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Director, Technology – AI Engineering Transformation

Dallas, Texas

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This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

We are seeking a Director, Technology to lead the transformation of our software delivery organization through AI-accelerated engineering practices, modern DevOps platforms, and developer experience (DevEx) innovation. This leader will oversee cross-functional teams spanning DevOps/SRE, Developer Tooling, and Automation Engineering while driving enterprise-wide adoption of AI-assisted software development.

This highly visible role requires a blend of technical expertise, organizational leadership, and change management experience to modernize how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated across the enterprise.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead the strategy and execution of AI-accelerated software development and delivery across engineering teams.
  • Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools, agentic workflows, and modern engineering practices to improve developer productivity and software quality.
  • Manage and develop teams responsible for DevOps, SRE, developer tooling, release engineering, and automation platforms.
  • Establish governance, security controls, and best practices for AI-enabled software development.
  • Own the engineering toolchain, including CI/CD, code quality, release automation, and cloud-native platform capabilities.
  • Define and measure engineering effectiveness through DORA metrics, DevEx indicators, platform reliability, and operational performance.
  • Partner with product, architecture, security, and business leaders to align technology investments with enterprise goals.
  • Lead executive communications, business case development, and organizational change initiatives supporting engineering modernization.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including leading software engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps organizations.
  • 3+ years managing teams focused on SDLC automation, platform engineering, release engineering, or digital product delivery.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Expertise implementing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and modern software delivery practices.
  • Experience deploying and scaling AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar AI coding platforms.
  • Proven success leading enterprise-scale technology transformations and driving measurable improvements in delivery performance.
  • Strong knowledge of platform reliability, observability, security, compliance, and operational excellence.

What You'll Bring:

  • Deep technical expertise in modern application architectures, DevOps, SRE, and software engineering best practices.
  • Strong understanding of AI-native development workflows, automation, and engineering productivity platforms.
  • Experience with developer tooling ecosystems including GitHub, Jira, SonarQube, Artifactory, Backstage, LaunchDarkly, or similar platforms.
  • Exceptional communication and executive storytelling skills with the ability to translate technical strategy into business outcomes.
  • Demonstrated success leading organizational change and driving adoption across large engineering organizations.
  • Strong talent leadership, including hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
  • A data-driven approach to improving engineering velocity, platform reliability, and developer experience.
  • Passion for innovation and building modern engineering organizations capable of delivering at enterprise scale.

What Succes Looks Like:

  • AI-assisted development becomes a core capability across engineering teams, driving measurable improvements in productivity and delivery speed.
  • Engineering teams consistently deliver secure, reliable, and scalable software through modern automated delivery practices.
  • Developer experience improves through streamlined tooling, reduced friction, and increased automation.
  • Platform reliability, operational transparency, and delivery performance improve across the organization.
  • Executive stakeholders understand and support the engineering transformation roadmap through clear business value and measurable outcomes.

Our Director-Technology jobs earn between $210,600.00 - $316,000.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:


  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • 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
  • Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

USA:TX:Dallas / Two AT&T Plaza (211 S Akard St) - Dat:211 S Akard St

Salary Range:

$210,600.00 - $316,000.00

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-114432 Date posted 07/01/2026
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