Principal Sales System Engineer V (Government)
AT&T Services, Inc. · USA:GA:Alpharetta / 300 North Point Pkwy - Dat (owned):300 North Point Pkwy
$120,200–$180,200from the description
Jul 1, 2026
USA:GA:Alpharetta / 300 North Point Pkwy - Dat (owned):300 North Point Pkwy
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A pre-sales technical leadership role focused on designing and presenting complex wireline, wireless, and IT solutions for defense, intelligence, and civilian national security agencies. Day-to-day work involves advising customers and account teams on solution architecture, leading demonstrations and proof-of-concept efforts, and engaging with executive stakeholders. Suits an experienced solutions architect with a background in federal or telecommunications environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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Why we read it this way (10)
The job title is 'Principal Sales System Engineer 5' but the scope and requirements (10+ years, senior IC pre-sales role within a single business unit) are consistent with a Senior-level individual contributor, not a true org-wide Principal. Advertised seniority reflects the title; assessed seniority reflects the actual requirements.
Clearance listed as 'Public Trust' — this is a federal suitability determination, not a US security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS), so the clearance requirement is set to None.
The role is posted in Alpharetta, GA with a minimum 1 day/week office requirement; the caller has instructed this be treated as fully remote with no metro inferred.
Compensation includes a stated commission of $45,000 on top of the base salary range; the commission figure cannot be represented in the comp fields and is noted here.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: this is a pre-sales solutions architect role that blends technical consulting (15-1211) with a sales engineering function not perfectly captured by any single SOC code; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best fit, with 15-1211 as the runner-up.
Bachelor's degree is listed as required but explicitly paired with 'or equivalent experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
Industry certifications (Cisco CCNP, CompTIA Network+, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) appear under Desired Qualifications and are listed as interchangeable examples; treated as preferred with alternatives populated accordingly.
Skills such as 'executive communication,' 'negotiation,' and 'federal security standards familiarity' are soft skills or domain knowledge without a named technology and are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): solution architecture, pre-sales engineering.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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