Senior Engineer - Java Full Stack

Verizon • Irving, TX

6d • $101,000 - $194,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Verizon is seeking a Senior Engineer to build a scalable, enterprise-grade Service Qualification (OSQAR) system using AI. The role leads Agile Scrum teams by providing architectural frameworks, guidance, and direction to solve complex business problems. It encompasses system architecture, technology and domain expertise, project and communication management, quality management, and business acceptance testing. The engineer will lead strategic initiatives and use cases across Enterprise, Wholesale, Consumer, and SMB segments.

The position operates within the Agile framework and owns solution design and delivery in collaboration with Solutions Architects, Product Management, Product Owners, Scrum teams, and interfacing systems. Responsibilities include defining architecture and design artifacts, ensuring compliance with Verizon architecture standards, setting up proof-of-concept environments, exploring technologies and use cases, and defining system-specific non-functional and performance requirements. This is a hybrid role with a defined work location and a minimum of three days per week in the office; the manager sets the office location. Scheduled hours are 40 per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of relevant work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Proven proficiency and hands-on software development expertise in Java and Python.
• Experience using modern agentic coding environments such as Claude Code CLI or Gemini Code Assist/Gemini CLI to steer automated code generation and establish architectural standards and safety controls.
• Experience designing and developing systems with Java/JavaScript, JMS, microservices, RESTful and SOAP web services, XML/JSON, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker containers, relational databases, jQuery, React.js, and Node.js.
• Experience designing large-scale, real-time, mission-critical, cloud-based architectures and a proven record of solving complex business problems.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Technical experience in enterprise software engineering.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to guide a team through ambiguity.
• Strong analytical skills, including gathering and organizing data and developing solutions.
• Ability to meet business priorities and expectations and create high-quality, polished user experiences.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team on multiple high-priority projects.
• Experience with telecommunications network technologies.
• Working knowledge of developing and deploying applications in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of system development methodologies, including DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile frameworks.
• Experience leading a technical team.
• Experience practicing Agile development methodology.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; effective communicator and team player.

Responsibilities

• Operate within the Agile framework.
• Work with Solutions Architects and Product Management to design end-to-end solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Scrum teams using customer-centricity and design-thinking practices to create solutions that meet user, customer, and market needs.
• Write Low-Level Design (LLD) documents and Architecture Runway enablers for new business features and capabilities.
• Ensure designs comply with the Service Assurance Standard Operating Model and Verizon North Star Architecture.
• Own solution delivery for strategic cross-functional projects, with attention to quality, timing, business expectations, and budget.
• Define requirements, design, and set up environments for proof-of-concept demonstrations.
• Explore new technologies and use cases.
• Review High-Level Approach (HLA) documents for completeness and correctness.
• Work with interfacing systems to develop detailed design documents, including APIs and data formats aligned with HLA specifications.
• Define system-specific non-functional and performance requirements.
• Participate in the Early Engagement process.
• Lead Agile Scrum teams and provide architectural guidance and direction.
• Lead strategic initiatives and use cases across Enterprise, Wholesale, Consumer, and SMB segments.
• Support implementation through system architecture, technology and domain expertise, project management, communication management, quality management, and business acceptance testing.

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 8 company-paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• 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.
• Other incentives and an award-winning total rewards package.

What This Job Offers

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