Distinguished Architect - Sales Engineer

Cellco Partnership; Basking Ridge (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Distinguished Architect - Global Solutions Engineering to serve as the technical authority across senior sales leadership in the US. The role architects multi-cloud environments, drives cross-segment strategy, and acts as a trusted advisor to client C-suite executives.

You will lead complex solutions, mentor SEs, and collaborate with Sales, Product, Legal, and Delivery to close strategic deals while advancing AI-driven optimization and innovative networking approaches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience within Sales Engineering, Enterprise Network Architecture, or Principal Solutions Engineering.
• Experience managing multi-segment, global accounts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face-to-face strategic workshops with C-suite stakeholders to build trust and secure high-stakes renewals.
• Translate complex network architectures into executive-ready presentations and roadmaps.
• Lead technical strategy for Tier-1 global accounts across Verizon products and solutions.
• Direct GenAI tool implementations to automate route assessments and pricing analyses.

Skills

Complex Routing & Network Architecture

Executive-Level Communication

Cross-Functional & Tiger Team Leading

Commercial & SLA Feasibility Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years experience

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or related field

Job description

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 #VTeamLife.

What you'll be doing...

The Distinguished Architect - Global Solutions Engineering serves as the technical authority across the Senior Sales Directors across the mid-west and west part of the United States. Elevated above Senior Engineering roles, this position drives cross-segment strategy, architects next-generation multi-cloud environments, and acts as the trusted technical advisor to client C-suite executives. The role is required to apply CTO ready acumen with technical expertise, professional and behavior competencies. This position will operate in three primary areas, the first being a technical leader supporting complex sales opportunities, the second is sharing expertise to raise the competencies of the SEs in the organization, and the third is to work with other organizations to deliver future solutions required by Strategic Accounts

What we're looking for...

Key Responsibilities

Executive Relationship Management & Stakeholder Governance:

• Conduct face-to-face strategic workshops with C-suite stakeholders (Network and Call Center leads) to build trust, address security posturing, and secure high-stakes account renewals.
• Translate complex network architectures into clean, executive-ready account stability and roadmap presentations to communicate operational status clearly.
• Formulate executive summary dashboards and roadmap trackers integrating architectural remediation plans with daily operational governance to keep clients continuously informed.

Complex Technical Solutioning:

• Lead technical strategy for Tier-1 global accounts, focusing on architecting solutions that help customers achieve their specific business outcomes using the full portfolio of Verizon wireline and wireless products and solutions.
• Design ultra-high-capacity, scalable end-to-end architectures leveraging AI-driven networking capabilities across fixed and mobile wireless networks to meet evolving client demands.
• Guide enterprise clients through modern network transformations, migrating legacy infrastructures to low-latency, resilient environments powered by Verizon Adaptive Network Fabric and AI Connect.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Strategic Plays:

• Partner with Sales, Product, Pricing, Legal, and Delivery to orchestrate complex deals and streamline structural frameworks (MSAs, SNAs, BARs, DLM, EMR).
• Drive segment and global solutions-led plays to uncover targeted growth opportunities tailored to directional network solutions, including high-capacity wave, TDM retirement, internet access optimization, FWA, and OneTalk initiatives.

AI Innovation & Process Optimization:

• Direct the implementation of GenAI tools (Kairos, Gemini, Claude ) to automate complex route assessments, pricing analysis, and deal breakdowns.

Core Competencies & Advanced Skill Sets

• Complex Routing & Network Architecture: Mastery in multi-cloud routing, BGP community tagging, route summarization, MNS, and 5G Private Wireless. Applies wireline architecture as secondary knowledge to enhance solutioning diversity and support advanced wireless services like 5G slicing, Neutral Host Networking, and Temporary Public Networks.
• Executive-Level Communication: Proven ability to translate complex incident root causes and infrastructure designs into concise C-suite presentations and executive dashboards.
• Cross-Functional & Tiger Team Leadership: Demonstrated expertise in unifying cross-divisional teams to unblock operational bottlenecks, manage maintenance windows, and handle crisis management.
• Commercial & SLA Feasibility Analysis: Skill in quantifying downtime risks, evaluating contract SLAs, and securing partner/vendor entitlement alignment.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Experience within Sales Engineering, Enterprise Network Architecture, or Principal Solutions Engineering, with extensive experience managing multi-segment, global accounts.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (Master's or equivalent advanced degree preferred).
• Documented history of resolving complex network incidents, leading cross-functional tiger teams, rebuilding