Cloud Architect – Emerging Solutions

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: AT&T Headquarters, Dallas, TX

Salary: $158,200 - $237,400 USD Annual

Location Type: Requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week. No relocation is offered.

Position Overview

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 won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.

AT&T’s Emerging Products team is looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to drive innovation through scalable cloud solution and AI design. This is an individual contributor role that provides architectural leadership and technical guidance to multiple product teams. You will design and implement cost-effective, secure, and reliable cloud environments while collaborating with cloud providers and cross-functional stakeholders to accelerate AT&T’s product innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and design end-to-end cloud architectures for large-scale, mission-critical environments supporting IOT emerging products.
• Lead and provide solution design and architectural direction to product delivery teams as an individual contributor.
• Collaborate closely with hyperscaler and other cloud ISV partners to optimize cloud resource utilization and solution effectiveness.
• Architect cloud infrastructures that are scalable, secure, highly available, and cost optimized.
• Establish and enforce best practices, governance, and standards for cloud architecture and usage.
• Monitor cloud environments to ensure high performance, reliability, and security compliance.
• Drive continuous innovation and improvements in cloud architecture and operational processes.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric focus within teams.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting and building large-scale cloud environments.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field preferred.
• Certifications: Required – Professional Cloud Architect certification with at least one of the leading hyperscalers (AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong expertise with Kubernetes, Terraform, and DevOps tools is mandatory.
  • Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure services, networking, security, and cost management.
  • Solid understanding of IoT, 5G, AI, and Telecom Networks technologies and their integration with cloud environments.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and guide multiple product teams as an individual contributor.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills. Demonstrated passion for innovation and delivering customer-focused solutions.

Preferred Skills

• Advanced cloud, security, or architecture certifications.
• Experience designing and automating CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

About AT&T

When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it. We offer amazing rewards including health insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and discounts on products and services. There is a lot to be excited about around here.

Application Instructions

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