Operations Technician II - Federal

Lumen Argentina; Colorado; Remote; USD 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the telecommunications sector seeks a candidate to monitor and maintain networks in a Cisco environment. This role involves troubleshooting, proactive monitoring, and customer interaction, offering the opportunity to work fully remotely with flexible hours and on-call duties as necessary. Ideal candidates will have a technical background in networking and strong problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with peers and customers.
• Willingness to work 24x7 shifts including on-call rotations.
• Knowledge of networking and troubleshooting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 1/2 support for troubleshooting and customer service.
• Monitor and respond to network outages, alarms, and faults.
• Interface with vendors to escalate and resolve issues.

Skills

IP subnetting

IP routing

IPSEC tunnels

SD-WAN

VOIP

IPVPN

VRRP/HSRP

Education

Associates degree in related field

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

Job description

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

Strong technical skill level working in a Cisco environment monitoring and maintaining the network for the State of Arizona. Works with service providers and customer resources to troubleshoot and resolve outage events as well as making changes to router and switch configurations per customer requests. Position is fully Work From Home/office with requirements to dispatch to customer locations as necessary and facilitate On-Call rotations.

The Main Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 1/2 support for troubleshooting and customer service.
• Provide proactive network monitoring, following critical triage procedures for trouble isolation.
• Monitor, respond, communicate, troubleshoot, and drive resolution on network outages, alarms, faults and fraud conditions.
• Dispatch to customer locations for hands on troubleshooting of network or voice issues.
• Monitor and follow up on network outage and change activity; document any changes made to the network.
• Interface withVendors to escalate and drive resolution oncases.
• Engage internal engineering resources to troubleshoot and resolve advanced cases.
• Adhereto AZNet processes and procedures.
• Identify and document in case notes troubleshooting and resolution steps.
• Work closely with all other essential engineering and field team members during the life of any scheduled or unscheduled outage/incident.
• Knowledge of/Ability to Troubleshoot: IP subnetting, IP routing, IPSEC tunnels, SD-WAN, VOIP, IPVPN, and VRRP/HSRP
• Knowledge of/Ability to Troubleshoot: Network Hardware such as Cisco routers, switches, and desk phones

What We Look For in a Candidate

BasicQualifications:

• Ability to effectively communicate with peers and customers
• Must be willing to work Shift work 24x7 coverage, weekends, holidays and on-call rotation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a related field or equivalent work experience in the communications, networking or cybersecurity fields.
• Understand layer 2 and layer 3 technologies (BGP, VLANs, Trunking, ACLs, VRF).
• Basic enterprise Linux skills, Windows skills, and Basic Windows Server Administration.
• Familiar with Network Monitoring tools.
• Ability to work in a consultative manner with others, i.e., establish rapport, interview, fact-find, present options recommend solutions, follow-up and customer-focused behavior.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic team environment with changing requirements and competing priorities.

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$56,900 - $76,000 in these states: AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY
$59,850 - $79,800 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI
$62,700 - $83,600 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

Learn more about Lumen's:

• Benefits
• Bonus Structure

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Requisition #: 338571

Background Screening

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

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Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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Application Deadline
06/25/2025