Lead System Engineer

AT&T

Lead System Engineering at AT&T responsible for transforming business requirements into technical solutions. Leading systems design, development, and integration with expertise in software, networks, and cloud technologies.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $186,600 - $237,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureChefCloudDockerJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxOpenStackTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for transforming business requirements into comprehensive technical solutions by leveraging expertise in software, platforms, networks, and cloud technologies
Leading the design, development, and integration of end-to-end systems, ensuring they meet functional, performance, and reliability standards through rigorous engineering analysis
Translating core business and architectural requirements into final technical solutions, encompassing platforms, networks, software, and cloud services
Defining subsystems, their interfaces, and allocating responsibilities to ensure cohesive integration and deployment
Conducting in-depth functional, performance, and reliability assessments using advanced engineering models and software development methods across the technology stack
Supporting application components and subsystems, ensuring they meet specifications and integrate smoothly within the overall architecture
Guiding development teams by making critical design decisions and ensuring alignment with technical direction
Establishing and enhancing the Continuous Delivery Pipeline by participating in planning, definition, and high-level system design
Exploring and evaluating different implementation alternatives to optimize delivery and support rapid, reliable deployment of new features
Planning and preparing the technical infrastructure needed for future business features and capabilities
Developing the Architectural Runway to support ongoing innovation and scalability
Working closely with portfolio stakeholders, solution architects, and enterprise architects to develop, analyze, and realize technical enablers
Facilitating effective communication and coordination among teams to align with project objectives
Engaging in project planning, system and solution demonstrations, and retrospective workshops, ensuring project milestones are met and continuous improvement practices are followed
Understanding and assisting with the architectural integration of external components, systems, and platforms, ensuring seamless interoperability within the solution
Designing and automating solutions for disaggregated architectures, focusing on enhanced cloud-based connectivity and network fabric elements
Delivering modular, configuration-driven software to improve service delivery and assurance automation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, or Electrical Engineering
5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered, or 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation working with portfolio stakeholders, solution, and enterprise architects to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of enablers
Developing, optimizing, and maintaining of cellular networks in accordance with 3GPP standards
Working in architecture and design of systems using Micro services, REST architecture
Coaching and mentoring engineers, developer
Experienced in cloud technologies, virtualizing network services and dynamically managing network resources: Network Cloud (CNIS), Azure, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Chef or Terraform
Building and CICD technologies: GitHub, Jenkins
HTML5, JavaScript frameworks, and CSS3
Unix/Linux command line
Working with Agile/Scrum/Kanban development team
Designing and managing RAN, Core and IP networks, with a deep understanding of signaling protocols
Utilizing mathematical concepts, including non-linear communications, vectors, complex numbers, and logarithms, to understand and apply advanced technical information
Integrating, verifying, and providing technical support for NFV components, SDN applications, and cloud platform management
Enhance network performance and efficiency while adhering to industry standards
Deploy, configure, and support cloud computing platforms using cloud management frameworks
Applying architectural and scripting knowledge to ensure fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management
Designing comprehensive network solutions with a focus on automation and cloud-based service

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

software developmentcloud technologiesmicroservicesREST architecturecellular networksnetwork virtualizationnetwork managementnetwork performance optimizationautomationscripting

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationproject planningcollaborationproblem-solvingcritical thinkingcontinuous improvementcoordination

Certifications

Bachelor degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor degree in Computer ScienceBachelor degree in Applied ScienceBachelor degree in Electrical Engineering