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# Network Operations Specialist (Network Engineer II) (Government)

- **Company:** AT&T Inc.
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $89,200.0 - $194,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Apple IOS, Software Applications, Border Gateway Protocol, Cisco IOS, Configuration Management, Computer Networks, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, Hot Standby Router Protocol, Networking Hardware, Multi-protocol Systems, Junos, Local Area Networks, Network Layer, Microsoft Visio, Network Architecture, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), HP OpenView, Software Engineering, Encapsulation (Networking), Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocols, Wide Area Networks, Computer Network Operations, Juniper, Network Support, Microfocus, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco, Servicenow
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/7A9524193108416AA8AC24FF99E70739/job/

## About the Role

Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education . This equates to a doctorate and 3, master's and 4 years, bachelor's and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS and 10 years., * Must comply with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.

 * Knowledge of Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS), Juniper JUNOS, Brocade and Foundry Operating System (OS).
 * Strong familiarity with Layer 3 protocols such as: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Label-switched Path (LSP), Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF), and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).
 * Familiarity with Microsoft Visio and ServiceNow.
 * Familiarity with HP/MicroFocus network tools, such as Network Node Manager (NNM), Network Automation (NA), Operations Bridge Manager (OBM), etc.
 * Previous experience with Riverbed network tools, including NetProfiler and AppResponse.

## Description

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered. Work to be performed at a government customer site in Springfield, VA.

The job duties of the Network Operations Specialist are as follows:

 * Support the installation and maintenance of the client Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) devices. Respond to and resolve escalated incident tickets.
 * Provide support to Tier III network engineers for incident management and projects (site surveys and coordination and installation of new equipment).
 * Troubleshoot incident tickets escalated from the Network Operations Center (NOC).
 * Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades. Perform configuration management functions such as update topology drawings, ensure asset management records are accurate, and inventory.
 * Layer 1, 2, and 3 network experience.
 * Configure and troubleshoot layer 2 switching (Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)).
 * Participate in evaluation of new network technologies and provide recommendations to the network architecture team regarding the integration of these technologies into the existing network. Ensures that plans for hardware and communications are adequate. Develops and implements methodologies for analysis, testing, and support of LAN and WAN networks.
 * Leverage various network tools to analyze and isolate customer impacting events on the network.
 * Ensure operational network equipment is compliant with current software recommendations and configuration baselines.
 * Draft and review process documentation used by network operations personnel.
 * Communicate and troubleshoot with vendors and other service providers to efficiently resolve incidents.
 * Diagnose hardware and software problems and coordinate replacement of defective components.
 * Support operations and maintain activities and administer networks including hardware, systems software, applications software, and all network device configurations.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph. (#ts/sci) (#polygraph)