Tier II Network Engineer - Senior (Government)

Cricket Wireless LLC.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 138,000; 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

Disability Benefits

Employee Discounts on AT&T mobility

Job summary

AT&T Global Public Sector is seeking a Tier 2 Network Engineer to support a customer’s enterprise network at McLean, VA. The role requires on-site presence and involves LAN/WAN, security planning, and open systems integration.

Required qualifications include 10 years of applicable experience (various education paths) and familiarity with Remedy/ServiceNow for ticketing and tools like Solarwinds, HP OpenView, and Netcool for network management. Clearances are required.

Qualifications

• Basic networking qualifications.
• LAN/WAN/Optical specialization.
• Familiar with ticketing systems (Remedy, ServiceNow) and network management tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 support for LAN/WAN and data networks.
• Plan, coordinate and implement network security measures.
• Review user requests for upgrades or additions and advise on technical approaches.
• Apply IT skills in analysis, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for IM applications.
• Ensure systems are compliant with open systems standards and APIs.

Skills

LAN/WAN/ Optical specialization

Ticket systems familiarity

Network security awareness

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field

Tools

Remedy

ServiceNow

Solarwinds

HP OpenView (HPOV)

HP NNM

MNS

Netcool

GDIT

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 aTier 2 Network Engineer to support a customer’s enterprise network.

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.
• 100% Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.
• 100% 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.
• 100% Apply software, hardware, and standard information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM) applications.
• 100% 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.
• 90% Evaluate and recommend COTS applications and methodologies that can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scalable information technology solutions.
• 80% Perform analysis and validation of reusable software and hardware components to ensure the integration of these components into interpretable IM designs

Required Clearance

TSSCI with poly (#tssci) (#polygraph)

Required Qualifications

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 0 years of work history. Basic networking qualifications. LAN/WAN/Optical specialization. Utilization of common ticket systems (Remedy, ServiceNow) and common network management tools (GDIT, HPOV, HPNA, Solarwinds, MNS, Netcool, etc). Ability to obtain higher classification clearances.

Desired Qualifications

Some specialization in one of the following: GDIT KGX; Redx; CCNA/JNCIA, HPOV, COMSEC, VOIP, ITIL V3 Foundations

Our Tier II Network Engineer's earn between $89,200 - $137,917.

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)
• Weekly Hours: 40
• Time Type: Regular
• Location: Mclean, Virginia

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