Lead System Engineering
Plano, Texas
JOB TITLE: Lead System Engineering
JOB LOCATION: 3400 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75075
DUTIES: Coordinate and execute release activities, ensuring seamless integration and deployment of new features and updates. Proven experience managing the end-to-end release process including deployment execution for complex systems. Release engineering and operational processes to improve efficiency and reliability. Strong knowledge of Java and Node.js microservices architecture. Experience with Azure cloud services and on-premises platforms. Implement best practices for release management and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD). Communicate release-related tasks such as plans, timelines, and requirements clearly. Act as liaison between different teams, organizations, and stakeholders. Coordinate release schedules and allocate resources based on third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates. Identify risks that could delay releases and manage/mitigate them to maintain scope, quality, and end-customer experience. Collaborate closely with development teams responsible for building automation tools used in software development and deployment. Lead and host meetings to discuss release schedules, identify roadblocks, and ensure alignment. Support technical teams by engaging on-call resources and monitoring changes to release and deployment processes. Maintain comprehensive documentation related to build, test, and release procedures. Deploy and refine engineering workflows to increase efficiency, reliability, and scalability of release operations. Utilize deep expertise in Java and Node.js microservices to design, interface, and optimize release components. Leverage experience with Azure cloud and on-premises platforms to support release management and deployment strategies. Establish and manage CI/CD pipelines to enhance automation and streamline the release lifecycle. Proactively identify risks impacting release schedules and apply mitigation strategies to protect scope, quality, and customer satisfaction. Serve as a bridge between teams, organizations, and stakeholders, communicating plans, timelines, and requirements effectively. Lead release schedule meetings, identify roadblocks early, and coordinate with development teams to build automation tools for deployment. Create and maintain detailed documentation for build, test, and release procedures, while tracking release performance metrics. Drive initiatives to modernize release engineering technologies and processes, enabling on-demand and independent component deployments to increase agility and responsiveness. Utilize knowledge in development, testing, system architecture, or software configuration and deployment. Design and interface for specific components of applications/microServices in a release management portfolio. Plan, define, and high-level design of the system solution and explore alternatives. Engage with portfolio stakeholders, Solution and Enterprise Architects, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of tech enablers or applications/microServices in release portfolio. Participate in project planning, system and solution demos, retrospective workshops. Communicate to executive leadership, business leaders as well as technical stakeholders. Provide guidance to partners and stakeholders for successful deployments and releases including the ability to lead and influence team members with direct supervision. Drive release management process and tool transformation leading to on demand, independent component deployments. Implement AI-driven release automation tools to streamline code deployment processes, creation of runbooks using AI tools. Integrate AI-driven chatbots or virtual assistants into release workflows to streamline communication, auto-update release statuses, and assist with rollback procedures.
REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation utilizing knowledge in development, testing, system architecture, or software configuration and deployment; designing and interfacing for specific components of applications/microServices in a release management portfolio; planning, definition, and highlevel design of the system solution and explore alternatives; engaging with portfolio stakeholders, Solution and Enterprise Architects, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of tech enablers or applications/microServices in release portfolio; participating in project planning, system and solution demos, retrospective workshops; providing guidance to partners and stakeholders for successful deployments and releases including the ability to lead and influence team members with direct supervision; and driving release management process and tool transformation leading to on demand, independent component deployments.
Our Lead System Engineerings earn between $165,000 - $215,800 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers.
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
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
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Plano, TexasIt 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-95103 Date posted 02/26/2026
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