Remote Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering

Lumen; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 152,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms and services. This role translates approved network architecture into deployable standards, validated configurations, and production‑ready offerings.

You will manage a team of network engineers, partner with Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, and vendor teams, drive qualification, certification, and service

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of telecommunications or network engineering experience including Ethernet networking, IP/MPLS, optical transport, routing and switching.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams, technical programs, or network technology initiatives.

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 effectively through change, ambiguity, and transformation.

Skills

Ethernet networking

IP/MPLS

Optical transport

Routing

Switching

Carrier network operations

Leadership

Program management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

MEF

IEEE Ethernet standards

NID platforms

MetRON

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Director of Metro Ethernet Engineering to lead engineering, certification, deployment readiness, and lifecycle management for Metro Ethernet platforms and services. This role translates approved network architecture into deployable standards, validated configurations, and production‑ready offerings.

You will manage a team of network engineers, partner with Architecture, Product, Planning, Operations, and vendor teams, drive qualification, certification, and service