Distinguished Engineer - Systems Architecture

Verizon • Irving, TX

2d • $137,000 - $263,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Distinguished Engineer in Verizon’s Network & Technology IT organization, you will serve as the domain expert in Network Service Assurance and drive autonomous, intent-driven network operations for global management teams. You will build AI-driven agentic workflows, integrate wireless and wireline surveillance, correlation, and ticketing systems, and incorporate third-party tools. You will lead end-to-end program delivery across network engineering and provisioning, using legacy and modern solutions, and provide technical thought leadership during ideation and requirements sessions.

You will lead architecture and development for alarm and event processing, correlation, and automation. The role includes DevSecOps leadership and modernization of legacy workflow, correlation, and automation systems to cloud-native Standard Operating Environment (SOE) standards. Working with Centralized and Enterprise Architecture teams, you will align solutions, domain boundaries, and high-level architecture principles, and partner with development teams across Planning, Engineering, Inventory, and Workflow/Orchestration to align high-level designs and API definitions and deliver work with cross-functional partners.

The position covers end-to-end architecture for core modules including UFM, UWA, and SA360/UTP; modernization of legacy alarm processing, ticketing, and jBPM workflows into event-driven microservices; and definition of API, resiliency, observability, and self-healing standards. You will guide development execution and code quality, work with senior executives and cross-functional teams, support organizational change, conduct design reviews, mentor architects and development leads, and provide technical guidance across provisioning and service qualification domains.

You will also align teams and vendors to a shared technical direction, contribute to continuous delivery, agile planning, solution definition, demos, and Inspect & Adapt events, and lead programs focused on process optimization and technology adoption. You will deliver full-lifecycle solution architecture from definition through go-live across logical, technical, and physical views; define reusable components, schemas, standards, and tools; and promote modern engineering practices and technologies, including AI, LLMs, and ARG, across the product architecture ecosystem.

This is a hybrid role with a defined work location, including work from home and at least three days per week in the office. The annual salary range is $137,000 to $263,000, depending on location, skills, and experience. The position is incentive-based and may offer additional compensation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or at least four years of work experience.
• At least eight years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work and/or military experience or specialized training.
• Experience architecting scalable network fault management solutions for alarm processing, correlation, ticketing, and automated workflows across legacy and modern systems.
• Demonstrated success modernizing legacy core network automations and high-volume workflow engines into event-driven architectures without disrupting operations.
• Experience in Core Network domain architecture and software engineering, specializing in high-volume process-flow modeling and end-to-end product design for complex business environments.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Experience conducting technical workshops to define inter-system communications.
• Experience leading a team.
• Ability to translate Core Network business requirements into technical design documents.
• Experience designing and building complex, enterprise-grade Java-based architectural solutions.
• Experience providing architecture or solutions for modernization and migration projects.
• Experience developing and optimizing server architectures.
• Experience with Java/J2EE technologies and Spring Boot microservices.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies such as AWS, Docker containers, or Kubernetes.
• Experience presenting to executives with IT and non-IT backgrounds.
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude Code and Copilot.
• Experience with enterprise orchestration, BPM engines, and multi-system task management.
• Experience with legacy-to-modern migrations using the Strangler Fig pattern, domain-driven design, and workflow engines such as Camunda or Temporal.
• Experience working in a large cross-functional team structure.
• Experience in the telecom industry.
• Experience working with vendors and in vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Drive autonomous, intent-driven network operations for global management teams.
• Build AI-driven agentic workflows and integrate wireless and wireline surveillance, correlation, ticketing systems, and third-party tools.
• Lead end-to-end program delivery across network engineering and provisioning using legacy and modern solutions.
• Provide thought leadership in ideation and requirements sessions.
• Lead design and development for alarm and event processing, correlation, and automation.
• Lead DevSecOps and modernize legacy workflow, correlation, and automation systems to cloud-native SOE standards.
• Align solutions, domain boundaries, and high-level architectural principles with Centralized and Enterprise Architecture teams.
• Partner with Planning, Engineering, Inventory, and Workflow/Orchestration development teams to align high-level designs and API definitions and support timely delivery.
• Architect end-to-end functionality across UFM, UWA, and SA360/UTP for wireline and wireless initiatives including ANO360, Frontier Integration, iEN, and Sesame.
• Modernize legacy alarm processing, ticketing, and jBPM workflows into scalable, event-driven microservices architectures.
• Define blueprint patterns and standards for API-driven workflows with resiliency, observability, and self-healing capabilities.
• Lead development teams to ensure code quality, data integrity, traceability, performance, and resilient workflow execution.
• Partner with Director- and VP-level leaders to facilitate decisions, working sessions, and cross-functional technical alignment.
• Apply stakeholder analysis and structured change management techniques as an organizational change agent.
• Create architectural enablers and conduct design reviews to align systems with Directional Architecture, SOE, and domain boundaries.
• Mentor architects and development leads in Service Assurance.
• Guide cross-functional teams in solution development and assessment of system and process impacts.
• Support mission- and business-critical Network Systems applications across provisioning and service qualification domains.
• Align internal teams and vendors on technical direction, validate assumptions, evaluate options, and build the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
• Participate in Development Cycle planning, system and solution demonstrations, Inspect & Adapt events, and high-level solution trade-off discussions.
• Create, lead, and execute programs focused on process optimization and technology adoption to maximize business value.
• Deliver end-to-end solution architecture from definition through go-live across logical, technical, and physical views.
• Define reusable components, common schemas, standards, and tools for the Service Qualification team.
• Drive adoption of strong software engineering practices and modern technologies, including AI, LLMs, and ARG.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance and AD&D insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance and group home and auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to eight company-paid holidays per year and up to six personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Other incentives and total rewards offerings.
• Potential premium pay, including overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role.
• Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with additional service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal