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Lead Cybersecurity

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Be a part of our elite cybersecurity team that provides strategy,
consulting, and threat detection to a wide range of customers.

"If you want to be continually challenged, always learning and able to shift careers, AT&T is the right place for you! I started at AT&T 18 years ago and never envisioned having an opportunity to transition into a Cybersecurity role."

Connie Bragg — Professional Cybersecurity

Technology

Don't just imagine the future. Create it.

REMOTE TYPE: Office Worker 

JOB LOCATION: 8505 IBM Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262

DUTIES: Protect products, services, infrastructure, networks, and applications by implementing robust security measures, monitoring for threats, responding to incidents, and supporting innovation and strategic planning to safeguard data and assets for the company, customers, and vendors. Continuously monitor for security threats, vulnerabilities, and breaches, and promptly respond with incident response, vulnerability detection, and cyber intelligence measures. Develop, implement, and maintain security policies and procedures to protect systems and data, manage security incidents through root cause analysis, containment, and recovery. Perform risk assessments and analyze complex security issues to develop mitigation strategies, supporting forward-looking research, planning, and innovation in cybersecurity. Provide technical support and troubleshooting for security-related issues, work closely with IT and business units to integrate security measures and support various cyber-related projects. Support the critical threat analytics platform efforts of AT&T CSO. The position will fill a critical role in helping the threat platforms remain current with necessary data sources required for threat analytics. The position fills a critical gap in data verification, onboarding, validation and verification across security data coverage of the network perimeter and Enterprise assets contributing to security investigations and response activity.  Areas of work typically include: cyber incident response, cyber product testing, cyber risk & strategic analysis, cyber research, cyber awareness & training, cyber vulnerability detection & assessment, cyber intelligence & investigation, cyber networks & systems engineering, cybersecurity application testing, cyber digital forensics & forensics analysis, cyber software assurance, cyber application development & testing, cyber IoT planning & testing, cyber policy & requirements & standards. Utilize Splunk/SIEM and UNIX configuration in one of the following areas: IT Operations, compliance, dev ops, network security, and system security, supporting security event management tools (SIEMs). Connect with Azure and AWS hosted applications and databases. Use rule and advanced logic creation within SIEM and XDR tools. Troubleshoot experience on any SIEM Tool and Enterprise Monitoring Solutions.

REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or Cybersecurity and 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 utilizing Splunk/SIEM and UNIX configuration in one of the following areas: IT Operations, compliance, dev ops, network security, and system security, supporting security event management tools (SIEMs); connecting with Azure and AWS hosted applications and databases; using rule and advanced logic creation within SIEM and XDR tools; and troubleshooting experience on any SIEM Tool and Enterprise Monitoring Solutions.

Our Lead Cybersecurity earn between $171,700 - $211,900 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and 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

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Charlotte, North Carolina

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.



Job ID R-113404 Date posted 06/25/2026
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