Data & AI Solutions Architect

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 will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as a Solutions architect within the CDO Data & AI Architecture organization, providing architecture leadership across enterprise data, analytics, AI/ML, Generative AI, and strategic platform initiatives.
• Define and maintain target-state architectures, enterprise reference architectures, architecture principles, Solution Intents (SI) and technology roadmaps supporting AT&T’s data and AI strategy.
• Lead solution architecture reviews for major initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, governance policies, and long-term strategic direction. Be part of ATS Collective.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, security, infrastructure, and platform teams to translate business capabilities and use cases into scalable, reusable enterprise solutions.
• Drive architecture decisions and technology assessments for strategic platforms supporting data engineering, analytics, AI, GenAI, agentic AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Establish and govern enterprise architecture patterns for data platforms, knowledge management, AI applications, integration frameworks, APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native solutions.
• Lead platform and vendor evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and technology selection activities, providing recommendations based on business value, architecture fit, scalability, security, operational readiness, and total cost of ownership.
• Support enterprise modernization efforts, including migration from legacy platforms, application rationalization, platform consolidation, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Define architecture guardrails and governance processes for responsible AI, data governance, security, privacy, compliance, and risk management.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, and Technology Strategy teams to ensure enterprise-wide alignment across platforms and solutions.
• Provide architecture leadership for strategic initiatives involving cloud platforms, data ecosystems, AI platforms, agent frameworks, retrieval architectures, knowledge platforms, and enterprise automation capabilities.
• Author architecture standards, solution patterns, technology recommendations, and executive-level architecture presentations for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Mentor architects, engineers, and delivery teams while promoting architecture best practices, reusable patterns, and technology standards across the organization.
• Act as a trusted advisor to technology and business leadership on platform strategy, technology investments, innovation opportunities, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with API management, event-driven architectures, enterprise integration patterns, and microservices.
• Experience with GenAI platforms such as Azure OpenAI, Copilot ecosystem, Agent frameworks, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, and knowledge platforms.

• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or Software Engineering leadership roles.
• Strong experience developing enterprise reference architectures, target-state technology roadmaps, and architecture governance processes.
• Deep understanding of enterprise data ecosystems, AI/ML platforms, Generative AI, Agentic AI, knowledge management, and modern cloud architectures.
• Experience evaluating and governing enterprise platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir, Microsoft Fabric, AI platforms, cloud-native services, and related technology ecosystems.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional architecture initiatives involving business stakeholders, engineering organizations, security teams, and executive leadership.
• Experience supporting enterprise technology modernization, platform consolidation, cloud transformation, and AI adoption strategies.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills.

Our Principal Solution Architecture jobs earn between $155,400.00 - $261,100.00 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

Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Regular

USA:GA:Alpharetta / 300 North Point Pkwy - Dat (owned):300 North Point Pkwy, USA:TX:Plano / W Plano Pkwy - Adm & Dat:2900 W Plano Pkwy

Salary Range: $155,400.00 - $261,100.00