Dist Engr-Software Development

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 V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing...

We are looking for a Product Solution Architect to own and support the HCM and digital emp exp function under employee experience. This involves knowledge of some of the key functional areas like Core HCM, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, workplace management, workforce transformation to help drive the technical vision and roadmap across the product area while owning technical performance and system accountability. We are looking for someone that can help drive the solution across the employee experience pillar cutting across the various platforms and Tech stacks. Also collaborate and work with the platform architects across the various employee experience core platforms like ServiceNow, Workday , PeopleSoft and open source stack to drive these solutions. Advises on its implementation and ensures alignment with enterprise standards.

• Working with the following key stakeholders :

Product Area Leaders - to ensure OKR alignment and successful development

Product Managers - to understand product requirements and report on progress

Product & Platform Architects – to review and ensure alignment with architecture and

security standards

Platform Leaders - to report on progress and metrics and align on priorities / roadmap

• Drive the technical vision and roadmap across the Product Area while owning technical performance and system accountability

• Lead solution integration efforts

• Collaborate with the business and the delivery squads to iteratively design an end-to-end solution and engage with stakeholders to understand business needs and advise on technical needs

• Identify required architecturally significant decisions and associated risks and design the overall technology architecture for product area

• Collaborate with the Solution Train Engineers, Product Area Leaders, and Product Managers to ensure execution alignment and the successful development, release, and launch of products

• Guiding and mentoring architects, including transforming business processes and driving employee experience.

• Evaluating and conducting proofs of concept for open-source.

• Creating and presenting and briefing to executive stakeholders.

• Ability to influence stakeholders through effective communication , strong ideas and insights.

What we’re looking for...

Guide high-level architectural design decisions and designs. Someone who can define blueprints, strategies, reference architecture and roadmap. Ensure applications and solutions underneath a product area are architected to standard and integrated into the solution technology stack.

Ensure alignment of business capabilities and processes with technical architecture components that enable them. Drive people/teams in designing applications aligned to business and architectural needs. Foster collaboration between teams to enable architectural consistency. Advocate importance of architecture excellence across engineering organizations. Able to solve complex problems while working with cross-functional teams.

You’ll need to have:

• 10+ years of software architecture experience in an agile environment preferred

• Deep knowledge of defining and evolving scalable architecture for large-scale systems

• Experience leading architecture reviews and design discussions

• Experience with architecture assessment and optimization

• Has knowledge of IT system architectures and design principles to architect solutions in an iterative manner

• Has had work experience in working with platforms like workday or peoplesoft

• Technical Skills: Solution Architecture Design, Prototyping, Solution Proposal Development, Solutions Identification, Business Needs Analysis, Continuous Integration

• Has expertise of 2-3 of the product areas mentioned above

• Experience with Java and web technologies.

• Good interpersonal skills and good communication skills

• Good in documentation and presentation of architectural approaches/solutions.

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

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer science.

• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture Frameworks like TOGAF, etc.

• Certifications: TOGAF, Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.