Remote Director, Metro Ethernet Engineering & Strategy

Lumen Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 152,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen Technologies is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering remote across the United States. Lead a high‑impact team responsible for Metro Ethernet platforms, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management, while shaping network evolution and vendor partnerships.

You will translate complex strategy into actionable plans, drive certification, and ensure production readiness across Ethernet, optical, and routing technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of telecommunications or network engineering experience, including Ethernet/IP/MPLS, optical transport, routing and switching.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams, programs, or network initiatives.
• Experience introducing network technologies from architecture through production deployment including certification and operational readiness.
• Strong program management, executive communication, 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 through change, ambiguity, and transformation.

Skills

Ethernet networking

IP/MPLS

optical transport

routing

switching

carrier network operations

telecommunications engineering

leadership

stakeholder engagement

project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MEF

IEEE Ethernet standards

Y.1564

Y.1731

Job description

Lumen Technologies is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering remote across the United States. Lead a high‑impact team responsible for Metro Ethernet platforms, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management, while shaping network evolution and vendor partnerships.

You will translate complex strategy into actionable plans, drive certification, and ensure production readiness across Ethernet, optical, and routing technologies.