Principal Automation Engineer
Principal Automation Engineer
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11-07-2025
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Job Description:
About the Company:
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T you wont just imagine the future-youll create it.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Automation Engineer with a strong background in designing robust test automation frameworks. This is a strategic role where you will lead the design and development of scalable maintainable and high-performing automation solutions across web mobile and API platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to elevate our testing capabilities and drive continuous quality across the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design development and maintenance of scalable automation frameworks from the ground up for web mobile API and backend services.
Evaluate and recommend tools libraries and technologies to support quality engineering goals.
Collaborate with developers QA engineers DevOps and product managers to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Mentor and guide automation engineers on automation best practices code quality and design patterns.
Mentor and guide quality engineering teams on framework adoption script development and best practices.
Define standards for coding documentation and framework extensibility.
Monitor framework performance and continuously optimize for scalability and maintainability.
Participate in code reviews and ensure high standards of test reliability and efficiency.
Partner with DevSecOps to embed security testing into automation frameworks.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
10 years of experience in software test automation with at least 4 years in a lead or principal role.
Proven experience in framework design and architecture for at least two major automation platforms (e.g. Selenium Playwright Appium Cypress REST Assured).
Strong programming skills in Java Python JavaScript or similar languages.
Deep knowledge of testing methodologies (unit integration system acceptance performance).
Experience with test execution tools CI/CD systems (e.g. Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps) and test reporting dashboards.
Hands-on experience with BDD/TDD and tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
Familiarity with containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and cloud-native testing strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
Exposure to GenAI tools or intelligent test automation platforms.
Experience in performance and security test automation.
Knowledge of service virtualization and test data management.
Contributions to open-source automation projects.
Technical Skills:
CDN Caching techniques Next JS Micro Front-End architecture Typescript Graph QL HTML5 XML CSS3 JavaScript REST services NoSql technologies (Cassandra/Mongo DB) Spring boot Kafka/MQ Redis ELK Azure / AWS Prometheus/Grafana Git Jira Jenkins Docker Kubernetes Quantum Metrics Performance testing Performance tuning.
Our Principal Automation Engineer earns between $158200.00-$237400.00 USD Annual total comp estimate Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography experience expertise and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program.
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave.
Paid Caregiver Leave.
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected.
Adoption Reimbursement.
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance.
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs.
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.
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This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
USA:TX:Dallas / Two AT&T Plaza (211 S Akard St) - Dat:211 S Akard StSalary Range:
$158200.00 - $237400.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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