Ignite IT
Job Description Job Description We are seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer for an operations-first role supporting enterprise network security infrastructure across on-premises, remote-access, hybrid-cloud, and cloud-connected environments. This is not primarily an architecture/design role. The priority is a hands-on engineer who can administer, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, patch, upgrade, back up, validate, document, and operate production security platforms with minimal ramp-up. Firewall operations: hands-on Cisco and Palo Alto firewall administration, rule changes, NAT, troubleshooting, policy cleanup, upgrades, backups, logging, and production support. VPN / remote access: support for remote-access VPN, site-to-site VPN, user connectivity issues, certificates, authentication flows, and after-hours troubleshooting. RSA / MFA administration: RSA SecurID or equivalent MFA operations, token support, server administration, user troubleshooting, VPN integration, certificates, patching, backups, logs, and monitoring. Day-to-day operations: ticket resolution, monitoring alerts, health checks, change requests, incident support, maintenance windows, operational reporting, and customer support. Configuration and administration: installing, configuring, maintaining, patching, upgrading, backing up, validating, and troubleshooting assigned security platforms. Production troubleshooting: strong TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall logs, packet captures, VPN authentication, certificate, and connectivity troubleshooting. Documentation and process discipline: SOPs, runbooks, diagrams, change records, rollback plans, evidence collection, knowledge transfer, and formal change management. Federal/customer environment maturity: Public Trust eligibility, regulated-environment documentation, customer support, cross-team coordination, and comfort working with government stakeholders. The best candidate can credibly say: "I have operated enterprise Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls in production, handled firewall rule changes and troubleshooting, supported VPN users and site-to-site tunnels, administered or supported RSA/MFA tied to VPN access, followed formal change-management processes, maintained documentation and backups, and can step into daily operational support with minimal ramp-up." Scope and Role Boundaries Primary platforms include Cisco ASA/Firepower/FTD/FMC, Palo Alto NGFW/Panorama/GlobalProtect, remote-access and site-to-site VPN, RSA SecurID Authentication Manager or comparable MFA, monitoring/logging/SIEM integrations, and related network security controls. Coordinate with SOC/NOC, cloud, identity/directory, wireless/LAN, server, endpoint, system owner, application, governance, and vendor teams during changes, incidents, troubleshooting, compliance, and audit support. Cloudflare, Cisco ISE/NAC, secure web/email gateways, packet visibility tools, SD-WAN/SASE/ZTNA, AWS/Azure security, and F5/application-delivery awareness are useful where they intersect with assigned operational support, but the core need is firewall, VPN, RSA/MFA, and production operations. Key Responsibilities Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and annual operational support for assigned security systems, including tickets, alerts, health checks, email/phone support, metrics, status reporting, and operational validation. Administer and troubleshoot enterprise firewalls, including rule bases, NAT, segmentation, high availability, threat prevention, VPN integration, logging, secure baselines, rule reviews, recertification, cleanup, and decommissioning. Install, configure, maintain, patch, upgrade, back up, and validate firewall, VPN, MFA, and related network security systems in production environments. Support remote-access VPN, site-to-site VPN, partner connectivity, cloud connectivity, mobile/remote users, certificates, authentication policies, availability, utilization, and user access issues. Maintain and troubleshoot RSA SecurID Authentication Manager or equivalent MFA services, including servers/appliances, agents, certificates, HA, backups, logs, monitoring, directory integration, VPN authentication, and token lifecycle support. Respond to incidents, vulnerability notices, urgent requests, vendor advisories, PSIRT notices, system alerts, and emergency troubleshooting while minimizing service disruption. Use firewall logs, VPN logs, packet captures, SIEM data, monitoring tools, DNS/routing checks, and standard diagnostics to resolve complex connectivity, authentication, TLS/certificate, and application-flow issues. Create and maintain topology diagrams, equipment inventories, configurations, SOPs, runbooks, implementation plans, rollback plans, build/upgrade procedures, troubleshooting notes, and knowledge articles. Follow approved change, release, incident, problem, and configuration-management processes; prepare change records, peer-review materials, validation evidence, root-cause analysis, metrics, and audit artifacts. Support vulnerability remediation, POA&M tracking, continuous monitoring, compliance reviews, audit evidence collection, and coordination with ISSO, system owner, and security governance teams. Requirements 7+ years of experience in network security engineering, network infrastructure, cybersecurity infrastructure, or a closely related role. 5+ years of hands-on experience administering, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise firewall platforms in production environments. Hands-on experience with Cisco security technologies such as Cisco ASA, Firepower, FTD, FMC, AnyConnect/Secure Client, or equivalent Cisco firewall/VPN platforms. Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks technologies such as NGFW, Panorama, GlobalProtect, security profiles, App-ID/User-ID, logging, and policy optimization. Experience administering or supporting RSA SecurID Authentication Manager or comparable enterprise MFA/two-factor authentication platforms, including token support, server operations, patching/upgrades, backups, certificates, monitoring, and directory/VPN integration. Strong knowledge of firewall policy, NAT, VPNs, routing, DNS, DHCP, BGP, TLS/certificates, packet captures, log analysis, segmentation, high availability, and common network diagnostic tools. Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, SIEM, alerting, vulnerability management, incident response, formal change management, and regulated-environment documentation. Ability to create clear technical documentation, support customers and stakeholders, prioritize operational work, communicate clearly, and coordinate across technical teams. Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation. Desired Certifications Relevant certifications are helpful but should not replace demonstrated hands-on experience. Examples include CCNP Security, CCIE Security, PCNSE, PCCSE, CISSP, CCSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, GIAC certifications, or equivalent vendor/cloud certifications. Core Competencies Enterprise firewall engineering and policy lifecycle management VPN, remote access, RSA/MFA, and token lifecycle operations Cloudflare, edge security, secure access, and Zero Trust support Content filtering, secure web/email gateway, and NAC operations Hybrid-cloud network security and secure connectivity Monitoring, logging, SIEM integration, and incident response support Security visibility, packet analysis, and advanced troubleshooting Vulnerability remediation, compliance evidence, and POA&M support Change management, documentation, reporting, and operational metrics Technical leadership, customer support, and cross-team collaboration Benefits 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Referral program Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance
Job Description Job Description We are seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer for an operations-first role supporting enterprise network security infrastructure across on-premises, remote-access, hybrid-cloud, and cloud-connected environments. This is not primarily an architecture/design role. The priority is a hands-on engineer who can administer, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, patch, upgrade, back up, validate, document, and operate production security platforms with minimal ramp-up. Firewall operations: hands-on Cisco and Palo Alto firewall administration, rule changes, NAT, troubleshooting, policy cleanup, upgrades, backups, logging, and production support. VPN / remote access: support for remote-access VPN, site-to-site VPN, user connectivity issues, certificates, authentication flows, and after-hours troubleshooting. RSA / MFA administration: RSA SecurID or equivalent MFA operations, token support, server administration, user troubleshooting, VPN integration, certificates, patching, backups, logs, and monitoring. Day-to-day operations: ticket resolution, monitoring alerts, health checks, change requests, incident support, maintenance windows, operational reporting, and customer support. Configuration and administration: installing, configuring, maintaining, patching, upgrading, backing up, validating, and troubleshooting assigned security platforms. Production troubleshooting: strong TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall logs, packet captures, VPN authentication, certificate, and connectivity troubleshooting. Documentation and process discipline: SOPs, runbooks, diagrams, change records, rollback plans, evidence collection, knowledge transfer, and formal change management. Federal/customer environment maturity: Public Trust eligibility, regulated-environment documentation, customer support, cross-team coordination, and comfort working with government stakeholders. The best candidate can credibly say: "I have operated enterprise Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls in production, handled firewall rule changes and troubleshooting, supported VPN users and site-to-site tunnels, administered or supported RSA/MFA tied to VPN access, followed formal change-management processes, maintained documentation and backups, and can step into daily operational support with minimal ramp-up." Scope and Role Boundaries Primary platforms include Cisco ASA/Firepower/FTD/FMC, Palo Alto NGFW/Panorama/GlobalProtect, remote-access and site-to-site VPN, RSA SecurID Authentication Manager or comparable MFA, monitoring/logging/SIEM integrations, and related network security controls. Coordinate with SOC/NOC, cloud, identity/directory, wireless/LAN, server, endpoint, system owner, application, governance, and vendor teams during changes, incidents, troubleshooting, compliance, and audit support. Cloudflare, Cisco ISE/NAC, secure web/email gateways, packet visibility tools, SD-WAN/SASE/ZTNA, AWS/Azure security, and F5/application-delivery awareness are useful where they intersect with assigned operational support, but the core need is firewall, VPN, RSA/MFA, and production operations. Key Responsibilities Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and annual operational support for assigned security systems, including tickets, alerts, health checks, email/phone support, metrics, status reporting, and operational validation. Administer and troubleshoot enterprise firewalls, including rule bases, NAT, segmentation, high availability, threat prevention, VPN integration, logging, secure baselines, rule reviews, recertification, cleanup, and decommissioning. Install, configure, maintain, patch, upgrade, back up, and validate firewall, VPN, MFA, and related network security systems in production environments. Support remote-access VPN, site-to-site VPN, partner connectivity, cloud connectivity, mobile/remote users, certificates, authentication policies, availability, utilization, and user access issues. Maintain and troubleshoot RSA SecurID Authentication Manager or equivalent MFA services, including servers/appliances, agents, certificates, HA, backups, logs, monitoring, directory integration, VPN authentication, and token lifecycle support. Respond to incidents, vulnerability notices, urgent requests, vendor advisories, PSIRT notices, system alerts, and emergency troubleshooting while minimizing service disruption. Use firewall logs, VPN logs, packet captures, SIEM data, monitoring tools, DNS/routing checks, and standard diagnostics to resolve complex connectivity, authentication, TLS/certificate, and application-flow issues. Create and maintain topology diagrams, equipment inventories, configurations, SOPs, runbooks, implementation plans, rollback plans, build/upgrade procedures, troubleshooting notes, and knowledge articles. Follow approved change, release, incident, problem, and configuration-management processes; prepare change records, peer-review materials, validation evidence, root-cause analysis, metrics, and audit artifacts. Support vulnerability remediation, POA&M tracking, continuous monitoring, compliance reviews, audit evidence collection, and coordination with ISSO, system owner, and security governance teams. Requirements 7+ years of experience in network security engineering, network infrastructure, cybersecurity infrastructure, or a closely related role. 5+ years of hands-on experience administering, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise firewall platforms in production environments. Hands-on experience with Cisco security technologies such as Cisco ASA, Firepower, FTD, FMC, AnyConnect/Secure Client, or equivalent Cisco firewall/VPN platforms. Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks technologies such as NGFW, Panorama, GlobalProtect, security profiles, App-ID/User-ID, logging, and policy optimization. Experience administering or supporting RSA SecurID Authentication Manager or comparable enterprise MFA/two-factor authentication platforms, including token support, server operations, patching/upgrades, backups, certificates, monitoring, and directory/VPN integration. Strong knowledge of firewall policy, NAT, VPNs, routing, DNS, DHCP, BGP, TLS/certificates, packet captures, log analysis, segmentation, high availability, and common network diagnostic tools. Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, SIEM, alerting, vulnerability management, incident response, formal change management, and regulated-environment documentation. Ability to create clear technical documentation, support customers and stakeholders, prioritize operational work, communicate clearly, and coordinate across technical teams. Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation. Desired Certifications Relevant certifications are helpful but should not replace demonstrated hands-on experience. Examples include CCNP Security, CCIE Security, PCNSE, PCCSE, CISSP, CCSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, GIAC certifications, or equivalent vendor/cloud certifications. Core Competencies Enterprise firewall engineering and policy lifecycle management VPN, remote access, RSA/MFA, and token lifecycle operations Cloudflare, edge security, secure access, and Zero Trust support Content filtering, secure web/email gateway, and NAC operations Hybrid-cloud network security and secure connectivity Monitoring, logging, SIEM integration, and incident response support Security visibility, packet analysis, and advanced troubleshooting Vulnerability remediation, compliance evidence, and POA&M support Change management, documentation, reporting, and operational metrics Technical leadership, customer support, and cross-team collaboration Benefits 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Referral program Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance
SMART TECH SKILLS LLC
Reading, Pennsylvania
Job Description Job Description Benefits: Competitive salary 6-Month Contract-to-Hire (CTH) Experience Level Senior Level (5 or more years of experience) Role Overview The Network Security Engineer serves as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for designing, deploying, administering, and optimizing enterprise network security infrastructure. This role focuses on architecting and managing Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Cisco Firepower/ASA firewalls, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), VPN infrastructure, and SD-WAN security to protect network perimeters and secure multi-site data flows across a regulated financial institution. Key Responsibilities Firewall Engineering & Perimeter Defense • Design, deploy, and manage Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) using Panorama, configuring NAT, App-ID, User-ID, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, and WildFire. • Administer and maintain Cisco ASA and Firepower (FTD/FMC) firewalls, managing access control policies, IPS tuning, and platform lifecycle upgrades. • Lead investigations and incident responses for network-layer security alerts, policy violations, and anomalies. Network Access Control & Secure Connectivity • Administer Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for Network Access Control (NAC), 802.1X authentication, RADIUS/TACACS+, device profiling, and guest access. • Manage and maintain VPN infrastructure (Cisco AnyConnect / Secure Access and site-to-site IPSec tunnels), supporting certificate-based authentication and split-tunnel configurations. • Configure and secure Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN environments, enforcing application-aware policies, traffic segmentation, and encrypted transport. • Administer Cisco Umbrella / Secure Access DNS-layer security, category-based controls, and web filtering policies. Architecture, Compliance, & Change Management • Collaborate with Cloud, Infrastructure, and Information Security teams to implement network segmentation, zero-trust controls, and security standards aligned with PCI-DSS, SOX, and NIST frameworks. • Author, review, and execute ITIL-aligned change management requests, presenting to Change Advisory Boards (CAB) and conducting post-implementation reviews. • Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including firewall rulesets, network security architecture diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Required Qualifications • 5 or more years of hands-on experience in network security engineering, enterprise firewall administration, and perimeter security (CCNP Security-level expertise). • 3 or more years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing Palo Alto Networks NGFWs and Panorama. • Solid hands-on experience administering Cisco ASA and Firepower (FTD/FMC) firewall environments, access control policies, and platform upgrades. • Strong working knowledge of Cisco ISE for NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS/TACACS+, and device profiling. • Experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise VPN solutions (Cisco AnyConnect, Secure Access, IPSec site-to-site tunnels). • Solid understanding of core networking protocols, routing, and security concepts (TCP/IP, BGP, EIGRP, ACLs, NAT, SSL/TLS inspection, network micro-segmentation). • Experience working within an ITIL-based change management framework. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications • Industry certifications such as Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security), or CCIE Security. • Familiarity with financial regulatory frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., FFIEC, PCI-DSS, SOX, NIST CSF). • Experience with Microsoft Azure networking and cloud security (Azure Firewall, NSGs, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute). • Experience utilizing automation scripts (e.g., Python, Ansible) for firewall configuration and policy management. Core Skills & Attributes • Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause diagnostic abilities for complex network security issues. • High accountability and attention to detail when executing production changes and maintaining documentation. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional IT teams, security leaders, and external auditors. • Self-driven approach to continuous learning and staying current with evolving cybersecurity threats. Flexible work from home options available.
