Senior Lead Network Architect — AI‑Driven, Large‑Scale

Lumen; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen seeks a Senior Lead Network Architect to transform large-scale network infrastructure across Internet, MPLS core, VPN edge, and Metro Ethernet networks. You will drive architecture, automation, and observable telemetry, enabling AI-enabled operations for reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities include defining standards, leading cross-functional architecture decisions, and guiding production network automation using Python and modern APIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or a related discipline.
• CCIE and/or JNCIE certifications are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and evolution of resilient, scalable Internet, MPLS core, VPN edge, and Metro Ethernet networks.
• Develop architecture standards and roadmaps for routing, switching, MPLS, multicast, carrier Ethernet, merchant-silicon platforms, optics, and high-speed interfaces.
• Design and govern network automation using model-driven interfaces, open APIs, infrastructure as code, reusable service models, automated testing.
• Design and develop streaming telemetry and observability solutions for network health, performance, capacity, service-level assurance, and compliance.
• Design and develop event-driven and closed-loop workflows for provisioning, validation, anomaly response, and remediation.
• Evaluate and apply AI-enabled capabilities for anomaly detection, predictive analytics, capacity forecasting, incident correlation, root-cause analysis, and guided operations.

Skills

Network architecture

Carrier networks

Routing & switching

Automation & telemetry

Python scripting

ANsible & NETCONF/YANG

APIs & IaC

Communication & negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related

Tools

Python

Ansible

NETCONF/YANG

RESTCONF

gNMI/gRPC

Job description

Lumen seeks a Senior Lead Network Architect to transform large-scale network infrastructure across Internet, MPLS core, VPN edge, and Metro Ethernet networks. You will drive architecture, automation, and observable telemetry, enabling AI-enabled operations for reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities include defining standards, leading cross-functional architecture decisions, and guiding production network automation using Python and modern APIs.