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Saronic

Develops autonomous surface vessels for military

Senior Network Engineer

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAustin, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship is required, along with an active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility.
  • At least 5 years of enterprise or mission network engineering experience is required.
  • Hands-on configuration and operations experience with TACLANE KG-175 or KG-250 family devices is required.
  • Knowledge of OSI, IPv4/IPv6, routing and switching, firewalls, VPN fundamentals, and red/black discipline is required.
  • Experience applying Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to network equipment and working familiarity with Risk Management Framework evidence needs are required.
  • DoD 8140 IAT II certification, such as Security+ CE or higher, is required. CCNA or equivalent experience is required.
  • Ability to rack, cable, and lift equipment weighing approximately 30 pounds is required.
  • Willingness to work in Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), shops, and shipyard or waterfront environments is required.
  • Willingness to travel 30–40% on short notice for circuit turn-up, inspections, and payload integration is required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and operate classified LAN/WAN infrastructure, including classification and mission-enclave segmentation, IP schemes, routing, quality of service, and management-plane isolation.
  • Configure and sustain approved Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, or equivalent equipment under Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides. Implement Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA), Identity Services Engine (ISE), and logging to the accredited collector.
  • Coordinate Defense Information Systems Agency SIPR, Navy JWICS/CWAN, and customer drops, including circuit-order support, turn-up, acceptance testing, and as-built documentation. Produce rack elevations, cabling plans, red/black separation, Interface Design Packages (IDPs), and configuration baselines.
  • Install, peer, update firmware, and operate TACLANE-family devices in site and platform installations. Implement high availability and failover, and manage encryptors according to approved architecture.
  • Load and manage operational keying only in coordination with the appointed COMSEC Account Manager. Protect CIKs and tokens, and execute zeroize and reconstitution procedures when authorized. This role is not the COMSEC Account Manager or COMSEC Responsible Officer unless separately appointed.
  • Install and maintain approved Cross Domain Solution hardware and software under Information System Security Officer and Authorizing Official rules. Implement interfaces, Network Time Protocol, logging, high availability, and the filter-update process; collect continuous-monitoring evidence. Do not independently change CDS filters, transfer rules, or accredited data flows.
  • Engineer network, cryptographic, and data-path integration of Government-Furnished Information and Government-Furnished Equipment payloads onto company platforms, including physical installation, addressing, VLANs, encryptor placement, radio-frequency and data interfaces, and cable and power constraints.
  • Build integration baselines covering configurations, versions, serial numbers, cryptographic suite, ports, protocols, and services for inclusion in the Authorizing To Operate package. Support lab, factory, shipyard, and underway integration, including bring-up, interoperability testing, failure isolation, and restoration to the accredited baseline.
  • Provide implementation evidence, including diagrams, configurations, STIG results, scan artifacts, Ports, Protocols, and Services Management (PPSM), hardware inventory, and change records. Implement assigned Plan of Action and Milestones technical mitigations on network and payload interfaces. Do not own the System Security Plan or Authorizing Official relationship.
  • Provide Tier 2/3 break-fix support for classified transport and participate in change control. Support Cybersecurity Readiness Inspections and inspection technical evidence. Travel to install, test, and turn over the classified path for facility and product Authorizations to Operate.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of experience in classified environments is preferred.
  • JWICS/SIPR circuit experience with the Defense Information Systems Agency or Navy is preferred, as is experience with CANES, ADNS, or afloat/ashore Navy networks.
  • Experience with Palo Alto and Cisco in the same shop, ISE, DNA Center or equivalent, CDS implementation, Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC), and secure voice/SVTC is preferred.
  • Unmanned or autonomous platform, payload, or PIT integration experience; GDMS TACLANE operator training; and COMSEC handling experience are preferred.
  • Shipyard, range, or field-integration experience is preferred.

About the Company

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Saronic

Develops autonomous surface vessels for military

Saronic Technologies develops autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) for naval and maritime missions. The vessels use onboard edge computing, adaptive path planning, and passive sensors to identify and track targets, with resilient multichannel communications enabling coordinated manned-unmanned operations in contested environments. The company emphasizes integration with existing military concepts of operations (CONOPs) and provides customization and integration services to fit mission needs. Its goal is to improve situational awareness, extend operational reach, and enhance survivability in maritime engagements.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Series D
Total funding
$2.6B
Headquarters
Austin, TX
Founded
2022

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