NMS Designer

Job Description:

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 by providing, operating and assuring critical voice, video and collaboration services for the full spectrum of operations.

AT&T has an opening for an NMS Designer to support the National Security Team. This position directly impacts continuous monitoring, performance analysis, and cybersecurity for a large worldwide network enterprise through deploying, tuning, and optimizing network management tools.  The position is one of a large team of developers, system administrators, and application experts building next-generation solutions.  Our team is working to automate deployment functions, event responses, and network provisioning.  This is an opportunity to develop a network performance solution capable of predicting outages and identifying malicious user activity through analytics of baseline network behavior.  Work with us to modernize four security enclaves with thousands of devices in a unique, mission-focused environment.

This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Description of Job Duties/Responsibilities: The job duties of the NMS Engineer/Designer are to engineer and support the rapidly evolving Operations Bridge Manager (OBM) and Network Operations Management (NOM) common service requirements for mission critical network operations. The ideal candidate will possess the experience levels and manage the responsibilities below.

Expertise with: Expert in Micro Focus / Open Text Operations Bridge Manager (OBM) software components.

Strong or demonstrated hands-on engineering experience with:

• Experience with Micro Focus / Open Text Network Operations Management (NOM) Suite Components.
• Experience with other Micro Focus / Open Text Operations Bridge (Ops Bridge) Suite Components.
• Modern Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Microsoft Windows operating systems..
• Strong background to perform development using system development lifecycles to include requirements and control gates and all documentation associated with standard intelligence community and DoD engineering lifecycles
• Developing and maintaining Ops Bridge and NOM component configurations based on customer requirements.
• Designing, implementing, testing, and supporting Ops Bridge and NOM components and documenting design ideas.
• Participating in requirement gathering sessions.
• Collaborating with the team on application architecture design and decision-making.
• Configuring and tuning application servers.
• Participating in production troubleshooting and issue correction for applications after production implementations.
• Participating in production issues-remediation and troubleshooting as needed.
• Solving complex production issues.
• Predicting emerging customer needs and developing innovative solutions to meet them.
• Being a strong team player working with diverse software and hardware development and operations teams; working with engineering managers for day-to-day team schedules and work assignments.

Experience with: 

• Strong Unix/Linux system knowledge.
• 5+ years of OBM and NOM development experience.
• Intermediate or higher knowledge of Python or Perl.
• Extended knowledge of API design (JSON, REST, etc.).
• Solid understanding of Layer 1-4 fundamental protocols.
• Knowledge of standard networking monitoring technologies (SNMP, *Flow, etc.).
• Knowledge of network device configuration and management.
• Knowledge of Unit Test framework a plus.
• Knowledge of Agile & Scrum Methodologies.

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

Required Qualifications: Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master’s and 4 years, bachelor’s and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years.

Additional required qualifications include:

• Hands-on experience with developing Micro Focus/OpenText software with concentration on NOM and Optic Data Lake technologies Strong Unix/Linux system knowledge.
• Must comply with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• Degree must be in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Must be a highly motivated candidate who is able to work independently and work with local and geographically diverse team members using effective time management skills to meet deliverable timelines.

Desired Qualifications: Expertise in NOM components including Network Node Manager, Network Automation and Optic Data Lake technologies.

Ready to join our team? Apply today!

Our NMS Designer (IT SE II) (Government) earns between $89,200 - $160,000 yearly. 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:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

It 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.