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 is seeking a Cloud Architect for one of our premier DC clients! This candidate must have experience relocating ERP applications to a cloud-native environment throughout platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. This is a subject matter expert role within multiple cloud environment. 

• Experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management, security, or operations.
• Experience with multiple public cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience relocating ERP application to a cloud-native environment.
• Ensures that standards set by Data, Security, Infrastructure, Platform, and other architecture domains are followed when designing and architecting cloud solutions.
• Demonstrate deep subject matter leadership of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multitenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability).
• Manage the development and implementation of cloud strategy, develop the architecture governance framework, and define architecture foundations.
• Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.
• Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services/products.
• Identifies best practices and standards for the use of the product.
• Delivers support and design for industry specific technologies that require integration with systems or networks.
• Interacts with executive level business users or technical experts.
• Functions as a niche technical SME.
• Lead experience with technical expertise across large, complex implementations for systems.
• Define and enforce Cloud architecture best practices: availability, redundancy schemes, performance, Disaster Recovery, data, and integration patterns.
• Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack: IaaS, PaaS, services, applications, network, and security.1. Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a thorough understanding of business systems and industry requirements.
• Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operation time, and form of desired results. Includes analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements, and translation into proper system requirements specifications.
• Provides consultation on complex projects and is considered to be the top-level contributor/specialist of most phases of systems analysis, while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.

Experience and Skills

• Required 5+ years’ experience of Cloud DevOps experience
• Required 5+ years’ experience with broad technology across several of these areas including, applications development, relational or NoSQL database, DevOps, containers, CI/CD
• Required 8+ years’ experience in design and implementation of cloud workloads in Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Required 8+ years’ experience with cloud networking and network security, including virtual networks, network security groups, cloud-native firewalls, etc.
• Required 8+ year’s experience in one or more architecture domains (e.g., business architecture, solutions architecture, application architecture)
• Required 8+ years’ experience preparing complex technical documentation
• Required 8+ years’ experience in managing large operational cloud environments spanning multiple tenants through techniques such as Multi-Account management
• Required 3+ years’ of microservice architectural experience
• Required 3+ years’ experience working exclusively on designing and implementing cloud-native workloads.
• Required 8+ years’ experience with application lifecycle tools (Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, Ansible, Terraform, Cloudformation, etc.).

Certified AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Certified Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Professional

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.