Associate Director - Member of Technical Staff

AT&T • Denver, CO

48d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director - Member of Technical Staff will lead and manage Service validation and network validation in both lab and production environments. This role involves working with external vendors, supporting team growth through hiring and onboarding, and defining the strategic direction for test activities. The position requires close collaboration with product teams and business partners to identify requirements, define feature sets, and propose phased approaches. A key aspect of this role is providing detailed architecture solutions and designs, engaging with vendors for commitments, and coordinating with engineering and development leads. Compliance with security requirements and development of test strategies are also crucial. The role includes supporting release validation, documenting environment requirements, and leading diverse teams of technical subject matter experts to design optimal solutions. Additionally, the position involves architecting next-generation 5G platforms and ecosystems, developing cloud architectures for low latency and high availability, and analyzing emerging technologies. The Associate Director will prepare design documentation and detailed reports, identify trouble resolution actions, and supervise a team of four employees.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electronic Engineering
• five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation architecting and designing next generation 5G platforms and ecosystems
• developing cloud architectures and control techniques to ensure low latency, high availability/high performance and quality of experience characteristics
• utilizing knowledge of area of 5G option 2 SA network elements including: AMF, SMF, UPF, NRF, UDM, AUSF, NSSF, NCHF, CBCF, SCP, SEPP, AS, and N3IW
• leading the onboarding of 5G elements in public cloud
• analyzing and researching emerging technologies
• preparing design and artifact documentation: high-level and low-level designs
• preparing detailed reports for management, inter-intra department engineering staff, and vendors
• identifying trouble resolution actions, instructions or requests for further testing or information

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Service validation and network validation in the Lab and production network.
• Work with external vendors to deliver on project goals.
• Support hiring and onboarding new resources to the team.
• Define strategic direction for lab and production test activities.
• Work closely with product teams to deliver on end solutions.
• Work closely with business partners to identify the requirements, identify synergy and/or gaps, and help business to define feature sets and propose phase approach, as appropriate.
• Provide detailed architecture solution and design relative to business needs and requirements.
• Engage with vendors to secure commitments to requirements, scope, and pricing.
• Coordinate with engineering and development leads to prioritize and schedule.
• Engage with CSO to ensure compliance to FirstNet security requirements.
• Develop test strategy/test cases and coordination of test execution.
• Document device and application environment requirements.
• Support release validation activities including activities related to maintenance release, new device introduction, planning meeting and managing next iteration of solution.
• Lead large teams of diverse technical subject matter experts to design the best solution for service leveraging AT&T existing assets yet meet time to market needs.
• Lead team to consensus for determining a solution when multiple options exist.
• Architect and design next generation 5G platforms and ecosystems.
• Develop cloud architectures and control techniques to ensure low latency, high availability/high performance and quality of experience characteristics.
• Utilize knowledge of area of 5G option 2 SA network elements including: AMF, SMF, UPF, NRF, UDM, AUSF, NSSF, NCHF, CBCF, SCP, SEPP, AS, and N3IW.
• Lead the onboarding of 5G elements in public cloud.
• Analyze and research emerging technologies.
• Prepare design and artifact documentation: high-level and low-level designs.
• Prepare detailed reports for management, inter-intra department engineering staff, and vendors.
• Identify trouble resolution actions, instructions or requests for further testing or information.
• Supervises four (4) employees, including two (2) Principal Member of Technical Staff, one (1) Lead Solution Architecture, and one (1) Principal Product Management & Develop.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager