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Network Operations Specialist (Network Engineer II) (Government)

AT&T

Chantilly, VAFull-time$89–194K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$89–194K/yr
Location
Chantilly, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8140 IAT Level 2TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

AT&T Global Public Sector is hiring a Network Operations Specialist to support a government customer’s computer data communications systems. The role provides event management and advanced incident troubleshooting, supports network design and testing, and helps plan and implement upgrades. The position is full-time and onsite five days per week at a government customer site in Springfield, Virginia; relocation is not offered.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cisco IOSJuniper JUNOSBrocade OSFoundry OSOSPFBGPEIGRPVRRPHSRPMPLSLSPVRFGREMicrosoft VisioServiceNowHP Network ToolsNetwork Node ManagerNetwork AutomationOperations Bridge ManagerRiverbed Network ToolsNetProfilerAppResponseLayer 1-3 NetworkingVLAN SwitchingNetwork TroubleshootingNetwork Operations

Qualifications

10 Years Experience or Education CombinationDoD 8140 IAT Level 2TS/SCI With PolygraphDoctorate+3, Master's+4, Bachelor's+6, Associate's+8, or HS+10 Years

Benefits

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

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

AT&T has an opening for a Network Operations Specialist to support the customer’s computer data communications systems, providing event management and advanced incident troubleshooting. Additional support is provided for design specifications, testing and inspections for computer networks; plan and implementing upgrades; and analyzing and organizing corresponding hardware and software combined solutions through network modeling.

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered. Work to be performed at a government customer site in Springfield, VA.

The job duties of the Network Operations Specialist are as follows:

  • Support the installation and maintenance of the client Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) devices. Respond to and resolve escalated incident tickets.

  • Provide support to Tier III network engineers for incident management and projects (site surveys and coordination and installation of new equipment).

  • Troubleshoot incident tickets escalated from the Network Operations Center (NOC).

  • Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades. Perform configuration management functions such as update topology drawings, ensure asset management records are accurate, and inventory.

  • Layer 1, 2, and 3 network experience.

  • Configure and troubleshoot layer 2 switching (Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)).

  • Participate in evaluation of new network technologies and provide recommendations to the network architecture team regarding the integration of these technologies into the existing network. Ensures that plans for hardware and communications are adequate. Develops and implements methodologies for analysis, testing, and support of LAN and WAN networks.

  • Leverage various network tools to analyze and isolate customer impacting events on the network.

  • Ensure operational network equipment is compliant with current software recommendations and configuration baselines.

  • Draft and review process documentation used by network operations personnel.

  • Communicate and troubleshoot with vendors and other service providers to efficiently resolve incidents.

  • Diagnose hardware and software problems and coordinate replacement of defective components.

  • Support operations and maintain activities and administer networks including hardware, systems software, applications software, and all network device configurations.

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, master’s and 4 years, bachelor’s and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS and 10 years.

Additional required qualifications include:

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

  • Knowledge of Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS), Juniper JUNOS, Brocade and Foundry Operating System (OS).

  • Strong familiarity with Layer 3 protocols such as: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Label-switched Path (LSP), Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF), and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Visio and ServiceNow.

  • Familiarity with HP/MicroFocus network tools, such as Network Node Manager (NNM), Network Automation (NA), Operations Bridge Manager (OBM), etc.

  • Previous experience with Riverbed network tools, including NetProfiler and AppResponse.

Ready to join our team? Apply today!

Our Network Operations Specialist (Network Engineer 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, Springfield, Virginia

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,181 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$89–194K/yr
  • Virginia median$120–182K/yr312 salary ranges
  • US median$115–187K/yr3,238 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 6% below the Virginia median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Network Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 392 open Network Engineer jobs in Virginia and 4,181 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,598 postings).
Education
1,185 of the 4,181 open Network Engineer jobs (28%) 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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