Lead System Engineering

AT&T

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Work type
On-site
Location
Plano, TX
Salary
$161,600–$237,400 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 15, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k
This role $200k
$114k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $149,749–$197,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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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.

AT&T currently has 89 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,700–$216,703 across 83 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead System Engineering

Lead System Engineering serves as a critical role focused on managing site reliability, infrastructure support, and cloud migration for microservice-based architectures. The engineer will oversee the deployment of high-availability services, manage monitoring and alerting systems to reduce mean time to repair, and perform root cause analysis for production issues. Day-to-day responsibilities include building automation frameworks, coordinating with developers on requirements, and managing large-scale distributed systems across both on-premise and cloud environments. The role requires expertise in Azure Cloud, Linux administration, and scripting using PowerShell and Python. Key technologies include Java, J2EE, Jenkins, Maven, K8s, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, and the ELK stack. Additionally, the candidate will work with Git, VSTS, RESTful/WebSocket APIs, Kafka, Prometheus, Nagios, and Dynatrace while managing TCP/IP stacks, internet routing, and load balancing to ensure system performance.

What you'll do

  • Oversee site reliability engineers to ensure proactive functionality of Azure cloud services through code review and user story analysis.
  • Configure alerting, monitoring, and dashboarding tools to optimize on-call processes and reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
  • Coordinate and guide the migration of microservice-based architectures across various cloud environments.
  • Build and implement high-availability, high-performance, and scalable systems using Docker, Kubernetes, and Serverless technologies.
  • Develop automation frameworks for microservices using Java, Jenkins, Maven, and Linux on both on-prem and cloud platforms.
  • Perform root cause analysis and lead brainstorming sessions to implement corrective measures for production incidents.
  • Create and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM).
  • Manage infrastructure support for DevOps teams including Linux systems administration and scripting automation in Python and PowerShell.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering (or foreign equivalent).
  • 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
  • Experience with Azure Cloud, Linux systems administration, and scripting automation.
  • Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems and debugging production issues across service levels.
  • Proficiency in developing tools using Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Terraform, and Ansible.
  • Experience with Git source control, Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), and managing CI/CD pipelines.
  • Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, RESTful APIs, WebSocket APIs, and the TCP/IP stack.
  • Experience with technologies including Log Analytics, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Nagios, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and Serverless functions.

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