Consulting Systems Engineering

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.

This position is available immediately.

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.

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

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

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

Demonstrated experience building, maintaining and troubleshooting gold image hard drives

Demonstrated experience coordinating and performing security testing

Demonstrated experience creating network topology diagrams

Demonstrated experience implementing L2 and L3 VPN across an MPLS network

Demonstrated experience performing configuration and management of automation solutions

Demonstrated experience performing configuration and management of Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and vRealize Suite

Demonstrated experience performing configuration and management of virtual networks and servers and virtual workstations

Demonstrated experience performing configuration and management of VMware vCenter and VMware NSX‑T

Demonstrated experience performing Hypervisor deployments

Demonstrated experience using forensic software including Cellebrite, XRY, WinHex, FTK, and Autopsy

Demonstrated experience with network IP address management

Demonstrated experience with network security such as firewalls and ACL’s

Demonstrated experience with vulnerability scanning tools

Demonstrated experience working in Local Area Network (LAN) environments and Wide Area Network (WAN) environments

Demonstrated hands on experience engineering the design, build, and configuration of Linux servers and virtual infrastructure

Demonstrated hands on experience performing administration, troubleshooting, patching, and support of Linux servers and virtual infrastructure

Demonstrated hands on experience performing engineering, implementation, and troubleshooting of VMWare virtualization infrastructure

Demonstrated hands on experience performing risk analysis for proposed IT infrastructure changes

Demonstrated hands on experience performing system monitoring and analysis, including root cause analysis of system faults and outages

Demonstrated experience with Software Defined Networking technologies, such as Cisco ACI and VMware NSX‑T

Demonstrated experience with load balancing technologies, such as F5 BIG‑IP and Citrix Netscaler

Security Clearance

Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.

The position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. Travel
The primary place of performance is at a Customer location in WMA. Local travel is on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance.

100% employer‑paid health coverage

tuition reimbursement

bonuses