Director, Metro Ethernet Engineering & Service Readiness

Lumen; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen’s Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering leads engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms and services. This role translates approved network architecture into deployable standards, validated configurations, implementation processes, and production-ready offerings.

This leader manages a team of network engineers responsible for Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical networks and related operational ecosystems, serving as the primary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of telecommunications or network engineering experience, including Ethernet, IP/MPLS, optical transport.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams, programs, or network initiatives.
• Experience introducing network technologies from architecture to production deployment.
• Strong program management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Metro Ethernet engineering team and ensure deployment readiness.
• Provide technical leadership across Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical, MetRON, and related platforms.
• Direct certification, qualification, interoperability testing, and production readiness for new hardware and software.
• Own engineering execution of Metro Ethernet roadmap initiatives and next‑gen access capabilities.
• Translate architecture into engineering work packages, plans, and repeatable deployment practices.
• Partner with Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, Systems Development, Testing, and Vendors.
• Serve as engineering escalation lead for complex production issues and deployment challenges.
• Build trust and lead teams through change, ambiguity, and transformation.

Skills

Team leadership

Ethernet networking

IP/MPLS

Optical transport

Routing

Vendor management

Operational readiness

Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Telecommunications/CS

Job description

Lumen’s Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering leads engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms and services. This role translates approved network architecture into deployable standards, validated configurations, implementation processes, and production-ready offerings.

This leader manages a team of network engineers responsible for Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical networks and related operational ecosystems, serving as the primary