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J5 Consulting

Secures IT systems and manages cybersecurity operations

Systems Administrator

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Chantilly, VA, USA
In PersonOnsite within the Washington Metropolitan Area; local travel between buildings may be required.
IT OperationsSystem Administration
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated experience with system administration in Windows and Linux/CentOS Server environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with Cisco ISE, Umbrella, and DNAC.
  • Familiarity with Apple iOS.
  • Demonstrated professional experience defining, requesting, configuring, and monitoring cloud server architectures, including Amazon Web Services EC2, RDS, S3, Elastic Load Balancer, and Route 53, in a Tier 3 support environment.
  • Demonstrated professional experience developing and implementing system upgrades.
  • Demonstrated experience identifying technical risks and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Demonstrated experience providing Operations and Maintenance and Tier 1–3 support.
  • Demonstrated customer relationship management skills.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and updating procedures, such as Standard Operating Procedures.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.
Responsibilities
  • Support an integrated learning enterprise.
  • Travel locally between buildings as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience using Agile management systems and methods such as Kanban or Scrum.
  • Demonstrated experience with wireless.
  • Demonstrated experience with Cisco Duo, Splunk, and Meraki.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a DevSecOps environment, such as CI/CD pipelines and CloudFormation.
  • Demonstrated experience using command-line interfaces with Windows, AWS, Linux, and Cisco environments.
  • Demonstrated experience moving systems through the accreditation and authorization process and monitoring for compliance.
  • Demonstrated experience gathering evidence to support the accreditation and authorization process, such as POA&Ms.
  • Demonstrated professional experience installing and configuring the Moodle Learning Management System.
  • Demonstrated experience with database engineering, development, and administration.

About the company

J5 Consulting is a cybersecurity and IT services company serving government agencies and commercial organisations. Its work combines security assessments, risk management and compliance support with cloud computing, systems integration, application support and ongoing IT operations. The company evaluates vulnerabilities, develops tailored remediation plans and implements controls intended to protect clients' systems and data. Its managed services cover infrastructure monitoring, cloud administration, patching and security reporting, while its consulting teams support technology and programme decisions. Established in 2006 as J5 Holdings Corporation, J5 Consulting is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland, United States.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Bowie, MD

Founded

2006

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What believers are saying

  • Employee HMO premiums are covered: the careers page specifies full employer payment for that health-plan option.
  • Learning has a structured route: J5 describes custom online training plans and learning-management systems for self-paced study.
  • Architecture work includes applied AI: the advertised cloud role designs and implements machine-learning and cloud solutions for intelligence missions.

What critics are saying

  • Existing clearance is required: the cloud-architect vacancy requires active Top Secret clearance with a full-scope polygraph.
  • Citizenship limits eligibility: the cybersecurity engineering-support vacancy explicitly requires United States citizenship.
  • Remote work is constrained: the engineering-support role is onsite in metropolitan Washington, with local travel as needed.

What makes J5 Consulting unique

  • Quality management is certified: J5 lists ISO 9001 certification alongside its professional services.
  • Minority-business certification shapes its positioning: J5 lists Maryland MBE, DBE and ACDBE credentials.
  • Agencies have a schedule route: J5 lists GSA contract 47QTCA18D0072 for purchasing its IT services.

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