Principal Sales Systems Engineer V (Government)
Chantilly, Virginia
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 1 day per week and is only located in the location(s) posted.
AT&T Global Public Sector – Federal Defense and Homeland supports Department of Homeland Security customers by delivering secure connectivity, mobility, professional services, and mission-focused technology solutions. This role will provide sales engineering support for DHS customers, including FEMA, DHS Headquarters, and TSA.
Job Duties:
- Provide sales engineering support for DHS customers, including FEMA, DHS Headquarters, and TSA.
- Partner with account teams to understand customer mission needs and align AT&T products, services, and technical solutions to those requirements.
- Support strategic growth initiatives tied to DHS Enterprise and Mission Services opportunities.
- Support TDM transformation efforts, including customer discussions and solutioning for migration to fiber and wireless technologies.
- Develop technical solution recommendations, proposals, presentations, and responses to customer requirements.
- Collaborate with sales, engineering, product, finance, and partner teams to develop executable solutions and support opportunity progression.
- Maintain strong customer and internal stakeholder relationships while helping drive pipeline growth, revenue opportunities, and customer satisfaction.
Required Clearance:
DHS EOD Eligible / Public Trust (#clearable) (#publictrust)
Additional Clearance Requirements:
Ability to obtain or maintain required DHS suitability, EOD, Public Trust, or equivalent customer clearance as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience supporting federal government customers, preferably DHS or related civilian agency customers.
- Strong understanding of federal sales, solution engineering, and consultative selling practices.
- Knowledge of networking, mobility, fiber, wireless, cloud, cybersecurity, and professional services solutions.
- Ability to translate customer mission and technical requirements into AT&T solution recommendations.
- Experience supporting proposals, presentations, pricing inputs, and customer-facing technical discussions.
- Ability to work independently with broad objectives and collaborate effectively across matrixed teams.
- Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and customer relationship skills.
- Washington, DC area-based role with required office presence in Chantilly, VA.
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of federal sales engineering, technical sales, solution architecture, or related experience.
- Knowledge of DHS customers, mission priorities, and federal acquisition processes.
- Experience with TDM transformation, fiber, wireless, mobility, FirstNet, or related network modernization initiatives.
- Existing DHS EOD/Public Trust or ability to obtain required customer suitability or clearance.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted customer relationships and influence technical solution decisions.
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 data 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:
Chantilly, VirginiaSalary Range:
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Job ID R-117743 Date posted 08/03/2026
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