Principal Systems Engineer IV (Government)
Columbia, Maryland
Job Description:
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located at customer's site. No relocation is offered.
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.
AT&T has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineerto support the architecture, engineering, development, integration, and sustainment of complex IT systems for the government customer. This role provides technical and engineering services across the full lifecycle, ensuring performance, reliability, and security of mission-critical environments.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Support the performance of system integration, performance analysis, requirements engineering and management, testing and evaluation, and other systems engineering disciplines for successful systems solution development, design, implementation, and decommissioning.
- Provide technical and engineering support services to ensure the architecting, engineering, development, implementation, integration, deployment and sustainment of systems.
- Perform analysis, design, deployment and life cycle support for innovative IT systems, applications and services and ensure all aspects of a project system are properly evaluated and integrated with the end capability.
- Perform engineering analysis. And disconnected and legacy systems to identify duplicative capabilities, gaps, critical activities, candidates for scaling to enterprise level, streamlining opportunities, efficiencies and overall area for improvement.
- Identify issues affecting end to end performance of systems, provide engineering support to system test and modeling efforts, and assist in the development and implementation of strategic solutions.
- Support analysis and determination of risk probability and impact prioritization of perceived risk and established risk monitoring and management strategies.
Required Clearance:
TS/SCI CI or Secret clearance (#tssci) (#secret)
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study, 11 years of relevant experience
- Security+ certification required
Desired Qualifications:
Demonstrate understanding of Red Hat Linux, Trusted Linux, Windows 10, VMware
Our Principal Systems Engineer's earn between $118,700 - $276,600. 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:
Columbia, MarylandIt 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.
Job ID R-87878 Date posted 10/23/2025
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