Job Description

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...

Verizon Connect is looking for a Data Software Engineer to join the Data Products organization in our office in Florence, Italy. The successful candidate will join an expanding Data Platform team, in charge of managing the VZC Data Platform. Our platform stack is built on AWS for data storage/ingestion: Redshift, S3, Airflow, Kinesis and QuickSight for data visualization. The candidate should have practical hands-on experience with most of these tools.

Responsibilities:
●    Develop and maintain ETL pipelines from internal and external sources all the way through to S3 and Redshift
●    Develop and maintain ETL workflows orchestrated on AWS with Apache Airflow (MWAA) or Step Functions
●    Contribute to decentralize our data platform following a data mesh approach
●    Create and maintain the assigned pipelines across Dev, Test and Prod environments (supported by CI/CD engineers)
●    Ensure all developed solutions include unit tests and integration with the teams test suite.
●    Ensure proper monitoring of all developed production applications.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:
●    Degree in Computer Science or other technical subject.
●    1+ years proven experience with Redshift and S3.
●    Proven  knowledge of Python Programming
●    Experience programming with T-SQL and PG-SQL is essential.
●    Experience developing and maintaining E2E ETL/ELT pipelines and best practices for them 
●    Documentation skills with ability to create Entity Relationship Diagrams and Source to Target mappings.
●    Knowledge of automated CI/CD tools and patterns.

 
Even better if you have:
●    Experience working with Agile and Lean methodologies.
●    Experience with Airflow or Step Functions or similar orchestration & ingestion tools.
●    BI visualization tools familiarity, especially within self-hosted AWS implementations.
●    Knowledge of with Kinesis Stream, Firehose and Glue.
 

Why Verizon Connect?

Verizon Connect is guiding a connected world on the go by automating, optimizing and revolutionizing the way people, vehicles and things move through the world. Our full suite of industry-defining solutions and services put innovation, automation and connected data to work for customers and help them be safer, more efficient and more productive. With more than 3,500 dedicated employees in 15 countries, we deliver leading mobile technology platforms and solutions.
 
As a SaaS leader, we know our talent is the most important component to our success.  We hire top talent and empower them to do their best work.  As a division of Verizon, we combine the fun and excitement of a start-up environment with the resources, operational excellence, and brand recognition of an established tech giant.

If Verizon Connect 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

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.