Senior Network Design Engineer – Government

AT&T

Senior Network Design Engineer providing expert consultation and developing efficient network designs for government clients. Focused on wireless, wireline, and broadband design with compliance facilitation.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeColumbia • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $79,300 - $184,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide expert consultation and develop network designs for wireless, wireline, and broadband infrastructure, using engineering principles and approved guidelines to ensure robust, scalable, and efficient network solutions.
Develop and manage detailed network designs and architecture, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and creating specifications for network migrations.
Deploy network solutions, integrate new components, provide initial support, resolve system failures, and implement circuit provisioning standards.
Monitor and optimize network performance, assess client networks, make improvement recommendations, and troubleshoot issues.
Maintain detailed records, ensure compliance with standards, author process documentation, methods, procedures, and use tools to create engineering documents.
Coordinate with stakeholders and vendors, manage projects from conception to completion, prepare cost/benefit estimates, and oversee presentations, negotiations, and installations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors’ degree in a technical field is preferred, or an Associates with 5 years of applicable experience and/or equivalent experience
Hands-on configuration and real-world experience with enterprise class routers and switch product lines including Cisco and Juniper.
Type 1 Crypto equipment implementation and troubleshooting skills.
Ability to implement and troubleshoot commercial network security protocols (IPSEC, MACSEC).
Demonstrated expertise in supporting the WAN, MAN, CAN and LAN technologies.
Ability to configure and troubleshoot routing and switching protocols.
Understanding of enterprise management of converged networks, capacity planning, performance analysis and network tuning.
Ability to provide Tier 2 through 4 support.
Technical writing skills.
Excellent organization skills to support work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated, including ability to effectively perform tasks on schedule.
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

network designnetwork architecturenetwork migrationnetwork performance optimizationrouting protocolsswitching protocolscommercial network security protocolsType 1 Crypto equipmentWAN technologiesLAN technologies

Soft Skills

technical writingorganizationself-motivationstakeholder coordinationproject managementproblem-solvingcommunicationnegotiationpresentation skillstime management

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)