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Principal Security Architect (Government)
AT&T Services INC · 🇺🇸 Chantilly, Virginia
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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 roles14 certified filings for “Principal Solution Architect” (Computer Network Architects) in TX: $170k–$200k, median $175k. Most were filed at wage level IV (86%) — 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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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 is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered. AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission. The Principal Security Architect serves as the technical authority for cybersecurity architecture across a critical government program. This position is responsible for designing, documenting, integrating, and maintaining the security architecture supporting network infrastructure, SD-WAN services, cloud platforms, management systems, operational support systems, and enterprise services. The Principal Security Architect works closely with the program’s technical and operations leadership as well as customer stakeholders to ensure security requirements are incorporated into all phases of design, implementation, testing, transition, and operations. Job Duties/Responsibilities: • Serve as the primary business strategy advisor to executive leadership for program activities. • Develop executive-level reporting packages, dashboards, scorecards, and strategic assessments that provide visibility into program performance, risks, financial status, staffing, and critical milestones. • Lead preparation of governance reviews, leadership briefings, management reports, and executive presentations. • Analyze program performance trends and provide actionable recommendations to improve operational effectiveness and business outcomes. • Coordinate across program management, finance, contracts, engineering, operations, security, testing, and transition organizations to ensure leadership has a comprehensive view of program status. • Support executive oversight of contract performance, schedule attainment, resource utilization, and budget execution. • Monitor strategic risks, issues, dependencies, and emerging business impacts requiring leadership attention. • Develop and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), program health metrics, and executive scorecards. • Support leadership decision-making through business case development, scenario analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning activities. • Track organizational priorities and ensure alignment between program activities and enterprise objectives. • Facilitate preparation for executive governance boards, operational reviews, and quarterly business reviews. • Support workforce planning, organizational readiness, recruiting strategies, and resource forecasting activities. • Coordinate development of executive communications, position papers, and leadership talking points. • Identify opportunities to improve program governance, reporting effectiveness, operational efficiency, and business performance. • Ensure leadership has timely visibility into cost, schedule, staffing, contractual, and operational performance drivers. Required Clearance: Customer Specific Clearance (#clearable) Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. • 10+ years of cybersecurity and enterprise architecture experience. • Experience designing secure large-scale enterprise networks, cloud environments, and telecommunications infrastructures. • Experience supporting federal cybersecurity programs and security authorization activities. • Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, identity management, network security, encryption technologies, and security monitoring platforms. • Strong understand