Principal Software Engineer

When you join Verizon

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What youll be doing...

As a senior technical expert in software development and architecture you will collaboratively build software solutions and corporate security applications in support of a variety of projects. You will be involved in all phases of the software life cycle (requirements analysis and definition architecture and high-level design detailed design coding testing etc.) You will provide technical guidance to less experienced colleagues on how to address these phases within an iterative framework using agile techniques.

You will work on projects that include features like: operational support systems high volume data processing distributed processing and virtualized or containerized architectures. The work will require that you coordinate with other senior engineers project managers and technical teams to build the required capabilities. You will work closely with development teams to assist in verifying design approaches reviewing code and test cases and determining the types of components and software that need to be created. You will be a champion of effective collaborative and repeatable techniques to ensure the delivery of quality solutions.

In addition to designing and developing software components yourself you will be a role model and subject matter expert for developers at various experience and skill levels (from new college graduates to very senior engineers having years of experience). Your extensive past experience in high quality and high-performance software development will be applied to new and challenging problems to deliver innovative products. You will use collaborative documentation tools to clearly describe the characteristics constraints and trade-offs of complex designs.

Youll follow established department software development processes and also refine and improve those processes over time building a consensus for any changes with management and other principal engineers. Youll be an advocate for software quality accuracy and a positive customer experience. You will ensure that automated and repeatable unit testing is built with each solution and work closely with integration and quality assurance to define the automated system tests they should generate. Additional activities may include:

• Mentoring and guiding less experienced engineers facing technical challenges.

• Evaluating new tools and techniques.

• Applying CI/CD concepts and integrating software engineering tools into pipelines.

• Providing cost and effort estimates for proposed tactical or strategic initiatives.

• Collaborating with other disciplines such as network engineering or data science to achieve a common goal.

What were looking for...

You stay current on the latest standard methodologies in software development and systems architecture. You can understand a solution strategy and can also decompose it into the logical and functional components to get the job done. You know how to communicate complex issues to management or to non-technical stakeholders. Also youre dedicated engineer willing to work toward the success of a team.

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience or specialized training.

• Experience with agile development concepts software design and development and a variety of programming languages and tools.

• Experience with SQL and software programming languages like C Python Java.

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret SCI Clearance and pass a Polygraph as a condition of employment.

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

• A good understanding of OOAD and UML.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present status or explain technical issues to colleagues and management. Must be able to provide clear and complete technical documentation of designs and code to stakeholders and partner teams.

• Masters degree or other advanced training.

• Experience with Perl Go Rust.

• Experience in corporate security and/or previous experience with telecommunications big data software distributed systems virtualization and containerization (e.g. OpenShift Kubernetes Docker Podman).

• Familiarity with TDD Scrum and other agile techniques.

• Familiarity with Kafka.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our 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 weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.