Engineer III, Cell Site Technician

Verizon; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon in Greensboro, NC is seeking an engineer to provide technical expertise in network transformation, outages, and optimization. This on-site role supports a 24x7 operations environment, performing troubleshooting, configuration changes, and fault remediation to keep services running smoothly.

Candidates should have 3+ years in a related role, an Associate degree or equivalent, and experience with AI tools.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or two+ years of work experience.
• Three+ years of relevant experience required.
• Experience with AI tools in a technical or professional setting.
• Valid driver's license and ability to drive to NC/Tennessee sites.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of network systems and apps.
• Evaluate network coverage, suggest improvements, and assist implementation.
• Travel to sites in Western NC and Tennessee.
• Triage, fault isolation, and remediation of network events.
• Generate and manage problem-tracking tickets; drive improvements.
• Escalate issues to internal/external engineer teams for resolution.

Skills

Problem solving

Process adherence

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Associate's degree or two+ years experience

Tools

AI tools (Gemini, Claude Code)

Vendor management experience

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...

Join Verizon as we continue to expand our industry-leading network to improve the ways people, businesses, and things connect. As an engineer, you will provide technical expertise on a critical role involving network transformation, network outages, service issues, network optimization, and maintenance. You will be responsible for providing support to keep things running smoothly and change the way that our customers live, work, and play. We are a 24x7 highly visible operations environment that performs troubleshooting, configuration changes, drive issues to resolution, and related functions.

• Performing optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of network systems and applications to identify overall system availability and performance.
• Evaluating network coverage to find gaps, making recommendations to improve coverage, and helping to implement those recommendations.
• Traveling to various site locations in Western North Carolina and Tennessee
• Performing triage, fault isolation, and remediation of network events.
• Generating, driving, and updating problem-tracking tickets via multiple systems and continuously improving business practices.
• Escalating issues to the appropriate internal/external engineer teams for resolution.

What we're looking for...

Being the first one to encounter and solve a problem is enjoyable to you. You're great at following an established process or procedure to complete tasks. Experience navigating and working well at all levels in a fast-paced, ever-changing network environment. You are dependable and enjoy supporting the rotational needs of a technical environment.

You'll need to have:

• Associate's degree or two or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Experience with AI tools (Gemini, Claude Code, etc.) in a technical or professional setting.
• Valid drivers license and able to drive company vehicle to sites in NC and Tennessee
• Willingness to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays.

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

• A technical degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of telecommunications equipment and technologies including: Telephony Switching, Data Communications and Network Routers.
• Active DOT or CDL
• Computer support experience, including troubleshooting PC hardware and configurations.
• Vendor management experience.
• Ericsson wireless based equipment knowledge.
• Data-centric AI methodology to improve daily operations.

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

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, we've 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.