Principal Azure Cloud & DevOps Platform Engineer

AT&T

Job Location:

Plano, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 155400 - 261100

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

At AT&T were modernizing enterprise technology platforms through cloud transformation automation and DevOps excellence. Were seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (Azure Cloud & DevOps Platform Engineer) to lead Azure infrastructure engineering cloud migration initiatives platform automation and application modernization efforts supporting critical enterprise systems.

What Youll Do

Lead architecture automation and operational support for Azure-based infrastructure and platform services.
Drive migration and modernization of legacy applications and infrastructure to Azure.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines Infrastructure-as-Code and deployment automation.
Support enterprise data platforms including Snowflake and Databricks.
Partner across engineering security architecture and operations teams to deliver secure scalable and reliable solutions.
Implement cloud-native architectures leveraging containers Kubernetes APIs and microservices.
Establish monitoring logging performance and reliability practices across cloud and hybrid environments.
Lead production support troubleshooting incident response and platform standardization initiatives.
Mentor engineers on DevOps automation cloud engineering and operational excellence.

What Youll Need

Deep expertise with Microsoft Azure including IaaS PaaS networking storage identity and governance.
Experience leading cloud migration and application modernization programs.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
Hands-on experience with Terraform ARM Bicep Helm or related IaC technologies.
Experience with Docker Kubernetes AKS and container-based deployments.
Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell Python or Bash.
Understanding of hybrid cloud architectures enterprise security IAM and platform governance.
Experience supporting production environments monitoring incident management and operational reliability.

What Youll Bring

8 years of experience in cloud engineering DevOps platform engineering infrastructure or systems architecture.
Proven success leading enterprise Azure transformation modernization or platform engineering initiatives.
Experience supporting large-scale business-critical applications and services.
Strong leadership mentoring communication and collaboration skills.
Experience with Snowflake Databricks Terraform Kubernetes Azure DevOps and related cloud technologies.
Ability to influence architecture operational strategy and engineering best practices across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect Azure DevOps Engineer Azure Administrator etc.).
Experience with Snowflake and Databricks administration in Azure.
Background in large-scale Agile/SAFe environments.
Experience introducing automation developer productivity improvements or AI-assisted engineering tools.
Telecom or large enterprise technology experience preferred.

This role is ideal for a technical leader passionate about Azure cloud transformation DevOps automation application modernization and building highly reliable enterprise platforms at scale.

Our Principal System Engineering jobs earn between $155400.00 - $261100.00 USD Annual. 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

Weekly Hours:

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Alpharetta Georgia Atlanta Georgia USA:TX:Plano / W Plano Pkwy - Adm & Dat:2900 W Plano Pkwy

Salary Range:

$155400.00 - $261100.00

It 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 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

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.At AT&T were modernizing enterprise technology platforms through cloud transformation automation and DevOps excellence. Were seeking a Principal Systems Engi...