AI Automation Engineer-SRE Focus (Early Career)
Alpharetta, Georgia
AI Automation Engineer-SRE Focus (Early Career)
Focus: Generative AI, Agentic AI, Automation & Reliability Engineering
Role Overview
We’re hiring an early‑career AI Automation Engineer to help build the next generation of AI‑driven automation and reliability platforms. This role is ideal for a recent graduate from a top Computer Science or Computer Engineering program who has very strong hands‑on experience with AI and Generative AI through internships, research, labs, or real‑world projects.
You’ll work at the intersection of Generative AI, Agentic AI, automation, and reliability engineering, building systems that detect issues, reason about them, and take action—often autonomously. Think AI agents, self‑healing systems, intelligent runbooks, and automated incident response at real enterprise scale.
This is a great role if you love:
Applying AI to real production problems
Building systems that think, reason, and act
Learning SRE and platform engineering hands‑on, with strong mentorship
What You’ll Do
Build Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions that automate system monitoring, incident analysis, and remediation
Develop AI‑powered assistants and runbooks that guide engineers during incidents
Create autonomous workflows that analyze logs, metrics, and events and take corrective actions
Write clean, production‑ready automation code (Python, scripts, APIs)
Partner with engineers to improve system reliability, performance, and observability
Learn core SRE fundamentals: reliability, monitoring, incident response, and postmortems
What You’ll Bring
Experience
2+ years of experience (can include internships, co‑ops, research, and strong project work.
At least 1-2 internships and/or co-ops required. Hands on work
experience is essential.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
AI & Engineering Skills (Must Have)
Very strong experience with AI and Generative AI
LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, agents, or AI automation projects
Hands‑on coding experience in Python (or similar language)
Experience building or experimenting with:
AI agents or autonomous workflows
AI‑powered tools, bots, or decision systems
Tech Stack
Core programming
Python, SQL, Java/Scala/JavaScript, Git, GitHub, VSCode
Data Analysis
NumPy
Autonomous agents
LangChain, OpenAI APIs/Azure OpenAI, MCP
Data Engineering
Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow
Database
Oracle, PostgreSQL
Monitoring
ELK Stack, Grafana, Prometheus
Collaboration: Jeera, Microsoft Teams
Nice to Have (Not Required)
Exposure to cloud platforms, containers or Oracle EBS and/or Oracle Fusion Cloud, or DevOps tools
Familiarity with logs, metrics, or monitoring concepts
Experience using AI for automation, reliability, or system analysis
Why This Role Is Different
You’ll work on real AI systems in production, not demos
Strong focus on learning, mentorship, and growth
Opportunity to shape how AI automates and improves complex systems
Direct impact using cutting‑edge Generative and Agentic AI
Our Senior System Engineering , earns between $143,800-$215,800 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 Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
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.
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.
#LI-Onsite – Full-time office role-
Ready to join our team? Apply today.
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Alpharetta, Georgia, Plano, TexasSalary Range:
$128,400.00 - $215,800.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
Job ID R-101120 Date posted 05/01/2026
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- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Medical and dental plans
- Discounts
- Training & Development
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