Distinguished Wireless Network Engineer

Verizon Communications • Richardson, TX

439d • Remote

About The Position

The Distinguished Wireless Network Engineer at Verizon is responsible for leading critical cellular network projects for the Department of Defense, focusing on 4G and 5G wireless network architecture. This role involves developing technical proposals, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with government requirements while enhancing emergency communication capabilities during crises. The engineer will serve as a technical expert, guiding network planning and evolution, and will be involved in testing and troubleshooting network features.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or six or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Six or more years of experience with 4G and 5G technologies and LTE architecture.
• Six or more years of experience with SIP protocol and IMS-based services.
• Six or more years of experience with Mobility Network Experience Domain knowledge.
• Six or more years of experience with Packet Analysis for VoLTE (or VOIP) Protocols in the Wireless domain of 5G-NR, LTE, /UMTS/LTE.
• Six or more years of experience with LTE, UMTS, VoLTE, VoNR, and GSM/GPRS Call flows.
• Experience with 3GPP LTE and 3GPP 5G-NR SA mobile core and transport network architectures for mobile networks.
• Experience with SIP call flow, TCP Protocols, OSI Model and protocol analysis using Wireshark.
• Six or more years of knowledge of call processes between End-to-end system testing, Configuration, Feature Testing, Protocol Specifications, and Analysis.
• Experience presenting to CxO-level audiences.
• Have or be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD government clearance at the Secret level.
• Be located within commutable distance to the Verizon office in Richardson, Texas.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, IT, Computer Science, or Technology-related field.
• Proficient in standard business productivity suites: Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc. required.
• Ability to lead and drive projects to completion and balance multiple work assignments simultaneously.
• Critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead technical discussions with a group of individuals in the industry with varying technical positions.
• Six or more years of experience with SS7 tracing and the function of each note in a typical SIP call flow and the notes in an IMS/Application Server platform.
• Knowledge and understanding of 5G-NSA and 5G-SA architecture.
• Ability to work well both independently and in diverse teams.
• Expert level of Consulting & Advisory Skills.
• Expert understanding of Emerging Trends & Technology Landscape.
• Expert level of Technical Solutions Communication.
• Expert level of Business & Financial Acumen.
• Expert level of Capacity Planning & Optimization.
• Expert level of Technical Documentation authoring and interpretation.
• Expert level of Customer Solutions Support.
• Expert level and comprehension of Solution Implementations.
• The ability to patiently mentor less-experienced Priority Services Engineering Team members while maintaining a highly positive dynamic within the Team.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Function as the central technical point of contact for the Verizon sales team and other associated internal organizations.
• Lead and manage the engineering team's efforts to generate all material and documentation regarding DHS CISA-ECD customer requests, including RFIs, ROMs, and both technical and pricing volumes for RFPs.
• Develop and validate VoLTE/VoNR architecture and engineering requirements, network impact assessment, engineering design standards, and network statistics definition.
• Lead, manage, track, and author documentation deliverables to align with the government's system engineering life cycle (SELC) process.
• Serve as the central technical subject matter expert (SME) and chief consultant for priority services while working closely with engineers and planners to recommend service improvements and guide network planning, network evolution, and growth strategy plans for priority services.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and technical direction on engineering projects to define goals and identify the scope of work needed to develop standards-based solution architectures for specific customer requirements for priority voice, data, video, and information services.
• Participate in inter-departmental project activities and Big Team Reviews (BTR) to ascertain any impacts on the priority services program.
• Create technical architecture, engineering requirements, network impact assessments, engineering design standards, alarms, network statistics definitions, and metrics.
• Facilitate growth and maintain relationships between internal Verizon organizations and third-party vendor (TPV) contacts with the ability to convey feature requirement documents to associated vendors accurately.
• Lead efforts in higher-tier troubleshooting of priority services, validating configurations on communication media segments and network elements.
• Work closely with production network and maintenance engineering lab teams in the development, testing, and implementation of priority services features.
• Create and implement test plans while maintaining and recommending changes to test cases, test procedures, and instructions for successful end-to-end testing of priority service features in both the wireline and wireless network elements.
• Perform call tracing in a complex network and provide multi-protocol analysis.
• Examine and troubleshoot flows using various packet analyzer tools, such as IrisView and WireShark, and independently analyze performance trends of various high-level and engineering-level Key Performance Indicators for priority services.
• Develop and maintain proactive working relationships with all appropriate levels within and outside the company.
• Satisfy customer technical, product quality, and timely delivery expectations.
• Mentor other team members on networking, application design, engineering, and automation while acting as the final escalation point to support production service issues in concert with application, operational, and triage teams.
• Lead performance meetings with the vendors, planning, and maintenance engineering, and creating detailed project plans.
• Provide input on status calls with teams across several organizations.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee discount programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree