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Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist (Network Engineer Level II) (Government)

AT&T

Chantilly, VAFull-time$89–194K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$89–194K/yr
Location
Chantilly, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8140 IAT Level 2TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

The Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist supports AT&T’s Intelligence Sector by delivering and implementing customer network requirements across enterprise infrastructure, including CAN/LAN, WAN, and cybersecurity systems. The role develops secure network designs, applies automation, and works within service-level agreements and contract constraints. It also provides technical expertise to network engineers and technicians and supports critical services for the intelligence community.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Network DesignNetwork ImplementationCisco InfrastructureJuniper InfrastructureMPLS WANNetwork Management ToolsFirewallsOSPFBGPVLANs802.1QPort-ChannelingCryptographic DevicesAnsibleTerraformPythonAutomated Deployment WorkflowsNetwork AutomationNetBox IPAM/DCIMCI/CD PipelinesREST APIsNETCONF/RESTCONFgNMISoftware-Defined Networking

Qualifications

Doctorate+3, Master's+4, Bachelor's+6, Associate's+8 or HS+10 YearsDoD 8140 IAT Level 2TS/SCI With Polygraph

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

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 Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist to support the Intelligence Sector. This position is responsible for the delivery and implementation of customer network requirements within the constraints of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and the contract. These customer requirements cover all segments of the customer enterprise infrastructure to include CAN/LAN, wide area networks, and cybersecurity related infrastructure.

Description of Job Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring internal standards and procedures are followed.

  • Ability to operate in a demanding and fast-paced environment.

  • Interpret customer requirements and apply standard network design approaches for service delivery into the operational baseline.

  • Fully document network designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents.

  • Provide technical expertise to network engineers and technicians.

  • Solve tough problems with innovative and scalable solutions.

  • Support and leverage standardized policies and implementation of automation

  • Develop secure network designs including configurations that align with Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies.

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. 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. Required qualifications include the following:

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

  • Experience specifically in network engineering to include network design and implementation.

  • Prior responsibility for production network hardware and software configurations for Cisco, and/or Juniper infrastructure.

  • Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs and/or similar WAN protocols, network management tools, and firewalls.

  • Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols in a production network, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

  • Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols in a production network, such as Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), 802.1q, and port-channels.

  • Proficient in working with cryptographic devices such as KG-175s and KG-142s.

  • Skilled in Automation: Ansible, Terraform, or Python

  • Proficient in coding: Python

  • Automate Lifecycles: Design, build, and maintain automated deployment workflows for multi-vendor data center, campus, and cloud networks.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience should include application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments.

  • Initiative and disciplined to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team.

  • Expert in network and software automation

  • Experience establishing process, developing documents, and organizing repositories.

  • Source of Truth Integration: Build and maintain network source-of-truth integrations (e.g., NetBox IPAM/DCIM) to drive accurate automated configurations and eliminate drift.

  • CI/CD Pipelines: Create and manage CI/CD pipelines for network changes, unit/integration testing, dry-runs, and automated deployment gates.

  • Drift Detection & Remediation: Implement automated state validation, pre-flight checks (reachability, routing policy sanity), and post-flight telemetry verification.

  • API & Tooling Development: Write and maintain custom automation code, wrappers, and integration scripts using REST APIs, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and gNMI.

  • Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Ready to join our team? Apply today!

Our Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist (Network Engineer Level II) (Government)

earns $89,200 - $194,000

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) *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 wireline phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,032 open Network Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$89–194K/yr
  • Virginia median$135–194K/yr69 salary ranges
  • US median$142–210K/yr802 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 13% below the Virginia median midpoint ($163K) — in the middle half of Network Engineering salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 87 open Network Engineering jobs in Virginia and 1,032 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Network Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 836 postings).
Education
136 of the 1,032 open Network Engineering jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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