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Principal Application Operations Engineer

Principal Application Operations Engineer

CompanyVerizon Communications
LocationMorrisville, NC, USA, Twinsburg, OH, USA, E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, Ashburn, VA, USA, Somerset County, NJ, USA, Rocklin, CA, USA, Southlake, TX, USA
Salary$100000 – $205000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s 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 track record of leading diverse teams in designing, refining, and formulating strategies for development, implementation, and continued production support of enterprise solutions.
  • Hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and supporting highly available applications within a distributed Kubernetes cloud environment.
  • Linux System Administration skills.
  • Proficient knowledge and hands-on experience developing scripts using Python, Ansible, Perl, Shell, or similar programming languages to increase efficiency, quality, and productivity.
  • Proficient knowledge of TCP/IP Networking fundamentals and associated troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Proficient in collecting and analyzing packet captures.
  • Leadership experience as a subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

  • Leading yourself and the business by embodying the following Leadership Principles: Act on Customers’ Behalf, Create and Drive Change, Deliver Results, Drive Teamwork, Align on Our Direction, Nurture Development, Foster Inclusion, Lead by Example, and Take Responsibility.
  • Leading the day-to-day operational management of production systems which control access policy, mobility, signaling routing, and discovery functions within the 5G and 4G ecosystem.
  • Following established policies and procedures for hands-on operational maintenance activities such as software updates, patching, deployment efforts in order to maintain and enhance these critical systems.
  • Monitoring these mission-critical systems and respond to issues with a sense of urgency to quickly diagnose resolve problems.
  • Leading engagement with vendors, and owners of various internal and external support teams to quickly resolve new and on-going issues.
  • Leading development of new procedures as needed and explore process improvements.
  • Working efficiently and effectively, both as an individual and as a team member.
  • Quickly learn new technical skills as needed in order to successfully complete hands-on and theoretical operational and performance objectives.
  • Supporting a flexible work schedule, including frequent overnight maintenance and weekend work as business needs dictate.
  • Participating in on-call rotation that provides 24×7 critical support for applications within the team’s scope.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Virtualization and Linux Certifications.
  • Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting RedHat Openshift.
  • Working knowledge of RedHat Openstack.
  • Familiarity with Common Carrier and Enterprise grade Hardware (Oracle, x86, HP, DELL).
  • Proficient knowledge of database systems such as MySQL.
  • Working knowledge of 5G and 4G Network functions and Call Flow (SBI, Diameter, SIP).
  • Advanced hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and supporting highly available applications within a distributed Kubernetes cloud environment.
  • Advanced Linux System Administration skills.