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Architecture Engineer (NE III) (Government)

AT&T, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 22021

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Overview AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.

Our National Security Team supports the intelligence community, providing, operating, and assuring critical voice, video and collaboration services for the full spectrum of operations.

Position AT&T has an opening for a

Network Engineer (Campus Area Network/Local Area Network CAN/LAN)

to support our government customer’s global enterprise networks. The CAN/LAN service network architecture provides solutions for modernizing network components while supporting service delivery for customer requirements in a mission-focused operational enterprise. This team is replacing a global enterprise network while providing design, engineering, and transition for a wide range of customer network requirements. This is a unique opportunity to build and transition critical operations to a modern service provider network architecture.

Responsibilities

Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery. Fully document designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents.

Use our private test lab to evaluate new technologies and capabilities, test proposed changes to production networks, and recreate troubleshooting scenarios to support the production enterprise network.

Schedule maintenance windows for migrating user connections from legacy to the modern infrastructure transition services with minimal impact on critical data flows.

Provide technical expertise to Operations engineers and technicians, supporting fault isolation and resolution. Solve tough problems with innovative and scalable solutions.

Develop secure network designs including configurations that align with Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies. Obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices, software, and capabilities.

Supervise (not manage) other network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network services.

Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems for the team to work efficiently and effectively.

Although this position is focused on CAN/LAN, the opportunity also offers the ability to learn and work on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Wide Area Networks (WANs).

Required Clearance:

TS/SCI with polygraph.

Required Qualifications:

Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. (This equates to a Doctorate with 8 years, a master’s with 10 years, a bachelor’s with 12 years, an associate’s with 14 years, or a high school diploma with 16 years).

Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.

Experience specific to network engineering including Tier III or higher network operations and/or network design and implementation.

Prior responsibility for production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper.

Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols in a production network, such as OSPF or BGP.

Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols in a production network, such as VLANs, 802.1q, and port-channels.

Desired Qualifications:

Network engineering and design experience specific to CAN/LAN, including applying industry standards, developing configurations, and integrating solutions into production environments.

Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs, network management tools, and firewalls.

Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols; extensive BGP experience is a plus.

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent knowledge.

Initiative and discipline to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team; experience establishing processes, developing documents, and organizing repositories is a plus.

Salary Our Architecture Engineer (NE III) (Government) earns between $89,200 - $170,000 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Perks and Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays) – Pro-rated when working less than 40 hrs/wk

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected • Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Extensive employee wellness programs

Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.

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