Remote Director: Metro Ethernet Engineering

Lumen; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 152,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen seeks a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead the engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management of Metro Ethernet platforms. This role translates approved network architecture into deployable standards, validated configurations, implementation processes, operational tooling, and production-ready service offerings.

This remote role requires leading a team of network engineers across Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical networks, and related ecosystems,

Qualifications

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

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.
• Direct certification, 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.
• 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 through change, ambiguity, and transformation.

Skills

Ethernet networking

IP/MPLS

Optical transport

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Telecommunications/CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Lumen seeks a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead the engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management of Metro Ethernet platforms. This role translates approved network architecture into deployable standards, validated configurations, implementation processes, operational tooling, and production-ready service offerings.

This remote role requires leading a team of network engineers across Metro Ethernet, Packet Optical networks, and related ecosystems,