Enterprise Architect at Verizon Communications

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

As an Enterprise Architect, you will build deep, consultative technical relationships with your customers, effectively becoming a trusted advisor. You will play a key role in driving customer outcomes that leverage the power of Verizon 5G and edge compute. This is a high-impact role working closely with your sales partners, solutions architects, and customers to identify and qualify private network opportunities and design solutions that solve our customer’s most pressing business challenges.

Are you ready to enhance a best-in-class 5G enterprise architecture team that thrives on teamwork and collaboration? Can you see yourself delivering innovative technology and solutions that connect people worldwide and transform how communities live, work, and play? Are you ready to unleash the transformative possibilities of 5G? Welcome to Verizon – a company you can be proud to represent and be a part of.

Responsibilities:

• Design modern 5G connectivity solutions, including complex private core and edge compute as features and capabilities that help customers meet their expressed business outcomes.
• Develop scalable and repeatable network architectures to deliver high-performing, highly reliable, and highly secure wireless services to our customers.
• Stay informed of regulatory and compliance requirements changes and adapt our reference architectures accordingly.
• Act as a trusted, unbiased advisor to customers, providing strategic insights to help achieve their business goals through our technology.
• Be the voice of the customer and the market.
• Partner with sales and specialists to ensure that the value of Verizon’s design authority is clear to our customers.
• Present 5G connectivity solutions and strategies to senior management and stakeholders virtually and in person.
• Work closely with network and service delivery teams to ensure the cohesive execution of a build.

You’ll Need to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree and five or more years of relevant work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Other relevant technical expertise.
• Experience in architecting and developing large cellular network solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises and/or government agencies.
• Experience with designing 4G/5G/CBRS wireless technologies, software-defined networks, and cloud and edge computing architectures.
• Experience with designing distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small-cell-based In-Building systems.
• Experience and knowledge about Wi-Fi and a strong familiarity with the concept of private networking, neutral host networking, and hybrid (public/private) network architectures.
• Strong technical acumen in 5G network architecture and end-to-end solution discussions including supported devices and applications.
• Experience architecting and developing software or infrastructure for scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience in managing multiple projects or deals under tight timelines.
• Willingness to travel throughout the US and abroad.
• Valid driver's license and passport.

Even Better If You Have:

• Master’s degree in engineering or advanced network certifications and experience.
• Understanding of 3GPP Specifications for 5G/LTE, specifically Rel-15/16.
• Direct experience working with cellular network integrators and OEMs like Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung.
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions for digital transformation.
• Deep knowledge of IT/OT processes and development of enterprise technical strategy.
• Experience with onboarding domestic and international mobile network operators onto neutral host networks.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package.