Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

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What youll be doing...

As a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer you will perform tasks that are required to maintain and advance our cloud environment. This includes interfacing with tenants and peer support teams. Verizon is building the next generation unified AI-driven automation platform ATOM. The goal is to leverage artificial intelligence to consolidate all automation and orchestration functions onto a single platform eliminating redundancy and streamlining operations. As the Platform Engineer you will drive innovation by leading engineering teams through complex problem-solving feature implementation and strategic alignment to build automation and orchestration for wireline and wireless networks.

You will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

• Autonomous Operations: Using AI agents to automate network deployments health checks configuration audits and service assurance.

• Machine-readable Method of Procedures: Transforming static procedure documents into an executable format that AI agents can directly process and act on.

• Unified Automation: Consolidating all network procedures and workflows into a single cohesive system making the entire network more intelligent and resilient.

• Closed-Loop Service Assurance: Designing and implementing self-healing network frameworks that utilize real-time telemetry to trigger proactive remediation.

• Strategic Alignment: Partnering with business stakeholders to translate complex use cases (including iEN IP Transport Verizon Cloud Platform VCP and 5G Network Functions) into scalable platform capabilities.

• Technical Leadership: Providing technical direction and driving innovation for the ATOM Platform by leading onshore and offshore development teams through complex problem-solving.

• System Stability: Engaging as a subject matter expert and collaborating with quality assurance and production support teams to ensure systems operate at premium conditions.

• End-to-End Development: Performing full-cycle application developmentincluding design coding and testingby leveraging AI tools to optimize delivery and performance.

What were looking for...

You are a highly skilled and credentialed technical specialist who thrives on solving complex problems and continuously optimizing network designs in fast-paced environments. A natural mentor and exceptional collaborator you work seamlessly with diverse stakeholders and are deeply committed to understanding and exceeding your customers expectations. By staying ahead of industry and competitive trends you constantly push yourself and your team toward continuous improvement while effortlessly balancing multiple priorities.

Youll need to have:

• A 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 in Cloud-Native & Automation Architecture with full-stack engineering expertise in building resilient applications event-driven orchestration platforms and API-first automation workflows backed by modern CI/CD practices for network infrastructure.

• Experience in driving network design and templates through modular reusable code architectures (such as Jinja2 YAML and JSON data models) to abstract infrastructure complexities and ensure configuration consistency.

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

• Agentic AI: Experience in developing Generative AI solutions and deploying advanced AI Agents within a Python ecosystem. Proven experience engineering RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures and utilizing vector databases alongside advanced LLM prompt engineering for major frameworks like Gemini and Claude. Deep proficiency in building orchestrations using agentic frameworks and protocols including LangChain LangGraph LangFlow and MCP Servers. Hands-on experience with AWS and GCP.

• Expertise in Python Linux and/or JavaScript advanced Git usage working knowledge of Openstack Kubernetes OpenShift or VCP WebScale.

• Experience with Postgres SQL or MariaDB or MongoDB

• Familiarity with next-generation AI development tools like Claude Code.

• Experience practicing start up development methodology.

• Experience with GitLab CI/CD or equivalent automated pipeline architectures.

• Experience with FastAPI Django Flask Fastify or Temporal engine.

• Expertise in telecom domain developing automation orchestration and service assurance capabilities for wireline and wireless networks with specific understanding of iEN IP Transport Verizon Cloud Platform 5G Network Functions networking protocols and AP ASPN ATLAS or similar automation platforms.

• Certifications in Agentic AI Machine Learning or UI/UX design.

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.

In this hybrid role youll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

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

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.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $120500.00 - $231000.00.