22 Jan 2026

AT&T to hire 200 cybersecurity professionals for new Charlotte office at Innovation Park

A Texas-based telecommunications giant is building out a Charlotte cybersecurity office, with dozens of employees already hired, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.

AT&T Inc. is expanding its Chief Security Office in Charlotte, where it plans to hire 200 cybersecurity professionals and establish a permanent base at Innovation Park. AT&T’s security team moved into a temporary space at 8505 IBM Drive in the University City area in January and will transition into a renovated, permanent office in the same building later this summer, the company said.

The Chief Security Office will total 41,600 square feet, an AT&T spokesperson told CBJ. The space will house all Charlotte-based cybersecurity employees once renovations are complete.

Read more from the Charlotte Business Journal here.

Copyright: Charlotte Business Journal

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