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# Cyber Security Project Engineer

- **Company:** J5 Consulting
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $81,120.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac Systems, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Communications Protocols, Cyber Security, Linux, Disaster Recovery, VMware ESX Servers, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Hyper-V, Hypervisor, Interior Gateway Routing Protocols, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Multi-protocol Systems, Session Initiation Protocols, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Nmap, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Open Source Technology, Data Streaming, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Wireshark, VirtualBox, Backup and Restore, Wireless Networks, Network Routers, Scripting, Network Storage, IT Architecture, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Metasploit, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/47ca4925-3997-4ee1-af83-e27e78c96e6b/cyber-security-project-engineer

## About the Role

* Demonstrated experience analyzing IT systems for cyber security vulnerabilities.
 * Demonstrated experience developing IT system or network architecture design, conducting IP data flow analysis, encryption configuration, and vulnerability analysis using both open-source and commercial tools, such as Nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, Canvas, Kismet, or BackTrack.
 * Demonstrated experience analyzing IT network configurations of devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, VPNs, or Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems for cyber security vulnerabilities.
 * Demonstrated experience with communications protocols such as IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, MPLS, OSPF, IGRP, BGP, SIP, H.232.
 * Demonstrated experience with multiple OS's, including Windows, Linux, and OSX.
 * Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Windows ver.; 7, 8, 10, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, or 2016.
 * Demonstrated experience with cloud computing technology and hypervisors such as HyperV, VMWare ESX, or Virtual Box.
 * Demonstrated experience with transitioning security domains and use of cross domain appliances.
 * Demonstrated experience with network management systems, network storage, backup systems, and disaster recovery (DR) architectures.
 * Demonstrated experience performing technical risk assessments and providing technical risk mitigation guidance.
 * Demonstrated experience ensuring appropriate risk mitigation considerations, risks and vulnerabilities are well understood and appropriately mitigated.
 * Demonstrated experience analyzing procurement processes of hardware, software and services to comply with cyber security and operational needs.
 * Demonstrated experience creating concise and well-structured written assessments.
 * Certifications: CISSP Certification.

Highly desired, though not required, include:

 * Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's IT review boards.
 * Demonstrated experience with providing recommendations to IT architecture and design reviews.
 * Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's security policies and regulations.
 * Demonstrated experience providing recommendations in technical standards, security standards, and operational assurance.
 * Demonstrated experience with USG standards such as Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-37, SP 800-39, SP 800-53, SP 800-53A, SP 800-60.
 * Certifications: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker., * The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.

## Description

The Customer 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 Customer requires subject matter expertise in technical risk analysis of enterprise and mission systems, 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 technical risk assessment activities.