Senior System Engineer

AT&T

Senior System Engineering role at AT&T, focusing on Azure migrations and cloud automation solutions. Involves design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure solutions.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $167,000 - $215,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureChefCloudDockerJenkinsKafkaKubernetesLinuxMavenNGINXPuppetPythonRedisShell ScriptingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to the design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions
Design and develop tools for Azure migrations and transformation
Migrate existing platforms and applications to Azure using native patterns
Automate cloud-based infrastructure deployments and maintenance
Build, manage, and maintain robust tools for deployment, monitoring, backup, and operations
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes for quality, performance, and cost optimization
Focus on infrastructure scalability, security, availability, and proactive performance tuning
Serve as an escalation point for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cloud infrastructure support
Assist with the technical feasibility analysis of business requirements
Design and develop solutions for Azure migrations, automation, and orchestration solutions
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines and program solutions using Python and Linux Shell scripting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Information Science, Computer Science, or Information Systems
Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or three (3) years in a related occupation
Experience designing and developing solutions for Azure migrations, transformation tools, and automating cloud-based infrastructure deployments and maintenance
Experience building, managing, and maintaining deployment, monitoring, and operations tools for high-traffic production Azure environments
Designing, implementing, and managing cloud automation and orchestration solutions using CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, and infrastructure-as-code tools
Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, and advanced GitHub Actions
Experience using and managing cloud-agnostic technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, MuleSoft, Redis, NGINX, Kafka, Ansible, and Terraform
Managing Kubernetes clusters, including application deployment and lifecycle management with ArgoCD
Backup and disaster recovery management with Velero, and Helm-based application packaging and deployment
Developing and maintaining custom Helm charts for various applications
Developing, optimizing, and maintaining AI-driven workflows, integrating MCP for advanced orchestration and leveraging AI frameworks
Leveraging real-time and synthetic monitoring solutions and program solutions using Python and Linux Shell scripting
Applying advanced cloud security practices including RBAC, group policy configuration, authorization, and auditing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

AzurePythonLinux Shell scriptingCloudFormationChefPuppetGitHubMavenJenkinsTerraform

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationtechnical feasibility analysisescalation management