Job Requirements
San Diego, CA
Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$85,000 - $150,000
Job Description
MINDBANK JOB OPENING
Period of Performance: 5-year contract- 3.5 years left.
Position: Network Automation Engineer
Location: 100% onsite; San Diego, CA – Hybrid- On site and remote from Home.
Must reside in the local San Diego area within driving distance to the office.
Direct Hire Position Pay Rate: $85,000 - $ 150,000
Work Schedule: Standard DOD hours- 40 hours per week.
Education and Certification Requirements:
• Bachelor’s-level degree in an engineering discipline,
or additional 4 years of experience supporting engineering of DoD systems.
• Current Security+ Certificate preferred, not required.
Citizenship and Clearance Requirements:
• U.S. Citizenship required
• No dual citizenship
• SECRET security clearance required
• TS/SCI Eligible security clearance preferred.
Travel & Passport: 10%, CONUS and OCONUS
Work Environment: Work will be at a government site. Travel may be required for customer engagement, events or business meetings.
Network Automation Engineer Job Description:
Mindbank is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to provide engineering support for the sustainment, troubleshooting, modernization, and upgrade of complex network infrastructure. The engineer will participate in resolving network issues, implementing configuration updates, improving security posture, and supporting lifecycle sustainment of deployed systems. See below for additional description of duties and responsibilities.
Network Automation Engineer Responsibilities:
• Provide engineering sustainment support for network infrastructure, including troubleshooting, maintenance, configuration updates, and optimization.
• Lead and assist with upgrades to network configurations and baselines, ensuring compatibility, compliance, and reliability across multiple deployments.
• 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 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 platforms such as routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, AnyConnect, and Secure Client.
• Support engineering analysis and resolution of configuration-specific issues affecting network deployments.
• Process Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and work within Agile and DevOps practices to support iterative improvements to network 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 program stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth execution of sustainment and upgrade activities.
Network Automation Engineer Required Skills and Experience:
• Minimum of 3–5 years of professional experience in network or systems engineering, preferably supporting government or defense environments.
• 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 network baselines, configurations, and deployments.
• 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 technical sustainment environment.
Network Automation Engineer Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Experience supporting government, defense, or other security-focused technical organizations.
• Experience with enterprise network infrastructure, network security, access control, and configuration management.
• CCNA certification preferred.
Period of Performance: 5-year contract- 3.5 years left.
Position: Network Automation Engineer
Location: 100% onsite; San Diego, CA – Hybrid- On site and remote from Home.
Must reside in the local San Diego area within driving distance to the office.
Direct Hire Position Pay Rate: $85,000 - $ 150,000
Work Schedule: Standard DOD hours- 40 hours per week.
Education and Certification Requirements:
• Bachelor’s-level degree in an engineering discipline,
or additional 4 years of experience supporting engineering of DoD systems.
• Current Security+ Certificate preferred, not required.
Citizenship and Clearance Requirements:
• U.S. Citizenship required
• No dual citizenship
• SECRET security clearance required
• TS/SCI Eligible security clearance preferred.
Travel & Passport: 10%, CONUS and OCONUS
Work Environment: Work will be at a government site. Travel may be required for customer engagement, events or business meetings.
Network Automation Engineer Job Description:
Mindbank is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to provide engineering support for the sustainment, troubleshooting, modernization, and upgrade of complex network infrastructure. The engineer will participate in resolving network issues, implementing configuration updates, improving security posture, and supporting lifecycle sustainment of deployed systems. See below for additional description of duties and responsibilities.
Network Automation Engineer Responsibilities:
• Provide engineering sustainment support for network infrastructure, including troubleshooting, maintenance, configuration updates, and optimization.
• Lead and assist with upgrades to network configurations and baselines, ensuring compatibility, compliance, and reliability across multiple deployments.
• 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 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 platforms such as routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, AnyConnect, and Secure Client.
• Support engineering analysis and resolution of configuration-specific issues affecting network deployments.
• Process Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and work within Agile and DevOps practices to support iterative improvements to network 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 program stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth execution of sustainment and upgrade activities.
Network Automation Engineer Required Skills and Experience:
• Minimum of 3–5 years of professional experience in network or systems engineering, preferably supporting government or defense environments.
• 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 network baselines, configurations, and deployments.
• 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 technical sustainment environment.
Network Automation Engineer Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Experience supporting government, defense, or other security-focused technical organizations.
• Experience with enterprise network infrastructure, network security, access control, and configuration management.
• CCNA certification preferred.
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