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Tier III O&M (Network Engineer II) (Government)

Las Cruces, New Mexico

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Government Support at AT&T

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Job Description:

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 by providing, operating and assuring critical voice, video and collaboration services for the full spectrum of operations.

AT&T has an opening for a Tier III O&M Network Engineer to support the customer’s various wide area networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs). This position will provide routing to an enterprise level infrastructure across multiple classifications and act as subject matter experts in routing technologies across multiple vendors.

The job duties are as follows:   

  • Tier III O&M of Juniper and Cisco routers include extensive troubleshooting at the layer 2 and layer 3 level and implementation of routing changes.
  • Troubleshooting network issues related to connectivity, latency, asymmetric routing.
  • Implementation of routing and troubleshooting issues related to the following protocols: OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VRF’s, VPN’s.
  • Support technical exchange meetings to help resolve other ISP and application owner issues.
  • Support problem management to conduct root cause analysis of recurring issues.
  • Provide day-to-day Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for incident management events and outages.
  • Collaborate with IT staff on projects and initiatives.
  • Work with corresponding technical support teams as required to resolve network traffic concerns.
  • Utilize monitoring tools and log collectors to provide in-dept analysis of traffic anomalies and issues.
  • Candidate will be on call after hours on a rotational basis.
  • Not required but experience with Palo Alto, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), and Forcepoint firewall equipment and applications is a plus.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph. (#ts/sci) (#polygraph)

Required Qualifications: Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. (NOTE: This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master’s and 4 years, bachelor’s and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years).

Additional required qualifications include:

  • Must comply with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
  • Experience with configuring and troubleshooting Juniper and Cisco routers and switches.
  • Experience with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, VPN’s, VRF’s, MPLS.
  • Understanding of routing, switching, Internet Protocol (IP) subnet, Network Address Translation (NAT) and security technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to engineer and modify rulesets to allow connectivity for new customer requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and develop schematic diagrams, technical manuals, and documentation such that the supported equipment and software can be maintained with minimal training.
  • Working knowledge of Service Now or similar IT Service Management (ITSM) products
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills.
  • Intermediate-level knowledge of MS Office products Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Ready to join our team? Apply today!

Our Tier III O&M (NE II) (Government) earns between $79,300 - $140,000 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.

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 phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Las Cruces, New Mexico

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. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.



Job ID R-57329 Date posted 02/24/2025
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Let’s start with the big one: Your work gets rewarded with competitive compensation and benefits. It really does pay to be on our team.

Compensation

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Family Leave

Paid Time Off

Our people have class. Literally. We can help you out on approved education costs with our tuition assistance plan.

Tuition
Assistance

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Insurance Options

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Discounts

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Training & Development

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Savings

Give back to your community and connect with colleagues through social and team-building events, and annual paid time off for volunteer efforts of your choice.

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