Senior Level Communications System Engineer Jobs
Senior level communications system engineer jobs place experienced engineers in charge of architecture decisions, end-to-end system ownership, and the cross-functional teams that deliver complex communications infrastructure. Openings are concentrated across Technology & Software, Education, and Healthcare & Medical Services, with a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid settings, and employers like JPMorganChase, Plaid, and Coinbase hiring at this level now.
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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
We are seeking a senior Applied AI & Data Leader to drive growth and solution development across strategic Communications, Telecom and Media accounts.
This is a hands-on seller-doer role for a leader who can engage CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and business executives, identify where AI and data can create measurable value, translate opportunities into credible solutions, and remain engaged from pursuit through delivery. The ideal candidate combines industry expertise, AI/data architecture depth and commercial acumen.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with account and sales leaders to define the AI & Data growth agenda, identify whitespace and originate opportunities.
- Convert client priorities into qualified AI, GenAI and data transformation pursuits.
- Build trusted executive relationships and lead discovery sessions and workshops that turn AI interest into defined problems, solutions and investments.
- Own the technical narrative from qualification through proposal, presentation, negotiation and transition to delivery.
- Shape enterprise solutions spanning GenAI, agentic AI, ML, data engineering, analytics, automation and AI governance.
- Architect solutions using Azure/OpenAI, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks and Snowflake based on client needs.
- Apply RAG, enterprise knowledge, AI agents, workflow orchestration, predictive ML, data products, lakehouse and real-time data patterns.
- Ensure architectures are scalable, secure, governable and commercially viable.
- Personally lead solution architecture, value proposition, scope, delivery approach, estimates, prototypes and executive demonstrations.
- Stay engaged through early delivery, resolve solution issues and identify expansion opportunities.
Industry Expertise
Strong understanding of Communications, Telecom and/or Media priorities such as network operations and service assurance, customer care, churn and next-best-action, field operations, network optimization, OSS/BSS modernization, content intelligence, audience analytics, personalization, advertising intelligence, content supply chain and enterprise knowledge.
The focus is not simply discussing AI technology, but identifying where AI and data can materially improve revenue, customer experience, reliability, efficiency and workforce productivity.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience across data, analytics, AI/ML, cloud or related technology disciplines.
- Strong experience with Communications, Telecom, Cable, Media and/or Entertainment organizations.
- Demonstrated success in client-facing consulting, solution leadership, technology or growth roles.
- Proven ability to combine technical solutioning with business development.
- Strong architecture expertise across modern data platforms, AI/ML and GenAI.
- Experience shaping complex transformations from discovery through proposal and closure.
- Ability to engage engineering leaders on architecture and communicate business value to executives.
- Strong executive storytelling, presentation and workshop facilitation skills.
- Based in the NY/NJ metropolitan area with flexibility for regular client engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake and Azure, AWS and/or Google Cloud.
- Experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents/agentic workflows and enterprise AI platforms.
- Knowledge of responsible AI, governance, observability, security and data governance.
- Experience with Telecom OSS/BSS, service assurance, customer operations or Media data/content ecosystems.
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The expected compensation for this role ranges from $200,000.00 to $280,000.00.
Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.
Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.
Wipro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applications from veterans and people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.
Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention.
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
We are seeking a senior Applied AI & Data Leader to drive growth and solution development across strategic Communications, Telecom and Media accounts.
This is a hands-on seller-doer role for a leader who can engage CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and business executives, identify where AI and data can create measurable value, translate opportunities into credible solutions, and remain engaged from pursuit through delivery. The ideal candidate combines industry expertise, AI/data architecture depth and commercial acumen.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with account and sales leaders to define the AI & Data growth agenda, identify whitespace and originate opportunities.
- Convert client priorities into qualified AI, GenAI and data transformation pursuits.
- Build trusted executive relationships and lead discovery sessions and workshops that turn AI interest into defined problems, solutions and investments.
- Own the technical narrative from qualification through proposal, presentation, negotiation and transition to delivery.
- Shape enterprise solutions spanning GenAI, agentic AI, ML, data engineering, analytics, automation and AI governance.
- Architect solutions using Azure/OpenAI, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks and Snowflake based on client needs.
- Apply RAG, enterprise knowledge, AI agents, workflow orchestration, predictive ML, data products, lakehouse and real-time data patterns.
- Ensure architectures are scalable, secure, governable and commercially viable.
- Personally lead solution architecture, value proposition, scope, delivery approach, estimates, prototypes and executive demonstrations.
- Stay engaged through early delivery, resolve solution issues and identify expansion opportunities.
Industry Expertise
Strong understanding of Communications, Telecom and/or Media priorities such as network operations and service assurance, customer care, churn and next-best-action, field operations, network optimization, OSS/BSS modernization, content intelligence, audience analytics, personalization, advertising intelligence, content supply chain and enterprise knowledge.
The focus is not simply discussing AI technology, but identifying where AI and data can materially improve revenue, customer experience, reliability, efficiency and workforce productivity.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience across data, analytics, AI/ML, cloud or related technology disciplines.
- Strong experience with Communications, Telecom, Cable, Media and/or Entertainment organizations.
- Demonstrated success in client-facing consulting, solution leadership, technology or growth roles.
- Proven ability to combine technical solutioning with business development.
- Strong architecture expertise across modern data platforms, AI/ML and GenAI.
- Experience shaping complex transformations from discovery through proposal and closure.
- Ability to engage engineering leaders on architecture and communicate business value to executives.
- Strong executive storytelling, presentation and workshop facilitation skills.
- Based in the NY/NJ metropolitan area with flexibility for regular client engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake and Azure, AWS and/or Google Cloud.
- Experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents/agentic workflows and enterprise AI platforms.
- Knowledge of responsible AI, governance, observability, security and data governance.
- Experience with Telecom OSS/BSS, service assurance, customer operations or Media data/content ecosystems.
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The expected compensation for this role ranges from $200,000.00 to $280,000.00.
Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.
Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.
Wipro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applications from veterans and people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.
Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention.
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Senior Level Communications System Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level communications system engineer job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who have owned full system lifecycles, not just contributed to them. Demonstrating that you have made architectural decisions, led technical reviews, and mentored junior engineers gives you a clear edge. Certifications in areas like RF systems, network protocols, or defense communications standards strengthen your profile, and experience coordinating across engineering, program management, and customer teams signals readiness for senior scope.
Which companies hire senior level communications system engineers?
Companies hiring senior level communications system engineers right now include JPMorganChase, Plaid, and Coinbase, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level is concentrated among defense contractors, aerospace primes, federal systems integrators, and large telecommunications firms that require deep technical leadership on long-cycle programs.
Are there remote senior level communications system engineer jobs?
Yes, though the role often involves classified environments or hardware-dependent work that limits full remote availability. About 32% of senior level communications system engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common at employers balancing lab access requirements against workforce flexibility. Fully remote roles tend to appear in software-defined communications and network architecture work.
What makes a communications system engineer role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by ownership and scope rather than task execution. At this stage, engineers are expected to set technical direction for communications architectures, make design trade-off decisions independently, review and approve the work of other engineers, and serve as the technical point of contact with customers or program leadership. The distinction from mid-level is accountability for outcomes across an entire system or program, not just a subsystem or component.
Which industries hire the most senior level communications system engineers?
Senior level communications system engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Education, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate large-scale communications infrastructure, long-duration government programs, or regulated networks that require experienced engineers who can own technical risk and lead delivery.