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Job DescriptionSalary: Network Security Engineer Client:Administrative office of the Courts (AOC) Duration:Five years Interview mode:In person at 187 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. DK Consulting Overview:Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one critical resource to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project.We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management. DK Consulting is seeking one Network Security Engineer to actively participate in planning and coordinating the design, installation, and connectivity of computer and network systems to ensure stable, scalable, redundant, and secure 24x7 network operations. Duties and Responsibilities: Pro-actively identifying organization requirements, and helping to design, and engineer implementations that best serve the needs. Performing project-based engineering, design, installation and troubleshooting of data security networks. Providing assessment, design and implementation services of data and secure networking environments. Developing comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively managing the implementation process from design to acceptance. Assisting internal groups through capacity planning, maintaining, monitoring and review of secure data communications networks. Leading migrations or assisting a team of engineers who will migrate traditional/legacy network security platforms to current/next generation technologies and expose customers to the full life cycle of defense in depth solutions. Assisting network engineers in troubleshooting critical problems or threat remediation relating to network security products. Working with the engineering team to successfully implement configuration guidelines, change management, and standard operating procedures for secure network solutions. Leading, scheduling, providing guidance and coordinating the activities with other team members to resolve end user problems in a timely and accurate fashion. Generating weekly status reports including project progress, key milestones, and tasks accomplished. Hosting weekly status meetings/calls with team or on as needed basis. Minimum Qualifications: Ten (10) years of CONUS technical experience in IT networking and network security. Bachelors degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field, as determined by the AOC. Current Certifications as follows: Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) Certification from Palo Alto Networks Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Enterprise Infrastructure or Security Five (5) years of experience with: Palo Alto Networks next generation firewall services. Intrusion Detection and Prevention with Palo Alto networks. Content Filtering Palo Alto networks. Virtual Private Networks using Palo Alto network systems. Data Loss Prevention TLS/SSL Inspection Four (4) years of experience in Complex switching, routing, wireless with Cisco Systems. Three (3) years of experience in Reverse Proxies, Load Balancing with A10 networks. Two (2) years of experience in Network Access Control - Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Free Radius, and Access Control Lists (ACLs). General experience with the following: Implementing multifactor authentication solutions with Microsoft. Cloud based virtual networking and security services Authentication standards - (802.1x) in wired and wireless applications. Scalable routing protocols Enhance Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path Fist (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Enterprise Data Center implementing Micro segmentation. Certificate Management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Vulnerability management using Nessus, NMAP, Windows, Unix, and Linux OS Packet/Protocol Analysis using Opnet, Riverbed, Wireshark, and taps. Centralized Management using Panorama, SolarWinds. Major server and desktop operating systems and utilities Ability to: To work independently, troubleshoot and provide mentoring to junior associates. Communicate effectively when providing presentations. Produce technical documents (diagrams, design documents, project plans and schedules, and user instructions) as required. *No Visa Restrictions* remote work

Senior Salesforce Architect C2C Rate:$119.20 DK Consulting Overview:Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one critical resource to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management. Anticipated Start Date:July 14, 2025 Client: Mayland Health Benefit Exchange Length of contract:3 years Interview mode: The client shall, for each round of interviews, determine whether phone/internet or in-person interviews will be utilized. Location:750 East Pratt Street, 6thFloor, Baltimore, Md 21202 (the resource may be required to work on-site or remotely on specific days as determined by the client) Duties/Responsibilities Demonstrate thorough knowledge of Salesforce.com architecture, provide innovative solution approaches, and support programming, database development, and application integration efforts. Architect, design, develop, implement, and support enterprise solutions in Salesforce. Develop technical reference models to include hardware and software standards. Provide architecture recommendations for Salesforce implementations and integrations with web application technologies and middleware solutions. Lead architecture review of applications and integrations to ensure security compliance. Perform periodic reviews of Salesforce applications and integrations to ensure platform standards are met. Provide recommendations on usage optimizations and cost reduction strategies for infrastructure and product deployments. Collaborate and consult with infrastructure and system operations teams to help automate the end-to-end operations of applications and systems in AWS Cloud. Develop standards and codebase to monitor and alert various applications to help ensure performance metrics are met. Monitor systems performance, troubleshoot errors, and debug. Provide direction and supervision to the IT team members in implementing coding strategies, system development processes, architectural planning, system integration testing, and implementation. