Principal Member of Technical Staff
Middletown, New Jersey
Job Description:
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.
Join AT&T and help reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. We’re seeking an innovative Principal Member of Technical Staff to join our Network Chief Technology Office, where we’re leading the evolution of hybrid cloud technology for our core 5G network.
What You'll Do
In this software-centric role, you’ll spearhead the design and delivery of automation—built with modern DevOps practices—to empower our operations teams to manage and maintain the Azure Operator Nexus hybrid cloud platform at scale. You’ll partner closely with internal platform teams, operations, and external collaborators (including Microsoft) to ship reliable, secure, and observable automation that accelerates operations and reduces toil.
- Build and deploy CI/CD pipelines that deliver platform services, configurations, and automation safely and repeatably at scale.
- Design and develop APIs and service interfaces that enable self-service operations and event-driven workflows for platform management.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Azure + Bicep, standardizing patterns, modules, and guardrails for consistent deployments.
- Embed observability and reliability into automation (logging, metrics, pre/post-checks), enabling proactive operations.
- Codify runbooks into reusable tools/CLIs, Git-backed workflows, and pipelines for our operations teams.
- Champion DevOps best practices—version control, peer reviews, testing, security-by-default, secrets management, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with platform engineering, security, and operations to prioritize automation that reduces toil and MTTR.
What You'll Bring
- CI/CD Pipelines: Building and maintaining pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) for apps, automation, and IaC.
- Programming & Scripting:Python (primary), Powershell and Bash on Linux for automation and tooling.
- Azure Cloud: Hands-on experience deploying and operating services on Microsoft Azure.
- Infrastructure as Code:Bicep (preferred) and ARM Templates with strong patterns for modularity, reuse, and guardrails.
- DevOps Fundamentals: Git, branching strategies, code reviews, automated testing, artifact/version management, and release strategies.
- Operations at Scale: Building automation that is idempotent, resilient, auditable, and observable.
- API Development: Designing and implementing robust, secure APIs for operational workflows.
- Experience with RBAC, policy enforcement, and Azure Key Vault for secrets management.
- Familiarity with containers/Kubernetes and how automation integrates with platform services (helpful but not required).
What You'll Need
PhD in an approved field from an approved university with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or Masters in an approved field from an approved university with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience or a Bachelors in an approved field from an approved university with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. Technical Career Pathway (TCP) role.
Our Principal Member of Technical Staff, earns between $180,200-$270,400 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.
#LI-Onsite – Full-time office role-
AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses, and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and grow. Team up with industry innovators every time you walk into work, creating the world you always imagined. Ready to #transformdigital with us?
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Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Plano, TexasSalary Range:
$180,200.00 - $270,400.00It 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-67630-2 Date posted 08/13/2025
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- Tuition Assistance
- Insurance Options
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