Senior Infrastructure Architect - Remote & AI-Ready

Lumen; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network Engineer to provide expert technical direction across complex systems, designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise‑level network infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and drive security, performance, and scalability across the organization.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud networking expertise (hybrid/multi‑cloud), and automation to streamline deployments while ensuring high

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and managing enterprise networks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex enterprise network infrastructures, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, and cloud-based systems, ensuring optimal performance and security.
• Understand and drive network integration requirements for security initiatives, including firewall configurations, VPN implementations, and IDS/IPS.
• Monitor and optimize network performance through advanced diagnostic tools, implementing necessary adjustments for enhanced efficiency.
• Design, implement, and manage cloud network architectures, including hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring seamless integration with on-premises systems.
• Provide high-level technical guidance and resolve escalated issues from lower support tiers while maintaining system stability.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including detailed network diagrams, design references, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with technology vendors and stakeholders to implement business-focused networking solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior network engineers while fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Plan and execute network capacity improvements, failure testing, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Utilize automation tools and scripts to streamline and improve efficiency fornetwork deployments and operations.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

SD-WAN

Cloud Networking

Python

Leadership

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Lumen is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network Engineer to provide expert technical direction across complex systems, designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise‑level network infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and drive security, performance, and scalability across the organization.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud networking expertise (hybrid/multi‑cloud), and automation to streamline deployments while ensuring high