Lead Cloud Platform Engineer - AI-Driven Automation

Verizon; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the development of an AI-driven automation platform called ATOM, advancing a unified orchestration for wireline and wireless networks. You will drive engineering strategy, mentor teams, and align features with business goals.

The role emphasizes cloud-native design, modular architectures, and CI/CD practices, with hybrid work expectations and collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• Degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience demonstrated through work or training.
• Experience in Cloud-Native & Automation Architecture with full-stack engineering for resilient apps and API-first automation.
• Experience with modular, reusable code architectures to abstract infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous Operations: AI agents to automate network deployments, health checks, configuration audits, and service assurance.
• Transforming static procedures into executable formats for AI agents.
• Consolidating network procedures into a single cohesive automation system.
• Designing self-healing frameworks with real-time telemetry for proactive remediation.
• Partnering with stakeholders to translate use cases into scalable platform capabilities.
• Providing technical direction for the ATOM Platform and leading development teams.
• Ensuring systems operate at premium conditions with QA and production support teams.
• End-to-End development using AI tools to optimize delivery and performance.

Skills

Cloud-Native Architecture

Automation Engineering

CI/CD Practices

YAML & JSON data models

Python / Linux

Education

Degree or 4+ years experience

Tools

Jinja2

Kubernetes

OpenShift

LangChain / LLM tooling

Job description

Verizon is seeking a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the development of an AI-driven automation platform called ATOM, advancing a unified orchestration for wireline and wireless networks. You will drive engineering strategy, mentor teams, and align features with business goals.

The role emphasizes cloud-native design, modular architectures, and CI/CD practices, with hybrid work expectations and collaboration across global teams.