Tactical Network Automation Engineer (Shipboard CANES)

Precise Systems, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Holiday pay

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Precise Systems, Inc. is seeking a Tactical Networks FR–Sustainment Network Automation Engineer to support fielded shipboard networks, focusing on sustainment, upgrades, and cybersecurity hardening. You will develop automation using Ansible and PowerShell and lead configuration updates across CANES environments.

The role requires 3+ years in network engineering, DoD/Navy exposure, and a current Secret clearance, with hybrid work and periodic on-site support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's level degree in an engineering discipline.
• 3+ years professional experience in network or systems engineering, preferably with DoD or Navy programs.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ISE or NAC technologies, including authentication, authorization, profiling, TrustSec, and policy enforcement.
• Experience developing automation artifacts such as Ansible playbooks or PowerShell scripts.
• 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, 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 Cisco 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.
• 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

Cisco ISE/NAC

Automation tooling

CANES

DevOps

Agile processes

Ansible

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Ansible

PowerShell

CANES

Job description

Precise Systems, Inc. is seeking a Tactical Networks FR–Sustainment Network Automation Engineer to support fielded shipboard networks, focusing on sustainment, upgrades, and cybersecurity hardening. You will develop automation using Ansible and PowerShell and lead configuration updates across CANES environments.

The role requires 3+ years in network engineering, DoD/Navy exposure, and a current Secret clearance, with hybrid work and periodic on-site support as needed.