Job Description

About the Company:

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.

About the Job:

AT&T is seeking a Sr. Specialist Cybersecurity Architect who is passionate about cybersecurity and has the analytical and multi-tasking abilities to thrive in a fast-paced environment. As a Sr.Specialist Cybersecurity Architect at AT&T, you will ensure technical feasibility and successful delivery of secure technology solutions. This role involves leading agile development, managing technical risks, providing expert technical guidance, and balancing agility with quality through effective security protocols. You must possess a strong technical background to ensure you are designing modular and scalable security architectures. Experience leading large cross-organizational cybersecurity projects and a well-rounded technical background in current cybersecurity technologies are essential.

Experience Level: 8+ years

Location: Hyderabad or Bengaluru

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and deliver large-scale, reliable, maintainable, high-quality cybersecurity solutions and systems aligned with company guidelines and best practices.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and patterns for cybersecurity design, implementation, and maintenance, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.
• Work with other cybersecurity SMEs to resolve the company’s most difficult cybersecurity problems, develop groundbreaking solutions, and push the boundaries of cybersecurity technology in alignment with strategic business objectives.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of cybersecurity solutions.
• Accountable for the technical feasibility and delivery of secure products.
• Address difficult and ambiguous cybersecurity problems spanning the interactions among multiple systems, products, organizations, people, and functions.
• Model tech solutions by iteratively translating cybersecurity needs and business constraints into working designs.
• Advisory Role: Advise on the best possible technical and innovative cybersecurity approaches.
• Balance agility and quality with the right security protocols.
• Lead and provide expert guidance and mentorship to Lead, and Senior engineers, lead technical discussions, and make architectural decisions that positively impact the product and company’s direction.

Primary / Mandatory skills:

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture and related fields.
• Deep knowledge of network, application and mobility security, security systems design, policy development, compliance, and incident response.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in drafting Security design patterns across all of Cyber domains.
• Expertise and deep understanding in Information security domains.
• Experience in thought leadership and creating high-quality cybersecurity solutions.
• Experience in leadership with the ability to work well across business units, building relationships to deliver on joint objectives and key results.
• Expertise in building cybersecurity platforms.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum/Kanban development teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the demonstrated ability to present complex technical information clearly to peers, developers, and senior leaders.
• Familiarity with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) techniques in cybersecurity contexts (e.g., anomaly detection, threat hunting, behavioral analytics, or risk scoring).
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools (such as Copilot for Security, Darktrace, CrowdStrike Charlotte AI, or custom LLM integrations) to enhance detection, response, and automation workflows.
• Understanding of LLM safety, prompt engineering, or AI governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act readiness) is a plus.
• Exposure to data science fundamentals relevant to security (pattern recognition, supervised vs. unsupervised learning, model validation).
• Awareness of AI-driven risks (e.g., adversarial ML, data poisoning, model hallucination) and their mitigation within enterprise environments.
• Interest in leveraging GenAI for security operations, such as summarizing alerts, drafting reports, or automating incident triage.

Additional information (if any): Flexible to provide coverage in US morning hours upon need.

Certification Relevant certifications such as CISSP or CCSP or equivalent are highly desirable.

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Bangalore, India, Hyderabad, India

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.