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Principal Technology Risk Engagement

AT&T


Job Location:

Alpharetta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 155400 - 261100
Posted: 11 August 2026 (13 days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This position requires Daily Office Presence in the listed location(s). No relocation assistance is provided.

Role Overview

The Principal Technology Risk Engagement drives complex technology risk remediation efforts from validated risk identification through measurable risk reduction. This role coordinates across technology security operations resilience governance and funding stakeholders to ensure commitments are clear actions are tracked evidence is validated and risk outcomes are achieved.

Success in this role requires strong risk judgment disciplined execution exceptional attention to detail and relentless follow-through. The role is responsible for driving engagement rigor stakeholder alignment remediation readiness and risk-outcome integrity.

This is not a delivery ownership role. Technology owners remain accountable for implementation. This role ensures remediation efforts remain structured accountable evidence-based and focused on risk reduction.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead complex risk remediation engagements across multiple organizations and technology domains.

  • Drive accountability action tracking decision management stakeholder coordination and follow-through.

  • Validate remediation plans to ensure root causes and control gaps are addressed.

  • Coordinate evidence readiness control validation and residual risk assessments.

  • Identify blockers ownership gaps evidence deficiencies and commitment drift.

  • Orchestrate the actions decisions approvals and assurance activities required to achieve validated risk reduction.

  • Prepare executive-ready updates focused on risk posture remediation progress and residual risk.

  • Escalate material issues that threaten successful remediation outcomes.

  • Distinguish risk health from project health in all reporting and governance discussions.

Required Qualifications
  • 8 years of experience in technology risk cybersecurity audit governance technology operations resilience or related disciplines.

  • Experience leading complex cross-functional engagements in large enterprise environments.

  • Strong program discipline including commitment tracking stakeholder management action management and executive reporting.

  • Experience evaluating remediation plans validating control effectiveness and assessing residual risk.

  • Proven ability to influence outcomes across organizations without direct authority.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

  • Bachelors degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting large-scale technology remediation audit response resilience lifecycle management or risk reduction initiatives.

  • Knowledge of NIST COBIT COSO ITIL ISO ITAM TLM resilience or related control frameworks.

  • Certifications such as CISSP CISM CRISC CGEIT ITIL PMP or comparable technology risk credentials.

    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).

Our Principal Cybersecurity jobs earn between $155400.00 - $261100.00 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:

Charlotte North Carolina Dallas Texas USA:GA:Alpharetta / 500 North Point Pkwy - Adm (owned):500 North Point Pkwy

Salary Range:

$155400.00 - $261100.00

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