Senior Network Capacity & Performance Engineer

Overview

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Verizon Global Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Senior Network Capacity & Performance Engineer to lead the end-to-end visibility and strategic forecasting of our enterprise-wide network. This role is a key part of our new Network Capacity Planning team, responsible for ensuring our infrastructure scales ahead of business demand.

You will be responsible for maintaining comprehensive visibility of traffic flows across the global estate, working closely with stakeholders to provide accurate traffic forecasts, and evaluating advanced tools to achieve these results. You will play a pivotal role in modernizing our planning capabilities by leveraging AI-driven analytics and Digital Twin technologies where appropriate to simulate growth and performance.

What You’ll Be Doing...

• Establish enterprise-wide capacity and performance engineering standards to ensure alignment with business growth and reliability objectives.
• Maintain End-to-End (E2E) visibility of traffic flows across the global network, including retail, office, and data center environments.
• Provide critical data and architectural support to engineering teams for capacity growth and capital planning.
• Design, implement, and deploy machine learning models to improve the accuracy of capacity predictions and detect unusual usage patterns.
• Proactively identify network anomalies and bottlenecks before they impact business operations.
• Develop and deliver executive-level reporting on network trends, health, and long-term forecasts.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and provide accurate traffic forecasts for upcoming projects.
• Evaluate and recommend advanced capacity planning tools and technologies, specifically focusing on the integration of Digital Twins and AI.
• Build Low Level Design (LLD) diagrams and engineering artifacts to support the deployment of monitoring and telemetry solutions.
• Partner with IT leadership to align capacity strategies with digital transformation and infrastructure modernization goals.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior capacity engineers within the team.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree or seven or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in enterprise network architecture, performance engineering, or capacity planning.
• CCNP certification - Valid CCNP certification in Routing and Switching, or other relevant tracks.
• Prior experience leading capital planning initiatives or large-scale infrastructure forecasting.
• Possesses strong scripting expertise, with proficiency in Data Analytics and AI/ML.
  
  

• Experience in large-scale Fortune 100 environments with high-volume traffic and complex global footprints.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and hypothesis testing.
• Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, Splunk Power User, or AWS/Azure Solutions Architect.
• Strong expertise in network monitoring and telemetry frameworks such as SevOne, Zabbix, or Splunk.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Grafana) to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Hands-on experience with traffic flow analysis (NetFlow, IPFIX, SNMP) and performance troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of AI/ML applications in networking or experience with Network Digital Twin concepts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical trends and forecasts to executives and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven decision making.
  
  

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

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.