Principal System Engineering
About The Position
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team 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. This is an Application and Network Security-focused role. Design applications, platforms or services by translating core business requirements into comprehensive technical solutions, ensuring functional, performance, and reliability through hands-on system design, technical enablement, and strategic decision-making across platform, network, software, and cloud environments.
Requirements
- Must have a strong understanding of computers (hardware and OS), network, and software architecture.
- 7+ years of related experience.
- Certification is required in some areas.
- At least one industry cert highly recommended: CISSP, CEH, CCIE Security, CompTIA Security+, and ISC2
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science.
Responsibilities
- Design and create scalable, high-performance, and reliable system architectures and platforms.
- Translate business needs into technical specifications and ensure seamless integration of system components.
- Provide guidance to development teams, align technical solutions with business objectives, and collaborate with stakeholders.
- Conduct performance and reliability analysis, and resolve system issues and bottlenecks.
- Maintain detailed system documentation, ensure security and compliance, and stay updated with industry trends for ongoing improvement.
- Operate and oversee security controls, continuously monitoring for threats and reducing risk through proactive assessments.
- Define and evolve secure architectures across applications, systems, and networks, continuously strengthening defenses against emerging threats.
- Enforce security policies, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide leadership with clear visibility into the organization’s security posture.
- Proactively identify security risks and lead incident response efforts to minimize operational, financial, and reputational impact.
- Collaborate with IT, Legal, vendors, and business teams to embed security into solutions, provide expert guidance, and promote security best practices across the organization.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
