This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located at customer's site.
AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.
Our National Security Team supports the intelligence community, providing, operating, and assuring critical voice, video and collaboration services for the full spectrum of operations.
AT&T has an opening for a Network Provisioning Engineer to provide firewall management and maintenance on the customer’s enterprise network.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Configure, maintain, and manage McAfee and Palo Alto firewall devices
- Create firewall rules and perform network troubleshooting
- Experience with Cisco routers, switches, and ASA firewalls
- Experience with McAfee security appliances
- Network Security / Policy knowledge
- Intrusion detection experience
- Understanding of network ports and protocols (DNS, DHCP, IP, TCP, etc)
- Ensure successful integration of network systems and components
- Receipt of project tasking, review of approved engineering design, validation of router/switch/firewall including complex scripts
- Network implementation, testing and troubleshooting, including support of after-hours implementations
- Fulfill reporting functions on network status
Required Clearance:
TSSCI with poly (#tssci) (#polygraph)
Required Qualifications:
- Experience with surveys, installing conveyances, pulling and terminating cable, determining and implementing required pin outs, installing and configuring equipment chase, cards power supplies, racks, patch panels, etc., testing and documenting installations, dressing and labeling cables, racks, patch panels, etc.
- Detailed understanding of EIGRP, OSP, BGP/MP-BGP, and MPLS routing protocols
- Experience with McAfee and Palo Alto firewall devices
- Prerequisite knowledge of the latest Cisco and Juniper routing and switching platforms (for Service Provider Core/Edge, Datacenter, and Branch devices)
- Familiarity with Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
- Experience with firewall rule creations, Splunk, network troubleshooting, network routing
- TCP/UP knowledge and CISSP or other security certs.
- Candidate must have a total of 12 years of applicable experience. The experience can be a combination of degree and work history. This can be a High School degree and 12 years of work history OR an Associate’s and 10 years, a Bachelors’ and 8 years, a Masters’ and 6 years or a PhD and 2 years of work history
Desired Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with Firewall appliances (VPN Concentrator and Adaptive Security Appliance) is preferred.
- CISSP desired
Our Network Provisioning Engineer's earn between $98,100 - $196,244. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and 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
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Mclean, VirginiaIt is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
Skills Required
- Must be onsite a minimum of 5 days per week at the customer site
- Top Secret SCI with Polygraph (TS/SCI with poly) clearance
- Total of 12 years of applicable experience (or equivalent degree/experience combination as specified)
- Configure, maintain, and manage McAfee and Palo Alto firewall devices
- Experience with Cisco routers, switches, and ASA firewalls
- Prerequisite knowledge of Cisco and Juniper routing and switching platforms
- Detailed understanding of EIGRP, OSPF, BGP/MP-BGP, and MPLS routing protocols
- Familiarity with Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
- Experience with firewall rule creation, Splunk, network troubleshooting, and network routing
- Intrusion detection experience
- Understanding of network ports and protocols (DNS, DHCP, IP, TCP)
- Hands-on cabling and physical install experience: surveys, pulling/terminating cable, pinouts, racks, patch panels, testing, labeling and documentation
- Ability to receive project tasking, review engineering designs, validate routers/switches/firewalls including complex scripts
- Network implementation, testing and troubleshooting including support of after-hours implementations
- Reporting on network status
- TCP/UDP knowledge and CISSP or other security certification
- Hands-on experience with VPN Concentrator and Adaptive Security Appliance
- CISSP (listed as desired)
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