Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist (Network Engineer Level II) (Government)

AT&T•Chantilly, VA

2d•$89,200 - $194,000•Onsite

About The Position

AT&T Global Public Sector is hiring a Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist to support the Intelligence Sector. The role delivers and implements customer network requirements within service-level agreements and contract constraints, covering the customer’s enterprise infrastructure, including CAN/LAN, wide area networks, and cybersecurity-related infrastructure. The position requires office presence at least five days per week in Chantilly, Virginia; relocation is not offered. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required. The engineer interprets customer requirements and applies standard network designs for service delivery into the operational baseline. The role includes documenting network designs and supporting materials, providing technical expertise to engineers and technicians, solving complex problems, and supporting standardized policies and automation. It also involves developing secure network designs and configurations aligned with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides and enterprise policies. Automation work includes designing, building, and maintaining deployment workflows for multi-vendor data center, campus, and cloud networks.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience through a combination of work history and education; accepted equivalencies are a doctorate and 3 years, master's degree and 4 years, bachelor's degree and 6 years, associate degree and 8 years, or high school diploma and 10 years.
Must meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 requirements.
Experience in network engineering, including network design and implementation.
Prior responsibility for production network hardware and software configurations for Cisco and/or Juniper infrastructure.
Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs and/or similar WAN protocols, network management tools, and firewalls.
Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting production routing protocols such as OSPF or BGP.
Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting production switching and trunking protocols such as VLANs, 802.1q, and port-channels.
Proficiency working with cryptographic devices such as KG-175s and KG-142s.
Automation skills with Ansible, Terraform, or Python.
Proficiency in Python coding.
Ability to design, build, and maintain automated deployment workflows for multi-vendor data center, campus, and cloud networks.
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying industry standards, developing configurations, and integrating solutions into production environments.
Initiative and discipline to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team.
Expertise in network and software automation.
Experience establishing processes, developing documents, and organizing repositories.
Experience building and maintaining network source-of-truth integrations, such as NetBox IPAM/DCIM, to drive accurate automated configurations and eliminate drift.
Experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines for network changes, unit and integration testing, dry-runs, and automated deployment gates.
Experience implementing automated state validation, pre-flight checks, and post-flight telemetry verification for drift detection and remediation.
Experience writing and maintaining custom automation code, wrappers, and integration scripts using REST APIs, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and gNMI.
Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN).

Responsibilities

Ensure internal standards and procedures are followed.
Interpret customer requirements and apply standard network design approaches for service delivery into the operational baseline.
Document network designs, including diagrams, bills of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents.
Provide technical expertise to network engineers and technicians.
Develop innovative, scalable solutions to challenging problems.
Support and leverage standardized policies and automation implementation.
Develop secure network designs and configurations aligned with DISA STIGs and enterprise policies.
Design, build, and maintain automated deployment workflows for multi-vendor data center, campus, and cloud networks.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid time off and holidays, including at least 23 vacation days per year and 9 company-designated holidays, based on hire date
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Additional sick leave may be available
Adoption reimbursement
Short- and long-term disability benefits
Life and accidental death insurance
Supplemental benefit programs, including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and group legal
Employee Assistance Programs
Employee wellness programs
Employee discounts of up to 50% on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet and fiber where available, and AT&T wireline phone