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Principal System Engineering - Database Architecture and Engineering
AT&T Services INC · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 393 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 80 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What AT&T Services INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles34 certified filings for “Lead System Engineering” (Information Technology Project Managers) in TX: $155k–$187k, median $170k. Most were filed at wage level IV (67%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — AT&T Services INC
The US Department of Labor certified 393 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 80 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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. AT&T will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future. Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. The Technology Services organization is responsible for advancing information technology performance and delivering solutions with a focus on maximizing ROI, increasing efficiency and enhancing the experience of end users. Guided by experienced leaders, Corporate Systems seamlessly integrate with advanced Technology and Operations to drive our enterprise forward. Our Systems Reliability and Software Delivery teams are unwavering in their commitment to excellence, ensuring every solution is robust and efficient. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won't just imagine the future, you'll create it. About the Team The Database Architecture and Engineering team (DAE) is responsible for designing, automating, deploying, and supporting enterprise database platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. The team develops standardized deployment patterns, Infrastructure-as-Code solutions, database automation workflows, and operational tooling supporting Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and related database technologies. The team works extensively with AWS, AWS Outposts, Azure, GitHub Actions, Terraform, security integrations, observability platforms, backup solutions, and migration tooling to deliver repeatable, compliant, and scalable database services. DAE partners closely with cloud engineering, security, operations, migration, architecture, and application teams to define engineering patterns, automate infrastructure provisioning, improve operational efficiency, and support large-scale cloud adoption and modernization initiatives. What you’ll do: The Principal Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership for the design, development, automation, and operational support of enterprise database platforms. This role will drive Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives, deployment automation, cloud platform engineering, database modernization efforts, and operational excellence across AWS, AWS Outposts, Azure, and hybrid computing environments. The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructure engineering expertise with strong software automation skills and the ability to work across database, cloud, security, operations, and architecture organizations. Duties and Responsibilities: Platform Engineering & Automation • Lead development of Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and related automation technologies. • Design and maintain reusable deployment modules, workflows, and engineering patterns used to provision and manage enterprise database platforms. • Develop automated build, deployment, validation, lifecycle management, and decommissioning workflows for cloud-hosted database infrastructure. • Drive standardization of database deployment architectures, image management processes, and infrastructure provisioning patterns. • Support modernization initiatives involving migration from legacy deployment technologies to GitHub-based automation frameworks. Cloud & Database Platform Engineering • Design and implement cloud-based database hosting solutions across AWS, AWS Outposts, Azure, and hybrid environments. • Define infrastructure requirements supporting Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and emerging database platforms. • Develop automated provisioning solutions for compute, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, and security integrations. • Support platform expansion, feature development, image certification, and deployment patter