About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

Lumen’s commitment to workplace inclusion and employee support shines bright. We’ve made the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list and achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. Plus, we’re the top employer in the communications and telecom industry, ranking 12th overall across all industries in The American Opportunity Index.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

Lumen is growing our Cloud footprint as we continue our strategy of retiring legacy onprem systems. The Platform Engineering team is at the heart of Cloud containerization.

The selected candidate will be a multi-cloud architect leader, responsible for designing and implementing cloud-based solutions that integrate multiple cloud computing infrastructures. They work with teams of IT professionals to ensure that applications run smoothly across various cloud environments. As part of a small team, learn and work with legacy technologies for day-to-day support while planning and leading migration to multiple Cloud vendors (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Provide expert technical direction; partner and collaborate with others in the resolution of interoperability problems to obtain operations across all platforms. Responsible for ensuring the implementation of technical solutions utilizing expertise learned from multiple and complex client environments. Consult and assess industry advances in technical system technologies.

Location

This role is designated as a fully remote position within the United States.

The Main Responsibilities

Technical leadership including day-to-day operational support for legacy as well as strategic Cloud technologies.

Provide and document architecture guidance to project teams and application teams

Develop automation solutions

Develop and implement project plans, risk assessments, and contingency plans

Mentor / cross-train team members on existing and new technologies

Carry out special tasks at Management’s direction

Participate in the team’s on-call support rotation

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience with typically 8+ years in Enterprise-level support and design experience. Strong experience in operations and application administration design

Proven large-enterprise experience in the following technologies - Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP. Certifications are a plus.

Ability to liaise with executive management and Enterprise Architecture teams

Kubernetes / Rancher

Automation / Scripting

Unix scripting

Terraform

Windows scripting - PowerShell / VBScript

GitHub

Experience with middleware technologies (WebSphere/WebLogic/Tomcat/Apache/etc)

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies

Strong documentation communication skills

Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment

A broad range of technical skills with a strong desire to constantly expand skillset

Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete goals independently

Must be a team-player

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges:

$129,639 - $172,852 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, and WY.

$136,121 - $181,494 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.

$142,603 - $190,137 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.

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.

Learn more about Lumen's:

Benefits

Bonus Structure

Requisition #: 336633

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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Application Deadline

02/01/2025