Associate Director – Member of Technical Staff

AT&T

Associate Director overseeing validation and architecture of 5G platforms and ecosystems at AT&T. Collaborating with teams to deliver innovative solutions and manage vendor relations.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $246,408 - $328,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 and 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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

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

5G architecturecloud architecturetest strategytest case developmentnetwork validationservice validationdesign documentationtrouble resolutionhigh availabilitylow latency

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementcommunicationcollaborationstrategic planningproblem-solvingvendor managementrequirements analysisconsensus buildingreport preparation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering