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JOB TITLE: Lead System Engineering

JOB LOCATION: 2900 W Plano Pkwy., Plano, TX  75075

DUTIES: Responsible for transforming business requirements into comprehensive technical solutions by leveraging expertise in software, platforms, networks, and cloud technologies. The role involves leading the design, development, and integration of end-to-end systems, ensuring they meet functional, performance, and reliability standards through rigorous engineering analysis. Translate core business and architectural requirements into final technical solutions, encompassing platforms, networks, software, and cloud services. This includes defining subsystems, their interfaces, and allocating responsibilities to ensure cohesive integration and deployment. Conduct in-depth functional, performance, and reliability assessments using advanced engineering models and software development methods across the technology stack. Support application components and subsystems, ensuring they meet specifications and integrate smoothly within the overall architecture. Guide development teams by making critical design decisions and ensuring alignment with technical direction. Establish and enhance the Continuous Delivery Pipeline by participating in planning, definition, and high-level system design. Explore and evaluate different implementation alternatives to optimize delivery and support rapid, reliable deployment of new features. Plan and prepare the technical infrastructure needed for future business features and capabilities. Develop the Architectural Runway to support ongoing innovation and scalability. Work closely with portfolio stakeholders, solution architects, and enterprise architects to develop, analyze, and realize technical enablers. Facilitate effective communication and coordination among teams to align with project objectives. Engage in project planning, system and solution demonstrations, and retrospective workshops, ensuring project milestones are met and continuous improvement practices are followed. Understand and assist with the architectural integration of external components, systems, and platforms, ensuring seamless interoperability within the solution. Design and automate solutions for disaggregated architectures, focusing on enhanced cloud-based connectivity and network fabric elements. Deliver modular, configuration-driven software to improve service delivery and assurance automation.

REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, or Electrical Engineering and 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.

Our Lead System Engineering roles earn between $183,600 - $237,400 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:

Plano, Texas

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-101540 Date posted 05/21/2026
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