This role pays more than
56%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$216,300
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$208k
versus about
$193k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
61 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$117,350–$226,800
across 56 roles with salary data.
The Principal System Engineering role sits within the Technology Services organization, where the individual serves as a senior technical leader for critical enterprise platforms and cloud services. This position involves designing, architecting, and evolving enterprise-grade applications and integration services while transforming business requirements into resilient technical solutions. The primary focus is on providing leadership for Kafka and IXBUS platforms to enable event-driven architectures and real-time data exchange across cloud and on-premises environments. Key responsibilities include managing platform reliability, security, scalability, and governance while driving automation-first initiatives in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployment. The role requires expertise in containerized workloads, microservices, and observability strategies. Candidates must possess deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, risk management, and disaster recovery to ensure operational excellence for large-scale systems and complex integration services within a high-demand enterprise environment.
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