Director, Technology – AI Engineering Transformation

AT&T; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 211,000 - 316,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Sick leave beyond state laws

Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits

Life and AD&D insurance

Employee discounts on AT&T products

Job summary

AT&T in Dallas, TX is seeking a Director, Technology – AI Engineering Transformation to lead AI-accelerated software delivery across engineering teams. You will drive adoption of AI-assisted tooling, modern DevOps practices, and developer experience improvements while overseeing DevOps/SRE, tooling, and automation platforms.

You will partner with product, architecture, and security leaders to align technology investments with enterprise goals and drive organizational change across a large

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in technology leadership including software eng/DevOps.
• 3+ years managing teams in SDLC automation, platform eng, or digital product delivery.
• Hands-on with cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution of AI-accelerated software development and delivery across engineering teams.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity and quality.
• Manage and develop teams responsible for DevOps, SRE, tooling, release engineering, and automation platforms.
• Establish governance, security controls, and best practices for AI-enabled software development.
• Own the engineering toolchain, including CI/CD, code quality, release automation, and cloud-native platform capabilities.
• Define and measure engineering effectiveness via DORA metrics and DevEx indicators.
• Partner with product, architecture, security, and business leaders to align technology investments with enterprise goals.
• Lead executive communications, business case development, and organizational change initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

DevOps/SRE

Executive communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Copilot

GitHub Actions

Job description

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.We are seeking a Director, Technology – AI Engineering Transformation to lead the transformation of our software delivery organization through AI-accelerated engineering practices, modern DevOps platforms, and developer experience (DevEx) innovation. This leader will oversee cross-functional teams spanning DevOps/SRE, Developer Tooling, and Automation Engineering while driving enterprise-wide adoption of AI-assisted software development. This highly visible role requires a blend of technical expertise, organizational leadership, and change management experience to modernize how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated across the enterprise.

What You'll Do

• Lead the strategy and execution of AI-accelerated software development and delivery across engineering teams.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools, agentic workflows, and modern engineering practices to improve developer productivity and software quality.
• Manage and develop teams responsible for DevOps, SRE, developer tooling, release engineering, and automation platforms.
• Establish governance, security controls, and best practices for AI-enabled software development.
• Own the engineering toolchain, including CI/CD, code quality, release automation, and cloud-native platform capabilities.
• Define and measure engineering effectiveness through DORA metrics, DevEx indicators, platform reliability, and operational performance.
• Partner with product, architecture, security, and business leaders to align technology investments with enterprise goals.
• Lead executive communications, business case development, and organizational change initiatives supporting engineering modernization.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including leading software engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps organizations.
• 3+ years managing teams focused on SDLC automation, platform engineering, release engineering, or digital product delivery.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Expertise implementing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience deploying and scaling AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar AI coding platforms.
• Proven success leading enterprise-scale technology transformations and driving measurable improvements in delivery performance.
• Strong knowledge of platform reliability, observability, security, compliance, and operational excellence.

What You'll Bring

• Deep technical expertise in modern application architectures, DevOps, SRE, and software engineering best practices.
• Strong understanding of AI-native development workflows, automation, and engineering productivity platforms.
• Experience with developer tooling ecosystems including GitHub, Jira, SonarQube, Artifactory, Backstage, LaunchDarkly, or similar platforms.
• Exceptional communication and executive storytelling skills with the ability to translate technical strategy into business outcomes.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change and driving adoption across large engineering organizations.
• Strong talent leadership, including hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• A data-driven approach to improving engineering velocity, platform reliability, and developer experience.
• Passion for innovation and building modern engineering organizations capable of delivering at enterprise scale.

What Success Looks Like

• AI-assisted development becomes a core capability across engineering teams, driving measurable improvements in productivity and delivery speed.
• Engineering teams consistently deliver secure, reliable, and scalable software through modern automated delivery practices.
• Developer experience improves through streamlined tooling, reduced friction, and increased automation.
• Platform reliability, operational transparency, and delivery performance improve across the organization.
• Executive stakeholders understand and support the engineering transformation roadmap through clear business value and measurable outcomes.

Our Director Technologist jobs earn between $210,600.00 - $316,000.00 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 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
• Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays

Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Regular

Location

USA:TX:Dallas / Two AT&T Plaza (211 S Akard St) - Dat:211 S Akard St

Salary Range

$210,600.00 - $316,000.00

AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.