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Senior Network Design Engineering (Government)

At&t 🇺🇸 Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Onsite $79,300 - $184,800 Full-time Senior

Provide expert consultation and develop scalable network designs for wireless, wireline, and broadband infrastructure. Manage the full lifecycle of network implementation, including configuration, performance optimization, and compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Network Design and Architecture: Develop and manage detailed network designs and architecture, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and creating specifications for network migrations
  • Implementation and Configuration: Deploy network solutions, integrate new components, provide initial support, resolve system failures, and implement circuit provisioning standards
  • Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting: Monitor and optimize network performance, assess client networks, make improvement recommendations, and troubleshoot issues
  • Documentation and Compliance: Maintain detailed records, ensure compliance with standards, author process documentation, methods, procedures, and use tools to create engineering documents
  • Collaboration and Project Management: Coordinate with stakeholders and vendors, manage projects from conception to completion, prepare cost/benefit estimates, and oversee presentations, negotiations, and installations

Requirements

  • Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph
  • Bachelors’ degree in a technical field is preferred, or an Associates with 5 years of applicable experience and/or equivalent experience
  • Hands-on configuration and real-world experience with enterprise class routers and switch product lines including Cisco and Juniper
  • Type 1 Crypto equipment implementation and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to implement and troubleshoot commercial network security protocols (IPSEC, MACSEC)
  • Demonstrated expertise in supporting the WAN, MAN, CAN and LAN technologies
  • Ability to configure and troubleshoot routing and switching protocols
  • Understanding of enterprise management of converged networks, capacity planning, performance analysis and network tuning
  • Ability to provide Tier 2 through 4 support
  • Technical writing skills
  • Excellent organization skills to support work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Self-motivated, including ability to effectively perform tasks on schedule
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require
  • 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

Key Skills

Network design and architecture Enterprise class routers and switch product lines Cisco Juniper Type 1 Crypto equipment implementation and troubleshooting Commercial network security protocols (IPSEC, MACSEC) WAN, MAN, CAN and LAN technologies Routing and switching protocols Converged networks Capacity planning Performance analysis Network tuning Tier 2 through 4 support Technical writing Organization skills Self-motivation Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification Collaboration Project management Stakeholder management Vendor management Cost/benefit analysis Presentation skills Negotiation skills

About At&t

We understand that our customers want an easier, less complicated life. We’re using our network, labs, products, services, and people to create a world where everything works together seamlessly, and life is better as a result. How will we continue to drive for this excellence in innovation? With you. Our people, and their passion to succeed, are at the heart of what we do. Today, we’re poised to connect millions of people with their world, delivering the human benefits of technology in ways that defy the imaginable. What are you dreaming of doing with your career? Find stories about our talent, career advice, opportunities, company news, and innovations here on LinkedIn. To learn more about joining AT&T, visit: http://www.att.jobs We provide in some of our posts links to articles or posts from third-party websites unaffiliated with AT&T. In doing so, AT&T is not adopting, endorsing or otherwise approving the content of those articles or posts. AT&T is providing this

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