Network Engineer

J5cyberconsulting; Washington; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health coverage

6% 401(k) match

PTO

tuition reimbursement

bonuses

professional development

Job summary

J5cyberconsulting is seeking a qualified candidate for a cybersecurity role requiring technical risk assessments and mitigation guidance. The position mandates hands-on experience with various cybersecurity measures, including firewall administration and endpoint security.

Applicants must possess a U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance and will enjoy an array of benefits, such as 100% employer-paid health coverage and a 6% 401(k) match.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with firewall administration.
• Experience with Network Access Control.
• Experience conducting regular security assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conducting technical risk assessments.
• Providing risk mitigation guidance.
• Developing and maintaining security policies.

Skills

Firewall administration

Network Access Control

Access Controls

VPN tunneling

Endpoint security

Mobile emulation environments

Collaboration with cybersecurity teams

Security assessments

Zero Trust security model

Network security policies

Education

Certifications: CCNP Security, PCNSE, ITIL v4, Microsoft MCP, CompTIA Linux+

Job description

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

• 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

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cybersecurity and VDI teams.
• 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 implementing innovative solutions to improve overall security posture.
• Certifications: CCNP Security, PCNSE, ITIL v4, Microsoft MCP, or CompTIA Linux+.

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.

Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including:

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