Job Description Job Description Benefits: Competitive salary 6-Month Contract-to-Hire (CTH) Experience Level Senior Level (5 or more years of experience) Role Overview The Network Security Engineer serves as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for designing, deploying, administering, and optimizing enterprise network security infrastructure. This role focuses on architecting and managing Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Cisco Firepower/ASA firewalls, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), VPN infrastructure, and SD-WAN security to protect network perimeters and secure multi-site data flows across a regulated financial institution. Key Responsibilities Firewall Engineering & Perimeter Defense • Design, deploy, and manage Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) using Panorama, configuring NAT, App-ID, User-ID, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, and WildFire. • Administer and maintain Cisco ASA and Firepower (FTD/FMC) firewalls, managing access control policies, IPS tuning, and platform lifecycle upgrades. • Lead investigations and incident responses for network-layer security alerts, policy violations, and anomalies. Network Access Control & Secure Connectivity • Administer Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for Network Access Control (NAC), 802.1X authentication, RADIUS/TACACS+, device profiling, and guest access. • Manage and maintain VPN infrastructure (Cisco AnyConnect / Secure Access and site-to-site IPSec tunnels), supporting certificate-based authentication and split-tunnel configurations. • Configure and secure Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN environments, enforcing application-aware policies, traffic segmentation, and encrypted transport. • Administer Cisco Umbrella / Secure Access DNS-layer security, category-based controls, and web filtering policies. Architecture, Compliance, & Change Management • Collaborate with Cloud, Infrastructure, and Information Security teams to implement network segmentation, zero-trust controls, and security standards aligned with PCI-DSS, SOX, and NIST frameworks. • Author, review, and execute ITIL-aligned change management requests, presenting to Change Advisory Boards (CAB) and conducting post-implementation reviews. • Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including firewall rulesets, network security architecture diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Required Qualifications • 5 or more years of hands-on experience in network security engineering, enterprise firewall administration, and perimeter security (CCNP Security-level expertise). • 3 or more years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing Palo Alto Networks NGFWs and Panorama. • Solid hands-on experience administering Cisco ASA and Firepower (FTD/FMC) firewall environments, access control policies, and platform upgrades. • Strong working knowledge of Cisco ISE for NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS/TACACS+, and device profiling. • Experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise VPN solutions (Cisco AnyConnect, Secure Access, IPSec site-to-site tunnels). • Solid understanding of core networking protocols, routing, and security concepts (TCP/IP, BGP, EIGRP, ACLs, NAT, SSL/TLS inspection, network micro-segmentation). • Experience working within an ITIL-based change management framework. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications • Industry certifications such as Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security), or CCIE Security. • Familiarity with financial regulatory frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., FFIEC, PCI-DSS, SOX, NIST CSF). • Experience with Microsoft Azure networking and cloud security (Azure Firewall, NSGs, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute). • Experience utilizing automation scripts (e.g., Python, Ansible) for firewall configuration and policy management. Core Skills & Attributes • Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause diagnostic abilities for complex network security issues. • High accountability and attention to detail when executing production changes and maintaining documentation. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional IT teams, security leaders, and external auditors. • Self-driven approach to continuous learning and staying current with evolving cybersecurity threats. Flexible work from home options available.
AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
New York, New York
Job Description Job Description Staff / Principal Platform Engineer Location: New York City Hybrid Department: AI Platform & Infrastructure Team Reports to: Vangie Shue - Principal Engineering Manager About AppGate AppGate secures and protects an organization's most valuable assets with its high performance Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution and Cyber Advisory Services. AppGate ZTNA is the only direct-routed Zero Trust solution built for peak performance, superior protection and seamless interoperability. AppGate Cyber Advisory Services harden your security posture and ensure business continuity. AppGate safeguards Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies worldwide. Learn more at About the Role As we expand our platform, we are standing up a new AI Platform & Infrastructure team: the engine room of AppGate's AI strategy. This team owns the infrastructure layer that every next-generation security capability is built on, from network observability to AI-driven threat detection and the secure operation of emerging Agentic AI systems. We're looking for a Staff or Principal Platform Engineer to build and operate the foundational platform behind AppGate's AI products. You combine deep DevOps and cloud infrastructure expertise with hands-on experience operationalizing AI/ML systems, and you treat observability as a first-class engineering discipline. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, private, high-impact company where your work directly shapes the architecture, reliability and core platform that defines the future of security. You'll own the platform spanning APIs, cloud and self-managed solutions and AI/ML infrastructure, and you'll make it fast, reliable and observable at scale. This is a high-leverage, hands-on role for a senior engineer who sets technical direction and still ships. Key Responsibilities Build the Platform: design, build and operate the cloud infrastructure, services and pipelines that AppGate's AI and cloud products run on. Strong experience with self-managed technologies (kafka, elasticsearch) and Kubernetes are a must. Infrastructure as Code & Deployment Orchestration: Terraform and Helm for cloud provisioning, service deployment and configuration management. Implement Observability: instrument APIs, cloud services and AI/ML infrastructure with metrics, logging, tracing and alerting, and define SLOs and operational health metrics that teams trust. Data Platform: real-time and batch data ingestion pipelines, feature stores and data quality. Integrations: third-party connectors, APIs and platform integrations. Operationalize AI/ML: build model serving and inference pipelines, experiment tracking and the MLOps tooling for deployment, versioning, drift monitoring and lifecycle management. Engineer for reliability & automation: apply SRE practices to reduce toil, improve resilience and keep latency and uptime within target across the platform. Automate everything - deliver infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD and self-service tooling so product teams ship safely and quickly. Set technical direction: define platform standards, architecture and best practices, and raise the engineering bar through design reviews and mentorship. Collaborate cross-functionally: partner with data scientists, product teams and leadership to align platform investment with AppGate's strategic vision. Required Qualifications Experience: extensive platform, infrastructure or SRE engineering experience, with a track record of operating production systems at scale. Staff-level candidates typically bring 8+ years and Principal-level candidates 12+ years, though we hire on demonstrated impact. DevOps depth: strong command of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or equivalent), CI/CD, containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS). Observability expertise: hands-on experience implementing observability across APIs, cloud services and distributed systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, the ELK stack or comparable, including SLO and error-budget practice. Data platform skills: familiarity with real-time and batch ingestion pipelines, feature stores and data quality at production scale. Engineering craft: fluency in a primary backend language (Python, Go or similar) and a strong bias toward automation, testing and reliable, maintainable systems. Leadership: a record of setting technical direction, leading complex initiatives across teams, mentoring senior engineers, while still being very hands-on. Mindset: pragmatic, rigorous and ownership-driven. You thrive in a small, fast-moving environment and enjoy building foundations others depend on. Preferred Qualifications AI/ML infrastructure: experience building or operating model serving, inference pipelines and MLOps tooling such as MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker or equivalent, including model deployment, versioning and drift monitoring. Networking & Zero Trust fundamentals: working knowledge of the network and routing layer beneath modern access solutions - TCP/IP, TLS, tunneling/overlay networks, packet routing and filtering, DNS and firewalling - and familiarity with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) or adjacent domains (VPN, SDP, SASE, software-defined networking). You can reason about traffic paths, latency and throughput end-to-end, and instrument the network as a first-class observability signal. Compensation Staff: 185k-225k base Principal: 215k-270k base We offer performance bonuses and considerable equity. AppGate is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a federal contractor subject to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as amended, and their corresponding regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. Further, AppGate is an affirmative action employer committed to taking positive steps to employ, advance in employment and otherwise afford equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. In furtherance of AppGate's policy regarding affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, AppGate has developed a written affirmative action program. This program is available for review upon request by any applicant or employee during normal business hours by contacting the company's EEO Coordinator.
