Lead Network Planning Eng

AT&T•Dallas, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it. Design, analyze, and optimize network components and architecture for wireless and wireline infrastructure, providing strategic planning, solution recommendations, and implementation strategies to guide capital deployment and allocation decisions. Key Roles and Responsibilities: Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following: Network Design and Architecture: Develop detailed network plans and blueprints, conduct feasibility and cost studies, ensure scalability and efficiency, and recommend network planning and evolution strategies. Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning: Monitor and optimize network performance, troubleshoot issues, develop and evaluate performance criteria, and analyze short-term and long-term capacity needs. Technology Evaluation: Evaluate new and emerging technologies, recommend innovative solutions, and assess their applicability to existing network systems. Collaboration and Coordination: Work with internal teams and stakeholders, manage vendor relationships, and determine future business and customer needs. Documentation and Deliverables: Maintain comprehensive documentation, ensure compliance, create guidelines and procedures, and produce management reports, business cases, and deployment plans. Job Contribution: An experienced professional, recognized as an expert, creatively resolving complex issues with broad and in-depth knowledge. Leads significant projects with strategic autonomy, influencing executive decisions. Mentors less experienced staff, implements long-term plans impacting the organization, and frequently collaborates with senior leadership. Supervisor: No TCP Career Step Differentiator: Deep technical knowledge, acting as a subject matter expert on AT&T Network technologies. Environmental Requirements: This position may be responsible for contributing to AT&T compliance with environmental laws and regulations as applicable to its job function. This may include, but is not limited to, work related to fuel tanks, emergency and stand-by generators, boilers, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, batteries, manholes and vaults, water wells, linear and other construction projects, water discharge, or air emissions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
5+ years of related experience.
Certification is required in some areas.
Deep technical knowledge, acting as a subject matter expert on AT&T Network technologies.

Responsibilities

Network Design and Architecture: Develop detailed network plans and blueprints, conduct feasibility and cost studies, ensure scalability and efficiency, and recommend network planning and evolution strategies.
Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning: Monitor and optimize network performance, troubleshoot issues, develop and evaluate performance criteria, and analyze short-term and long-term capacity needs.
Technology Evaluation: Evaluate new and emerging technologies, recommend innovative solutions, and assess their applicability to existing network systems.
Collaboration and Coordination: Work with internal teams and stakeholders, manage vendor relationships, and determine future business and customer needs.
Documentation and Deliverables: Maintain comprehensive documentation, ensure compliance, create guidelines and procedures, and produce management reports, business cases, and deployment plans.

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 phone.