GNOC Tier 2 Network Engineer HQ - Senior (Government)

AT&T; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits

Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Supplemental benefit programs

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Wellness programs

Employee discounts up to 50% on AT&T 


Job summary

AT&T Global Public Sector seeks a Tier 2 Network Engineer to support the 24x7 Network Operations Center on-site in McLean, VA. The role involves Tier 2 monitoring of LAN/WAN, security planning, and reviewing upgrade requests to meet user requirements.

Candidates must have 10 years of relevant experience, strong OSI/routing knowledge, and willingness to work weekend/holiday night shifts. Cleared (TSSCI with polygraph) is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on troubleshooting and fault isolation of IT business systems.
• Strong understanding of the OSI model and routing protocols listed.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 support for LAN/WAN and data communications systems.
• Plan and implement network security measures.
• Review upgrade requests and advise on practical approaches.
• Apply IT skills to IM applications and interoperability.
• Evaluate COTS options for scalable IT solutions.
• Analyze reusable components for IM designs.

Skills

OSI model understanding

Routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS,B

Troubleshooting

Weekend/holiday shift availability

10 years related experience

Job description

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located at customer’s site.

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.

AT&T has an opening for a Tier 2 Network Engineer to support the 24x7 Network Operations Center in providing Tier 2 network monitoring and service.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide Tier 2 support to an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), customer networks, Intranet and Internet and other data communications systems or a segment of a network system.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.
• Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess impact on network performance and provide advice and guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user requirements.
• Apply software, hardware, and standard information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM) applications.
• Ensure these systems and applications are compliant with standards for open systems architectures, reference models, and profiles of standards - such as the IEEE Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of IM solutions on the application platform, across the application program interface (API), and the external environment/software application.
• Evaluate and recommend COTS applications and methodologies that can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scalable information technology solutions.
• Perform analysis and validation of reusable software and hardware components to ensure the integration of these components into interpretable IM designs

Required Clearance:

TSSCI (#tssci) (#polygraph)

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must have hands on troubleshooting and fault isolation of IT business systems. Applicant must have a strong understanding of the OSI model and configuration of routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, BGP, and LDP.
• This position requires all personnel to work a shift schedule that includes weekend and holiday work.
• Night shift: 6pm-6am, 4 days per week (New candidates will work day shift for approximately 6-8 weeks while training.)
• Candidate must have a total of 10 years of applicable experience. The experience can be a combination of degree and work history. This can be a High School degree and 10 years of work history OR an Associate’s and 8 years, a Bachelors’ and 6 years, a Masters and 4 years or a PhD and 2 years of relevant work history.

Desired Qualifications:

• Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, Juniper JNCIA, JNCIS, or JNCIE, ITIL Foundations, and/or CISSP.

Our Tier 2 Network Engineer’s earn between $89,200 - $155,207. 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.

Joining our team comes with amazing 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)
• 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 wireline phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Mclean, Virginia

AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.