Job Description Job Description Staff / Principal Platform Engineer Location: New York City Hybrid Department: AI Platform & Infrastructure Team Reports to: Vangie Shue - Principal Engineering Manager About AppGate AppGate secures and protects an organization's most valuable assets with its high performance Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution and Cyber Advisory Services. AppGate ZTNA is the only direct-routed Zero Trust solution built for peak performance, superior protection and seamless interoperability. AppGate Cyber Advisory Services harden your security posture and ensure business continuity. AppGate safeguards Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies worldwide. Learn more at About the Role As we expand our platform, we are standing up a new AI Platform & Infrastructure team: the engine room of AppGate's AI strategy. This team owns the infrastructure layer that every next-generation security capability is built on, from network observability to AI-driven threat detection and the secure operation of emerging Agentic AI systems. We're looking for a Staff or Principal Platform Engineer to build and operate the foundational platform behind AppGate's AI products. You combine deep DevOps and cloud infrastructure expertise with hands-on experience operationalizing AI/ML systems, and you treat observability as a first-class engineering discipline. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, private, high-impact company where your work directly shapes the architecture, reliability and core platform that defines the future of security. You'll own the platform spanning APIs, cloud and self-managed solutions and AI/ML infrastructure, and you'll make it fast, reliable and observable at scale. This is a high-leverage, hands-on role for a senior engineer who sets technical direction and still ships. Key Responsibilities Build the Platform: design, build and operate the cloud infrastructure, services and pipelines that AppGate's AI and cloud products run on. Strong experience with self-managed technologies (kafka, elasticsearch) and Kubernetes are a must. Infrastructure as Code & Deployment Orchestration: Terraform and Helm for cloud provisioning, service deployment and configuration management. Implement Observability: instrument APIs, cloud services and AI/ML infrastructure with metrics, logging, tracing and alerting, and define SLOs and operational health metrics that teams trust. Data Platform: real-time and batch data ingestion pipelines, feature stores and data quality. Integrations: third-party connectors, APIs and platform integrations. Operationalize AI/ML: build model serving and inference pipelines, experiment tracking and the MLOps tooling for deployment, versioning, drift monitoring and lifecycle management. Engineer for reliability & automation: apply SRE practices to reduce toil, improve resilience and keep latency and uptime within target across the platform. Automate everything - deliver infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD and self-service tooling so product teams ship safely and quickly. Set technical direction: define platform standards, architecture and best practices, and raise the engineering bar through design reviews and mentorship. Collaborate cross-functionally: partner with data scientists, product teams and leadership to align platform investment with AppGate's strategic vision. Required Qualifications Experience: extensive platform, infrastructure or SRE engineering experience, with a track record of operating production systems at scale. Staff-level candidates typically bring 8+ years and Principal-level candidates 12+ years, though we hire on demonstrated impact. DevOps depth: strong command of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or equivalent), CI/CD, containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS). Observability expertise: hands-on experience implementing observability across APIs, cloud services and distributed systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, the ELK stack or comparable, including SLO and error-budget practice. Data platform skills: familiarity with real-time and batch ingestion pipelines, feature stores and data quality at production scale. Engineering craft: fluency in a primary backend language (Python, Go or similar) and a strong bias toward automation, testing and reliable, maintainable systems. Leadership: a record of setting technical direction, leading complex initiatives across teams, mentoring senior engineers, while still being very hands-on. Mindset: pragmatic, rigorous and ownership-driven. You thrive in a small, fast-moving environment and enjoy building foundations others depend on. Preferred Qualifications AI/ML infrastructure: experience building or operating model serving, inference pipelines and MLOps tooling such as MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker or equivalent, including model deployment, versioning and drift monitoring. Networking & Zero Trust fundamentals: working knowledge of the network and routing layer beneath modern access solutions - TCP/IP, TLS, tunneling/overlay networks, packet routing and filtering, DNS and firewalling - and familiarity with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) or adjacent domains (VPN, SDP, SASE, software-defined networking). You can reason about traffic paths, latency and throughput end-to-end, and instrument the network as a first-class observability signal. Compensation Staff: 185k-225k base Principal: 215k-270k base We offer performance bonuses and considerable equity. AppGate is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a federal contractor subject to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as amended, and their corresponding regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. Further, AppGate is an affirmative action employer committed to taking positive steps to employ, advance in employment and otherwise afford equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. In furtherance of AppGate's policy regarding affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, AppGate has developed a written affirmative action program. This program is available for review upon request by any applicant or employee during normal business hours by contacting the company's EEO Coordinator.
eJAmerica
Reno, Nevada
Job Description Job Description Duration : 12 months Location - Reno, NV ( Onsite)- all 5 days in office Key skills : Data Center Operations, Linux/Windows Administration, Python/Shell/Ansible Scripting, DCIM , Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSL), GPU & Server Hardware Support, HPC (Slurm/BCM) Years of experience : 5+ Data Center Engineer JD: What you'll be doing: Collaborate closely with engineering teams, including system architects, hardware/software engineers, QA, and more, to craft, develop, debug, and release next-generation products. Manage and maintain a high-performing Compute Farm of builders, packagers, testers, and core infrastructure. Ensure availability targets are consistently met and lead system recovery efforts. Support hardware and software teams with hardware and software issues. Gather critical metrics and build Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) documentation. Problem solve Linux/Windows, hardware, and infrastructure issues alongside engineers and platform operations teams. Implement efficiency improvements to improve availability, throughput, and test accuracy while meeting SLAs and important metrics. What We Need to See: Associate's or bachelor's degree in engineering/Technical Major (or equivalent experience). 5+ years with data center technology or large engineering labs. Proficiency in DCIM (Nautobot, etc.) and scripting (shell, Python, Ansible). Working knowledge of protocols/services like TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSL, etc. Experience with Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Hands-on experience with PCBs, GPUs, and system deployments. Outstanding communication, both written and verbal. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Experience managing HPC clusters using tools like BCM and Slurm. • Relevant certifications such as CCNA or equivalent. • Strong background in Windows and Linux administration, with an understanding of dense datacenter design, including compute, storage, and networking. • Knowledge of DC infrastructure with an emphasis on liquid cooling. • Mechanically inclined and comfortable with tools and physical tasks. Company Description We provide Management Consulting, Information Technology Consulting, and Sourcing Advisory Services. Our management consulting services focus on our client's most critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology, and mergers & acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. We bring deep, functional expertise, but are known for our holistic perspective: we capture value across boundaries and between the silos of any organization. We have proven a multiplier effect by optimizing the sum of the parts, not just the individual pieces. In today's dynamic business environment there is a strong need for the organizations to become globally competitive. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become an important software tool for managing business applications across various industries. Customized ERP solutions that matches the business will definitely maximize the return on investment ROI of Organization. Implementing right ERP helps companies to manage their data. Company Description We provide Management Consulting, Information Technology Consulting, and Sourcing Advisory Services. Our management consulting services focus on our client's most critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology, and mergers & acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. We bring deep, functional expertise, but are known for our holistic perspective: we capture value across boundaries and between the silos of any organization. We have proven a multiplier effect by optimizing the sum of the parts, not just the individual pieces. In today's dynamic business environment there is a strong need for the organizations to become globally competitive. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become an important software tool for managing business applications across various industries. Customized ERP solutions that matches the business will definitely maximize the return on investment ROI of Organization. Implementing right ERP helps companies to manage their data.
