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Urban Institute is a 50+ year-old nonprofit research organization operating a hybrid tech stack spanning statistical analysis (R, Stata) and enterprise cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes). The organization is actively managing FedRAMP Moderate compliance and building out cybersecurity maturity—a pattern evident in both their active security hiring and prominent pain-point focus on federal compliance and identity access management. Research dominates their open roles, but the presence of engineering, security, and marketing hires signals an operational shift toward scaling digital delivery and policy-impact platforms.
Tech Stack 18 technologies
Core StackActive Directory AWS Intune Microsoft Exchange VMware Kubernetes R Stata FedRAMP NIST Citrix Cloud Microsoft 365 Configuration Manager AWS Elastic Load Balancing Azure Entra ID Microsoft Defender for Office 365 VMware ESXi Citrix Virtual Delivery Infrastructure
What Urban Institute Is Building
◆Challenges
- Increasing engagement
- Federal cybersecurity compliance
- Fedramp ato management
- Vendor risk assessment
- Improving corporate security posture
- Enhancing identity access management
- Ensuring high availability
- Mitigating risk
- Supporting new business growth
▲Active Projects
- Tax policy center research projects
- Center strategy and research agenda development
- New work streams conceptualization
- Tax policy revenue analysis
- Tax transfer microsimulation model development
- Integrated communications strategy
- Visibility campaigns
- Digital content strategy
- Fedramp moderate ato compliance
- Cybersecurity contract reviews
Hiring Activity
Steady8 roles · 3 in 30d
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Director
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