Senior Architect Lead (Remote)

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities. At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter.
This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. If you’re ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI‑ready connectivity, join us today.
The Senior Lead Architect is trusted to think boldly, take ownership, and bring fresh ideas to problems that shape the future of AI-ready connectivity. Leaders provide clarity, teammates offer trust, and every contribution has a visible impact on customers, partners, and the industry.
As the Senior Lead Architect’s influence grows, so does the opportunity to lead. They help shape the organization’s strategic vision, connecting diverse ideas into architectural solutions that drive business outcomes. Colleagues across the company seek the Senior Lead Architect’s expertise to solve unique and complex challenges, recognizing their ability to see beyond immediate requirements and create scalable, future-focused designs.
Over time, the Senior Lead Architect becomes a catalyst for transformation, leading highly complex initiatives that span multiple disciplines and business units. Their work creates meaningful impact, advances innovation, and helps define what comes next. This is a work from home position within the US.
Optical Strategist: translate emerging technologies into deployable architecture, standards, vendor requirements, and operational models
Architectural Recommendations: include technology roadmaps, reference architectures, lifecycle planning, and interoperability requirements.
Envision future optical network over a 1–3-year horizon and turn them into reality
AI-Enabled Innovation: Use AI tools to accelerate research, network analytics, documentation, automation, modeling, and decision support.
Data Mining and Trending Analytics: Utilize strong data mining skills to extract network data and present current and trending demands
Financial Model Derivation: Fluent in TCO, ROI, NPV, sensitivity analysis, marginal cost, long-run average cost, capital efficiency, and demand-based forecasting.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical, optical, or Telecommunication engineering, or 5-7+ years of equivalent experience and training.
Master of Business Administration, or 5-7+ Years of equivalent experience in financial modeling
Fluent in DWDM, Coherent Optics, ROADM/Open Line Systems, Optical performance modeling, and network resiliency
Experience communicating technical solutions from C-Level to entry level employees
Has been the technical subject matter expert that has successfully led a new Product introduction into the production network
Strong data extraction and analytic skills using tools like SQL and Power BI
Quantum Encryption, HCF/MCF, APIs
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
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