Assist in managing network infrastructure while providing desktop support in a Windows environment, implementing security policies, and monitoring logs for threats.
Junior Network Administrator
Location: Chicago, IL
- Monitor and assist in managing network infrastructure (firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points)
- Desktop support person in a Windows environment with some network
- Assist in implementing and maintaining network and security policies, procedures, and configurations
- Support incident response efforts by identifying, analyzing, and escalating potential security threats
- Maintain user access controls, permissions, and authentication systems
- Perform basic vulnerability scans and support patch management
- Monitor network and security logs for unusual or unauthorized activity
- Assist in maintaining documentation for network diagrams, configurations, and standard procedures
- Support internal audits and compliance efforts (e.g., HIPAA, PCI, or ISO 27001 if applicable)
- Collaborate with senior administrators to remediate system vulnerabilities
Required Qualifications:
- 1+ years of hands-on experience or strong academic background in networking and/or security (internships acceptable)
- Desktop support person in a Windows environment with some network
- Basic understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and firewalls
- Familiarity with security concepts such as authentication, encryption, and endpoint protection
- Strong troubleshooting skills and willingness to learn new technologies
- Ability to work under direction and escalate issues appropriately
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The leadership of our Company believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Please visit our Careers page for additional information. Salary and benefits information will be available to applicants, when and if an offer is made.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current job postings, and instructions on the application process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, Cycurion, Inc. and our Subsidiaries prohibit discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth; one’s gender identity may be male, female, neither or both, e.g., non-binary), gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not be distinctively male or female and may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
Dhcp
Dns
Firewalls
Tcp/Ip
Vpns
Windows
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