Associate Director Technology - DevSecOps

Job Description:

At AT&T we’re redefining the future of communication by connecting people to greater possibility – with expertise, simplicity, and inspiration.  At the heart of our purpose lies a diverse workforce of 200,000 people and a culture that aspires to serve customers first, act boldly, move faster, and win as one.

Our Product Development group, part of AT&T’s Technology Services (ATS) organisation, is responsible for building software-based products, services, and platforms that our customer love and need.  Harnessing technology and rebuilding software expertise the team is inspiring simplicity with projects that deliver revenue and cost savings opportunities.

Job Overview:

We’re hiring for a technical hands-on leader of a DevSecOps team with a strong background in software development, security, and operations, with a passion for implementing best practices and innovative solutions.

You will work closely with our development and operations teams to ensure the secure and efficient deployment of our applications and infrastructure.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership to build, motivate, guide, scale, and mentor team members including performance management coaching.
• Perform the role of the technical leader combined with the ability to fullfil the role of a Senior DevSecOps Engineer  
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to identify and prioritize security requirements and integrate them into the software development lifecycle.
• Implement and maintain security tools, processes, and best practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our applications and infrastructure.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement tools and technologies to drive automation and optimization of version control, configuration management and CI/CD processes.
• Provide guidance and training to team members on secure coding practices, threat modeling, and risk management.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand requirements, propose changes, and gain alignment to drive continuous improvement and automation into the SCM and CI/CD processes.
• Participate in incident response and post-mortem analysis to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, addressing any issues or bottlenecks that may impact project timelines or software quality.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Proven experience with running a team - resource planning, recruitment, and team development.
• Security first mindset
• 5+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, and configuration management
• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, tools and infrastructures for applications deployed On Prem and in the Cloud (Azure DevOps experience preferred)
• 5+ years of experience managing complex development, test, integration, and production environments with different versions, building new environments, and providing support for existing ones.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/UNIX system administration, including configuration, optimization, and security.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and remediate security risks and vulnerabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related subject

Education qualifications:              

Bachelor level degree or equivalent in Computer Science, or related field of study.

Benefits:

A career with us, a global leader in communications and technology, comes with big rewards. We offer a competitive salary plus an annual company performance bonus. Once you’re a part of the team, you’ll gain some amazing perks and benefits including car allowance in the amount of 700 EUR, wellness & leisure time contribution, sickness compensation plan, premium medical services, family friendly benefits as well as meal contribution and an extra week of vacation (…and much more).

Compensation:

Salary for Slovakia starting from 4 500€ gross monthly.

Salary for Czech Republic starting from 121 160CZK gross monthly.

Salary for Poland starting from 19 600PLN gross monthly.

The actual offered salary may be considerably higher based on your skills, knowledge, and experience.

Location:

This is a hybrid-flex worker position where our preference is for you to be present with your team in the office at least 1-3 times per week.  Travel between to our locations in Bratislava/Brno/Kosice is expected from time-to-time.
 

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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.