NGEN (Navy) Communications Network Engineer Senior

AT&T is a telecommunications company that provides wireless communications, local exchange, and long-distance services for consumers and businesses in the United States and internationally.

AT&T NGEN (Navy) Communications Network Engineer Senior is responsible for supporting network design, operational support, hands-on implementing and configuration of network devices.

* Analyze and drive to root cause of problems. * Design, test, and recommended solution changes both problems and projects. * Develop workarounds to reduce or eliminate the impact of a problem or incident for which a full resolution is not yet available. * Build bundles and configurations to support solution changes and workarounds. * Provide both proactive and reactive Service Level Requirement (SLR) data analysis. Identify systemic trends, develop and design mitigation strategies and plans to ensure SLR agreements are met. * Participate or lead special or high visibility projects that may require solution workarounds or design changes. * Function as shift escalation point for both Incident Response and Problem Management issues when the shift runs out of technical options or when the requirement for management-level situation awareness become unusually high, or otherwise at the discretion of the NOC Manager. Act as a staffing reserve backfilling the shift on a short term or intermediate term or until the staffing deficiency is corrected as required by the NOC Manager. * Provide technical mentoring to all Watch Staff Shift resources through the creation, improvement and proctoring of training and engineering labs. * Provide direct one-on-one coaching and mentoring as required by the NOC Manager. * Required to learn new technologies that will be implemented and training and coaching the Watch Staff team members the new technology. * These responsibilities in addition to other duties may be assigned as necessary by the NOC Manager

- Ten plus (10+) years of experience that includes network design, operational support, hands-on implementing and configuration of network devices such as servers, routers, hubs, switches, NICs, VPNs, WAN Accelerators, IPS, associated software tools, desktop computers, and cabling in a large LAN/MAN/BAN/WAN environment. As well as knowledge of TCP/IP protocols. - Experience with secure networks, specifically Intel Community standards. - Knowledge of GigE, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP and ATM is necessary. - Strong knowledge of trouble ticketing software (HPSM) and networking monitoring solutions (NNMi w/iSPI, HP NA) a must. - Previous experience working on military bases/sites, including previous military service highly desirable. **Education:** - Bachelor's Degree in computer and/or networking field preferred. CCNP required, CCIE Written preferred. **Skills:** - Strong communications, writing and editing skills needed to transfer information to individuals involved in the networking process. - Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills. Ability to work in an organized fashion with focus on documented activity. - Flexibility to occasionally work an unusual schedule required. - Positive attitude and high initiative.