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About AT&T
AT&T is a US-based telecommunications company providing wireless, broadband, and fiber internet service along with phone and connectivity products for consumers and businesses.
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The Deputy Chief Engineer Systems will join the AT&T Global Public Sector team to provide senior technical expertise for a large-scale federal program. This role involves supporting the Chief Engineer in defining integrated systems architectures and technical roadmaps for complex IT, data center, and communications solutions. Key responsibilities include architecting solutions across compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and enterprise platforms while ensuring scalability, security, and interoperability. The successful candidate will translate operational requirements into engineering designs, perform technical trade studies, and resolve cross-domain integration challenges. Required skills include systems engineering principles, network management, and experience with platforms like ServiceNow or ScienceLogic. The role addresses the technical problem of maintaining resilient, high-availability infrastructure and integrating cybersecurity controls into mission-critical federal technology environments.
Define and evolve system architectures and technical roadmaps for mission-critical IT and communications environments.
Architect integrated solutions spanning compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and data center infrastructure.
Translate customer and operational requirements into engineering requirements, interface definitions, and design solutions.
Develop and evaluate technical trade studies addressing scalability, performance, security, and lifecycle requirements.
Identify and resolve system-level dependencies, technical risks, and complex cross-domain integration challenges.
Review system designs, engineering artifacts, and vendor solutions for technical completeness and architectural alignment.
Incorporate cybersecurity requirements and controls into system designs and enterprise infrastructure.
Evaluate emerging technologies and capacity requirements to support long-term architecture planning.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related technical field.
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related technical field (preferred).
Customer Specific Clearance (#clearable).
Demonstrated experience in systems engineering, solution architecture, network management, telecommunications, or OSS environments.
Demonstrated experience architecting and integrating enterprise platforms like ServiceNow or ScienceLogic within complex IT environments.
Strong knowledge of compute, virtualization, storage, networking, enterprise infrastructure, and systems integration.
Experience developing and reviewing system architectures, technical designs, engineering requirements, and interface documentation.
Experience supporting large-scale federal government, telecommunications, or mission-critical technology programs (preferred).
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Enterprise Architecture
Digital Engineering
Logic Design
I/O Design
Model Formulation
Computer Architecture Analysis
ITIL 4
Operating Systems
System Management Tools
Systems Integration
Requirements Decomposition
Systems Engineering
IBM DOORS
Linux
Networking
Virtual Machines
Cyber Hardening
Requirements Management
Verification
Validation
Integration
Simulation Systems
Earned Value Management
Root-Cause Analysis
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Software
ServiceNow
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Systems Engineering
Project Management
Hybrid Cloud
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Cybersecurity
AI
Microsoft Office Suite
ITIL
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Systems Development Life Cycle
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System Modeling
CONOPS
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Software Functional Decomposition
Technical Standards
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