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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.

This position is available immediately.

Job Overview:

The Customer requires technical expertise and guidance to drive the future of online operations in order to keep pace with industry standards. This includes understanding, designing, and developing infrastructure and infrastructure components that meet the Customer’s security needs. It also includes developing updated guidance for online operations and identifying new technologies for potential integration into the Customer’s technology and systems baseline. Finally, this includes supporting current operations and keeping continuity while integrating any new technologies.
The Contractor Team shall, with Customer oversight, will deliver and integrate new technical solutions and guidance to advance the Customer’s online operational objectives.
This position will:

• Be capable of designing, building, configuring, and maintaining infrastructure and infrastructure components to evolve online operations.
• Understand the tradecraft necessary for conducting secure online operations.
• The Contractor Team shall keep current with internet technologies and services and understand their applicability and security implications for the Customer’s operations.
• Evaluate new technologies, components, and services for applicability to the Customer’s activities.
• Integrate new technologies and services into an existing baseline with minimal disruption to operations.
• Research, develop, maintain, and document new methods, technology, and services for integration into the Customer’s online operations.
• Conduct and provide quick-turn security and product assessments for new technologies that will be utilized on the Customer’s network.
• Be required to communicate and collaborate across organizational boundaries.
• Fully describe and document mission solution architecture and interfaces.
• Comply with the Customer’s Risk Management (i.e., cyber security) Framework to ensure that the program addresses and mitigates vulnerabilities and risks identified throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagements, such as user requirements sessions, technical exchange meetings, user feedback sessions, and operational planning.
• Track work requirements and action items to meet program deadlines.
• Use a Customer-approved tracking system for issues and problems.
• Implement changes to current technical and networking solutions based on changing partner requirements, legislation, and policy.
• Conduct functionality testing for both new and existing operational systems and applications to ensure smooth integration of new technologies with existing systems.

Contractor shall have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience:

• Demonstrated experience evaluating new technologies and services for compatibility with existing systems.
• Demonstrated experience researching and developing new technologies, services, or methods for integration into existing systems and baselines.
• Demonstrated experience integrating new technologies and services into existing systems and workflows.
• Demonstrated experience creating evaluation, integration, and test plans for new technologies, services, and components.
• Demonstrated experience with networks and network components, to include ability to understand network architecture diagrams and related information.
• Demonstrated experience with Virtual Private Servers, Virtual Private Networks, and Virtual Private Clouds.
• Demonstrated experience with virtual environments and emulated mobile devices.
• Demonstrated experience with Android O/S to include an understanding of how the operating system works and its security settings.
• Demonstrated experience with domestic and foreign social media and security implications associated with utilizing social media sites.
• Demonstrated experience with commercial messaging applications and their security configurations.
• Demonstrated experience performing technical analysis on networks and applications to evaluate security and applicability to online operations.
• Demonstrated experience with browser security settings and add-ins.
• Demonstrated experience with technical troubleshooting related to networks, hardware, internet services, and mobile applications.
• Demonstrated experience consulting with customers to determine present and future user requirements.
• Demonstrated experience communicating complex technical topics to non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated experience defining, analyzing, tracking, and reviewing requirements.

Highly desired skills and demonstrated experience:

Skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not required to perform the work include:

• Demonstrated experience with working within commercial cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience utilizing network monitoring tools.
• Demonstrated experience with understanding of network fundamentals, TCP/IP routing, switching, firewalls and VPNs, Ethernet, DS1, T1, routing concepts and routing protocols, HSRP, VRRP, DHCP, switching, 802.1Q, STP, VLANs, EtherChannel, IP Addressing, Subnetting and VPN.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud networking concepts.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Tor as a means of obfuscating online activities.
• Demonstrated experience with internet encryption protocols.
• Degree or educational background in computer science, information science, systems engineering, or a related discipline.

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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). 
• Travel is anticipated.
• Local travel/POV will be on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance.
• TDY travel is anticipated outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

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This position is available immediately.

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.

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