Associate Staffing

About the Company

Associate Staffing is a professional staffing firm providing top technology and financial talent to Fortune 500, 1000, and mid-market firms nationwide. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina with regional headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, and Denver, Colorado, our firm was recently recognized by Charlotte Business Journal as one of the area's 50 fastest-growing private companies.

Associate Staffing clients see an acceptance rate of over 90%, ensuring no surprises at the offer stage. That's because we don't just mass-distribute job descriptions and trade resumes--we build a partnership with every client, whether it's for one tough-to-fill direct placement position or 100 contract roles.

We believe in "solutions powered by people." Just like a sailor uses a sextant for navigating the seas (represented in our newly upgraded "A" logo), our staff is dedicated to using our Core Values of Quality, Integrity, and Service to guide our search for outstanding recruits with the right technical and soft skills to help competitive companies grow.

Visit our website to learn more about filling roles as an employer or looking to level up your career as a candidate. We're excited to partner with you!

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Associate Staffing

Job Title

BC Specialist

Job Description

**Job Title:** BC Specialist **Role Summary:** Manage and maintain the enterprise network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. Implement resilience strategies for business continuity and effectively communicate technical issues to stakeholders. **Expectations:** - Deliver reliable network operations with minimal downtime. - Apply technical resiliency practices to safeguard critical services. - Communicate network status and incidents clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences. **Key Responsibilities:** - Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot servers, switches, routers, and related network devices. - Maintain network performance metrics, conduct root‑cause analysis for outages, and apply corrective actions. - Implement and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans. - Enforce network security policies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs). - Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support deployment of new technologies and services. **Required Skills:** - Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols, and network architecture. - Experience configuring and managing Cisco, Juniper, or similar hardware. - Familiarity with virtualization (VMware, Hyper‑V) and cloud networking. - Proactive issue resolution and documentation skills. - Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - Relevant certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft MCSA, or equivalent).

Fort mill, United states

Hybrid

29-10-2025

Company Name

Associate Staffing

Job Title

Network Security Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Network Security Engineer **Role Summary:** Hands‑on engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and managing enterprise‑scale firewall architectures (Palo Alto, FortiGate, Cisco FTD) across multiple data centers and office sites. Ensures consistent security controls, supports BAU firewall changes, and contributes to data‑center migrations and cloud integration. **Expectations:** - 5+ years of direct firewall management in large enterprises. - Expertise with Palo Alto firewalls; strong familiarity with FortiGate and Cisco FTD. - Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and handle after‑hours implementations. - Clear communication and thorough documentation of security policies and changes. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, configure, and maintain firewall rules and security policies. - Process ServiceNow tickets for firewall rule changes and connectivity troubleshooting. - Perform weekly after‑hours firewall deployments. - Support data‑center migration projects: firewall setup, rule replication, environment configuration. - Collaborate with stakeholders to enforce network security standards. - Apply security controls across on‑premises and cloud‑connected environments. **Required Skills:** - Palo Alto firewall configuration and management (required). - FortiGate and Cisco FTD firewall experience (preferred). - Deep knowledge of firewall rule architecture, access control, VPN, proxy, DDoS protection. - Troubleshooting of firewall‑related network and security incidents. - Strong problem‑solving, prioritization, and independent work capability. - Excellent written and verbal communication; documentation proficiency. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Vendor‑specific security certifications are a plus (e.g., Palo Alto PCNPA, FortiGate NSE, Cisco CCNP Security). - Cloud exposure (AWS preferred, Azure acceptable) and automation/scripting knowledge (Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform) are desirable but not mandatory.

Fort mill, United states

Hybrid

Mid level

09-11-2025

Company Name

Associate Staffing

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer – Backend

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Backend Role Summary: Design, build, and maintain high‑performance API gateway services that enable secure, resilient data exchange between client applications and backend systems, ensuring scalability, low latency, and fault tolerance. Expectations: Deliver robust, production‑grade backend features as a contractor for a 12‑month term, collaborate across teams, and drive engineering best practices. Key Responsibilities: - Own codebase for multiple backend services, ensuring quality and maintainability. - Architect and implement API gateway components for high throughput and low latency. - Design fault‑tolerant, highly available systems using caching, graceful degradation, and resilience patterns. - Conduct code reviews, refine engineering standards, tooling, and processes. - Gather requirements with cross‑functional teams, define solutions, and advocate API/backend best practices. - Stay current with industry trends, evaluate and recommend technology stack improvements. Required Skills: - 5+ years professional backend engineering experience in scalable, high‑performance systems. - Proficient in Java and its ecosystem; experience with Go is advantageous. - Hands‑on cloud experience (preferred AWS). - Strong collaboration and communication with cross‑functional partners. - User‑focused, pragmatic, solutions‑oriented mindset. Optional/Nice to Have: API gateway patterns, service meshes, observability (metrics, tracing, logging); Docker/Kubernetes; CI/CD pipelines; data streaming, caching, distributed systems fundamentals. Required Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent professional experience. No mandatory certifications required.

Cary, United states

On site

Senior

11-11-2025

Company Name

Associate Staffing

Job Title

.NET/AEM Developer

Job Description

**Job Title** .NET/AEM Developer (Senior Full Stack) **Role Summary** Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise‑scale web applications using the .NET/.NET Core stack and integrate Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) components, cloud services, and microservices to support critical business functions. **Expectations** - Deliver scalable, secure solutions that meet performance and compliance standards. - Mentor junior developers, drive code quality through reviews, and champion best practices. - Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend adoption to enhance product capability. **Key Responsibilities** - **Application Development & Architecture** – Design and deliver full‑stack web applications; build optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, and data operations. - **Component & API Development** – Create reusable components using object‑oriented and service‑oriented principles; implement and manage RESTful/SOAP APIs. - **Technical Leadership** – Serve as subject‑matter expert, mentor teams, lead architecture sessions, and guide proof‑of‑concept initiatives. - **Collaboration & Communication** – Work with product owners, QA, and DevOps in Agile ceremonies; translate business requirements into technical solutions. - **System Optimization & Support** – Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance applications; improve CI/CD pipelines, testing, and observability; enforce enterprise security and data privacy. **Required Skills** - 5+ years professional full‑stack development experience. - C#, .NET / .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Entity Framework. - Advanced SQL Server (stored procedures, indexing, performance tuning). - Front‑end: Angular (preferred), JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3. - Cloud: AWS or comparable platform; cloud‑native development. - RESTful & SOAP web services, asynchronous programming, SOA. - Source control: Git, Azure DevOps or similar. - Testing: NUnit, MSTest, Jasmine/Karma. - Optional: AEM CMS, microservices, Docker/Kubernetes, Camunda BPM, financial services experience. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, Adobe AEM Developer) are a plus.

Fort mill, United states

Hybrid

Mid level

28-11-2025