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Operations Manager (Government)

AT&T

Chantilly, VAFull-time$125–275K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$125–275K/yr
Location
Chantilly, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

The Operations Manager at AT&T Global Public Sector leads performance, operations, maintenance and service assurance for critical government network services, providing operational direction, governance and continuous‑improvement across NOC/SOC environments while coordinating with program management, engineering, security and customers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Qualifications

Minimum 10 Years Managing Services in Safety-Critical EnvironmentsLeadership of Complex Telecommunications Managed Network Enterprise IT or Mission Critical OperationsExperience With Network Monitoring Service Assurance Incident Problem Change Management Maintenance Restoration and Operational PerformanceAbility to Lead Cross-Functional Teams and Coordinate Effectively With Customers Suppliers Subcontractors and Technical OrganizationsStrong Executive Communication Customer Engagement Analytical Organizational Decision Making SkillsExperience Supporting the FAA National Airspace System or Equivalent Mission-Critical Federal Telecommunications NetworksExperience With NOC SOC Service Desk BSS OSS Service Assurance Operational Readiness and Performance-Management EnvironmentsKnowledge of IT Service-Management Practices ITIL or Comparable Certification

Benefits

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

Full job description

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.

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.

The Operations Manager will have overall responsibility for the performance, operation and maintenance of services provided on a mission-critical telecommunications network. This leadership position will provide operational direction and governance across the environment and will work across all programmatic functions to establish an integrated operations model focused on reliable service delivery and continuity of operations.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Lead the performance, operations, maintenance, and service assurance of critical government network services and enterprise-level operational functions

  • Direct operations governance across the NOC/SOC environment, service desk, incident, problem, change, maintenance, restoration, fault, and performance-management processes

  • Establish operational standards, escalation paths, performance measures, service reviews and continuous-improvement practices

  • Coordinate with program management, engineering, security, test, implementation, BSS/OSS, suppliers, subcontractors and customer stakeholders

  • Ensure new and transitioned services meet operational readiness criteria before production acceptance, including monitoring, documentation, support procedures, training and handoffs

  • Oversee operational reporting, service-level performance, major incident response, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and chronic issue resolution

  • Provide clear operational status, risks, trends, recommendations and recovery strategies to AT&T and customer leadership

Required Clearance:

Customer Specific Clearances (#clearable)

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum 10 years of experience managing services in the operations management of services in Safety-critical Environments as defined by the FAA

  • Demonstrated leadership of complex telecommunications, managed network, enterprise IT or mission critical operations

  • Experience with network monitoring, service assurance, incident/problem/change management, maintenance, restoration and operational performance

  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate effectively with customers, suppliers, subcontractors and technical organizations

  • Strong executive communication, customer engagement and analytical, organizational, decision making skills.

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Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting the FAA National Airspace System or equivalent mission-critical federal telecommunications networks.

  • Experience with NOC/SOC, service desk, BSS/OSS, service assurance, operational readiness and performance-management environments.

  • Knowledge of IT service-management practices; ITIL or comparable certification preferred.

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field.

Our Operations Manager's earn between $125,000 -$275,000. 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 wireline phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made. Click here (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/www.eeoc.gov/poster\_\_;!!BhdT!gVgkRvpoFXvxCPguQlKOpna1E9V2xmnpQvxcjhTWaBpnwCl09S3N6PYnLgM6kQjmJXAYFLihSQ4W3Sw2boE9zgEA$) to learn more or request an application accommodation here (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/www.att.jobs/accommodation/\_\_;!!BhdT!gVgkRvpoFXvxCPguQlKOpna1E9V2xmnpQvxcjhTWaBpnwCl09S3N6PYnLgM6kQjmJXAYFLihSQ4W3Sw2bszyLYN3$) .

AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws

We expect employees to be honest, trustworthy, and operate with integrity. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status

How this job compares

Set against the 8,393 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$125–275K/yr
  • Virginia median$80–120K/yr178 salary ranges
  • US median$85–120K/yr4,791 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $200K, is 95% above the Virginia median midpoint ($103K) — in the top quarter of Operations Manager salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 242 open Operations Manager jobs in Virginia and 8,393 across the US. 1% 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 Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 6,293 postings).
Education
1,800 of the 8,393 open Operations Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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