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…

The Distinguished Architect (DA) fulfills the role of trusted adviser for Verizon Business Group (VBG) on key clients’ deals. The DA will also work with the leadership team to help drive strategic initiatives across the Connected Solutions vertical teams. The DA works with key business stakeholders and subject matter experts to build a holistic view of the client strategy, processes and information technology assets. The role of the DA is to leverage this knowledge to ensure that the client’s ongoing business requirements and the Verizon Solutions are in alignment throughout the lifecycle of the contract.
The Distinguished Architect provides support on large, complex customer engagements, putting together solutions across multiple towers (M2M, IoT, 4G/5G, MEC, App Enablement, Cloud, Security, Professional Services, UC&C, etc.), supporting literature, diagrams, write-up, responses, etc. Importantly, the DA must continually develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the industry and Verizon systems, processes, product offerings and services to enable effective, impactful client communications.
The Distinguished Architect will support the sales teams in strategic account planning developing a pipeline of opportunities for development by Account Management and Solution Architecture and supporting the Account Team in communicating the strategic vision and value propositions to senior customer stakeholders.