Positions

FAST Interns are a part of the FAST team from day one and share in the successes of their team. We get real-world experience and spend our time working on valuable and challenging projects. We work alongside other FASTies and government employees to determine the necessary functions of the software to implement changes and develop solutions to complex problems. This process includes meeting with government employees to determine needs, working as a part of a team to develop and execute a plan, and following through with testing of the solutions that the team has created. Every day includes new challenges and responsibilities which makes the job interesting and rewarding. – Nick, FASTie since 2013

FAST Interns are a part of the FAST team from day one and share in the successes of their team. We get real-world experience and spend our time working on valuable and challenging projects. We work alongside other FASTies and government employees to determine the necessary functions of the software to implement changes and develop solutions to complex problems. This process includes meeting with government employees to determine needs, working as a part of a team to develop and execute a plan, and following through with testing of the solutions that the team has created. Every day includes new challenges and responsibilities which makes the job interesting and rewarding. – Nick, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions–which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This means we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then we use all the business knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key to becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems, to a robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions–which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This means we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then we use all the business knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key to becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems, to a robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions, which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This role means that we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then, we use all the knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key in becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems to the robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience.. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions, which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This role means that we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then, we use all the knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key in becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems to the robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience.. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Project Architects, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions–which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This means we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then we use all the business knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key to becoming a well-rounded Project Architect. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems, to a robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions–which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This means we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then we use all the business knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key to becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems, to a robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions, which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This role means that we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then, we use all the knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key in becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems to the robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience.. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions, which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This role means that we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then, we use all the knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key in becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems to the robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience.. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

As Implementation Consultants, our job is to translate the client’s needs into technical solutions, which is a lot of fun for those up to the challenge! This role means that we work in two realms simultaneously. The first involves understanding the client’s overall goals, as well as their day-to-day business practices. We carefully gather this information through presentations, design sessions, and live demonstrations. Then, we use all the knowledge we gather about the client’s business practices and get down to the problem-solving. Integrity, flexibility, and good communication skills are key in becoming a well-rounded Implementation Consultant. Helping our clients transition from out-of-date and inflexible systems to the robust, dynamic FAST system is an amazing experience.. – Michael, FASTie since 2013

The Administrative Assistant role is one of the most multifaceted positions at FAST. We work closely with Project Managers to keep FAST sites running smoothly and efficiently. Onboarding, reconciling finances, managing calendars, and drafting documents and processing reports are often daily tasks for this job. Whether we are finding a place to live for a new hire, helping state executives produce a webinar for 300 employees, planning a rollout party for the entire site and significant others, booking hotel rooms for the Training team’s travel schedule, or stocking enough food and snacks for an overnight conversion, no two days are ever the same. Being organized is a given, and being social is a must. Administrative Assistants have the opportunity to set the tone for each site through event planning, providing food, and finding time for breaks and games. If you are independent and self-motivated and you thrive on little direction and lots of freedom, helping your peers succeed by becoming an Admin at FAST will be a rewarding choice for you. – Gus, FASTie since 2016

The Administrative Assistant role is one of the most multifaceted positions at FAST. We work closely with Project Managers to keep FAST sites running smoothly and efficiently. Onboarding, reconciling finances, managing calendars, and drafting documents and processing reports are often daily tasks for this job. Whether we are finding a place to live for a new hire, helping state executives produce a webinar for 300 employees, planning a rollout party for the entire site and significant others, booking hotel rooms for the Training team’s travel schedule, or stocking enough food and snacks for an overnight conversion, no two days are ever the same. Being organized is a given, and being social is a must. Administrative Assistants have the opportunity to set the tone for each site through event planning, providing food, and finding time for breaks and games. If you are independent and self-motivated and you thrive on little direction and lots of freedom, helping your peers succeed by becoming an Admin at FAST will be a rewarding choice for you. – Gus, FASTie since 2016

The Administrative Assistant role is one of the most multifaceted positions at FAST. We work closely with Project Managers to keep FAST sites running smoothly and efficiently. Onboarding, reconciling finances, managing calendars, and drafting documents and processing reports are often daily tasks for this job. Whether we are finding a place to live for a new hire, helping state executives produce a webinar for 300 employees, planning a rollout party for the entire site and significant others, booking hotel rooms for the Training team’s travel schedule, or stocking enough food and snacks for an overnight conversion, no two days are ever the same. Being organized is a given, and being social is a must. Administrative Assistants have the opportunity to set the tone for each site through event planning, providing food, and finding time for breaks and games. If you are independent and self-motivated and you thrive on little direction and lots of freedom, helping your peers succeed by becoming an Admin at FAST will be a rewarding choice for you. – Gus, FASTie since 2016

As recruiters at FAST, we build and maintain relationships. Recruiters get to experience the front lines of FAST’s exciting growth! This is a fast-paced role in which we are often on the go and traveling to college campuses. We work hard to develop relationships and add personal touches to the recruitment process. This process begins in our initial contact with a campus and continues in attending and organizing events, conducting interviews, and performing further follow-up. We are creative in our approaches and welcome new suggestions on how to best share information about FAST and the opportunities that the company offers. Recruiters are involved in initial meetings with candidates and follow those candidates through to the final steps of onboarding. – Lindsey, FASTie since 2005

As FAST Relocation Coordinators, we coordinate the moving process for FASTies throughout the company. Our role involves communicating moving details to transferees, arranging their travel, and facilitating the relationship between employees and our relocation company. Our goal is to ensure that each FAST employee and their family have a smooth transition. We enjoy getting opportunities to work with new hires and current employees during such unique times in their lives. Our hope is that each transferee feels well-supported from the beginning to the end of their Relocation process. – Courtney, FASTie since 2014

