Verizon
Verizon
Verizon is a major U.S. telecommunications company serving consumers and businesses through wireless, broadband, mobile, home internet, and enterprise network services. Its large-scale operations span consumer connectivity, business networking, 5G, and network infrastructure, with career opportunities across technology, engineering, retail, and finance. Verizon’s hiring context also reflects a focus on employee development and corporate responsibility as it works to connect people and organizations to the services they rely on.

Principal Wireless Network Architect | Verizon | Hybrid

Lead Verizon’s 5G, wireless, and Network as a Service architecture for enterprise and public-sector customers. Drive technical pre-sales, proofs of concept, and reference architecture development in a hybrid role.

Description

  • Design complex wireless architectures for enterprise and public-sector customers
  • Serve as senior technical authority across macro networks, IoT, and Fixed Wireless Access using 5G Standalone and Network Slicing
  • Connect Verizon wireless services with Managed DNS, SD-WAN, SASE, and other Network as a Service components
  • Collaborate with sales teams and enterprise customers on complex, transformational engagements
  • Develop 5G connectivity architectures using private core, edge computing, and Mobile Private Networks
  • Lead proofs of concept, customer demonstrations, feature validation trials, and First Office Application testing
  • Create practical end-to-end client architectures with enterprise wireless OAM and CPE platforms
  • Coordinate technical alignment across NaaS, SD-WAN, MNS, SASE, MSS, and CPE product teams
  • Embed AI and AIOps capabilities into field operations and site workflows
  • Manage technical sales-cycle work, including requirements gathering, reference architectures, quote validation, and presentations
  • Verify that solutions meet operational SLAs, security requirements, compliance obligations, and industry standards
  • Advise customer executives while connecting requirements with product development and field implementation

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or at least four years of relevant work experience
  • At least six years of relevant experience gained through work, military experience, or specialized training
  • At least six years of experience in network architecture, technical pre-sales, or wireless systems engineering
  • Practical experience with GenAI tools, operational integration, and prompt engineering
  • Deep knowledge of LTE and 5G RAN and Core technologies, RF design, system performance tuning, and 3GPP standards
  • Experience using network automation tools, REST APIs, and platform integrations
  • Experience or exposure to large-scale enterprise WLAN/Wi-Fi design, SD-WAN, and SASE frameworks
  • Professional background in telecommunications or managed network services
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including complex technical presentations for executive stakeholders
  • Ability to assess complex data, resolve technical challenges, and influence technology roadmaps
  • Business judgment, urgency, and the ability to manage multiple high-priority engagements at once

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
  • Basic life, supplemental life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Identity theft protection
  • Pet insurance
  • Group home and auto insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company matching
  • Up to eight company-paid holidays annually
  • Up to six personal days annually
  • Paid parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Tuition assistance
  • Role-dependent premium compensation, including overtime, shift differentials, holiday pay, and allowances
  • Up to 15 vacation days annually for new hires, with additional days accruing through service
  • Incentive-based compensation with earning potential beyond base pay

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