Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Enterprise Platform

Cricket Wireless LLC.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 261,000; 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

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer in Alpharetta, GA to lead reliability, security, and scalability of critical enterprise platforms and cloud services.

You will architect and evolve enterprise-grade applications, drive automation, and shape platform governance across cloud and on-prem environments. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-team collaboration are essential to deliver resilient, observable systems.

Qualifications

• Deep experience designing, operating, and governing enterprise-scale platforms and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response across complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and evolve enterprise platforms and cloud services across on-prem and cloud.
• Provide technical leadership for Kafka and IXBUS platforms and enable real-time data exchange.
• Define platform strategy, governance models, and modernization roadmaps.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Engineering, Security, Operations, and Business Stakeholders.
• Own disaster recovery planning, capacity planning, and cost optimization.

Skills

Enterprise platforms

Cloud governance

CI/CD pipelines

Security controls

Incident management

Executive communication

Leadership by influence

Tools

Kafka

IXBUS

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer in Alpharetta, GA to lead reliability, security, and scalability of critical enterprise platforms and cloud services.

You will architect and evolve enterprise-grade applications, drive automation, and shape platform governance across cloud and on-prem environments. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-team collaboration are essential to deliver resilient, observable systems.