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of system architecture, provide innovative code development approaches, and support programming, database development, and application integration efforts. Provide direction and support for all system testing efforts, including unit testing, load testing, end-to-end testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing. Work with developers to define, build consensus around, and implement enterprise systems and application architectures to ensure performance, scalability, maintainability, extensibility, and application integration with external systems. Suggest direction for all system testing efforts, including unit testing, functional testing, end-to-end testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing. Implement enterprise system and application architecture to ensure performance, scalability, maintainability, extensibility, and application integration with external systems. Create Packages to deploy code from Sandbox to the Production environment and troubleshoot all issues related to code in Sandbox and the Production environment. Adhere to all security, change control, and MHBE Project Management Office (PMO) policies, processes, and methodologies. Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime as needed, including weekends, holidays, and off-hours. Minimum Qualifications Ten (10) years of experience as a Solutions Expert or Senior Salesforce Developer architecting, designing, developing, and/or supporting complex integrated applications. Five (5) years of experience with Integrated Eligibility, Affordable Care Act, or similar large Health and Human Service enterprise-level systems and applications. Five (5) years of hands-on troubleshooting skills for Middleware, Network, and Security components. Five (5) years of experience with developing, enhancing, and supporting integrated Salesforce CRM solutions. Five (5) years of experience as a Salesforce Systems Architect or as a Salesforce Solutions Expert architecting, designing, and developing or supporting federal or state-based marketplaces or complex health and human services systems. Five (5) years of experience integrating with PostgreSQL/SQL databases and establishing and supporting data integration solutions.A minimum of five (5) years of experience with integrating Salesforce applications with MongoDB or equivalent. Five (5) years of experience translating business requirements to technical specifications and working with the development team. Four (4) years of experience in Salesforce.com applications development and implementation. Four (4) years of experience using Apex Classes / Controllers, Apex Triggers, SOQL, SOSL, Visual Force Page/Components, Test Classes, schedule jobs, batch jobs, and email services. Four (4) years of experience integrating external applications with Salesforce using REST/SOAP. Three (3) years of experience with Workflow and Approvals, Dashboards, Analytic Snapshots, Custom Objects, Custom Settings, Reports, and Validation rules. Three (3) years of experience in packaging and deploying applications, deploying meta-data between environments using ANT and change sets. Hands-on experience in Salesforce tools, such as Force.com, IDE, Eclipse IDE Plug-in, Force.com Explorer, Data Loader, and Sublime. Three (3) years of experience working on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Force.com, Chatter, and App-exchange applications. Three (3) years of experience in a senior technical lead role. Experience designing and implementing AI-driven solutions using Salesforce Einstein or equivalent, preferably around predictive analytics, intelligent automation, or Einstein Discovery, in support of public sector CRM or health and human services initiatives. In-depth understanding of Salesforce.com Partner and Customer communities. Knowledge of AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, Highcharts, and Web service APIs. Possess Salesforce Architect Certification or equivalent. Experience working with the Project Management Office (PMO) processes, policies, and procedures. Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related disciplines. *No Visa restrictions* remote work

C2C Rate: $119.20 DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one ‘critical resource' to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management. Anticipated Start Date: July 14, 2025 Length of contract: 3 years Client: Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Interview mode: The client shall, for each round of interviews, determine whether phone/internet or in-person interviews will be utilized. Location: 750 East Pratt Street, 6 th Floor, Baltimore, Md 21202 (the resource may be required to work on-site or remotely on specific days as determined by the client) Duties/Responsibilities Demonstrate thorough knowledge of Salesforce.com architecture, provide innovative solution approaches, and support programming, database development, and application integration efforts. Architect, design, develop, implement, and support enterprise solutions in Salesforce. Develop technical reference models to include hardware and software standards. Provide architecture recommendations for Salesforce implementations and integrations with web application technologies and middleware solutions. Lead architecture review of applications and integrations to ensure security compliance. Perform periodic reviews of Salesforce applications and integrations to ensure platform standards are met. Provide recommendations on usage optimizations and cost reduction strategies for infrastructure and product deployments. Collaborate and consult with infrastructure and system operations teams to help automate the end-to-end operations of applications and systems in AWS Cloud. Develop standards and codebase to monitor and alert various applications to help ensure performance metrics are met. Monitor systems performance, troubleshoot errors, and debug. Provide direction and supervision to the IT team members in implementing coding strategies, system development processes, architectural planning, system integration testing, and implementation. