Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Verizon; Basking Ridge (NJ); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the ATOM platform initiative, building AI-driven automation for wireline and wireless networks. You will guide onshore and offshore teams, design scalable automation, and partner with stakeholders to align strategy with business needs.

The role is hybrid, with 40 hours weekly, and requires deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, API-first automation, and modern CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Autonomous Operations: using AI agents to automate network deployments, health checks, config audits, and service assurance.
• Machine-readable Procedures: transform static docs into executable formats for AI actors.
• Unified Automation: consolidate network procedures into a cohesive system.
• Closed-Loop Service Assurance: design self-healing network frameworks with real-time telemetry.
• Strategic Alignment: translate use cases into scalable platform capabilities with stakeholders.
• Technical Leadership: guide ATOM Platform engineers across onshore and offshore teams.
• System Stability: act as SME with QA and prod-support to maintain premium operation.
• End-to-End Development: full-cycle app dev leveraging AI to optimize delivery.

Skills

Cloud-Native Architecture

Full-stack engineering

CI/CD practices

API-first automation

Python ecosystem

OpenShift

Kubernetes

LangChain

LangGraph

LangFlow

Education

A degree or four or more years of work experience

Tools

Jinja2

YAML

JSON data models

Openstack

VCP WebScale

Postgres SQL

GitLab CI/CD

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...

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 development-including design, coding, and testing-by leveraging AI tools to optimize delivery and performance.

What we're 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.

You'll 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 Vue.js, 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.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll 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.

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.The salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $120,500.00 - $231,000.00.