Senior Lead Architect

Lumen
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 132,232 - 193,940 annuallyFunction: OtherExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Analytical problem-solving","Stakeholder communication"]

Lead architecture work shaping AI-ready optical network connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads. Own end-to-end architectural recommendations including technology roadmaps, reference architectures, lifecycle planning, interoperability, and automation vision for the optical product line. Translate emerging technologies into deployable standards and operational models, participate in standards bodies, and develop business cases using advanced financial modeling and analytics to forecast demand and drive resilient, scalable designs.

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Senior Lead Architect

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Job Summary

Lead architecture work shaping AI-ready optical network connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads. Own end-to-end architectural recommendations including technology roadmaps, reference architectures, lifecycle planning, interoperability, and automation vision for the optical product line. Translate emerging technologies into deployable standards and operational models, participate in standards bodies, and develop business cases using advanced financial modeling and analytics to forecast demand and drive resilient, scalable designs.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities

  • •Translate emerging technologies into deployable architecture, standards, vendor requirements, and operational models.
  • •Create architectural recommendations including technology roadmaps, reference architectures, lifecycle planning, and interoperability requirements.
  • •Envision future optical network architecture over a 1–3-year horizon and bring concepts to reality.
  • •Use AI tools and strong data mining to accelerate research, network analytics, documentation, automation, modeling, and decision support.
  • •Participate in standards bodies and build business cases using TCO/ROI/NPV, sensitivity analysis, and demand-based forecasting.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 132,232 - 193,940 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kGym MembershipLearning BudgetLife Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical, optical, or telecommunication engineering, or 5-7+ years of equivalent experience and training.
  • •Master of Business Administration (MBA), 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 serving as a technical subject matter expert who successfully led a new product introduction into the production network.
  • •Strong data extraction and analytics skills using SQL and Power BI, with the ability to communicate technical solutions to C-level and entry-level audiences.
Experience:5+ years
Education:Master's
Skills:Analytical problem-solvingStakeholder communication
Tech Stack:DWDMCoherent opticsROADMOpen Line SystemsOptical performance modelingNetwork resiliencySQLPower BIAI toolsAPIsMSAIEEEOIFOpen ROADMHCF/MCFQuantum Encryption

Company Brief

Lumen
Provides integrated communications, network, edge cloud, and security services to enterprise, government, and carrier customers, operating a global fiber network and delivering connectivity and managed IT solutions.
Industry: Telecommunications
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Monroe, United States
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