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of system architecture, provide innovative code development approaches, and support programming, database development, and application integration efforts. Provide direction and support for all system testing efforts, including unit testing, load testing, end-to-end testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing. Work with developers to define, build consensus around, and implement enterprise systems and application architectures to ensure performance, scalability, maintainability, extensibility, and application integration with external systems. Suggest direction for all system testing efforts, including unit testing, functional testing, end-to-end testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing. Implement enterprise system and application architecture to ensure performance, scalability, maintainability, extensibility, and application integration with external systems. Create Packages to deploy code from Sandbox to the Production environment and troubleshoot all issues related to code in Sandbox and the Production environment. Adhere to all security, change control, and MHBE Project Management Office (PMO) policies, processes, and methodologies. Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime as needed, including weekends, holidays, and off-hours. Minimum Qualifications Ten (10) years of experience as a Solutions Expert or Senior Salesforce Developer architecting, designing, developing, and/or supporting complex integrated applications. Five (5) years of experience with Integrated Eligibility, Affordable Care Act, or similar large Health and Human Service enterprise-level systems and applications. Five (5) years of hands-on troubleshooting skills for Middleware, Network, and Security components. Five (5) years of experience with developing, enhancing, and supporting integrated Salesforce CRM solutions. Five (5) years of experience as a Salesforce Systems Architect or as a Salesforce Solutions Expert architecting, designing, and developing or supporting federal or state-based marketplaces or complex health and human services systems. Five (5) years of experience integrating with PostgreSQL/SQL databases and establishing and supporting data integration solutions.A minimum of five (5) years of experience with integrating Salesforce applications with MongoDB or equivalent. Five (5) years of experience translating business requirements to technical specifications and working with the development team. Four (4) years of experience in Salesforce.com applications development and implementation. Four (4) years of experience using Apex Classes / Controllers, Apex Triggers, SOQL, SOSL, Visual Force Page/Components, Test Classes, schedule jobs, batch jobs, and email services. Four (4) years of experience integrating external applications with Salesforce using REST/SOAP. Three (3) years of experience with Workflow and Approvals, Dashboards, Analytic Snapshots, Custom Objects, Custom Settings, Reports, and Validation rules. Three (3) years of experience in packaging and deploying applications, deploying meta-data between environments using ANT and change sets. Hands-on experience in Salesforce tools, such as Force.com, IDE, Eclipse IDE Plug-in, Force.com Explorer, Data Loader, and Sublime. Three (3) years of experience working on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Force.com, Chatter, and App-exchange applications. Three (3) years of experience in a senior technical lead role. Experience designing and implementing AI-driven solutions using Salesforce Einstein or equivalent, preferably around predictive analytics, intelligent automation, or Einstein Discovery, in support of public sector CRM or health and human services initiatives. In-depth understanding of Salesforce.com Partner and Customer communities. Knowledge of AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, Highcharts, and Web service APIs. Possess Salesforce Architect Certification or equivalent. Experience working with the Project Management Office (PMO) processes, policies, and procedures. Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related disciplines. *No Visa restrictions*

End User System Specialist Hourly rate: $24/hr Client: Maryland Transit Administration Interview mode: Virtual DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one ‘critical resource' to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management. The End User Support Specialist (EUSS) is responsible for supporting one or more State agencies with their end user technology needs. This includes, but is not limited to, maintenance and management of desktop computers, laptops, tablets, mobile devices, printers, and related hardware and software which is specific to each agency's needs. This position is responsible for supporting all Windows based operating systems including current as well as legacy versions. This position is responsible for supporting standard productivity software as determined by DoIT and the agencies DoIT supports including but not limited to Microsoft Office, G Suite, and Adobe. While Google Chrome is the State's preferred web browser, familiarity with other browsers is expected. This position is also expected to support video conference tools such as Zoom, WebEx, Cisco Jabber, GoToMeeting, and Google Meet. While this position typically supports a single location or agency, circumstances may dictate the need to support other locations or agencies. When assigned work at other locations the use of a State or personal vehicle, may be necessary. Standard mileage allowance will be paid for use of a privately owned vehicle if a state vehicle is not available. Duties and Responsibilities: 30% IT Hardware & Software Support - Installation and maintenance of hardware such as printers, scanners, or other devices. Maintenance of critical software for user support (Anti-Virus, Encryption software, etc.) Installation of applications software and customization as required. Troubleshoot and resolve issues with desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile device hardware, software, network connectivity, and other factors effecting systems operations and performance. Ensure desktop computers interconnect with diverse systems including associated validation systems, file servers, email servers, computer conferencing systems, application servers and administrative systems. Install, test, and support new and existing software. Install upgrades/service packs as needed. Keep up to date on new and emerging technologies. Assist customers with video conference setup, testing and evaluation. Install and set up office computer equipment, printers, and other IT related equipment for new and existing employees. For teleworkers configure laptops and ensure the timely delivery by mail of equipment. 