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’s office is responsible for building and operating a hybrid-cloud mission infrastructure and services, hosting COTS, GOTS, and custom applications. The system generally does not make use of the Customer’s enterprise IT services as such, the Customer’s office is responsible for the architecture, engineering, implementation, and operation of the infrastructure components (computer, network, and storage) as well as enterprise services such as VDI, Active Directory, and audit and logging. The Customer requires support specializing in network engineering and digital forensics.
This position will:
Assist with continuous monitoring of IT systems that are required to sustain Customer accreditation of these systems
Coordinate engineering projects including performing technical risk assessment, de-conflict implementations, and resolve technical questions or conflicts
Deploy and maintain network systems
Diagnose network issues and follow troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels.
Gather performance and utilization metrics from infrastructure components and proactively inform the Customer when defined thresholds are met
Guide networking engineering efforts in the hardware, software, and virtual infrastructure domain
Maintain up to date network topology drawings
Perform moderately complex network designs and upgrades using existing technology with limited guidance.
Perform Tier-3 engineering and support for virtualization infrastructure, consisting of virtual servers, virtual desktops, and automation solutions
Plan network configurations for integration into the network, using knowledge of the performance characteristics of the systems being added to the network and the specifications for network interfaces to ensure effective integration and optimal network performance
Prepare technical proposals for presentation to engineering review boards to make changes or add new technologies to the network
Provide system documentation to system security managers to support A&A efforts
Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess impact on network performance
Shepherd and perform engineering efforts in the areas of Windows and Linux servers, workstations, storage, and virtualization
support network life cycle stages such as design, configure, test, deploy, and maintain
Utilize network analysis tools to identify performance problems in the network
Shall diagnose and resolve technical problems with overseas populations
Direct or perform the installation of IT infrastructure as well as the installation and configuration of operating systems and applications
Inspect and test all equipment prior to deployment to respective overseas locations
Make recommendations on the best deployment strategy, considering the Customer’s business priorities for any application or tool
Provide end-to-end support of field network and forensic capabilities
Provide real-time and 24/7 on-call support to worldwide users
Provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other integrated documentation to support the success of field users and the program.
Provide technical support to various Customer developed and COTS forensic application developers ensuring the integrity of data flow and enhance business efficiency and insights
Research and recommend systems, equipment and technologies to improve and enhance existing systems
Use application deployment guides and information from application developers to determine the most efficient and performant IT infrastructure components to deploy a particular application
Contractor shall have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience:
Demonstrated experience analyzing existing systems and identifying necessary corrective actions and improvements
Demonstrated experience building, maintaining and troubleshooting gold image hard drives
Demonstrated experience coordinating and performing security testing
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:
The primary place of performance is at a Customer location in WMA.
Local travel/POV will be on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance
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This position is available immediately.
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100% employer-paid health coverage
a 6% 401(k) match
PTO
tuition reimbursement
bonuses
professional development, and more
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
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