Lead Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & Cloud-Native

AT&T; Bedminster Township (NJ); On-site; USD 141,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Employee Discounts

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize cloud-native platform capabilities supporting enterprise teams leveraging Kubernetes-based platforms. You’ll work with developers, security, and architecture to reduce delivery friction and standardize containerized environments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of enterprise software experience, strong Kubernetes and CI/CD skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• Strong Kubernetes and container platform engineering background.
• Breadth of CI/CD pipeline design and automation.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and security basics.
• Proven collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance cloud-native platform capabilities for enterprise teams.
• Develop and optimize Kubernetes-based platform features and automation.
• Create and maintain Helm charts and deployment templates.
• Implement secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines for deployments.
• Collaborate with developers, security, and architecture partners.
• Troubleshoot complex containerized environments and improve onboarding.
• Drive platform modernization and adherence to standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Linux / Bash scripting

Cloud-native platforms

Container security basics

Agile / Jira Cloud

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline

Tools

AKS

Docker

Docker Compose

Terraform

Terraform Cloud

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Prometheus / Observability tools

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize cloud-native platform capabilities supporting enterprise teams leveraging Kubernetes-based platforms. You’ll work with developers, security, and architecture to reduce delivery friction and standardize containerized environments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of enterprise software experience, strong Kubernetes and CI/CD skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset in a fast-paced setting.