AT&T
Telecommunications provider offering wireless, broadband, TV
COMSEC Responsible Officer / Tier 2 Network Technician - Government
Five days on-site per week required; no relocation offered. Travel up to 20% may be required.
About the job
- Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education, equating to a doctorate and 3 years, master's and 4 years, bachelor's and 6 years, associate's and 8 years, or high school diploma and 10 years.
- Compliance with Department of Defense 8140 Information Assurance Technical Level 2; Level 3 certifications are acceptable as well.
- Availability to travel up to 20% of the time.
- A valid driver's license and acceptable driving record are required.
- Availability to work flexible hours, including weekend support.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment.
- Experience with customer briefings, strong organization, problem-solving, and self-motivation.
- Coordinate and route requests for the transfer or disposition of COMSEC material through program leads.
- Create and maintain a COMSEC file plan according to specified retention instructions and maintain an unclassified material delivery point.
- Key cryptographic equipment according to the supporting key's effective date, load new keys upon supersession or inadvertent equipment zeroization, and handle, control, store, and destroy Top Secret keys using Two-Person-Integrity procedures.
- Establish a recurring training program for COMSEC users.
- Prepare a written emergency plan and ensure COMSEC-briefed personnel are trained on their duties and responsibilities.
- Process transfer, destruction, and semiannual or change-of-CRO inventory paperwork and return it to the program office.
- Publish a list of people authorized to access the subaccount's COMSEC material.
- Immediately report known or suspected COMSEC incidents and deviations from the COMSEC constraints document to the program office, and ensure COMSEC-briefed personnel know the incident-reporting procedures.
- Request additional COMSEC material or relocation of existing material from the program office.
- Return excess and ancillary COMSEC material to the COR within 15 business days after removal from operations or identification as excess.
- Support detachment operations and maintenance personnel on new installations, circuit outages, and troubleshooting.
- Sign reports as the Primary CRO, or as Alternate CRO when the Primary CRO is absent.
- Validate the continuing need for locally held COMSEC material through a requirements letter and request disposition instructions for material no longer needed.
- Install and maintain client LAN/WAN devices.
- Respond to and resolve incidents and troubleshoot network issues.
- Complete assigned tasks within Service Level Objectives and Service Level Agreements.
- Draft and implement standard network change requests.
- Support Tier III network engineers with incident management and projects, including site surveys, TEMS, and coordinating and installing new equipment.
- Update topology drawings, maintain accurate asset-management records, and conduct inventory.
- Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, and upgrades, including the Cisco and Juniper return-material-authorization process.
- Configure and troubleshoot Layer 2 switches and routers, including MAC addresses, VLANs, port security, and thin and thick configurations.
- Configure and troubleshoot Layer 3 networking, including subnetting and protocols such as OSPF, BGP, HSRP, MPLS, LSP, and GRE.
- Perform Cisco and Juniper hardware upgrades, installations, de-installations, IOS upgrades, and network configurations.
- Use Visio, ServiceNow, and Confluence.
- Experience with customer briefings, strong organization, problem-solving, and self-motivation.
About the company
AT&T offers wireless, broadband, and digital TV services to individuals and businesses in the United States. Customers choose through subscription plans for mobile data (including unlimited options), home internet, and bundled packages, and can add devices like smartphones and tablets or stream content via DIRECTV STREAM. The network delivers service over a nationwide wireless system (5G) and fiber/broadband networks to provide connectivity and video to users. The company targets both consumer and business markets with a mix of plans, bundles, devices, and streaming options, aiming to provide reliable, high-speed connectivity and integrated communications solutions while competing with Verizon and T-Mobile.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Founded
1876
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AT&T’s Q2 2026 free cash flow hit $4.7 billion despite heavy investment.
- September 25, 2026 dividend reaffirmation supports income investors and signals continued cash discipline.
- Nantucket and Dallas Cowboys upgrades showcase premium network performance and localized demand gains.
What critics are saying
- California Attorney General Bonta challenged AT&T’s copper-retirement rules on September 23, 2026.
- AT&T’s $144.0 billion debt burden and $23 billion spectrum buy pressure 2026-2028 cash.
- AT&T plans deeper automation and workforce cuts through 2030, risking execution and morale erosion.