Job Description Job Description Duration : 12 months Location - Reno, NV ( Onsite)- all 5 days in office Key skills : Data Center Operations, Linux/Windows Administration, Python/Shell/Ansible Scripting, DCIM , Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSL), GPU & Server Hardware Support, HPC (Slurm/BCM) Years of experience : 5+ Data Center Engineer JD: What you'll be doing: Collaborate closely with engineering teams, including system architects, hardware/software engineers, QA, and more, to craft, develop, debug, and release next-generation products. Manage and maintain a high-performing Compute Farm of builders, packagers, testers, and core infrastructure. Ensure availability targets are consistently met and lead system recovery efforts. Support hardware and software teams with hardware and software issues. Gather critical metrics and build Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) documentation. Problem solve Linux/Windows, hardware, and infrastructure issues alongside engineers and platform operations teams. Implement efficiency improvements to improve availability, throughput, and test accuracy while meeting SLAs and important metrics. What We Need to See: Associate's or bachelor's degree in engineering/Technical Major (or equivalent experience). 5+ years with data center technology or large engineering labs. Proficiency in DCIM (Nautobot, etc.) and scripting (shell, Python, Ansible). Working knowledge of protocols/services like TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSL, etc. Experience with Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Hands-on experience with PCBs, GPUs, and system deployments. Outstanding communication, both written and verbal. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Experience managing HPC clusters using tools like BCM and Slurm. • Relevant certifications such as CCNA or equivalent. • Strong background in Windows and Linux administration, with an understanding of dense datacenter design, including compute, storage, and networking. • Knowledge of DC infrastructure with an emphasis on liquid cooling. • Mechanically inclined and comfortable with tools and physical tasks. Company Description We provide Management Consulting, Information Technology Consulting, and Sourcing Advisory Services. Our management consulting services focus on our client's most critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology, and mergers & acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. We bring deep, functional expertise, but are known for our holistic perspective: we capture value across boundaries and between the silos of any organization. We have proven a multiplier effect by optimizing the sum of the parts, not just the individual pieces. In today's dynamic business environment there is a strong need for the organizations to become globally competitive. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become an important software tool for managing business applications across various industries. Customized ERP solutions that matches the business will definitely maximize the return on investment ROI of Organization. Implementing right ERP helps companies to manage their data. Company Description We provide Management Consulting, Information Technology Consulting, and Sourcing Advisory Services. Our management consulting services focus on our client's most critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology, and mergers & acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. We bring deep, functional expertise, but are known for our holistic perspective: we capture value across boundaries and between the silos of any organization. We have proven a multiplier effect by optimizing the sum of the parts, not just the individual pieces. In today's dynamic business environment there is a strong need for the organizations to become globally competitive. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become an important software tool for managing business applications across various industries. Customized ERP solutions that matches the business will definitely maximize the return on investment ROI of Organization. Implementing right ERP helps companies to manage their data.
