Principal Cybersecurity Network AI

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. Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency, enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it. What you’ll do: Provide expert leadership over security governance, architecture, and risk decisions impacting mission‑critical systems for the FirstNet program. Design, build, and own security automation and AI-enabled capabilities that reduce manual control execution, reporting, and risk analysis across the FirstNet security lifecycle. Design, build, Secure and maintain security control data and AI-driven security capabilities that improve efficiency, consistency, and visibility of the FirstNet security posture. Analyze large or complex data sets (e.g., vulnerability, configuration, telemetry, or operational data) to identify security trends, anomalies, and systemic risk. Perform security architecture and risk reviews for FirstNet platforms, services, and APIs, translating findings into implementable engineering and data solutions. Build and enhance backend services, pipelines, or integrations (hands‑on development expected), to orchestrate automated security workflows, control checks, and data-driven decisioning, with minimal emphasis on user interface work. Drive secure delivery practices by contributing to and improving CI/CD pipelines, security-as-code patterns, data quality checks, and automated validation and evidence generation for security controls. Partner with engineering, product, and operations teams to operationalize security and data requirements into scalable controls, standards, and procedures supporting FirstNet. Brief leadership and stakeholders on cybersecurity posture, automation-driven efficiency gains, data‑driven risk insights, and remediation progress. What you’ll bring: Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science desired. At least 7 years of equivalent Cybersecurity experience. Demonstrated experience designing and implementing security automation (e.g., control checks, data ingestion, reporting, risk scoring, or remediation workflows) to reduce manual effort and improve operational scale leveraging AT&T available AI Technology. Strong hands‑on experience with data analysis or data driven engineering, including working with structured and unstructured datasets to support security or operational outcomes. Advanced proficiency in Python and applied AI/ML, with experience using cloud native services (AWS and Azure) to build automations, intelligent analytics, and AI-assisted security workflows (e.g., Glue, Athena, QuickSight, Sagemaker, Bedrock, Power Automate, Copilot for Git and VS Code). Working knowledge of databases, data models, and data processing concepts relevant to security analytics and reporting. Demonstrated experience improving engineering outcomes through CI/CD, automation, and disciplined code review practices. Lead at enterprise scale and translate data insights into actionable security decisions. Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISM, and CRISC AT&T will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future. Supervisor: No Our Principal Cybersecurity, earns between $155,400-$233,200 USD Annual, Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.  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. #LI-Onsite – Full-time office role- Ready to join our team? Apply today. Weekly Hours: 40 Time Type: Regular Location: Chantilly, Virginia, USA:NC:Charlotte / Ibm Dr - Adm:8505 Ibm Dr Salary Range: $155,400.00 - $261,100.00 It 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. We are pioneers of making connections and have been ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and founded our company. That was nearly 150 years ago, and we haven’t stopped innovating since. At our core, we help bring families, communities, and businesses together with the products and services they need to thrive every day. From the widespread and growing availability of 5G and Fiber to working on things we once only dreamed of—at AT&T, we create connections that change the world.

Salary : $155,400 - $261,100