Senior Tier II Network Engineer – Government

AT&T

Tier II Network Engineer providing support for AT&T's Federal Government customers' enterprise network. Involving security measures, user requests, compliance, and network performance assessment.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $89,200 - $137,917 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ServiceNowVoIP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide Tier 2 support to an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), customer networks, Intranet and Internet and other data communications systems or a segment of a network system.
Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.
Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess impact on network performance and provide advice and guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user requirements.
Apply software, hardware, and standard information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM) applications.
Ensure systems and applications are compliant with standards for open systems architectures, reference models, and profiles of standards.
Evaluate and recommend COTS applications and methodologies that can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scalable information technology solutions.
Perform analysis and validation of reusable software and hardware components to ensure the integration of these components into interpretable IM designs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidate must have a total of 10 years of applicable experience.
This can be a High School degree and 10 years of work history OR An Associate’s and 8 years, a Bachelors’ and 6 years, a Masters and 4 years or a PhD and 0 years of work history.
Basic networking qualifications.
LAN/WAN/Optical specialization.
Utilization of common ticket systems (Remedy, ServiceNow) and common network management tools (GDIT, HPOV, HPNA, Solarwinds, MNS, Netcool, etc).
Ability to obtain higher classification clearances.
Some specialization in one of the following: GDIT KGX; Redx; CCNA/JNCIA, HPOV, COMSEC, VOIP, ITIL V3 Foundations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

network securitynetwork performance analysisopen systems integrationsoftware analysishardware analysisCOTS applications evaluationinteroperable solutionsscalable solutionsLAN specializationWAN specialization

Certifications

CCNAJNCIAITIL V3 Foundations