Principal Engineer Data Engineering

About the role

As a Senior Data Leader, you will design, build, and optimize our enterprise data architecture to drive strategic insights and high-impact business decisions. You will lead the development of end-to-end data pipelines, manage cloud-based data warehouses, and integrate modern DevOps and automated workflows into our data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building scalable, high-performance ETL/ELT data pipelines from diverse source systems to cloud platforms.
• Architecting robust data models (conceptual, logical, physical) that support reporting, analytics, and advanced business applications.
• Managing and modernizing enterprise data storage, driving seamless performance across legacy data warehouses (such as Teradata) and modern cloud platforms.
• Implementing DevOps and CI/CD best practices for data pipelines to ensure continuous, automated, and reliable data delivery.
• Optimizing SQL queries, Python scripts, and orchestration workflows to improve system throughput and decrease processing latency.
• Evaluating and integrating innovative data technologies, including AI/ML automation and advanced orchestration tools, into our data infrastructure.

Please note the location is flexible within the US.

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.
• Five or more years of hands-on experience in ETL/ELT data pipeline development.
• Demonstrated experience in Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, and System Architecture.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP).

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will also have one or more of the following:

• A degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• Experience with workflow orchestration and integration tools such as Apache Airflow and Talend.
• Strong familiarity with traditional data warehouse platforms like Teradata.
• Proven background implementing DevOps practices for data (DataOps) using Git, Jenkins, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience leveraging AI/ML tools or generative AI techniques within data engineering workflows (e.g., automated data quality checks, smart ingestion, or AI-assisted code generation).
• Cloud or Data Engineering certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Data Engineer, GCP Professional Data Engineer).

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.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• In this remote role, you'll work from home with occasional in-person trainings and meetings.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon.

• Health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition assistance.
• Other incentives, including premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances.
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

Pay

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive-based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

• Annual salary range for most US locations (full-time): $120,500.00 - $231,000.00
• Annual salary range for Colorado (full-time): $120,500.00 - $210,000.00
• Annual salary range for Illinois (full-time): $132,500.00 - $231,000.00