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

AT&T•Chantilly, VA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

AT&T Global Public Sector is hiring a Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist to support its Intelligence Sector. The role delivers and implements customer network requirements within service-level agreements and contract constraints, covering customer enterprise infrastructure such as 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. The engineer interprets customer requirements and applies standard network design approaches to service delivery, documents designs and supporting materials, and provides technical expertise to network engineers and technicians. The role also develops secure network designs aligned with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies, and supports standardized policies and automation. The required clearance is TS/SCI with polygraph.

Requirements

Must hold TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
Must have 10 years of experience, which may be a combination of work history and education; equivalent combinations listed are doctorate plus 3 years, master's plus 4 years, bachelor's plus 6 years, associate degree plus 8 years, or high school diploma plus 10 years.
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.
Proficient working with cryptographic devices such as KG-175s and KG-142s.
Skilled in automation using Ansible, Terraform, or Python.
Proficient in Python coding.
Able to operate in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

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 with network source-of-truth integrations such as NetBox IPAM/DCIM.
Experience creating 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.
Experience developing automation integrations using REST APIs, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and gNMI.
Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN).

Responsibilities

Follow internal standards and procedures.
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 supporting documents.
Provide technical expertise to network engineers and technicians.
Solve complex problems with innovative, scalable solutions.
Support and leverage standardized policies and implement automation.
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.
Build and maintain network source-of-truth integrations to drive accurate automated configurations and reduce configuration drift.
Create and manage CI/CD pipelines for network changes, testing, dry runs, and deployment gates.
Implement automated state validation, pre-flight checks, and post-flight telemetry verification.
Develop and maintain automation code, wrappers, and integration scripts using APIs and network automation protocols.

Benefits

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