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Senior Systems Administration

AT&T

Alpharetta, GAFull-time$106–159K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$106–159K/yr
Location
Alpharetta, GA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Systems Administration role supports 24x7 operations, administration, and maintenance of AT&T’s Linux-based Network Cloud server infrastructure. The work includes deploying software updates across Linux, firmware, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and related components, as well as troubleshooting and restoring services. The role is onsite five days per week in Alpharetta, Georgia, and does not offer relocation. Employer sponsorship is unavailable.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Linux System AdministrationKVMOpenStackKubernetesContainersCloud InfrastructureServer Infrastructure MonitoringTroubleshootingAnalytical SkillsKeystoneNovaNeutronSwiftCinderHeatGlanceHorizonFuelHigh AvailabilityDRSFault ToleranceScalabilityReliabilityPythonShell ScriptingJenkins PipelineGitHub Repository ManagementDell Hardware Break/FixHP Hardware Break/FixCustomer FocusProblem SolvingCross-Cultural CollaborationCoordinationCommunicationCI/CD Code UpgradesFirmware UpgradesNagiosPrometheusGrafanaKibana

Qualifications

3+ Years Related Experience3+ Years Production Environment Experience5+ Years Linux System Administration1+ Years Kubernetes Experience1+ Years Jenkins Pipeline Experience1+ Years GitHub Repository Management5+ Years Dell and HP Hardware Break/FixSystems Administration CertificationBachelor's in Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering or Communications

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

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.

Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll build it.

What you’ll do:

  • Performs work focusing on software, maintenance, and operations of systems used by AT&T or its clients to conduct business.

  • Performs feasibility assessments, creates requirements, manages projects, and integrates and tests technical solutions for software.

What you’ll need:

As a Senior Systems Administration in the Network Cloud Operations organization, you will be responsible for 24x7 operations, administration and maintenance of server infrastructure in AT&T’s NC (Network Cloud) Linux based environment. This job performs deployment of software updates on this cloud platform comprised of Linux OS, BIOS/ firmware, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Calico, Ceph, Maria DB and other software components.

What you’ll bring:

  • Required Experience:

  • 3-5 years’ related experience

  • 24x7x365 operations and can include night and weekend shifts

  • Required Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of working experience on Production Environment

  • Broad-spectrum skill set across Linux, KVM, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Containers, Cloud Infrastructure platforms and monitoring of the server Infrastructure.

  • Excellent trouble-shooting and analytical skills in Systems Administration of Linux, Cloud, OpenStack and Kubernetes environment.

  • Well versed and worked on operations and maintenance of OpenStack modules like Keystone, Nova, Neutron, Swift, Cinder, Heat, Glance, Horizon, and Fuel.

  • Well versed with concepts like High Availability, DRS, Fault Tolerance, Scalability, Reliability, shared resources etc.

  • Creating, reviewing, approving, and implementing changes in NC server environment.

  • Restoration of applications/services in NC infrastructure from hardware/ OpenStack/ OS perspective in outage / service degradation scenarios.

  • Python & shell scripting.

  • Deployment of NC Server infrastructure (Linux, OpenStack & Kubernetes).

  • Knowledge and Understanding of CI/CD Pipeline in Jenkins, GitHub

  • Coordination with OS vendors, development teams, production support teams for root cause analysis, configuration changes etc.

  • Coordination with hardware vendors (Dell, HP) for faulty Hardware replacement.

  • High level of customer focus, to provide effortless customer experience. Should display a positive attitude working with various peers/ customers / clients/ vendors etc.

  • Work in 24x7 rotational shift operations.

  • Strong analytical/logical/problem solving skills.

  • Work across diverse teams across regions/cultures.

  • Certification in Systems Administration of Linux, Open Stack and Kubernetes is preferable.

  • The candidate should have high level of coordination and communication skills (verbal and written).

  • Required Technical Skills:

  • 5 years’ experience in Linux System Administration

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Kubernetes

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Jenkins Pipeline Executing and Merging (Cert Rotations, OS and Code Upgrades, Firmware upgrades)

  • 1-3 years’ experience in GitHub Repository Management

  • 5 years’ experience in Dell and HP x 86 based Hardware Break/fix

  • Desired Technical Skills:

  • 1-3 years’ experience in CI/CD Code Upgrades, Firmware upgrades)

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Nagios

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Prometheus

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Grafana

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Kibana

  • 1-3 years’ experience in API

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Ceph

  • 1-3 years’ experience in OpenStack

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Ansible

  • 1-3 years’ experience in TCP/IP Networking

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Calico

  • 1-3 years’ experience in SSL/TLS Certificates

  • Desired Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering or Communications preferred.

Supervisory : No

Our Senior Systems Administration jobs earn between $106,100.00 - $159,100.00 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

Location:

Alpharetta, Georgia

Salary Range:

$106,100.00 - $159,100.00

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How this job compares

Set against the 568 open Systems Administration jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$106–159K/yr
  • US median$95–140K/yr339 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $133K, is 15% above the US median midpoint ($115K) — in the middle half of Systems Administration salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Systems Administration jobs in Georgia and 568 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Systems Administration postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (417 postings).
Education
57 of the 568 open Systems Administration jobs (10%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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