Director, Metro Ethernet Engineering — Remote Leader

Lumen; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms. You will translate architecture into deployable standards and production-ready offerings, guiding a high-performing team across functions.

This remote role is open across the U.S. and requires 10+ years of telecom engineering and 5+ years of leadership, with deep expertise in Ethernet, IP/MPLS, optical transport, and MEF

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of telecommunications or network engineering experience, including deep expertise in Ethernet networking, IP/MPLS, optical transport, routing, switching, and carrier network operations.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams, technical programs, or network technology initiatives, with demonstrated ability to develop talent, build trust, and lead through change.
• Experience introducing network technologies from architecture through production deployment, including certification, vendor management, implementation planning, and operational readiness.
• Strong program management, executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Metro Ethernet engineering team responsible for network technologies, platforms, service readiness, deployment standards, and lifecycle execution.
• Provide technical leadership across Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical networks, MetRON, colorless networking, NID platforms, Ethernet services, coherent optics, routing, switching, and related access technologies.
• Direct certification, qualification, interoperability testing, and production readiness for new hardware, software releases, optics, platforms, and network capabilities.
• Own engineering execution of Metro Ethernet roadmap initiatives, including MetRON deployment, Metro 3.0 enhancements, Ethernet Fabric services, service automation, and next-generation access capabilities.
• Translate architecture and strategy into engineering work packages, implementation plans, operational deliverables, standards, and repeatable deployment practices.
• Partner across Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, Systems Development, Testing, Service Delivery, and vendors to align priorities, resolve dependencies, and deliver customer-centered outcomes.
• Serve as an engineering escalation leader for complex production issues, deployment challenges, technology limitations, and service-impacting events.
• Build trust, communicate with clarity and transparency, foster teamwork and accountability, develop talent, and lead teams effectively through change, ambiguity, and transformation.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Network engineering

Metro Ethernet

Project management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related

Tools

MEF standards knowledge

IP/MPLS

Optical transport

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms. You will translate architecture into deployable standards and production-ready offerings, guiding a high-performing team across functions.

This remote role is open across the U.S. and requires 10+ years of telecom engineering and 5+ years of leadership, with deep expertise in Ethernet, IP/MPLS, optical transport, and MEF