Senior Optical Solutions Architect for AI Networks

AT; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Caregiver Leave

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Principal Technical Consultant to lead customer-facing technical engagements, designing high-capacity fiber solutions for AI infrastructure and data centers. The role partners with sales, product, engineering, and delivery teams to shape solutions and help close deals.

You will drive discovery, develop proposals, and create architecture diagrams while mentoring other technical-sales professionals and ensuring a smooth post-sale handoff.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with optical transport or fiber-based network solutions.
• Strong knowledge of DWDM, wavelength services, OTN, and Carrier Ethernet.
• Ability to lead discovery, develop proposals, and explain complex designs to technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Capture the AI infrastructure opportunity as the technical lead on optical transport, wavelength, Ethernet, dark fiber, and DCI solutions.
• Lead discovery and technical workshops translating bandwidth, locations, diversity, service dates and growth needs into network requirements.
• Design high-capacity fiber solutions and evaluate capacity, routes, and economic trade-offs among dark fiber, wavelengths, Ethernet, and managed transport.
• Develop proposals and recommendations with architecture diagrams, timelines, and cost or ROI inputs for stakeholders.
• Mentor other technical-sales professionals and ensure a strong post-sale handoff and scalable patterns.

Skills

Optical networking

DWDM

Wavelength services

Carrier Ethernet

Customer engagement

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Pre-sales support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Principal Technical Consultant to lead customer-facing technical engagements, designing high-capacity fiber solutions for AI infrastructure and data centers. The role partners with sales, product, engineering, and delivery teams to shape solutions and help close deals.

You will drive discovery, develop proposals, and create architecture diagrams while mentoring other technical-sales professionals and ensuring a smooth post-sale handoff.