20% Customer Service - Customer service is a critical function of this role and as such we have established SLO/SLAs to align with reasonable customer expectations. This position should work assigned tickets so as to meet established SLO/SLA's and meet/exceed customer expectations. Ticket management includes entering appropriate notations in the ticket relative to issues identified and actions taken. Document all work in ServiceNow per the DoIT Ticket Handling Etiquette guidelines and apprise customer of progress made towards ticket resolution. Always demonstrate courteous and professional behavior and provide excellent customer service at all times. 20% Queue & Workload Management - Document all work in ServiceNow related to the installation, deployment, and maintenance of hardware and software for end users. Create user accounts and management of account privileges. Use the ServiceNow system to create and update tickets for every user interaction before starting on any project. Work on assigned tickets to meet any established SLO/SLAs 15% IT Collaboration - Collaborate and consult with End User Support team members on solving technical issues, research and investigate solutions and workarounds by partnering with DoIT technical teams and peers. Share knowledge and technical solutions with the Service Desk and EUS teams and help promote knowledge sharing. Document and troubleshoot reported issues as appropriate in ServiceNow and collaborate with other DoIT IT support teams as needed towards issue resolution. 5% Technical Projects - Work on technical projects as assigned. Maintains appropriate level of documentation for project related work. Reports project related issues, milestones, and completion of deliverables to End User Support leads/managers and peers. 5% IT Asset & Inventory Support - Assist in the completion and capture of physical inventory for DoIT supported sites and support the process for capturing moves, adds, and changes so as to reconcile with the asset database and ensure inventory is maintained accurately in accordance with DoIT asset policies. 5% Other Duties as Assigned - Perform other job-related duties as required by business needs. Accordance with DoIT asset policies. Minimum Qualifications: Three years of Help Desk/Desktop support experience. Strong communication and customer service skills. Preferred Qualifications: Associate's degree A+ or Network+ or Security+ *No Visa Restrictions*

Network Security Engineer Client: Administrative office of the Courts (AOC) Duration: Five years Interview mode: In person at 187 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one ‘critical resource' to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management. DK Consulting is seeking one Network Security Engineer to actively participate in planning and coordinating the design, installation, and connectivity of computer and network systems to ensure stable, scalable, redundant, and secure 24x7 network operations. Duties and Responsibilities: Pro-actively identifying organization requirements, and helping to design, and engineer implementations that best serve the needs. Performing project-based engineering, design, installation and troubleshooting of data security networks. Providing assessment, design and implementation services of data and secure networking environments. Developing comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively managing the implementation process from design to acceptance. Assisting internal groups through capacity planning, maintaining, monitoring and review of secure data communications networks. Leading migrations or assisting a team of engineers who will migrate traditional/legacy network security platforms to current/next generation technologies and expose customers to the full life cycle of defense in depth solutions. Assisting network engineers in troubleshooting critical problems or threat remediation relating to network security products. Working with the engineering team to successfully implement configuration guidelines, change management, and standard operating procedures for secure network solutions. Leading, scheduling, providing guidance and coordinating the activities with other team members to resolve end user problems in a timely and accurate fashion. Generating weekly status reports including project progress, key milestones, and tasks accomplished. Hosting weekly status meetings/calls with team or on as needed basis. Minimum Qualifications: Ten (10) years of CONUS technical experience in IT networking and network security. Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field, as determined by the AOC. Current Certifications as follows: Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) Certification from Palo Alto Networks Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Enterprise Infrastructure or Security Five (5) years of experience with: Palo Alto Networks next generation firewall services. Intrusion Detection and Prevention with Palo Alto networks. Content Filtering Palo Alto networks. Virtual Private Networks using Palo Alto network systems. Data Loss Prevention TLS/SSL Inspection Four (4) years of experience in Complex switching, routing, wireless with Cisco Systems. Three (3) years of experience in Reverse Proxies, Load Balancing with A10 networks. Two (2) years of experience in Network Access Control - Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Free Radius, and Access Control Lists (ACLs). General experience with the following: Implementing multifactor authentication solutions with Microsoft. Cloud based virtual networking and security services Authentication standards - (802.1x) in wired and wireless applications. Scalable routing protocols Enhance Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path Fist (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Enterprise Data Center implementing Micro segmentation. Certificate Management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Vulnerability management using Nessus, NMAP, Windows, Unix, and Linux OS Packet/Protocol Analysis using Opnet, Riverbed, Wireshark, and taps. Centralized Management using Panorama, SolarWinds. Major server and desktop operating systems and utilities Ability to: To work independently, troubleshoot and provide mentoring to junior associates. Communicate effectively when providing presentations. Produce technical documents (diagrams, design documents, project plans and schedules, and user instructions) as required. *No Visa Restrictions*