Network Automation Engineer

Salary: $100,000 - 140,000 per year Requirements:

• Active Secret clearance; TS/SCI is preferred.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in network or systems engineering, ideally supporting DoD or Navy programs.
• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Current Security+ and/or CCNA certification.
• Practical experience with Cisco ISE or NAC technologies, including authentication, authorization, profiling, TrustSec, and policy enforcement.
• Solid grasp of network security principles and the ability to apply and verify STIGs.
• Experience creating automation assets such as Ansible playbooks, PowerShell scripts, or comparable tools.
• Capability to troubleshoot across multiple baselines, configurations, and shipboard network deployments within CANES or similar Navy environments.
• Familiarity with Agile methods, ECR workflows, DevOps concepts, and change management practices.
• Background supporting Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks, ACL development, and multi-vendor troubleshooting.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced operational sustainment setting.
• Bachelors degree required.
• 3 years of engineering experience supporting IT systems for a DoD or government agency required.
• Secret clearance required.

• Deliver engineering sustainment support for fielded shipboard networks, including troubleshooting, maintenance, configuration updates, and performance optimization.
• Help lead upgrades to network baselines while maintaining compatibility, compliance, and reliability across deployed configurations.
• Implement and maintain Cisco ISE/NAC solutions, including 802.1X, MAB, AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+, TrustSec policies, C3PL, licensing, and endpoint profiling.
• Evaluate, remediate, and implement STIGs on network appliances and shipboard systems to strengthen cybersecurity posture.
• Build, maintain, and improve automation tooling for network sustainment, including Ansible playbooks, PowerShell scripts, and related workflows.
• Troubleshoot issues across 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 and operate within Agile and DevOps practices to support iterative transport system improvements.
• Take part in change management activities, ensuring proper documentation, review, and approval for sustainment updates and configuration changes.
• Help develop and maintain configuration documentation, sustainment procedures, technical guides, and engineering artifacts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and PMWs to align and execute sustainment and upgrade efforts smoothly.

• Ansible
• Cisco
• DevOps
• Support
• LESS
• Network
• PowerShell
• Security

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We are Cypher Analytics, a 100% employee-owned company where collaboration, innovation, and shared success are central to how we work. This hybrid role is based in San Diego with less than 10% anticipated travel. We offer a supportive environment and a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including employee-covered medical, dental, LTD, and life insurance, 401(k) matching, an employee stock ownership program, training and teambuilding events, and annual tuition, certification, and training reimbursement. Additional benefits listed include health, dental, vision, life, paid time off, professional development assistance, referral program, flexible spending account, and retirement plan. The pay range is $100,000 to $140,000 per year.

last updated 35 week of 2026