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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 #VTeamLife.\nWhat you’ll be doing...\nAt Verizon, we do much more than sell technology. We deliver game-changing solutions that enhance the agility, productivity, and global reach of our customers. 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 computing. This is a high-impact role working closely with your sales partners, sales engineers, and customers to identify and qualify neutral host and private network opportunities and design solutions that solve our customers’ most pressing business challenges.\nAre 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.\nWhat we’re looking for...\nDesign modern 5G connectivity solutions, including complex private core and edge compute as features and capabilities that help customers meet their expressed business outcomes. \nDevelop scalable and repeatable network architectures to deliver high-performing, highly reliable, and highly secure wireless services to our customers.\nStay informed of regulatory and compliance requirements changes and adapt our reference architectures accordingly.\nAct as a trusted, unbiased advisor to customers, providing strategic insights to help achieve their business goals through our technology.\nEmphasize the value of licensed spectrum and scalability of neutral host networks to private networks, edge compute, and beyond.\nReview, validate, and approve network designs and provide feedback. Revise designs where applicable\nBuild and present design packages to customers in partnership with other Verizon stakeholders.\nExplore and explain how future solution enablement is possible through Verizon’s agile and modern network architecture.\nHelp customers extract maximum value out of the network by advising and supporting multi-carrier, device, and application onboarding.\nPartner with sales and specialists during offer discussions to ensure the value of Verizon’s network methodology is clear to customers.\nWork closely with network and service delivery teams to ensure the cohesive execution of a build.\nBe the voice of the customer and the market.\nYou’ll need to have:\nBachelor’s degree and five or more years of relevant work experience.\nFive or more years of experience in the tech industry with experience in pre-sales, customer-facing consulting, or other relevant technical expertise.\nExperience in architecting and developing large cellular network solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises and/or government agencies.\nExperience with designing 4G/5G/CBRS wireless technologies, software-defined networks, and cloud and edge computing architectures.\nExperience with designing distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small-cell-based In-Building systems.\nExperience and knowledge about Wi-Fi and a strong familiarity with the concept of private networking, neutral host networking, and hybrid (public/private) network architectures.\nStrong technical acumen in 5G network architecture and end-to-end solution discussions including supported devices and applications.\nDeep knowledge of IT/OT processes and development of enterprise technical strategy.\nExperience in architecting and developing software or infrastructure for scalable, distributed systems.\nExperience in managing multiple projects or deals under tight timelines.\nWillingness to travel throughout the US and abroad.\nValid driver's license and passport.\nEven better if you have one or more of the following:\nMaster’s degree in engineering or advanced network certifications and experience.\nIBWave Level 2 or above certification\nDeep understanding of 3GPP Specifications for 5G, specifically Rel-16+\nDirect experience working with wireless network integrators and RAN OEMs like Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, and Celona.\nAbility to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions for digital transformation.\nExperience with onboarding domestic and international mobile network operators onto neutral host networks.\nIf Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.\nWhere you’ll be working\nIn this mobile role, you'll primarily work from customer or field location(s), with occasional visits to a Verizon location for in-person training and meetings.Scheduled Weekly Hours\n40Equal Employment Opportunity \nVerizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.\nBenefits and Compensation\nOur benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a 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 and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. 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