Remote Director, Metro Ethernet & AI‑Ready Networking

Lumen; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 152,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead the engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms and services.

You translate architecture into deployable standards, manage a team of network engineers, and partner with Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, and vendors to ensure production readiness and strategic investment in network evolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years telecom or network engineering experience including Ethernet/IP/MPLS.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams and programs.
• Experience taking network technologies from architecture to production deployment.
• Strong program management and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Metro Ethernet engineering team.
• Provide technical leadership across Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical networks, and related platforms.
• Direct certification and production readiness for new hardware and software releases.
• Own engineering execution of Metro Ethernet roadmap initiatives including MetRON deployment.
• Translate architecture and strategy into engineering work packages and deployment plans.
• Partner with Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, and vendors to align priorities.
• Serve as engineering escalation lead for complex production issues.
• Build trust, communicate clearly, and lead teams through change and transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Ethernet networking

IP/MPLS

Optical transport

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Master's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

MetRON

Ethernet Fabric

NID platforms

Coherent optics

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead the engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms and services.

You translate architecture into deployable standards, manage a team of network engineers, and partner with Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, and vendors to ensure production readiness and strategic investment in network evolution.