Lead System Engineering, Database Architecture and Engineering
AT&T
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $184,381–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $208k versus about $208k for comparable roles.
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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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Principal System Engineering - Database Architecture and Engineering joins the Database Architecture and Engineering team to provide technical leadership for the design, development, and operational support of enterprise database platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. The role focuses on driving Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives, automating deployment workflows, and managing lifecycle processes for large-scale database modernization. You will build and maintain reusable modules using Terraform and GitHub Actions while ensuring reliability and scalability for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra technologies. Key technical requirements include expertise in AWS services, including EC2, IAM, and VPCs, along with Linux administration and scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell. This position solves complex infrastructure challenges by standardizing deployment patterns, integrating security and observability tools, and managing high availability and disaster recovery for enterprise-scale database systems across diverse cloud platforms.
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