Senior Lead Infrastructure Engineer — Remote Networking

Lumen; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our enterprise network across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. This fully remote role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable connectivity for AI workloads and critical applications.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and develop protocols to ensure performance and resilience, including disaster recovery planning and capacity

Qualifications

• Experience implementing and managing enterprise networking services and routing protocols.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN design and deployment with security considerations.
• Hands-on hardware familiarity with Cisco, Arista, Juniper gear.
• Solid TCP/IP, OSI model, and enterprise network architecture understanding.
• Cloud networking in AWS/Azure/Google Cloud with hybrid/multi-cloud design.
• Experience with Python or Ansible for network automation.
• Proven leadership in mentoring engineers and running cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex enterprise networks across LAN/WAN/WLAN and cloud.
• Drive security integration with firewalls, VPNs, and IDS/IPS systems.
• Monitor and optimize performance using advanced diagnostic tools and scripts.
• Architect cloud network топologies for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Provide senior technical guidance and resolve escalated issues to ensure stability.
• Create comprehensive network diagrams and SOPs for operations.
• Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders on networking solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing.
• Plan capacity, perform failure testing, and implement disaster recovery.
• Automate deployments and operations to improve efficiency.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

VRFs

SD-WAN

Cisco

Arista",

Juniper

Cloud networking

Python

Ansible

Leadership

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

Job description

Lumen is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our enterprise network across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. This fully remote role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable connectivity for AI workloads and critical applications.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and develop protocols to ensure performance and resilience, including disaster recovery planning and capacity