This role pays more than
56%
of similar roles. Most pay
$164,350–$222,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$208k
versus about
$193k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
Employer
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
78 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$128,400–$192,600
across 74 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Systems Engineer at AT&T’s Corporate Systems team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing system reliability and software delivery by analyzing production incidents across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Your day-to-day responsibilities include conducting deep root cause analysis (RCA), identifying patterns, and driving preventive actions to minimize recurrence of issues. You will work closely with engineering teams to implement permanent fixes and long-term improvements, leveraging observability tools like logs, metrics, traces, and AI-assisted methods for data analysis. Essential skills include a strong understanding of end-to-end system architecture, experience in SRE tools such as T-APM, Grafana, and CI/CD processes, proficiency with Python, SQL, and ITSM tools like ServiceNow, and the ability to write clear postmortems. This role requires 7+ years of relevant experience in Systems Engineering or QA, and a background in SRE, Support, or Test Engineering is preferred.
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Configuration Management
Embedded OS systems
Wireless communications technology
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Prioritization
Verbal communication
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Requirements management
Test management