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.

What you’ll be doing...

As a Senior Engineer, you’ll be out in the field keeping our facilities and equipment in top form by maintaining several locations in your assigned area. You’ll be doing regular maintenance, keeping inventories, doing audits, and maintaining and upgrading cell sites or installations. You’ll also be evaluating our network coverage and finding ways to make it even better.

• Monitoring the network, identifying areas that fail to meet KPI's established by the business.

• Utilizing existing methods for resolving network performance issues in order to improve the overall network's performance and associated metrics.

• Implementing methodologies for monitoring and troubleshooting the network to more efficiently capture performance concerns before becoming issues for our customers.

• Partnering with internal teams to deploy solutions into the network.

• Performing tests on the network's performance to verify the successful deployment of network solutions.

• Coordinating installation, testing and troubleshooting on voice and data network platforms and transmission facilities (dark and lit fiber services, Gigabit Ethernet Services, 1G, 10G, 100G backhaul).

• Assisting with maintaining system applications using traffic and capacity monitoring tools to track errors and keep the network performing optimally.

• Monitoring building automated systems to maintain operation of network equipment such as AC/DC power systems and HVAC systems.

• Maintaining a secure operating environment to ensure vendor safety and network integrity.

• Updating daily logs with site-specific information to track and maintain network changes.

• Flexible work hours as there will be night shifts, OT and On-Call

• Composing reports for system documentation to maintain environmental compliance and safety standards.

What we’re looking for...

You’re tech savvy and well-versed in all thing’s telecommunications. Working independently suits you well. You’re also thorough, vigilant, and on top of the details someone people count on to solve problems and to make sure they don’t happen in the first place.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or two or more years of work experience.

• Three or more years of relevant work experience.

• A valid driver's license.

• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends as necessary.

• of managerial/leadership experience.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A technical degree in Electronics or Telecommunications.

• Leadership, managerial skills, and administrative skills.

• Written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to adapt changes – openness to different viewpoints and ability to learn new skills and concepts as our network transforms.

• Coaching, feedback and teamwork skills.

• Knowledge of call flow for a voice and/or data session describing network elements from cell to Internet.

• Knowledge of wireless cell site base station, router and antenna equipment.

• Experience in the use of circuit and RAN test equipment and network monitoring applications.

• Six or more years of experience in one or more of the following fields; wireless networks, telecommunications, radio communications, IP networks with two or more years

If 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.

Where you’ll be working

In this worksite-based role, you'll work onsite at a defined location(s).

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. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.