Optical Deployment Engineer Jobs in Georgia (NOW HIRING)

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This position is part of AT&T's Member of Technical Staff (MTS) technical career program, designed for leaders advancing new and emerging technologies. The role provides executive technical leadership for enterprise network software, OSS modernization, API enablement, cloud-native platforms, real-time data environments, AI-enabled systems, and large-scale technology modernization initiatives supporting AT&T strategic business objectives.

What you'll do:

• Enterprise Technology Leadership: Lead enterprise-wide technology modernization strategy, governance, operating models, investment priorities, and execution across network software platforms, APIs, automation, cloud-native architectures, and AI-enabled systems.

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Establish architecture vision, engineering standards, integration frameworks, and modernization roadmaps that align technology transformation initiatives with business goals.

• Platform Architecture & Engineering: Direct the design, development, integration, and operational readiness of scalable platforms, APIs, real-time data pipelines, distributed systems, and cloud-native solutions supporting automated network operations.

• AI & Transformation Leadership: Drive adoption of AI-enabled, agentic, and cloud-native architectures, including AI/ML, RAG, LLM integration, reasoning models, and intelligent workflow orchestration to improve automation, resiliency, delivery velocity, and operational efficiency.

• Organizational Capability Development: Build and scale internal engineering capabilities, strengthen platform ownership, reduce dependency on vendor-managed solutions, and improve delivery velocity across critical technology domains.

• Executive Governance & Investment Strategy: Lead technology governance, investment prioritization, roadmap sequencing, and transformation planning across multiple organizations to maximize business value and execution efficiency.

• Project and Organizational Leadership: Lead large technical organizations responsible for architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operational support while providing executive-level stakeholder communications.

• Research & Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and engineering practices to improve platform performance, scalability, automation, and long-term sustainability.

• Industry Leadership: Represent AT&T in industry forums, partner engagements, standards organizations, and technical communities while promoting innovation and advancing enterprise technology strategy.

• Qualifying Technical Expertise Areas: Enterprise OSS Architecture & Modernization, Enterprise Network Software, API Strategy & Integration, Cloud-Native Platforms, AI/ML & Agentic Architectures, Systems Architecture, Real-Time Data Platforms, Platform Engineering, Software Development, DevOps Automation, and Telecommunications Network Technologies including Mobility, Fiber, Wireline, IP, Optical, and RAN environments.
  

What you'll need:

• Designs and executes technology strategies supporting organizational objectives, enterprise modernization, and innovation.

• Oversees departmental programs and remains actively engaged in architecture, engineering, and implementation decisions.

• Typically leads large organizations consisting of supervisors, managers, and professional-level employees.

• Influences hiring, compensation, promotion, performance management, and disciplinary decisions.

• Requires management of employees within the MTS organization.

• Strong expertise in enterprise platform modernization, OSS/API ecosystems, cloud-native technologies, AI-enabled transformation, systems integration, and large-scale software engineering environments.

• Ability to align multiple executive organizations while driving governance, modernization, investment, vendor, and workforce strategies.

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) preferred in Engineering, Computer Science. A Masters in related STEM field is desired.

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in technical leadership across telecom architecture, OSS/API modernization, platform design, real-time data pipelines, systems integration, and legacy-to-cloud or agentic transformation.

• Demonstrated leadership of large, multi-disciplinary technical organizations driving AI-enabled modernization, including ML/AI, RAG, agentic workflows, LLM integration, and control-plane architecture.

• Deep expertise across network software domains and enabling technologies, including Mobility RAN, IP networks, optical networks, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, Mule, Kong, Snowflake, Databricks, ServiceNow, DevOps automation, and complex system integration.

• Strong programming and automation foundation, including Python, Java, cloud-native automation, and infrastructure automation.

• Demonstrated external technical credibility through patents, publications, conference speaking, standards contributions, or partner engagements.

• Executive-level communication and leadership capability to influence strategy, align stakeholders, and drive workforce, investment, and vendor strategies.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• 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
• Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays

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