Onsite Principal AI Network Automation Engineer

Cricket Wireless LLC.

Plano (TX)

On-site

USD 174,000 - 261,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Disability Benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

AT&T in Plano, Texas is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance intelligent operational platforms powering a large telecommunications network. You will design, build, test, and automate enterprise systems for provisioning, service delivery, observability, and autonomous operations.

You will collaborate across software, network architecture, and operations teams; leverage AI and automation to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency, and contribute to hands-on lab environments

Qualifications

Telecommunications network experience with IP/transport/wireless domains.
Experience with OSS platforms and network lifecycle workflows.
Familiarity with network automation, orchestration, SDN, and OSS/ES.
Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages for automation and analytics.

Responsibilities

Build AI-driven automation solutions for network operations and service delivery.
Develop, test, and validate lab environments mirroring production networks.
Onboard network infrastructure and services into automation platforms.
Analyze logs and telemetry to improve platform performance and observability.
Advance AI capabilities for automated operations and workflow optimization.