Eliassen Group
Reston, Virginia
Job Description Job Description Description: Hybrid 2-3 days in Reston, VA As a Technical Lead, you will partner closely with executive leadership to evaluate technology investments, modernize enterprise applications, and recommend solutions that align business objectives with technical capabilities. You will serve as a trusted advisor across application development, integrations, vendor management, and architecture discussions, helping teams make informed decisions that balance cost, risk, scalability, and long-term business value. This role is ideal for a technically experienced professional who enjoys solving complex business problems, guiding technical teams, influencing strategy, and translating technical concepts into actionable recommendations for both executive and operational stakeholders. Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active Secret clearance. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. Salary: $145,000 - $160,000/ yr. w2 JN -20 Responsibilities: Partner with executive leadership to evaluate technology investments, modernization opportunities, and business priorities. Assess technical and business impacts of proposed solutions and recommend the most effective path forward. Develop architecture recommendations, technical strategies, white papers, and executive briefings. Guide cross-functional teams through solution design, integration planning, and technology decision-making. Collaborate with developers, business analysts, infrastructure teams, and vendors to ensure solutions meet business objectives. Evaluate vendor offerings, implementation approaches, and platform capabilities to reduce risk and maximize value. Identify opportunities to modernize applications, improve processes, and streamline operations through technology. Provide technical leadership across application, integration, infrastructure, security, and data initiatives. Translate complex technical concepts into actionable recommendations for business stakeholders and executive leadership. Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on technology strategy, solution selection, and enterprise modernization efforts. Experience Requirements: Active Public Trust clearance. 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, supporting, or modernizing enterprise technology solutions. 3+ years in a Technical Lead, SME, Solutions Lead, or similar role with hands-on development and influence on business outcomes. Experience evaluating business requirements, identifying risks, and recommending technology solutions aligned to goals and operational needs. Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, systems integration, networking fundamentals, security concepts, and data flow across interconnected platforms. Experience partnering with executives, business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to assess solution options and drive informed technology decisions. Ability to evaluate technology investments and make recommendations based on cost, scalability, maintainability, risk, vendor lock-in, and long-term business impact. Experience facilitating technical discussions across software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, and third-party solution providers. Strong understanding of Microsoft ecosystems including .NET, SQL Server, APIs, cloud services, and enterprise integration patterns. Ability to translate complex business challenges into practical technical solutions and communicate recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences. Proven ability to ask discovery questions, challenge assumptions, identify root causes, and develop strategic recommendations. Experience working within Agile environments and collaborating with business analysts, Scrum Masters, developers, QA teams, and infrastructure teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience developing executive briefings, technical recommendations, white papers, architecture guidance, or strategy documents. Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Recruitment Transparency Notice Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( , ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process. Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following: When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc. Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact . About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve. Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. Don't miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!
Job Description Job Description Description: Hybrid 2-3 days in Reston, VA As a Technical Lead, you will partner closely with executive leadership to evaluate technology investments, modernize enterprise applications, and recommend solutions that align business objectives with technical capabilities. You will serve as a trusted advisor across application development, integrations, vendor management, and architecture discussions, helping teams make informed decisions that balance cost, risk, scalability, and long-term business value. This role is ideal for a technically experienced professional who enjoys solving complex business problems, guiding technical teams, influencing strategy, and translating technical concepts into actionable recommendations for both executive and operational stakeholders. Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active Secret clearance. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. Salary: $145,000 - $160,000/ yr. w2 JN -20 Responsibilities: Partner with executive leadership to evaluate technology investments, modernization opportunities, and business priorities. Assess technical and business impacts of proposed solutions and recommend the most effective path forward. Develop architecture recommendations, technical strategies, white papers, and executive briefings. Guide cross-functional teams through solution design, integration planning, and technology decision-making. Collaborate with developers, business analysts, infrastructure teams, and vendors to ensure solutions meet business objectives. Evaluate vendor offerings, implementation approaches, and platform capabilities to reduce risk and maximize value. Identify opportunities to modernize applications, improve processes, and streamline operations through technology. Provide technical leadership across application, integration, infrastructure, security, and data initiatives. Translate complex technical concepts into actionable recommendations for business stakeholders and executive leadership. Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on technology strategy, solution selection, and enterprise modernization efforts. Experience Requirements: Active Public Trust clearance. 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, supporting, or modernizing enterprise technology solutions. 3+ years in a Technical Lead, SME, Solutions Lead, or similar role with hands-on development and influence on business outcomes. Experience evaluating business requirements, identifying risks, and recommending technology solutions aligned to goals and operational needs. Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, systems integration, networking fundamentals, security concepts, and data flow across interconnected platforms. Experience partnering with executives, business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to assess solution options and drive informed technology decisions. Ability to evaluate technology investments and make recommendations based on cost, scalability, maintainability, risk, vendor lock-in, and long-term business impact. Experience facilitating technical discussions across software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, and third-party solution providers. Strong understanding of Microsoft ecosystems including .NET, SQL Server, APIs, cloud services, and enterprise integration patterns. Ability to translate complex business challenges into practical technical solutions and communicate recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences. Proven ability to ask discovery questions, challenge assumptions, identify root causes, and develop strategic recommendations. Experience working within Agile environments and collaborating with business analysts, Scrum Masters, developers, QA teams, and infrastructure teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience developing executive briefings, technical recommendations, white papers, architecture guidance, or strategy documents. Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Recruitment Transparency Notice Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( , ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process. Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following: When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc. Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact . About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve. Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. Don't miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!