Full Stack AI Security Developer at AT&T
Charlotte, NC
$128,400–$192,600from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on individual contributor role focused on building and maintaining full-stack cybersecurity platforms that incorporate AI/ML capabilities. Day-to-day work spans backend services, APIs, and web interfaces, alongside cloud-native architecture, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipeline implementation. The role also covers production support and incident resolution, making it a good fit for developers with a background in both software engineering and cybersecurity.
Mid level · 3+ years · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 330 people in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 95–590
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,909 (middle half $110,048–$168,680). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting's title is 'Full Stack AI Security Developer' but AT&T's compensation band header labels it a 'Senior Cybersecurity' role — advertised seniority is set to Senior based on that framing. However, the stated minimum experience is only 3+ years, which aligns with a Mid-level engineer; seniority is therefore assessed as Mid.
The degree requirement is listed as 'desired' (not required), and no equivalent-experience language is needed — it is treated as preferred only.
The posting states 'Certification is required in some areas' but names no specific certification; no certification skill has been emitted since no concrete tool or credential is identified.
Cloud platform is not specified (AWS, Azure, or GCP); 'public cloud' is captured with common alternatives.
Infrastructure-as-Code is named as a concept in the requirements block but no specific tool (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation) is called out; common substitutes are listed in alternatives.
Test automation appears in a 'Support' (softer) framing ('Support design and development of test automation') rather than as a hard gate, so it is marked preferred.
This role is genuinely ambiguous between Software Developers (15-1252) and Information Security Analysts (15-1212): the primary day-to-day work is building full-stack applications and platforms, but the domain is cybersecurity and AI security controls. 15-1252 is chosen as primary because the JD emphasizes hands-on software development, CI/CD, and IaC over security analysis or threat response.
The role requires daily on-site presence (5 days/week) in Charlotte, NC; no relocation assistance is provided.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Full-stack development, Cloud-native architecture.
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