Network Automation Engineer

Job summary

The Network Automation Engineer role focuses on providing engineering support for shipboard networks, emphasizing troubleshooting, modernization, and lifecycle sustainment. Key responsibilities include implementing Cisco ISE/NAC solutions, developing automation tooling with Ansible and Powershell, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards through STIGs.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Cisco ISE or NAC technologies, including authentication, authorization, profiling, TrustSec, and policy enforcement
• Strong understanding of network security fundamentals and ability to apply and validate STIGs
• Experience developing automation artifacts such as Ansible playbooks, Powershell scripts, or similar tools
• Ability to troubleshoot across multiple baselines, configurations, and shipboard network deployments within CANES or similar Navy environments
• Familiarity with Agile processes, ECR workflows, DevOps concepts, and change management practices
• Experience supporting Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks, ACL development, and multi-vendor troubleshooting
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced operational sustainment environment

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering sustainment support for fielded shipboard networks, including troubleshooting, maintenance, configuration updates, and optimization
• Lead and assist with upgrades to network baselines, ensuring compatibility, compliance, and reliability across multiple deployed configurations
• Implement and sustain Cisco ISE/NAC solutions including 802.1X, MAB, AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+, TrustSec policies, C3PL, licensing, and endpoint profiling
• Evaluate, mitigate, and implement STIGs on network appliances and shipboard systems to improve cybersecurity posture
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automation tooling for network sustainment, including Ansible playbooks, Powershell scripts, and other automation workflows
• Troubleshoot issues across various Cisco platforms such as routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, AnyConnect, and Secure Client within CANES and related environments
• Support engineering analysis and resolution of baseline-specific issues affecting shipboard network deployments
• Process Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and work within Agile and DevOps practices to support iterative improvements to deployed transport systems
• Participate in change management processes, ensuring proper documentation, review, and approval workflows for sustainment updates and configuration changes
• Contribute to development and maintenance of configuration documentation, sustainment procedures, technical guides, and engineering artifacts
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and PMWs to ensure alignment and smooth execution of sustainment and upgrade activities

Skills

Certifications

Degrees

Travel

Security clearance

Relocation