Network Engineer

J5 Consulting is a Maryland based company established in 2006 to provide computing and consulting services for government and commercial entities. Our services improve Information System networking performance and compliance and protect electronic assets from loss and compromise. We welcome your application to receive consideration for the following position.

Introduction
The Sponsor supports a diverse set of corporate goals across the organization by conducting technical risk assessments and providing technical risk mitigation guidance on the use of various enabling technologies. The Sponsor requires subject matter expertise in technical risk analysis of, IT systems and networks, mobile and wireless networks, cloud-based computing, network management platforms, communication protocols, scripting or programming products, configuration scripts, and IT hardware and software products in support of Sponsor’s risk assessment activities. The Sponsor also requires software development to maintain an online infrastructure, evaluating and extracting relevant data, web development, and software coding.
 

Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience:  

• Demonstrated hands on experience with firewall administration.
• Demonstrated experience with Network Access Control.
• Demonstrated experience with Access Controls.
• Demonstrated experience with VPN tunneling.
• Demonstrated experience with endpoint security and mobile emulation environments.
• Demonstrated experience in securing and managing endpoint devices, including mobile emulation environments such as BlueStacks.

Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience: 

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cybersecurity and VDI teams, Sponsor or otherwise.
• Demonstrated experience providing training and support.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining network and endpoint security policies and procedures
• Demonstrated experience conducting regular security assessments.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Zero Trust security model.
• Demonstrated experience engaging in continuous improvement related to identifying opportunities for enhancing network and endpoint security measures and implement innovative solutions to improve overall security posture
• Certifications: CCNP Security, PCNSE, ITIL v4, Microsoft MCP, or CompTIA Linux+

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US Citizenship:

• This position requires US Citizenship. Verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements will be confirmed.

Security Clearance:

• The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.
• Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

Travel: 

• This position is expected to be onsite. The position will be located within the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA).   Local travel/POV will be on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance.

 

Join J5 Consulting and Grow Your Cybersecurity Career

At J5, we’re a team of innovators protecting organizations from evolving cyber threats. With 18+ years of success in government and commercial sectors, we offer meaningful opportunities to grow your career.

Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including:

• 100% employer-paid health coverage
• a 6% 401(k) match
• PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• bonuses
• professional development, and more.

Ready to make an impact? Explore our open positions and apply today.