coordinating software requirements and working with development teams.
- Proven ability to plan and deploy complex custom Web application programs and process improvements.
- Experience performing the application Architecture function, from conception to deployment.
- Experience with administration and architecture of Business Process Management; and
- Experience using Visio and Moqups to document the relationship of application architectures.
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.