Lead System Engineer – Database Architecture and Engineering

AT&T

. Design, develop, test, and support reusable automation that provisions secure, standardized, database-ready infrastructure across AWS, AWS Outposts, Azure, and hybrid environments.

Posted 9/28/2026full-timeAtlanta • United StatesSenior💰 $141,300 - $237,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and automated deployment pipelines, with a strong focus on AWS infrastructure services and security principles. Capable of providing technical leadership and collaborating across teams to deliver resilient and compliant infrastructure solutions.

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Infrastructure-As-Code SolutionsTerraform Module DevelopmentAWS Infrastructure ServicesCI/CD Workflows with GitHub ActionsTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

TerraformAWS EC2AWS IAMAWS VPCLinux Systems EngineeringBash ScriptingPython ProgrammingGitHub ActionsInfrastructure AutomationDatabase Infrastructure Requirements

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaboration Across TeamsProblem-SolvingTechnical Documentation

Tools & Technologies

GitLab CIAzure DevOpsJenkinsHashiCorp Cloud PlatformCloudWatch

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure ProvisioningSecurity and Compliance ControlsDisaster RecoveryOperational ResilienceImage Lifecycle Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSEC2JenkinsLinuxNode.jsPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, test, and support reusable automation that provisions secure, standardized, database-ready infrastructure across AWS, AWS Outposts, Azure, and hybrid environments.
Develop reusable Terraform modules and GitHub Actions workflows for infrastructure provisioning, configuration, validation, and teardown.
Automate EC2 instances, virtual machines, storage, encryption, networking, security groups, IAM roles, identity integration, and database services.
Engineer compute, storage, filesystems, networking, encryption, operating-system settings, and supporting agents according to database platform requirements.
Support image creation, validation, distribution, patching, lifecycle management, and retirement.
Integrate infrastructure with certificate, secrets, monitoring, logging, backup, recovery, service-management, and compliance capabilities.
Translate database product requirements into standardized infrastructure modules and deployment configurations.
Support single-node, clustered, replicated, and disaster-recovery infrastructure patterns.
Incorporate security and compliance controls, including encryption, key management, secrets handling, identity controls, network segmentation, logging, and audit requirements.
Develop validation checks and ensure infrastructure is ready for database installation, migration, and operational handoff.
Troubleshoot Terraform, GitHub workflow, cloud service, IAM, networking, storage, operating-system, and deployment issues.
Coordinate resolution of cross-team issues involving database, infrastructure, cloud platform, security, and operations teams.
Provide technical leadership, coordinate focused workstreams, establish engineering standards, and coach less-experienced engineers.
Participate in code reviews, pull-request validation, release planning, standups, backlog reviews, technical working sessions, and incident discussions.
Communicate technical designs, risks, constraints, dependencies, and status to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Maintain documentation and improve engineering quality, delivery efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and operational resilience.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years experience delivering Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and automated deployment pipelines in a production environment.
Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership within an engineering team or coordinating a focused technical workstream.
Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining Terraform modules.
5+ years experience building or supporting CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or a comparable platform.
Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code design, including reusable modules, variables, outputs, state management, dependencies, versioning, testing, and release practices.
5+ years experience with AWS infrastructure services such as EC2, EBS, IAM, KMS, SSM, VPC, subnets, security groups, routing, DNS, Secrets Manager, and CloudWatch.
Strong Linux systems engineering and troubleshooting skills.
Scripting or programming experience with Bash, Python, PowerShell, or a comparable language.
Experience diagnosing complex infrastructure, automation, configuration, networking, access, or deployment issues.
Working knowledge of enterprise security principles, including least privilege, role-based access, encryption, secrets management, network segmentation, logging, and auditability.
Experience working with source control, branching strategies, pull requests, peer reviews, and collaborative software development practices.
Ability to translate technical requirements into implementable engineering stories, acceptance criteria, test cases, and documentation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries and resolve issues involving multiple technical teams.
Ability to deliver complex assignments independently while maintaining quality, resilience, and operational supportability.
Preferred: AWS Outposts or other hybrid cloud infrastructure experience; database-ready EC2/VM automation; enterprise database platforms; database infrastructure requirements; backup/recovery integration; observability technologies; enterprise identity platforms; OIDC authentication; HashiCorp Cloud Platform/Terraform Enterprise; image lifecycle management; certificate and secrets management; database migration, replication, clustering, HA, and DR; regulated workloads; large-scale cloud migration or modernization; relevant certifications; coaching and technical reviews.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
AT&T will not hire applicants who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Office presence required a minimum of 5 days per week; no relocation offered.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (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