Senior Lead Network Architect (Remote)

Lumen; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 132,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life benefits

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a senior network engineer to lead design and operations of enterprise networks across LAN, WAN, WLAN and cloud. The role emphasizes performance, security, and reliability in a remote US setting.

Candidates should bring advanced routing, SD-WAN, cloud networking, and automation skills, plus the ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate with vendors to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in implementing and managing enterprise-level services including advanced routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
• SD-WAN design and maintenance using Cisco and Palo Alto Networks.
• Hardware knowledge of Cisco/Arista/Juniper platforms.
• Advanced TCP/IP, OSI, and enterprise network architecture knowledge.
• Cloud networking across AWS/Azure/GCP with hybrid/multi-cloud design.
• Automation with Python/Ansible for network ops.
• Proven leadership and ability to mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex enterprise network infrastructures (LAN/WAN/WLAN and cloud).
• Drive security initiatives with firewall configurations, VPNs, and IDS/IPS.
• Monitor and optimize network performance using advanced diagnostics.
• Design cloud network architectures and hybrid/multi-cloud integrations.
• Provide high-level guidance and resolve escalations to ensure stability.
• Create and maintain network diagrams and SOPs.
• Collaborate with vendors to implement networking solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead technical teams.
• Plan capacity improvements, disaster recovery, and testing.
• Use automation scripts to streamline deployments and operations.

Skills

Advanced routing

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

VRFs

Network segmentation

SD-WAN

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

TCP/IP

Cloud networking

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Ansible

Leadership

Job description

Lumen is seeking a senior network engineer to lead design and operations of enterprise networks across LAN, WAN, WLAN and cloud. The role emphasizes performance, security, and reliability in a remote US setting.

Candidates should bring advanced routing, SD-WAN, cloud networking, and automation skills, plus the ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate with vendors to deliver scalable solutions.