Senior Lead Network Engineer — Remote & Cloud

Lumen; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 139,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Lifestyle perks

Job summary

Lumen is seeking an experienced Senior Network Architect to lead enterprise network design, security, and operation across LAN, WAN, WLAN, and cloud environments. The role requires mentoring engineers, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering scalable, secure network solutions in a fully remote US setting.

You will drive SD‑WAN implementations, network automation with Python/Ansible, and design multi‑cloud connectivity while ensuring high availability and resilience across the organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience implementing and managing enterprise networking services.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and mentor engineers.
• Experience with cloud networking in hybrid/multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex enterprise network infrastructures (LAN/WAN/WLAN) with a focus on security.
• Drive security initiatives: firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and segmentation.
• Monitor and optimize network performance using advanced diagnostics and automation.
• Design and manage cloud network architectures, including hybrid/multi-cloud setups.
• Provide high-level guidance and escalate issues while preserving system stability.
• Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation and diagrams.
• Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders to deliver business-focused networking solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster knowledge sharing.
• Plan capacity, failure testing, and disaster recovery for business continuity.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline deployments and operations.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

VRFs

Network segmentation

SD-WAN

Cisco hardware

Arista hardware

Juniper hardware

Cloud networking

Python

Ansible

Tools

Python

Ansible

Job description

Lumen is seeking an experienced Senior Network Architect to lead enterprise network design, security, and operation across LAN, WAN, WLAN, and cloud environments. The role requires mentoring engineers, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering scalable, secure network solutions in a fully remote US setting.

You will drive SD‑WAN implementations, network automation with Python/Ansible, and design multi‑cloud connectivity while ensuring high availability and resilience across the organization.