Senior 5G & Enterprise Solution Architect

Verizon; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a senior technical design authority for enterprise and public sector engagements, focusing on 5G, private core, edge compute, and network as a service integrations. You will lead technical pre-sales, craft reference architectures, and align with product teams to drive growth across the Verizon portfolio.

The role emphasizes hands-on PoC and field validation, integration with NaaS components (SD-WAN, SASE), and advising executives on scalable, secure solutions, while staying

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of work experience.
• 6+ years of network architecture, pre-sales, or wireless systems engineering.
• Experience with LTE/5G RAN and Core technologies is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales and enterprise clients on complex, custom engagements leveraging assets and partner ecosystem.
• Design modern 5G connectivity solutions including private core and MEC for business objectives.
• Lead PoC, customer demos, and reference architectures to accelerate adoption.
• Integrate NaaS components with OAM platforms to build cohesive client architectures.
• Align with NaaS, SD-WAN, SASE, and CPE product teams to differentiate wireless access services.
• Incorporate AI/AIOps into field operations and site workflows.

Skills

GenAI tools

LTE/5G RAN

RF design principles

3GPP standards (5QI/QCI etc)

REST APIs

SD-WAN

SASE frameworks

Executive-level communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of work experience

Tools

Cradlepoint

Inseego

Digi

CSG

Verizon ThingSpace

Job description

Verizon is seeking a senior technical design authority for enterprise and public sector engagements, focusing on 5G, private core, edge compute, and network as a service integrations. You will lead technical pre-sales, craft reference architectures, and align with product teams to drive growth across the Verizon portfolio.

The role emphasizes hands-on PoC and field validation, integration with NaaS components (SD-WAN, SASE), and advising executives on scalable, secure solutions, while staying