As recruiters at FAST, we build and maintain relationships. Recruiters get to experience the front lines of FAST’s exciting growth! This is a fast-paced role in which we are often on the go and traveling to college campuses. We work hard to develop relationships and add personal touches to the recruitment process. This process begins in our initial contact with a campus and continues in attending and organizing events, conducting interviews, and performing further follow-up. We are creative in our approaches and welcome new suggestions on how to best share information about FAST and the opportunities that the company offers. Recruiters are involved in initial meetings with candidates and follow those candidates through to the final steps of onboarding. – Lindsey, FASTie since 2005

As Security – Engineer at FAST, we are responsible for identifying external threats and internal vulnerabilities and issues related to the application, infrastructure, and data for our customers. FAST is constantly evaluating the latest technologies in infrastructure design and security. We look forward to the opportunities to implement these technologies to better protect our customers. The work itself is rewarding and working with the talented teams throughout the organization makes it truly fulfilling. – Greg McCord, FASTie since 2022

As Network Administrators at FAST, we are responsible for the implementation, management, and troubleshooting of FAST computer networks. FAST is constantly evaluating the latest technology in infrastructure design and security, and one of our favorite tasks is implementing this technology in challenging and interesting environments. Network Administration work creates a rewarding environment that is only surpassed by our interactions with this organization’s talented teams. Watching good ideas turn into functional solutions at such an amazing company is a rare opportunity. – Andrew, FASTie since 2014

As Systems Security Engineers at FAST, we are responsible for mitigating vulnerabilities and issues related to securing the application and data for our customers. FAST is constantly evaluating the latest technologies in infrastructure design and security. We look forward to the opportunities to implement these technologies to better protect our customers. The work itself is rewarding and working with the talented teams throughout the organization makes it truly fulfilling. Watching good ideas be transformed into functional solutions for our customers is a rare opportunity indeed. – Brett, FASTie since 2017

Weekend Computer Operators are responsible for monitoring all the FAST batch streams, contacting appropriate people, and managing abended jobs. We use a variety of internal tools to watch for issues related to all the FAST sites to ensure that they are functioning properly. Weekend Computer Operators also handle FAST Help Desk calls, set up and manage small hardware, assist with training setup, and create and maintain documentation on issues related to Operations. – Dimitri, FASTie since 2014

As Hybrid Cloud Engineer at FAST, we are responsible for the implementation, management, and troubleshooting of FAST’s networks. FAST is constantly evaluating the latest technologies in infrastructure design and security. We relish the opportunity to implement these technologies in challenging and interesting environments. The work itself is rewarding and our interactions with talented teams throughout the organization make it truly fulfilling. Watching good ideas be transformed into functional solutions in such an amazing company is a rare opportunity indeed. – Brandon, FASTie since 2016

As Cloud Infrastructure Engineers at FAST, we are responsible for the implementation, management, and troubleshooting of FAST’s networks. FAST is constantly evaluating the latest technologies in infrastructure design and security. We relish the opportunity to implement these technologies in challenging and interesting environments. The work itself is rewarding and our interactions with talented teams throughout the organization make it truly fulfilling. Watching good ideas be transformed into functional solutions in such an amazing company is a rare opportunity indeed. – Brandon, FASTie since 2016

Systems Engineers are responsible for system performance, application availability, and various aspects of information security at FAST. A typical day at FAST can vary wildly and we rarely get bored between installing new hardware, troubleshooting software, and working with client technicians. We get a lot of opportunities to work with new technologies and solutions as we try to ensure that we are providing effective and timely support to other FASTies as well as our clients. It is truly an amazing experience to work at FAST and I hope to stay for a long time. – Dennis, FASTie since 2015

Technical Writers work hard to make sure FASTies and clients have the documentation and training materials they need. We create a core set of user documentation, including help system content and e-learning courses that are used on all FAST projects. We write and edit everything from technical guides to newsletters, and we also get to develop and organize training for new employees. We are constantly learning by exploring software on our own and working with others. Then we use our logical thinking skills balanced with a good dose of creativity to interpret, distill, and deliver that information in ways that will best meet the needs of a variety of audiences. We enjoy hearing how our work helps others do their jobs better and are always looking for new ideas and approaches. The range of our work allows us to contribute to and be involved in many different aspects of FAST. – Theresa, FASTie since 2005

Technical Team members work to support functional development teams while ensuring all tiers of the application are running efficiently and securely. By proactively monitoring Production and Development environments, we address performance issues using database tuning techniques and work with developers to refactor their code. Using a variety of tool sets, we troubleshoot issues both internal and external to the application in order to improve processes. We provide consultation to other project team members regarding the application architecture. We are ultimately responsible for the integration and maintenance of the product on all tiers, including automation of tasks and implementation of new product features. We are problem-solvers who are constantly learning and while we face a variety of challenges, we also get to enjoy a wide range of successes. – Lucas, FASTie since 2011

The Training Coordinator position is a truly dynamic role. We collaborate with all project members, both FAST and client, at a number of levels. In a typical day, we meet with clients and colleagues, work with business team members to better understand the system, and coordinate training for all agency staff before the new FAST system goes live. We also get the opportunity to use our skills and talents to guide our clients through the process of testing their new system. It is immensely rewarding to drive the efforts that transition users from their legacy system to their new FAST system and to see the looks of accomplishment on their faces when all the pieces finally fall into place for them. The relationships we build with both FAST colleagues and client counterparts last long after we move on to a new project. – Katie, FASTie since 2011