AVP – Network Engineering

Verizon

. Provide leadership and execute growth and capacity solutions across Verizon's global voice and data infrastructure .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeBasking Ridge • Florida • United StatesLead💰 $191,500 - $367,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in network leadership, capacity enhancements, and resiliency, with a strong focus on IP Core and Edge routing, as well as financial acumen for capital investment programs. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and execute strategic network initiatives effectively.

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Network LeadershipIP Core And Edge RoutingCapacity EnhancementsFinancial AcumenCross-Functional Team Management

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Hard Skills

Network ResiliencyBroadband ArchitectureFios ArchitectureOLTPONDSLVoice SystemsVideo SystemsPerformance OptimizationVolume Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic ExecutionClient EngagementTeam CollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

VGMNONTNG HardwareSS7 ModernizationNetwork Diversity Initiatives

Industry Keywords

Network InfrastructureCapacity SolutionsNetwork RolloutsFacility Retirement ProgramsBusiness CasesROI Models

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide leadership and execute growth and capacity solutions across Verizon's global voice and data infrastructure
Serve as the face of the Network organization with key clients
Lead a cross-functional team of Directors, Managers, and Engineers
Establish Core & Edge Engineering priorities and network plans
Ensure survivability of underlying Layer 2 and 3 networks supporting Verizon's customers
Direct network consolidation and performance optimization initiatives, including the Frontier integration project, ONTNG hardware turn-downs, eNSE volume expansion, PPR growth, and financial business cases for network diversity
Direct volume management and network efficiency across Fios/PON, IP Core and Edge routing, SS7 modernization, and VGMN framework architectures
Oversee the Core and Edge Engineering team and strategic execution and performance of more than 200 engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of relevant network experience
6+ years of management and leadership experience
Expertise in high-scale capacity enhancements and network resiliency
Demonstrated history directing cross-functional engineering groups to execute extensive network rollouts, facility retirement programs, and hardware turn-downs
Proven technical leadership spanning IP Core and Edge routing, Broadband and Fios architectures, including OLT, PON, and DSL
Experience with Voice and Video Systems and out-of-band management networks (VGMN)
Demonstrated financial acumen building business cases and ROI models for capital investment programs, network diversity initiatives, and legacy equipment decommissioning
Demonstrated track record converting executive objectives into targeted performance scorecards, volume metrics, and tactical rollout timelines

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Basic life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Group home and auto insurance
Matched 401(k) savings plan
Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year
Up to 6 personal days per year
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Tuition assistance
Other incentives
Premium pay opportunities, including overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances
Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with service
Hybrid work arrangement with work from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office