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Principal System Engineering - Solution Architecture

Plano, Texas

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Job Overview

Job Description:

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

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Mobile Center of Excellence is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll create it.

Our Principal System Engineering is responsible for the Hands-on function that ultimately results in the delivery of an application or service. Responsible for translating the core architecture for business requirements into the final technical solution (consisting of platform, network, software, cloud, etc.) through functional, performance, and reliability analysis using engineering models and techniques, primarily through software development throughout the vertical stack. Defines designs; Provides technical enablement for application components and application subsystems. Drives important design decisions for development team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Elaborate the design and interfaces for specific components

  • Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems, understand solution deployment, and communicate requirements for interactions with solution context

  • Align development teams to a shared technical direction and partners with those teams in elaborating the Solution and its interfaces

  • Validate technology assumptions, evaluate implementation alternatives

  • Establish critical NFRs at the solution level, participate in the definition of others.

  • Create and enable the Continuous Delivery Pipelines

  • Develop the Architectural Runway in support of new business Features and Capabilities

  • Work with portfolio stakeholders, Solution and Enterprise Architects, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of enablers

  • Participate in project planning, system and solution demos, retrospective workshops

  • Understand technical characteristics of and assist with architectural integration of external components, systems, and platforms.

Responsibilities and Day-to-Day View

  • Contribute to design and implementation of cloud solutions which are secure, scalable, resilient, monitored, auditable and cost optimized

  • Design and develop solutions for Azure migrations and transformation tools

  • Design, develop, and implement redundant and distributed Kubernetes-based solutions

  • Automation of cloud-based infrastructure deployments and maintenance

  • Build, manage and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations.

  • Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes to ensure the highest quality and performance is achieved.  Focus on scalability, security and availability of all infrastructure and processes.

  • Identifying and addressing infrastructure deficiencies, availability gaps, and performance bottlenecks

  • Serve as escalation for T2-T3 cloud infrastructure support

  • Help to determine technical feasibility of solutions for business requirements

  • Design and implement cost-containment strategies for cloud infrastructure expense.

  • Collaborate with peer organizations, product delivery teams, and support organizations on technical issues and provide guidance.

Required Skills and Experience:

Requires 8-10 years experience in Solution Architecture

Experienced in Implementation, Configuration and Testing

Skilled in Java, cloud technology (Azure preferred), Git, Dockers, kubernetes, SQL

Education:

Preferred Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, Electrical Engineering, or Math; Developer nanodegree; or equivalent experience.

Our Principal System Engineering, earns between $141,300.00-$211,900.00 USD Annual, 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.

AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and grow. Team up with industry innovators every time you walk into work, creating the world you always imagined. Ready to #transformdigital with us?

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Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

USA:GA:Atlanta / 1277 Lenox Park Blvd Ne - Adm:1277 Lenox Park Blvd Ne

Salary Range:

$141,300.00 - $237,400.00

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.



Job ID R-48395-3 Date posted 01/17/2025
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