Hybrid Lead AI/ML Architect for Agentic Systems

Cellco Partnership; Basking Ridge (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a senior AI/ML architect to lead the technical vision, architecture, and delivery of agentic AI solutions within the Verizon Consumer Group AI team. You will shape production-grade systems powering digital channels, sales, and customer success.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with security, legal, and architecture teams to ensure compliance, and develop a 3–5 year roadmap for agentic technology across VCG in a hybrid work model with NJ in-office days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required.
• Three or more years of experience designing, building, and deploying production AI/ML systems at scale.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical strategy, research, and application of agentic AI and LLMs.
• Design production-grade, scalable AI/ML pipelines and agent architectures.
• Collaborate with security, legal, and architecture teams for compliance.
• Partner with operations and strategy teams to identify high-impact applications.
• Develop a 3–5 year technical roadmap for agentic systems across VCG.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices.
• Translate complex concepts into clear narratives for executives.

Skills

AI/ML architecture

Production systems design

Leadership

Python & ML frameworks

Cloud deployment (GCP)

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Pytest

Elasticsearch

FastAPI

Docker

Job description

Verizon is seeking a senior AI/ML architect to lead the technical vision, architecture, and delivery of agentic AI solutions within the Verizon Consumer Group AI team. You will shape production-grade systems powering digital channels, sales, and customer success.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with security, legal, and architecture teams to ensure compliance, and develop a 3–5 year roadmap for agentic technology across VCG in a hybrid work model with NJ in-office days.