What makes AT&T unique
- AT&T owns nationwide low-band and mid-band spectrum after June 2026’s $23 billion purchase.
- AT&T reached 38.6 million fiber locations in Q2 2026, adding over one million.
- Cricket 5G Home Internet and LifeMD telehealth extend AT&T’s bundle beyond connectivity.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs
Wellness Program
Employee Discounts
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -7%1 year growth
↓ -7%2 year growth
↓ -7%AT&T's board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2775 per common share, payable on 2 November 2026 to shareholders of record as of 12 October 2026. The company also confirmed quarterly payments on its Series A and Series C perpetual preferred stock. Alongside the dividend announcement, AT&T expanded its Dallas Cowboys partnership to advance connectivity and fan technology at AT&T Stadium. The move underscores the company's capital return approach whilst showcasing network capabilities in high-profile venues. AT&T plans to return approximately $18 billion of expected 2026 free cash flow through dividends and share buybacks. The company's narrative projects $136.1 billion revenue and $18.3 billion earnings by 2029, implying 2.5% yearly revenue growth.
AT&T is accelerating job cuts as it transitions to AI-driven operations and phases out its legacy landline infrastructure. The telecommunications giant's chief technology officer Jeremy Legg confirmed the company won't maintain current staffing levels, having already reduced its workforce by over half in the past decade. AT&T cut 8,000 jobs last year and 2,100 in the first half of 2025. A source suggested the company is targeting around 85,000 employees by 2030, down from nearly 131,000 as of June, though AT&T disputed this figure. The company is deploying AI across operations, including customer service, network management, and infrastructure planning. Starting next year, AT&T will replace physical hardware at thousands of hubs with cloud software from Israeli startup DriveNets, eliminating many middle management and junior developer positions. Simultaneously, AT&T is decommissioning its energy-intensive copper wire network, with 85 per cent of its footprint no longer requiring copper service by year-end.
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AT&T opens Connected Learning Center at Selma University. Posted: Sep 22, 2026 7:04 PM CDT Updated: Sep 22, 2026 7:40 PM CDT From the West Alabama Newsroom- A new resource to help people bridge the digital divide - is now available at Selma University. AT&T opened a new Connected Learning Center in the Stone-Robinson Library. The center provides free access to high-speed AT&T Fiber internet - Wi-Fi - and Dell computers. AT&T Alabama VP of External Affairs Cleo Washington, says the center will also provide free educational resources and mentoring. "One of the other things we'll do as part of that is give Selma University a gift of $50,000 dollars to support ongoing program for the Connected Learning Center. And we'll actually come back in October and present 100 laptops," said Washington. The center is open to the public. It's the 100th CLC that AT&T has opened nationwide - and the second in Alabama.
AI is reshaping employment; entrepreneurial thinking will define the future, says Dr. J. A. Chowdary at Industry Leadership Summit 2026. September 19, 2026 * Senior leaders from IBM, Genpact, DBS Tech India, Micron Technology, FedEx, Wells Fargo, AT&T and other leading organisations came together at the Ashoka School of Business Industry Leadership Summit 2026 to deliberate on navigating business uncertainty, leading people through disruption, and redefining leadership in the rapidly evolving AI era. Hyderabad, September 19, 2026: The world is witnessing rapid economic volatility, geo-political tensions, technological changes and major disruptions. The standard playbooks across sectors are becoming obsolete. The leaders are constantly facing the challenge of making high-stake, transformative choices without full visibility. The senior industry leaders came together at the Industry Leadership Summit 2026, hosted by Ashoka School of Business (ASB) in Hyderabad, to discuss how organisations can make better decisions, prepare their workforce and lead organizations effectively. Held under the theme "Leadership in the Time of Uncertainty," the summit brought together business and human resource leaders, technology professionals, corporate decision-makers and academicians from reputed organisations for discussions on strategic decision-making, AI led transformation, workforce preparedness and the future of leadership. Dr. J.A. Chowdary, Founder & Chairman, International Startup Foundation and Former Special Chief Secretary and IT Advisor, Government of Andhra Pradesh, said" The honeymoon period of getting a degree, waiting for campus recruitment and building a career by simply executing instructions is over. AI is disrupting that model and forcing us to rethink both education and employment. 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