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Network Engineer (Government)

AT&T

Columbia, MDFull-time$98–221K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$98–221K/yr
Location
Columbia, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

AT&T Global Public Sector is hiring a Network Engineer to support federal government operations by maintaining, documenting, and administering enterprise IT systems. The role supports existing server-based solutions and enterprise networking devices, including testing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, and sustainment. It is full-time and onsite five days per week at the designated work location; no relocation is offered.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Network Administration, nice to haveSystem Administration, nice to haveServer Administration, nice to haveCITRIX, nice to haveESRI, nice to haveMcAfee, nice to haveMicrosoft Red Hat, nice to haveSolarWinds, nice to haveCisco, nice to haveNetwork Engineering, nice to haveNetwork Device Testing, nice to haveNetwork Device Maintenance, nice to haveNetwork Device Upgrading, nice to haveNetwork Device Decommissioning, nice to haveCopper Connectivity, nice to haveFiber Connectivity, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Related Field, required8 Years Relevant Experience, requiredActive TS/SCI With Polygraph, requiredNetwork+ or Relevant Certification, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision 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 (Suitland, MD). 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.

AT&T has an opening for a Network Engineer to support operations by maintaining, documenting, and administering enterprise IT systems.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Provide system/server and network administration support

  • Provide O&M support to existing server-based solutions including, but not limited to, CITRIX, ESRI, McAfee, Microsoft Red Hat, and SolarWinds.

  • Ensure the CDS-based and enterprise-wide networking devices and components are tested, implemented and maintained within optimal and required configurations to continue to provide the most secure operating environment possible.

  • Responsible for variety of engineering and operational related assignments associated with deployed operational solutions backed by Cisco and SolarWinds on multi-level IT system in support of the Activities Information System.

  • Provide O&M support - testing, validation, sustainment, upgrading and decommissioning as it relates to networking devices to include Switches, routers, firewalls, encryption devices, copper and fiber-based connectivity.

Clearance Requirements:

Active TS/SCI with poly (#tssci) (#polygraph)

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field.

  • 8 years of relevant experience.

Desired Qualifications

  • Network+ or relevant certification

Our Network Engineer's earn between $98,100 - $221,000. 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:

Columbia, Maryland

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 4,184 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$98–221K/yr
  • Maryland median$116–198K/yr154 salary ranges
  • US median$113–187K/yr3,274 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is close to the Maryland median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Network Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 198 open Network Engineer jobs in Maryland and 4,184 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,614 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,164 of the 4,184 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 10, 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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